Faculty & Staff

JOHN
ADLER

Trumpet
Professor of Music

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 13
(970) 351-2278
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
Associate Professor of Music

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

CLELYN
CHAPIN

Associate Director of Choirs
Assistant Professor of Music

Frasier 122D
(970) 351-2290
Janis.Chapin@unco.edu

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LOGAN
CONTRERAS

Mezzo Soprano
Assistant Professor of Music

  Frasier 150
(970) 351-3166
Logan.Contreras@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
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

Frasier 14
(970) 351-2276
Daniel.Farr@unco.edu

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TIM
FEERST

Percussion
Assistant Professor

 Frasier 51
  (970) 351-2226
Tim.Feerst@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
Professor of Music

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

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ANDRÉS
FELIPE JAIME

Associate 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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DEBORAH KAUFFMAN

Music History & Literature
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 122B
(970) 351-2319
Deborah.Kauffman@unco.edu

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STEVE KOVALCHECK

Jazz Guitar
Professor of Music

Frasier 159
(970) 351-4410
Steven.Kovalcheck@unco.edu

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REINER KRÄMER

Music Theory 
Associate Professor of Music
 
Frasier 117
(970) 351-1922
Reiner.Kramer@unco.edu

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DANA
LANDRY

Director of Jazz Studies
Jazz Piano, Professor of Music

Frasier 206B
(970) 351-2253
Dana.Landry@unco.edu

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HEESEUNG
LEE

Music History & Music Theory
Assistant Professor of Music
 
Frasier 20
   
Heeseung.Lee@unco.edu

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BRIAN LUEDLOFF

Director of Opera Theatre
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 204B
(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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JOE
MCALLISTER

Collaborative Piano
Assistant Professor

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

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CHARLES MOORE

Tenor
Associate Professor of Music

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

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SALLY
MURPHY

Cello
Assistant Professor

Frasier 253
(970) 351-2967
Sally.Murphy@unco.edu

SARAH
OFF

Violin/Music Business
Assistant Professor of Music

Frasier 252
(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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JAVIER VINASCO GUZMAN

Director of Latinx Music Associate Professor of Music

   Frasier 115A
 
Javier.VinascoGuzman@unco.edu

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KRISSIE
WEIMER

Visiting Assistant Professor
Music Education

Frasier 121  
 (970) 351-2484
Kristina.Weimer@unco.edu

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LEO
WELCH

 
Professor of Music
 
Frasier 118
(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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DREW ZAREMBA

Jazz Composition
Associate 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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STACEY
BRADY

Violin/Orchestra Excerpts
Adjunct Faculty

  

Stacey.Brady@unco.edu

JARED
CATHEY

Jazz Studies
Adjunct Faculty

  

Jared.Cathey@unco.edu

BRIAN CLAXTON

Jazz Drums
Adjunct Faculty 

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

MARY
CLAXTON

Adjunct Faculty
Music

  

Mary.Claxton@unco.edu

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ARMANDO
CONTRERAS

Adjunct Faculty
Music

  

Armando.Contreras@unco.edu

FRANK
COOK

Music Theory
Adjunct Faculty
 
  Guggenheim 203
(970) 351-2346
Francis.Cook@unco.edu

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MATT
DANE

Viola
 Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 252
(970) 351-2993
Matt.Dane@unco.edu

DYLAN
FIXMER

Music Composition
Adjunct Faculty
 
 
 
    

MARTIN GILMORE

Guitar, Folk and Bluegrass Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 204C
(970) 351-3190
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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JAKE
LARCQUA

Adjunct Faculty
Music

  

Jake.Larcqua@unco.edu

RON
LYNAM

Folk and Bluegrass Banjo
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 204C
(970) 351-3190
Ron.Lynam@unco.edu

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JASON
OLSON

Classical Guitar
Adjunct Faculty

Fraiser 250
(970) 351-2352
Jason.Olson@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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JESSE
PIERSON

Adjunct Faculty
Music

  

Jesse.Pierson@unco.edu

MARION
POWERS

Jazz Voice
Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 201

Marion.Powers@unco.edu

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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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IAN
SAWYER

Adjunct Faculty
Trumpet

  

Ian.Sawyer@unco.edu

JOHN
SEESHOLTZ

Adjunct Faculty
Music

  

John.Seesholtz@unco.edu

JASON
SHAFER

Clarinet
Adjunct Faculty

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

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TODD
SWINGLE

Music Theory
Adjunct Faculty

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 120
(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

Tuba & Euphonium
Adjunct Faculty

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

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BOBBY
WIENS

Adjunct Faculty
Jazz Drums

 

Robert.Wiens@unco.edu

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SPENSER
ZWEIFEL

Adjunct Faculty
Jazz Studies
 
  
Spenser.Zweifel@unco.edu

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TESSA
ESPINOSA

Director of Recruitment and Enrollment

Frasier 105
(970) 351-1921
  
Tessa.Espinosa@unco.edu

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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DEVON 
ROSSON

Student Faculty
Support Specialist

Frasier 108
 (970) 351-2248
Devon.Rosson@unco.edu

KATIE
RUNKEL

Director of PVA Advising
Academic Advisor, Music

Guggenheim 104
(970) 351-2679

Katherine.Runkel@unco.edu

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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