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Kenny Lee

Title/Position
Director of Orchestral Studies
Assistant Professor
Kenny Lee has established himself as an outstanding artist and leader both on the podium and as a cellist. He has performed as a conductor, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Heather Macdonald

Title/Position
Oboe
Assistant Professor
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John Manning

Title/Position
Tuba/Euphonium
Associate Professor
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Jeremy Manternach

Title/Position
Choral Music Education
Associate Professor
Jeremy Manternach, PhD, is Associate Professor of Vocal/Choral Music Education and currently serves as the area chair of music education.
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William Menefield

Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Piano
Assistant Professor
William Menefield, an active performer and composer, is assistant professor of jazz studies.
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David Meyer

Title/Position
Voice
Assistant Professor
Voice Area Co-Head
Dr. David Meyer serves as the Assistant Professor of Voice.
Kati Meyer

Kati Meyer

Title/Position
Music Theory
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Composition/Music Theory Area Head
Learn more about Kati Meyer, Visiting Assistant Professor, in the University of Iowa School of Music.
Nick Miller

Nick Miller

Title/Position
Director of Marching Percussion
Associate Director of Hawkeye Marching Band
Assistant Director of Bands
Visiting Assistant Professor
Nick Miller serves as Associate Director of the Hawkeye Marching Band, Director of Marching Percussion, and Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Iowa.
Jorge Montilla Moreno

Jorge Montilla Moreno

Title/Position
Clarinet
Associate Professor
Jorge Montilla is internationally considered one of the best clarinetists in Latin-America and one of the world’s best Eb Clarinet players.
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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.
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Kirsten Nelson

Title/Position
Music Therapy
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Kirsten Nelson, MA, MT-BC, is an instructional professor and coordinator of clinical activities in music therapy.
Ksenia Nosikova

Ksenia Nosikova

Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Dr. Nosikova is a graduate of Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the University of Colorado.
Elizabeth Oakes

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

Volkan Orhon

Title/Position
Bass
Professor
Strings Area Head
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.
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Damani Phillips

Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Saxophone
Professor
Director of Jazz Studies
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.
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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.
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David Puderbaugh

Title/Position
Director of Choral Studies
Professor
David Puderbaugh is Director of Choral Studies at the University of Iowa, where he conducts Kantorei, teaches graduate choral literature and undergraduate choral conducting, advises DMA theses, and administers the choral program.
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Stella Roden

Title/Position
Voice
Visiting Assistant Professor
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Margaret Rowley

Title/Position
Ethnomusicology
Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology
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Jeremiah Sanders

Title/Position
Voice
Visiting Assistant Professor
Voice Area Co-Head
Jeremiah Sanders grew up singing in church choir with their madea (great grandmother) and is now described as "a hulk with robust voice and a flair for comedy."
Sarah Suhadolnik

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.
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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

Kenneth Tse

Title/Position
University of Iowa Distinguished Chair
Saxophone
Professor
Woodwind Area Head Fall 2026
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.
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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
Learn more about Marian Wilson Kimber, a professor of musicology at the University of Iowa.

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