People
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.
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.
Maurita Murphy Marx
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Learn more about Maurita Murphy Marx at the University of Iowa.
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.
Ryan Nguyen
Title/Position
Audio/ Visual Electrics Coordinator
Ksenia Nosikova
Title/Position
Piano
Professor
Co-Piano Area Head
Dr. Nosikova is a graduate of Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the University of Colorado.
Kate O'Connell
Title/Position
Undergrad Rep - Voice
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).
Allan Ohmes
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Learn more about Allan Ohmes at the University of Iowa.
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.
Carson Parker
Title/Position
Undergrad Rep - Jazz
Damani Phillips
Title/Position
Jazz Studies, Saxophone
Professor
Jazz Studies Area Head (Spring 2026)
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.
William Preucil
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Learn more about William Preucil, Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Iowa.
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.
Courtney Ridge
Title/Position
Graduate Representative
Christine Rutledge
Title/Position
Viola
Professor
Violist Christine Rutledge is a musician and educator of eclectic interests and talents.
Jeremiah Sanders
Title/Position
Voice
Visiting Assistant Professor
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."
Nick Shatkus
Title/Position
Senior Accountant
Learn more about Nick Shatkus, Accountant at the University of Iowa.
Lucy Shirley
Title/Position
Grad Rep - Composition/ Theory
Jason Sifford
Title/Position
Piano Pedagogy
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Melanie Sigafoose
Title/Position
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Susan Sondrol Jones
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Learn more about Susan Sondrol Jones, Emeritus Professor of Voice.
Timothy Stalter
Title/Position
Emeritus Professor
Timothy Stalter was Director of Choral Activities, where he conducted, taught graduate coursework, and oversaw the graduate program in choral conducting and pedagogy.
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