Faculty & Staff

JOHN
ADLER

Trumpet
Professor of Music

GRAY
BARRIER

Percussion
Visiting Assistant Professor

Frasier 0051
(970) 351-2226  
Gray.Barrier@unco.edu

JONATHAN BELLMAN

Head, Academic Studies Area
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 123A
(970) 351-2151
Jonathan.Bellman@unco.edu

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MARY KATHRYN BREWER

Soprano
Assistant Professor of Music
 
Frasier 153
(970) 351-1314
Mary.Brewer@unco.edu

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WESLEY BROADNAX

Director of Bands
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 014
(970) 351-2276
Wesley.Broadnax@unco.edu

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JILL
BURGETT

Director of Choral Studies
 Professor of Music
 
Frasier 122E
(970) 351-2039
Jill.Burgett@unco.edu

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BRIAN
CASEY

Jazz Academics
Assistant Professor of Music

Frasier 122C
(970) 351-3189
Brian.Casey@unco.edu

DEREK
CHESTER

Tenor
Associate Professor of Music
 
Frasier 150
(970) 351-2785
Derek.Chester@unco.edu

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CLELYN
CHAPIN

Associate Director of Choirs
Assistant Professor of Music

Frasier 122D

Janis.Chapin@unco.edu

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ANDY
DAHLKE

Saxophone
Professor of Music

Frasier 54
(970) 351-2000
Andrew.Dahlke@unco.edu

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JANICE DICKENSHEETS

Music History
Associate Professor of Music
 
Frasier 122 F
(970) 351-2017
Janice.Dickensheets@unco.edu

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LUDEK
DRIZHAL

Digital Media Composition
Music Theory
Associate Professor of Music
Frasier 123
(970) 351-2092
Ludek.Drizhal@unco.edu

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PAUL
ELWOOD

Music Composition
Associate Professor of Music
 
Frasier 104
(970) 351-2919
Paul.Elwood@unco.edu

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DANIEL
FARR

Associate Director of Bands
Assistant Professor of Music

Daniel.Farr@unco.edu

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LINDSAY

FULCHER

Music Education Area Head
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 122A
(970) 351-2328
Lindsay.Fulcher@unco.edu

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JUBAL
FULKS

Head of String Area, Violin
Professor of Music

SOCRATES GARCIA

Director of Music Technology
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 89
(970) 351-1356
Socrates.Garcia@unco.edu

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ANDRÉS
FELIPE JAIME

Visiting Assistant Professor
of Music
Orchestra
   
Frasier 17   
Andrés.JaimeTobon@unco.edu

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JAMES
HALL

Woodwind Area Head, Flute
Professor of Music

Frasier 254
(970) 351-2529
James.Hall@unco.edu

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LAUREN JACOBSON

Clarinet
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 206A
(970) 351-2292
Lauren.Jacobson@unco.edu

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DEBORAH KAUFFMAN

Music History & Literature
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 121
(970) 351-2319
Deborah.Kauffman@unco.edu

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STEVE KOVALCHECK

Jazz Guitar
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 58
(970) 351-4410
Steven.Kovalcheck@unco.edu

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REINER KRÄMER

Music Theory 
Associate Professor of Music
 
Frasier 15
(970) 351-2346
Reiner.Kramer@unco.edu

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DANA
LANDRY

Director of Jazz Studies
Jazz Piano, Professor of Music

Frasier 201
(970) 351-2253
Dana.Landry@unco.edu

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BRIAN LUEDLOFF

Director of Opera Theatre
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 156
(970) 351-2330
Brian.Luedloff@unco.edu

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MELISSA MALDE

Associate Dean
Professor of Music
 
Guggenheim 202
(970) 351-2051
Melissa.Malde@unco.edu

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CHARLES MOORE

Tenor
Assistant Professor of Music

Frasier 156
(970) 351-2136
Charles.Moore@unco.edu

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SARAH
OFF

Violin/Music Business
Assistant Professor of Music

Frasier 20
(970) 351-3173
Sarah.Off@unco.edu

MICHAEL ORAVITZ

Music History and Theory
Associate Professor of Music
 
Frasier 119C
(970) 351-1941
Michael.Oravitz@unco.edu

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LEO
WELCH

 
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 023
(970) 351-1153
Leo.Welch@unco.edu

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LEI
WENG

Keyboard Area Head, Piano
Professor of Music

Frasier 23
(970) 351-2615
Lei.Weng@unco.edu

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JIM
WHITE

Jazz Drums
Professor of Music

Frasier 52
(970) 351-2314
Jim.White@unco.edu

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NAT
WICKHAM

Trombone
Professor of Music

SHAWN WILLIAMS

Jazz Trumpet
Assistant Professor of Music

Frasier 
(970) 351-2993
Shawn.Williams@unco.edu

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WILLIAM WILSON

Baritone
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 151
(970) 351-2076
William.Wilson@unco.edu

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DREW ZAREMBA

Jazz Composition
Assistant Professor of Music

Frasier 48
(970) 351-2285
Drew.Zaremba@unco.edu

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ADAM PIOTR ŻUKIEWICZ

Piano
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 155
(970) 351-4909
Adam.Zukiewicz@unco.edu

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THOMAS AMEND

Jazz Piano
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 206B
(970) 351-2577
Thomas.Amend@unco.edu

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BEN
CEFKIN

Adjunct Faculty
Music

  

Benjamin.Cefkin@unco.edu

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BRIAN CLAXTON

Jazz Drums
Adjunct Faculty 

Frasier 52
(970) 351-2314
Brian.Claxton@unco.edu

MATT
DANE

Viola
 Adjunct Faculty

MARTIN GILMORE

Guitar, Folk and Bluegrass Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 204C
(970) 351-2993
Martin.Gilmore@unco.edu

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TIM
GOCKLIN

Oboe
Adjunct Faculty

PHILIP HEMBREE

Trumpet
Adjunct Faculty

ANDREW
JANAK

Jazz Saxophone
Adjunct Faculty

  
Andrew.Janak@unco.edu

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HEESEUNG
LEE

Music History & Music Theory
Adjunct Faculty
 
Frasier 119A
(970) 351-1343
Heeseung.Lee@unco.edu

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JOE
MCALLISTER

Collaborative Piano
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 152
(970) 351-2993
Joseph.McAllister@unco.edu

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HEIDI
MENDENHALL

Clarinet
Adjunct Faculty
 
 
(970) 351-2993
Heidi.Mendenhall@unco.edu

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SALLY
MURPHY

Cello
Assistant Professor

Frasier 253

Sally.Murphy@unco.edu

JASON
OLSON

Classical Guitar
Adjunct Faculty

Fraiser 250
(970) 351-2352
Jason.Olson@unco.edu

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NATALIE PADILLA

Fiddle, Folk and Bluegrass
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 204C
(970) 351-2993
Natalie.Padilla@unco.edu

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KRIS
PIERCE

Music Education
Adjunct Faculty
 
Frasier 126  
(970) 351-2993
Kris.Pierce@unco.edu

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MARION
POWERS

Jazz Voice
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 201

Marion.Powers@unco.edu

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NICK
RECUBER

Double Bass
Adjunct Faculty

TRISTAN RENNIE

Bassoon
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 22
(970) 351-2328
Tristan.Rennie@unco.edu

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KATILYN
RITTNER

Class Piano
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 85
(970) 351-2993
Katilyn.Rittner@unco.edu

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JASON
SHAFER

Clarinet
Adjunct Faculty
 
Frasier 206E
(970) 351-2292
Jason.Shafer@unco.edu

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TODD
SWINGLE

Music Theory
Adjunct Faculty

SOPHIA
TEGART

Flute
Adjunct Faculty
 
  Frasier 254 
(970) 351-2993
Sophia.Tegart@unco.edu

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GONZALO
TEPPA-HEREDIA

Jazz Bass
Adjunct Faculty
 
Frasier 53
(970) 351-2993
Jose.TeppaHeredia@unco.edu

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ERIC
THORIN

Bass, Folk and Bluegrass
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 204C
(970) 351-3190
Eric.Thorin@unco.edu

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DEBRA THROGMORTON

Harpsichord
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 3
(970) 351-2346
Debra.Throgmorton@unco.edu

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LAUREN
VARLEY

Horn
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 50
 
Lauren.Varley@unco.edu

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STEVEN VAUGHN

Euphonium
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 167
(970) 351-2813
Steven.Vaughn@unco.edu

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BOBBY
WIENS

Adjunct Faculty
Music

 

Robert.Wiens@unco.edu

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BEREAN
HADDAD

Ensembles Support
Specialist
  
Frasier 110
(970) 351-2794
   
Berean.Haddad@unco.edu

GREG HEIMBECKER

Chief Recording Engineer
UNC Recording Studio 
 
Frasier 96
(970) 351-2445
Greg.Heimbecker@unco.edu

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KATIE
RUNKEL

Director of PVA Advising
Academic Advisor, Music

Guggenheim 104
(970) 351-2679

Katherine.Runkel@unco.edu

KENDRA
SCHNEIDER

Director of Recruitment & Enrollment
College of Performing & Visual Arts

Frasier 105
(970) 351-1921
Kendra.Schneider@unco.edu

RYAN
VALENTINE

Campus Commons
Technical Assistant

Campus Commons
   (970) 351-2993
Ryan.Valentine@unco.edu

DEREK
WATSON

Lab Coordinator
  
  

Fasier 110
(970) 351-2680
Derek.Watson@unco.edu