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Contact Us Faculty & Staff Fally AfaniCommunications CoordinatorView full profile Richard AngelettiProfessor Emeritus, PianoView full profile Garret Arney Lecturer, PercussionView full profile Brock BabcockSound EngineerView full profile Kelli BakerGraduate Teaching Assistant, MEMT DivisionKU Music Research InstituteView full profile Purnaprajna Purna BangereCourtesy Professor of MusicIndian Classical MusicNew World MusicArt of ImprovisationView full profile James BarnesProfessor Emeritus, Composition and University BandsView full profile Dylan BassettLecturer, Percussion in West African DrummingBrass & PercussionView full profile Michael BauerProfessor of Organ & Church MusicOrgan & Church MusicView full profile Martin BergeeProfessor Emeritus of Music EducationMusic Education & Music TherapyView full profile Elizabeth BerghoutAssociate Professor of MusicOrgan & Church Music**KU Safe Zone MemberView full profile Will BiggsGraduate Teaching Assistant, MEMT DivisionBand Music Education View full profile Gulli Björnsson Associate Professor of the Practice of Electronic CompositionView full profile Christopher BohlingMusic Library Operations ManagerView full profile Sara BonnerLecturer of Music EducationMusic Education & Music Therapy, General MusicView full profile John BoultonProfessor Emeritus, FluteView full profile Julia BroxholmView full profile Ethan Charles BryantUndergraduate AdvisorView full profile David BushouseProfessor Emeritus, HornView full profile Joyce CastleUniversity Distinguished Professor of VoiceVoice & OperaView full profile Yi-Yang ChenAssistant Professor of PianoPianoView full profile Raffaele CiprianoCoordinator/Conductor – KU Symphony OrchestraView full profile Alicia ClairProfessor Emerita, Music Education/Music TherapyView full profile Hannah CollinsAssociate Professor of CelloStringsStrings Area CoordinatorView full profile Cynthia ColwellProfessor of Music TherapyMusic Education & Music TherapyMusic Therapy Area CoordinatorView full profile David ColwellAssociate Professor of ViolinStringsView full profile Jacob DakonAssociate Professor of Music EducationMusic Education & Music Therapy, Instrumental (Strings)Music Education Area Coordinator**KU Safe Zone Member He/him/his View full profile James F. DaughertyAssociate Professor Emeritus, Music EducationView full profile Michael DavidsonProfessor of TromboneBrass & Percussion Brass & Percussion Area CoordinatorView full profile Zachary K. DevinAssistant Professor of VoiceView full profile Robert DillingerPiano TechnicianView full profile Keith DodsonGuest Conductor, November 2022View full profile Brandon DraperAssociate Professor of the Practice, JazzBrass & PercussionDirector of Music Enterprise CertificateView full profile George DuerksenProfessor Emeritus, Music Education/Music TherapyView full profile Dwayne DunnLecturer, ChoralView full profile Mark FerrellAssociate Professor EmeritusView full profile Emily FishGraduate Teaching Assistant, MEMT DivisionGeneral Music EducationView full profile CharCarol FisherAssociate Professor of the Practice Music TherapyView full profile Courtney FletcherAssistant Professor of VoiceView full profile FloodSchool of Music Custodial ServicesView full profile Robert FosterProfessor Emeritus, Director of Bands EmeritusView full profile Alex FrankLecturer, Jazz StudiesView full profile Dakota GaffieldAdvancement CoordinatorView full profile Dan GaileyProfessor of JazzDirector of Jazz StudiesView full profile Eduardo Garcia-NovelliDirector of Choral StudiesView full profile Vince GnojekProfessor Emeritus of Saxophone WoodwindsView full profile Megan GordonUndergraduate Diversity FellowBachelor of Music in Woodwinds - BassoonView full profile Melissa GradyAssociate Professor of Music EducationMusic Education & Music Therapy, Choral Director of University SingersView full profile Roberta GumbelProfessor of the PracticeVoice & OperaView full profile Bryan HaaheimProfessor Emeritus of Music Theory & CompositionMusic Theory & Music CompositionView full profile Josh HabermanLecturer, Choral LiteratureView full profile Deanna Hanson-AbromeitAssociate Professor of Music TherapyMusic Education & Music Therapy**KU Safe Zone MemberView full profile Beau HarrisMusic IT Support TechnicianView full profile Debra HeddenProfessor Emerita, Music EducationView full profile Steve HeddenProfessor Emeritus, Music EducationView full profile Creston HerronDirector of Orchestral ActivitiesView full profile James Higdon, Jr.Organ & Church MusicOrgan & Church Music Area CoordinatorView full profile Candice HillLecturer, Steel Drum PercussionView full profile Charles HoagProfessor Emeritus, CompositionView full profile Mark HolmbergProfessor Emeritus, Music TheoryView full profile Zhengyingyue (Elaine) HuangMusic GraduateView full profile JamieSchool of Music Custodial ServicesView full profile JohnSchool of Music Custodial ServicesView full profile Christopher JohnsonProfessor of Music Education Music Education & Music TherapyGraduate Director for MEMTView full profile Michael KirkendollProfessor of the PracticePianoView full profile Paul LairdProfessor of MusicologyMusicologyView full profile Geoffrey LandmanAssociate Professor of the PracticeSaxophoneView full profile Edward LautProfessor Emeritus, VioloncelloView full profile Stephen LeisringAssociate Dean for Internationalization and Special Performance ProjectsProfessor of TrumpetBrass & PercussionView full profile Margaret MarcoAssociate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB)Professor of OboeWoodwinds**KU Safe Zone Member She/her/hers View full profile Stella MarkouAssociate Professor of Voice & OperaVoice & Opera Area CoordinatorView full profile William MatneyAssociate Professor of Music TherapyMusic Education & Music TherapyView full profile Larry MaxeyProfessor Emeritus, ClarinetView full profile Laura McCorkillEvent & Recital Coordinator**KU Safe Zone MemberView full profile Mackenzie McKeithan JensenGraduate Teaching Assistant, MEMT DivisionBand Music Education View full profile Genaro Mendez, JrProfessor of VoiceVoice & Opera**KU Safe Zone MemberView full profile
Purnaprajna Purna BangereCourtesy Professor of MusicIndian Classical MusicNew World MusicArt of ImprovisationView full profile
Elizabeth BerghoutAssociate Professor of MusicOrgan & Church Music**KU Safe Zone MemberView full profile
Sara BonnerLecturer of Music EducationMusic Education & Music Therapy, General MusicView full profile
Cynthia ColwellProfessor of Music TherapyMusic Education & Music TherapyMusic Therapy Area CoordinatorView full profile
Jacob DakonAssociate Professor of Music EducationMusic Education & Music Therapy, Instrumental (Strings)Music Education Area Coordinator**KU Safe Zone Member He/him/his View full profile
Michael DavidsonProfessor of TromboneBrass & Percussion Brass & Percussion Area CoordinatorView full profile
Brandon DraperAssociate Professor of the Practice, JazzBrass & PercussionDirector of Music Enterprise CertificateView full profile
Melissa GradyAssociate Professor of Music EducationMusic Education & Music Therapy, Choral Director of University SingersView full profile
Bryan HaaheimProfessor Emeritus of Music Theory & CompositionMusic Theory & Music CompositionView full profile
Deanna Hanson-AbromeitAssociate Professor of Music TherapyMusic Education & Music Therapy**KU Safe Zone MemberView full profile
Christopher JohnsonProfessor of Music Education Music Education & Music TherapyGraduate Director for MEMTView full profile
Stephen LeisringAssociate Dean for Internationalization and Special Performance ProjectsProfessor of TrumpetBrass & PercussionView full profile
Margaret MarcoAssociate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB)Professor of OboeWoodwinds**KU Safe Zone Member She/her/hers View full profile
Mackenzie McKeithan JensenGraduate Teaching Assistant, MEMT DivisionBand Music Education View full profile
