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Joshua Albrecht
Title/Position
Music Theory
Assistant Professor
Dr. Albrecht received a BM from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater in Music History and Theory, MM from the University of Texas - Austin in Music Theory with an emphasis in Composition, and PhD from the Ohio State University in Music Theory and Cognitive and Systematic Musicology.
Jonathan Allen
Title/Position
Trombone
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Brass Area Head
Dr. Jonathan Sayre Allen joined the faculty at the University of Iowa in 2011 where he serves as Lecturer of Trombone.
Katy Ambrose
Title/Position
Horn
Assistant Professor
Katy Ambrose is Assistant Professor of Horn. She also serves as horn player for Mirari Brass, Solo Horn in the New Orchestra of Washington, Solo Horn of Victory Hall Opera, and Fourth Horn in the Delaware Symphony Orchestra.
Matthew Arndt
Title/Position
Music Theory
Associate Professor
Matthew Arndt, Associate Professor of Music Theory at the University of Iowa, holds a PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Anthony Arnone
Title/Position
Cello
Associate Professor
Cellist Anthony Arnone enjoys a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, conductor, recording artist, composer, and teacher.
Royce Blackburn
Title/Position
Voice
Visiting Assistant Professor
Royce Blackburn's versatile baritone voice has been heard on opera, musical theater, and concert stages throughout the United States.
Eric W. Bush
Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction
Associate Director of Bands
Director of the Hawkeye Marching Band
Ensembles Area Head
Eric W. Bush is Associate Director of Bands and Director of the Hawkeye Marching Band in the School of Music at the University of Iowa.
Jean-François Charles
Title/Position
Composition, Digital Arts
Associate Professor
Composition/Music Theory Area Head
Jean-François Charles is an assistant professor in composition and digital arts at the Univesity of Iowas School of Music.
Benjamin Coelho
Title/Position
Bassoon
Professor
Benjamin Coelho, professor of bassoon, has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, teacher, and clinician in several countries.
Mary Cohen
Title/Position
Music Education
Associate Professor
Mary L. Cohen is an Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Iowa with a joint appointment in the College of Education and the School of Music.
Scott Conklin
Title/Position
Violin
Professor
Scott Conklin is a professor of violin at the University of Iowa School of Music.
Zane Cupec, PhD
Title/Position
Musicology
Visiting Assistant Professor
Dr. Cupec holds a BM degree (music education) from West Virginia University, MM degree (percussion performance) from Northern Illinois University and PhD (ethnomusicology) from the University of Colorado - Boulder.
David Cyzak
Title/Position
Oboe
Visiting Assistant Professor
Learn more David Cyzak, Visiting Assistant Professor of Oboe, at the University of Iowa.
Élise DesChamps
Title/Position
Voice
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Voice Area Head
Learn more about Élise DesChamps, a lecturer at the University of Iowa.
Abbey Dvorak
Title/Position
Music Therapy
Associate Professor
Music Therapy Area Head
Abbey Dvorak is an associate professor of music therapy at the University of Iowa.
Nicole Esposito
Title/Position
Flute
Professor
Woodwinds Area Head
A charismatic and versatile flutist, Nicole Esposito is a flute professor at the University of Iowa.
Erin Freund
Title/Position
Harp
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Erin Freund is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of harp at the University of Iowa School of Music.
Michael Gause
Title/Position
Trumpet
Assistant Professor
Learn more about Michael Gause, Assistant Professor, in the School of Music at the University of Iowa.
Christine Getz
Title/Position
Professor
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Outreach and Engagement
Christine Suzanne Getz is a professor of musicology at the University of Iowa School of Music.
David Gompper
Title/Position
Composition
Professor
Director of Center for New Music
Interim Director of Orchestras
David Gompper is a professor of composition at the University of Iowa.
Gregory Hand
Title/Position
Organ
Professor
Gregory Hand is an associate professor of organ at the University of Iowa.
Adam Harry
Title/Position
Instrumental Music Education
Assistant Professor
Adam Harry is the assistant professor of instrumental music education at the University of Iowa School of Music.
Trevor Harvey
Title/Position
Musicology
Associate Professor of Instruction
Trevor Harvey is an associate professor of instruction at the University of Iowa School of Music.
Richard Mark Heidel
Title/Position
Professor
Director of Bands
Director of Iowa Summer Music Camps
Richard Mark Heidel is director of bands and professor of music in the School of Music at the University of Iowa.
Alan Huckleberry
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
Alan Huckleberry is a professor and director of undergraduate studies at the University of Iowa School of Music.
Rachel Joselson
Title/Position
Voice
Associate Professor
Rachel Joselson is an associate professor at the University of Iowa School of Music.
Hae Sun Kim
Title/Position
Music Therapy
Assistant Professor
Hae Sun Kim is an assistant professor of music therapy at the University of Iowa School of Music.
Réne Lecuona
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Piano Co-Area Head
Réne Lecuona is a professor of piano at the University of Iowa School of Music.
Doreen Lee
Title/Position
Collaborative Piano
Visiting Assistant Professor
Learn more about Doreen Lee, Visiting Assistant Professor, at the University of Iowa.
John Manning
Title/Position
Tuba/Euphonium
Associate Professor
Associate Director, Instructional Support & Enrollment Management
John Manning is associate professor of tuba at The University of Iowa, and is a founding member of the award-winning Yamaha performing ensemble, the Atlantic Brass Quintet.
Jeremy Manternach
Title/Position
Choral Music Education
Associate Professor
Music Education Area Head
Jeremy Manternach, PhD, is Associate Professor of Vocal/Choral Music Education and currently serves as the area chair of music education.
William Menefield
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Piano
Assistant Professor
William Menefield, an active performer and composer, is assistant professor of jazz studies.
Kati Meyer
Title/Position
Music Theory
Visiting Assistant Professor
Learn more about Kati Meyer, Visiting Assistant Professor, in the University of Iowa School of Music.
Nick Miller
Title/Position
Director of Marching Percussion
Assistant Director of Bands
Associate Director of Hawkeye Marching Band
Learn more about Nick Miller, Assistant Director of Bands; Associate Director of Hawkeye Marching Band; Director of Marching Percussion, at the University of Iowa.
Jorge Montilla Moreno
Title/Position
Clarinet
Assistant Professor
Jorge Montilla is internationally considered one of the best clarinetists in Latin-America and one of the world’s best Eb Clarinet players.
Dan Moore
Title/Position
Percussion
Professor
Percussion Area Head
Dr. Moore is a professor of music and percussion area head. As Director of Iowa Percussion, Dan Moore is an internationally known musician, composer, and educator.
Kirsten Nelson
Title/Position
Music Therapy
Lecturer
Kirsten Nelson, MA, MT-BC, is an instructional professor and coordinator of clinical activities in music therapy.
Ksenia Nosikova
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Piano Co-Area Head
Dr. Nosikova is a graduate of Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the University of Colorado.
Elizabeth Oakes
Title/Position
Director of University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program
Professor of Instruction
Elizabeth Oakes, violist, is an active chamber musician, chamber music coach, and performer. A dedicated teacher, Ms. Oakes currently runs the Chamber Music Residency Program at the University of Iowa and serves as the director of the University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program (UISQRP).
Volkan Orhon
Title/Position
Bass
Professor
Volkan Orhon was a finalist and prizewinner in the Concert Artists Guild Solo Competition in New York City and was the co-first-place winner of the International Society of Bassists Solo Competition. Additionally, he distinguished himself as the first double bass player ever to win the grand prize overall and first prize for double bass at the American String Teacher's Association Solo Competition. Orhon has performed with internationally recognized musicians including Gary Karr, Fazil Say, and JACK, Emerson, and Tokyo String Quartets and has played solos with orchestras and recitals around the world. He was one of the performers for the international consortium of Pulitzer Winner composer John Harbison’s Concerto for Bass Viol and Orchestra. Most recently he recorded the Double Bass Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, a work written for him by David Gompper. Mr. Orhon has been an invited clinician to workshops across the U.S. and abroad, including Berlin World Bass Festival, Ouro Branco Festival in Brazil, World Bass Festival in Paris, and BASS2016 Prague as well the International Society of Bassists. He is currently a professor of double bass at the University of Iowa.
Damani Phillips
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Saxophone
Associate Professor
Jazz Studies Area Head
Dr. Damani Phillips is a native of Pontiac, MI, where he began playing at the age of 10. He currently serves as head of the Jazz Studies area and Associate Professor of African-American Studies at the University of Iowa.
Nathan Platte
Title/Position
Musicology
Associate Professor
Musicology Area Head
Nathan Platte teaches courses on film music and other 20th- and 21st-century topics for the School of Music and Department of Cinematic Arts.
David Puderbaugh
Title/Position
Professor
Assistant Director of Choral Activities
Director of Graduate Studies
David Puderbaugh is Assistant Director of Choral Activities at the University of Iowa, where he conducts University Choir, teaches graduate choral literature and undergraduate choral conducting, advises DMA theses, and assists in administration of the choral program.
Christine Rutledge
Title/Position
Viola
Professor
Violist Christine Rutledge is a musician and educator of eclectic interests and talents.
Melanie Sigafoose
Title/Position
Organ
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Learn more about Melanie Sigafoose, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa.
Timothy Stalter
Title/Position
Director of Choral Activities
Professor
Timothy Stalter is Director of Choral Activities where he conducts, teaches graduate coursework, and oversees the graduate program in choral conducting and pedagogy.
Sarah Suhadolnik
Title/Position
Musicology
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Sarah Suhadolnik is a scholar and teacher of American music, with special interests in jazz and popular music.
Stephen Swanson
Title/Position
Voice
Professor
Stephen Swanson is a concert and opera singer, a teacher of singing, and opera stage director.
Curtis Taylor
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Trumpet
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Curtis Taylor is an award-winning trumpeter, performer, composer, recording artist and educator.
Kenneth Tse
Title/Position
Saxophone
Professor
Widely recognized as one of the world’s leading classical saxophonists, Kenneth Tse is certainly one of the instrument’s outstanding proponents on any saxophone aficionado’s short list.
Tammie Walker
Title/Position
School of Music Director
Professor of Piano
Learn more about Tammie Walker, director of the School of Music at the University of Iowa.
Marian Wilson Kimber
Title/Position
Musicology
Professor
Associate Director of Faculty Development; Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging
Learn more about Marian Wilson Kimber, a professor of musicology at the University of Iowa.
Katie Wolfe
Title/Position
Violin
Associate Professor
Strings Area Head
Learn more about Katie Wolfe, associate professor of strings at the University of Iowa.
Wayne Wyman
Title/Position
Voice
Interim Director of Opera
Learn more about Wayne Wyman, director of opera, at the University of Iowa.
Sam Young
Title/Position
Theory/Composition
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Learn more about Sam Young, lecturer, at the University of Iowa School of Music.