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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](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-10/Jon%20Allen.png?h=aab98da7&itok=Yx_7yOlD)
Jonathan Allen
Title/Position
Trombone
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Brass Area Head
![Katy Ambrose](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-10/katy%20ambrose.jpg?h=9e499333&itok=ytaiyl8B)
Katy Ambrose
Title/Position
Horn
Assistant Professor
![Portrait of Anthony Arnone](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-09/anthonyarnone_0.jpeg?h=e373c915&itok=AZ8Ec-rI)
Anthony Arnone
Title/Position
Cello
Associate Professor
![Royce Blackburn](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-10/Royce4-Original_0.jpeg?h=01ba25ad&itok=a1FjvtIL)
Royce Blackburn
Title/Position
Voice
Visiting Assistant Professor
![Portrait of Benjamin Coelho](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-09/Benjamin-Coelho.png?h=adc39395&itok=wDrb8_DG)
Benjamin Coelho
Title/Position
Bassoon
Professor
![Portrait of Scott Conklin](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-09/scott-conklin.jpeg?h=0d640449&itok=2rPMKc3o)
Scott Conklin
Title/Position
Violin
Professor
![David Cyzak](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-09/thumbnail_Cyzak%20Headshot.jpg?h=f5d6c6d5&itok=HmWvyz0Y)
David Cyzak
Title/Position
Oboe
Visiting Assistant Professor
![Portrait of Élise DesChamps](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-09/E%CC%81lise-DesChamps.jpeg?h=dd489c81&itok=VS9fBwyO)
Élise DesChamps
Title/Position
Voice
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Voice Area Head
![Portrait of Nicole Esposito](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-09/nicole-esposito.jpeg?h=e42735e8&itok=8OckAnev)
Nicole Esposito
Title/Position
Flute
Professor
Woodwinds Area Head
![Portrait of Erin Freund](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-09/erinfreund.jpeg?h=a689c140&itok=mQ5COoVj)
Erin Freund
Title/Position
Harp
Adjunct Assistant Professor
![Michael Gause](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-09/gause.jpg?h=88fdfcd5&itok=_ozP04iG)
Michael Gause
Title/Position
Trumpet
Assistant Professor
![Portrait of Gregory Hand](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-09/gregory-hand.png?h=784fffd8&itok=WwES1A3D)
Gregory Hand
Title/Position
Organ
Professor
![Portrait of Alan Huckleberry](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-09/alan-huckleberry.jpeg?h=22230a10&itok=Uv7B5x3m)
Alan Huckleberry
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
![Rachel Joselson](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-04/IMG_1270.jpeg?h=f7e41d82&itok=HMvXNhCM)
Rachel Joselson
Title/Position
Voice
Associate Professor
![Portrait of Réne Lecuona](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-09/rene-lecuona.jpeg?h=a4359fd5&itok=yZoEmS1-)
Réne Lecuona
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Piano Co-Area Head
![Doreen Lee](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-09/Headshot.jpg?h=bde8b18e&itok=p4v2vF5_)
Doreen Lee
Title/Position
Collaborative Piano
Visiting Assistant Professor
![Portrait of John Manning](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-09/johnmanning.jpeg?h=5c972368&itok=M8OdRdOW)
John Manning
Title/Position
Tuba/Euphonium
Associate Professor
Associate Director, Instructional Support & Enrollment Management
![Portrait of William Menefield](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-09/William%20Menefield.png?h=13b5cbb2&itok=1tjzhG-E)
William Menefield
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Piano
Assistant Professor
![David Meyer](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/externals/5/b/5b08aab06b6c87e81d285ad101751233.png?itok=cq0zII4p)
David Meyer
Title/Position
Voice
Assistant Professor
![Portrait of Jorge Montilla Moreno](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-09/Jorge%20Montilla%20Moreno.png?h=982599b1&itok=K2rq4puc)
Jorge Montilla Moreno
Title/Position
Clarinet
Assistant Professor
![Portrait of Dan Moore](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-09/dan-moore.jpeg?h=565adba3&itok=stzL7Dzl)
Dan Moore
Title/Position
Percussion
Professor
Percussion Area Head
![Ksenia Nosikova](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-11/K%20Nosikova%20300%20px.jpg?h=30a407f5&itok=nu4AXL6X)
Ksenia Nosikova
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Piano Co-Area Head
![Volkan Orhon](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-04/Chemistry_0287.jpg?h=0dca3afc&itok=QZpLLLQE)
Volkan Orhon
Title/Position
Bass
Professor
![Portrait of Damani Phillips](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-09/Damani-Phillips.jpg?h=f39280ff&itok=WHt8eUqq)
Damani Phillips
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Saxophone
Associate Professor
Jazz Studies Area Head
Christine Rutledge
Title/Position
Viola
Professor
![Jeremiah Sanders](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-06/JeremiahSanders%20web%20headshot.jpg?h=66d1ea3c&itok=huGhSwKB)
Jeremiah Sanders
Title/Position
Voice
Visiting Assistant Professor
![Portrait of Curtis Taylor](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2023-09/CurtisTaylor.jpeg?h=f62758a3&itok=tWjSkUDK)
Curtis Taylor
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Trumpet
Assistant Professor of Instruction
![Kenneth Tse](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2024-05/Kenneth%20Tse.jpg?h=01ba25ad&itok=5ceNnIMX)
Kenneth Tse
Title/Position
University of Iowa Distinguished Chair
Saxophone
Professor
![Portrait of Tammie Walker](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-09/TammieWalker.jpeg?h=a1dd48ac&itok=75o8hI6P)
Tammie Walker
Title/Position
School of Music Director
Professor of Piano
![Portrait of Katie Wolfe](/sites/music.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-09/KatieWolfe.jpeg?h=996a9717&itok=YZSDOHcc)
Katie Wolfe
Title/Position
Violin
Associate Professor
Strings Area Head