Associate Directors
Eric W. Bush
Title/Position
Associate Director of Bands
Director of the Hawkeye Marching Band
Professor of Instruction
Associate Director, Instructional Support & Enrollment Management
Benjamin Coelho
Title/Position
Bassoon
Professor
Associate Director of Graduate Studies
John Manning
Title/Position
Tuba/Euphonium
Associate Professor
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
Marian Wilson Kimber
Title/Position
Musicology
Professor
Associate Director of Faculty Development
Brass/Percussion
Jonathan Allen
Title/Position
Trombone
Assistant Professor
Katy Ambrose
Title/Position
Horn
Assistant Professor
Michael Gause
Title/Position
Trumpet
Assistant Professor
Brass Area Head
John Manning
Title/Position
Tuba/Euphonium
Associate Professor
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
Dan Moore
Title/Position
Percussion
Professor
Percussion Area Head
Composition/Music Theory
Joshua Albrecht
Title/Position
Music Theory
Assistant Professor
Matthew Arndt
Title/Position
Music Theory
Associate Professor
Jean-François Charles
Title/Position
Composition, Digital Arts
Associate Professor
Composition/Music Theory Co-Area Head
David Gompper
Title/Position
Composition
Professor
Director of Center for New Music
Kati Meyer
Title/Position
Music Theory
Visiting Assistant Professor
Composition/Music Theory Co-Area Head
Sam Young
Title/Position
Theory/Composition
Assistant Professor
Ensembles (Large)
Eric W. Bush
Title/Position
Associate Director of Bands
Director of the Hawkeye Marching Band
Professor of Instruction
Associate Director, Instructional Support & Enrollment Management
Richard Mark Heidel
Title/Position
Director of Bands
Professor
Ensembles Area Head
Alex Koppel
Title/Position
Associate Director of Choral Studies
Visiting Assistant Professor
Kenny Lee
Title/Position
Director of Orchestral Studies
Assistant Professor
Nick Miller
Title/Position
Director of Marching Percussion
Associate Director of Hawkeye Marching Band
Assistant Director of Bands
Visiting Assistant Professor
David Puderbaugh
Title/Position
Director of Choral Studies
Professor
Jazz Studies
Michael D'Angelo
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Percussion
Visiting Assistant Professor
William Menefield
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Piano
Assistant Professor
Jazz Studies Area Head (Fall 2025)
Damani Phillips
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Saxophone
Professor
Jazz Studies Area Head (Spring 2026)
Curtis Taylor
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Trumpet
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Musicology
Trevor Harvey
Title/Position
Ethnomusicology
Professor of Instruction
Nathan Platte
Title/Position
Musicology
Associate Professor
Musicology Area Head
Margaret Rowley
Title/Position
Ethnomusicology
Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology
Sarah Suhadolnik
Title/Position
Musicology
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Marian Wilson Kimber
Title/Position
Musicology
Professor
Associate Director of Faculty Development
Music Education
Mary Cohen
Title/Position
Music Education
Professor
Music Education Area Head (Spring 2026)
Adam Harry
Title/Position
Instrumental Music Education
Assistant Professor
Jeremy Manternach
Title/Position
Choral Music Education
Associate Professor
Music Education Area Head (Fall 2025)
Music Therapy
Abbey Dvorak
Title/Position
Music Therapy
Associate Professor
Music Therapy Area Head
Hae Sun Kim
Title/Position
Music Therapy
Assistant Professor
Kirsten Nelson
Title/Position
Music Therapy
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Piano/Organ
Gregory Hand
Title/Position
Organ
Professor
Alan Huckleberry
Title/Position
Piano Pedagogy
Professor
Réne Lecuona
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Piano Area Co-Head
Doreen Lee
Title/Position
Collaborative Piano
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ksenia Nosikova
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Co-Piano Area Head
Tammie Walker
Title/Position
School of Music Director
Professor of Piano
Strings
Anthony Arnone
Title/Position
Cello
Associate Professor
Jamie Clark
Title/Position
Cello
Visiting Assistant Professor
Scott Conklin
Title/Position
Violin
Professor
Elizabeth Oakes
Title/Position
Director of University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program
Professor of Instruction
Volkan Orhon
Title/Position
Bass
Professor
Strings Area Head
Christine Rutledge
Title/Position
Viola
Professor
Katie Wolfe
Title/Position
Violin
Associate Professor
Voice/Opera
Abbigail Coté
Title/Position
Director of Opera
Assistant Professor
Voice Area Co-Head
Keely Futterer
Title/Position
Voice
Visiting Assistant Professor
David Meyer
Title/Position
Voice
Assistant Professor
Voice Area Co-Head
Stella Roden
Title/Position
Voice
Visiting Assistant Professor
Jeremiah Sanders
Title/Position
Voice
Visiting Assistant Professor
Wayne Wyman
Title/Position
Vocal Coach
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Woodwinds
Benjamin Coelho
Title/Position
Bassoon
Professor
Associate Director of Graduate Studies
David Cyzak
Title/Position
Oboe
Visiting Assistant Professor
Nicole Esposito
Title/Position
Flute
Professor
Woodwinds Area Head
Jorge Montilla Moreno
Title/Position
Clarinet
Associate Professor
Kenneth Tse
Title/Position
University of Iowa Distinguished Chair
Saxophone
Professor
Adjunct Instructors
Erin Freund
Title/Position
Harp
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Rich Medd
Title/Position
Jazz
Adjunct Assistant Professor
James Romain
Title/Position
Jazz Saxophone
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Meghan Ross
Title/Position
Music Therapy
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Jason Sifford
Title/Position
Piano Pedagogy
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Jane Triplett
Title/Position
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Education
Staff Collaborative Pianists
Mariya Akhadjanova
Title/Position
Collaborative Pianist
Minji Kwon
Title/Position
Collaborative Pianist