School of Music Faculty

Administration | Staff | Faculty Emeriti

School of Music faculty exemplify superior teaching in classrooms, rehearsals halls, studios and performance venues. Faculty employ traditional practices, contemporary theories and emerging technologies to provide instruction to varied constituencies. Developing instructional competencies and a desire for further learning is an especially important component of our mission.

Band

Paul Popiel

Director, Bands

ppopiel@ku.edu

785-864-3367

124 B Murphy Hall

Matthew Smith

Associate Director, Bands, Director, Marching Jayhawks

maosmith@ku.edu

785-864-3367

124 D Murphy Hall

Sharon Toulouse

Assistant Director, Bands

stoulouse@ku.edu

785-864-4460

124 C Murphy Hall

---

Applied Wind and Percussion Faculty

Margret Marco, oboe
Eric Stomberg, bassoon
Stephanie Zelnick, clarinet
Vince Gnojek, saxophone
Steve Leisring, trumpet
Paul Stevens, horn
Michael Davidson, trombone
Scott Watson, tuba and euphonium
Michael Compitello, percussion
Daniel Velasco, flute

Administrative Assistant
Leslie O'Neil, Administrative Associate Sr.

Brass & Percussion

Dylan Bassett

Lecturer, West African Drumming

dbassett@ku.edu

785-864-3436

Michael Davidson

Professor, Trombone

mdavidsn@ku.edu

785-864-9699

320 Murphy Hall

Brandon Draper

Lecturer, jazz drums, world percussion, steel band and music enterprise

draperb@ku.edu

115 Murphy Hall

Steve Leisring

Professor, Trumpet

leisring@ku.edu

785-864-4457

128 Murphy Hall

Paul Stevens

Professor, Horn

pstevens@ku.edu

785-864-4525

314 Murphy Hall

Sam Um

Assistant Professor of Music

sam.um@ku.edu

Room 110

Scott Watson

Professor, Tuba/Euphonium, Director, Division of Brass & Percussion

scwatson@ku.edu

785-864-9738

120 Murphy Hall

Choral

Mariana Farah

Interim Director of Choral Activities (Academic Year: 2020-2021)

mfarah@ku.edu

785-864-9723

326 Murphy Hall

Melissa Grady

Assistant Professor, Music Education and Music Therapy, Emphasis: Choral/Vocal Pedagogy Music Education , Director, University Singers

mlgrady@ku.edu

785-864-9637

Murphy Hall, Room 448 J

Jazz

Dan Gailey

Professor, Director, Division of Jazz Studies

dgailey@ku.edu

785-864-4389

122 Murphy Hall

Brandon Draper

Lecturer, jazz drums, world percussion, steel band and music enterprise

draperb@ku.edu

115 Murphy Hall

Jeff Harshbarger

Lecturer, Jazz Studies

jharsh@ku.edu

785-864-3436

115 Murphy Hall

Matt Otto

Assistant Director, Jazz Studies

mattotto@ku.edu

785-864-3436

115 Murphy Hall

Music Education & Music Therapy

Martin Bergee

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor, Music Education and Music Therapy, Emphasis: Instrumental Music Education

mbergee@ku.edu

785-864-9746

400 Murphy Hall

Cynthia Colwell

Professor, Music Education & Music Therapy, Director, Music Therapy

ccolwell@ku.edu

785-864-9635

432 Murphy Hall

Jacob M. Dakon

Associate Professor, Emphasis: String Music Education

jmdakon@ku.edu

785-864-4518

408 Murphy Hall

Melissa Grady

Assistant Professor, Music Education and Music Therapy, Emphasis: Choral/Vocal Pedagogy Music Education , Director, University Singers

mlgrady@ku.edu

785-864-9637

Murphy Hall, Room 448 J

Deanna Hanson-Abromeit

Associate Professor, Music Education & Music Therapy, Emphasis: Music Therapy

dhansonabromeit@ku.edu

785-864-9632

448 A Murphy Hall

Christopher Johnson

Professor, Music Education & Music Therapy, Director, Division of Music Education & Music Therapy, Emphasis: Instrumental Music Education

cmj@ku.edu

785-864-9633

410 Murphy Hall

Julius Kyakuwa

Assistant Professor, Music Education and Music Therapy, Emphasis: General Music Education

jkyakuwa@ku.edu

785-864-9636

Murphy Hall, Room 448C

Bill Matney

Assistant Professor: Division of Music Education and Music Therapy

matneyb@ku.edu

(785)-864-9634

Murphy Hall, Room 448B

Music Theory & Music Composition

Bryan Haaheim

Professor, Music Composition, Director, Division of Music Theory & Music Composition

khaaheim@ku.edu

785-864-9743

424 Murphy Hall

Scott Murphy

Professor

smurphy@ku.edu

785.864.2229

Murphy Hall, 220

Brad Osborn

Associate Professor

bradosborn@ku.edu

Murphy Hall, 332

Forrest Pierce

Professor, Music Composition

fpierce@ku.edu

785-864-9688

436 Murphy Hall

Ingrid Stölzel

Assistant Professor, Music Composition

istolzel@ku.edu

785-864-2819

226 Murphy Hall

David Alan Street

Associate Professor, Music Theory

dastreet@ku.edu

785-864-9748

222 Murphy Hall

Musicology

Roberta Freund Schwartz

Associate Professor, Musicology

rfschwar@ku.edu

785-864-9737

434 Murphy Hall

Paul Laird

Director, Division of Musicology, Professor, Musicology

plaird@ku.edu

785-864-9716

334 Murphy Hall

Martin Nedbal

Associate Professor

m024n587@ku.edu

785.864.9578

Murphy Hall, 338

Colin Roust

Associate Professor of Musicology,, Director of Graduate Studies in Music

croust@ku.edu

785-864-7165

342 Murphy Hall

Ketty Wong

Associate Professor, Ethnomusicology

ketwong@ku.edu

785-864-9747

438 Murphy Hall

Orchestra

Carolyn Watson

Director of Orchestral Activities

carolyn_watson@ku.edu

785-864-6628

Murphy Hall, Room 126

Organ & Church Music

Michael Bauer

Professor, Organ & Church Music

mbauer@ku.edu

785-864-9744

346 Murphy Hall

Elizabeth Egbert Berghout

Associate Professor, Carillon and Organ, University Carillonneur

eberghout@ku.edu

785-864-4464

344 Murphy Hall

James Higdon

Dane and Polly Bales Professor of Organ, Director, Division of Organ and Church Music

jhigdon@ku.edu

785-864-2797

Bales Recital Hall

Olivier Latry

William T. Kemper Artist-in-Residence

 

---

Kevin Vogt

Lecturer, Organ & Church Music

kvogt@ku.edu

785-864-3436

 

 

 

Piano

Yi-Yang Chen

Assistant Professor of Piano

chen@ku.edu

Michael Kirkendoll

Associate Professor, Piano, Director of Piano

michaelkirkendoll@ku.edu

785-864-9643

310 Murphy Hall

Scott McBride Smith

Cordelia Brown Murphy Professor of Piano Pedagogy

smcbsmith@ku.edu

785-864-1470

304 Murphy Hall

Ellen Sommer

Lecturer, Collaborative Piano

ellenb@ku.edu

785-864-9088

318 Murphy Hall

Jack Winerock

Professor, Piano

winerock@ku.edu

785-864-9644

308 Murphy Hall

Strings

Purnaprajna Bangere

Courtesy Professor of Music, Indian Classical Music , New World Music, Art of Improvisation

purna@ku.edu

Hannah Collins

Assistant Professor of Cello, Division Director

hannah.collins@ku.edu

785-864-9659

Murphy Hall, Room 316

David Colwell

Assistant Professor of Violin

david.colwell@ku.edu

Murphy Hall, Room 422

Jacob M. Dakon

Associate Professor, Emphasis: String Music Education

jmdakon@ku.edu

785-864-4518

408 Murphy Hall

Richard Ryan

Lecturer, Double Bass

reryan@ku.edu

Boris Vayner

Assistant Professor of Viola

bvayner@ku.edu

785-864-6630

Murphy Hall, room 204

Carolyn Watson

Director of Orchestral Activities

carolyn_watson@ku.edu

785-864-6628

Murphy Hall, Room 126

Erin Wood

Lecturer, Harp

kansasharpist@gmail.com

785-760-2973

119 Murphy Hall

Voice & Opera

Christine Jobson

Assistant Professor of Voice

Julia Broxholm

Professor, Voice, Director, Division of Voice

jbroxhol@ku.edu

785-864-9447

414 Murphy Hall

Joyce Castle

University Distinguished Professor, Professor, Voice

jcastle@ku.edu

785-864-9741

420 Murphy Hall

Mark Ferrell

Associate Professor, Musical Director, KU Opera

mferrell@ku.edu

785-864-9745

214 A Murphy Hall

Roberta Gumbel

Lecturer, voice and opera

rgumbel@ku.edu

Murphay Hall, Room 222

Genaro Mendez

Associate Professor, Voice

gmendez@ku.edu

785-864-9730

416 Murphy Hall

John Stephens

Professor, Voice

jastephe@ku.edu

785-864-9617

306 Murphy Hall

Woodwinds

Vince Gnojek

Professor, Saxophone

vgnojek@ku.edu

785-864-4476

202 Murphy Hall

Margaret Marco

Professor, Oboe, Director, Orchestral Instruments

mmarco@ku.edu

785-864-9719

340 Murphy Hall

Eric Stomberg

Professor, Bassoon

stomberg@ku.edu

785-864-9717

224 Murphy Hall

Daniel Velasco

Assistant Professor of Flute

dvelasco@ku.edu

785-864-6629

Murphy Hall, Room 218

Stephanie Zelnick

Professor, Clarinet

zelnick@ku.edu

785-864-9740

Murphy Hall, Room 418