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Applied music faculty members include instrumental and vocal professors. These faculty perform as soloists or ensemble musicians in local, regional, and national venues regularly, maintaining a significant reputation as a performer.
They continue to grow and develop as performers, regularly learning and presenting new repertoire and performing in diverse locations and venues. Performance faculty's creative activities can include:
- Recordings as a soloist or ensemble musician produced by national- and internationally- distributed recording labels
- Professional engagements as a soloist, chamber musician, or ensemble member at concerts, recitals, and summer festivals
- Presentation of invited clinics or master classes at conferences, colleges or universities, or schools
- International, national, and region adjudication
Performance faculty
Jonathan Allen
Title/Position
Trombone
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Brass Area Head
Anthony Arnone
Title/Position
Cello
Associate Professor
Benjamin Coelho
Title/Position
Bassoon
Professor
Scott Conklin
Title/Position
Violin
Professor
David Cyzak
Title/Position
Oboe
Visiting Assistant Professor
Élise DesChamps
Title/Position
Voice
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Voice Area Head
Nicole Esposito
Title/Position
Flute
Professor
Woodwinds Area Head
Erin Freund
Title/Position
Harp
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Michael Gause
Title/Position
Trumpet
Assistant Professor
Gregory Hand
Title/Position
Organ
Professor
Alan Huckleberry
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
Rachel Joselson
Title/Position
Voice
Associate Professor
Réne Lecuona
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Doreen Lee
Title/Position
Collaborative Piano
Visiting Assistant Professor
John Manning
Title/Position
Tuba/Euphonium
Associate Professor
Associate Director, Instructional Support & Enrollment Management
William Menefield
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Piano
Assistant Professor
David Meyer
Title/Position
Voice
Assistant Professor
Jorge Montilla Moreno
Title/Position
Clarinet
Associate Professor
Dan Moore
Title/Position
Percussion
Professor
Percussion Area Head
Ksenia Nosikova
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Piano Area Head
Volkan Orhon
Title/Position
Bass
Professor
Damani Phillips
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Saxophone
Professor
Jazz Studies Area Head
Christine Rutledge
Title/Position
Viola
Professor
Jeremiah Sanders
Title/Position
Voice
Visiting Assistant Professor
Curtis Taylor
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Trumpet
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Kenneth Tse
Title/Position
University of Iowa Distinguished Chair
Saxophone
Professor
Tammie Walker
Title/Position
School of Music Director
Professor of Piano
Katie Wolfe
Title/Position
Violin
Associate Professor
Strings Area Head