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At Music at Metro State, students have the privilege of working with some of the finest teachers in the profession. Metropolitan State College of Denver is an institution whose mission is focused upon teaching. While there are high expectations for the faculty to be actively involved in their respective disciplines, research and publication do not distract them from their primary role of teaching and serving undergraduate students. Faculty members at Metro State are widely recognized for their concern and caring for students.

Music Faculty | Department Staff

 

Music Faculty

Michael J. Kornelsen: Department Chair

Justin Adams: Jazz Piano, Jazz Accompanist, Class Piano
Hoyt Andres
: Music Theory, Theory Lab, Trombone, Euphonium
Nancy Andrew: Flute, Flute Ensemble
Erik Angerhofer: Voice
Walter Barr: Professor Emeritus
Ron Bland: Electric/Jazz Bass
Kirsten Boldt: Bassoon, Music Appreciation, Theory Lab
Marjorie Camp: General Music Methods
Judith Christin: Artist-in-Residence, Voice
Lisa Cook: Music Appreciation
Kathryn Cooper: Oboe
Peter Cooper: Percussion
Dave Devine: Electric Guitar, Jazz Pedagogy
Mary Ann DiMartini: Class Piano, Accompanist
Steve Dombrowski: Tuba
Gregory Dufford: Clarinet, Woodwind Techniques, Music Appreciation
Sue Ellison: Music Appreciation
Gerald Endsley: Concert Band
Katie Flannery: Music Appreciation, Musics of America
Mark Foster: Percussion, Percussion Techniques
Peter Friesen
: Accompanying, Piano, Class Piano
Greg Garrison: Double Bass
Alexander George: Horn
Joice Gibson: Music Styles and Research, Fundamentals of Theory, Theory Lab, Class Piano, Online Music Appreciation
Jeff Gleason: Class Guitar
Betsy Schwarm Glesner: Music Appreciation
Tamara Goldstein
: Coordinator of Piano Studies, Chamber Music & Accompanying
Amanda Harris : Accompanist
Mark Harris: Saxophone, Jazz Studies
Gina Harvey: Voice, Music Appreciation
Michael Hengst: Trumpet, Pep Band
Courtney Hershey-Bress: Harp
Fred Hess: Saxophone, Coordinator of Music Theory, Composition
Leanna Kirchoff: Class Piano, Music Theory, Composition



David Kish: Director of Bands, Music Education
Alex Komodore
: Classical Guitar, Music Theory

MB Krueger: Voice, Class Voice, Music Theater, Women’s Choir, Chorale
Tim Krueger: Men's Choir, Music Appreciation
Joyce Kull: Organ
Jeff LaQuatra: Classical Guitar, Class Guitar
Cherise Leiter: Music Theory, Composition
Brandon Matthews: Coordinator of Strings, Symphony Orchestra
Steve Meininger: Vocal Jazz, Fundamentals of Theory
Ken Mervine: Accompanist
Ron Miles: Coordinator of Jazz Studies, Jazz Combos
RJ Miller: Music Technology, Arranging & Orchestration, Music Appreciation
Jocelyn Morrow: Class Piano
James Myers: Accompanying, Opera Musical Director/Vocal Coach
Fernanda Nieto-Pulido: Class Piano
Lara Jean O'Connor: Accompanist
Gene Roberts: Coordinator of Opera Studies, Voice, Opera, Theory Labs
Paul Romaine: Jazz Percussion
Judith Sapegin: Music Education
Peter Schimpf: Music History, Coordinator of Music Appreciation, Early Music Ensemble
Nanette Shannon: Class Piano
David Shuey: Piano
Collette St. Clair: Fundamentals of Theory, Class Piano
Liudmila Startsev: Accompanist
Phillip Stevens: Viola
Karen Terbeek: Cello
Bradley Thompson: Voice, Diction, Vocal Pedagogy, Opera Studies
Michelle Thompson: Voice
Elena Trus: Accompanist
Bradley Watson: Violin
Larry Worster: Music Appreciation, Fundamentals of Theory
Trudi Wright: Music Appreciation, Fundamentals of Theory

 

Music Department Staff

Program Assistant
Elaine Stanley, estanle2@mscd.edu

Music Events Manager
Charla Bevan-Jones, bevan@mscd.edu

Admin III
Mark Taylor, taymarke@mscd.edu

Admin III
Deshawn Jones, djones72@mscd.edu

 



 
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