Our faculty of performers, composers, scholars and researchers are dedicated to providing our student body with a rich musical environment and an excellent education through private lessons, large and small ensembles, mentoring and highly interactive classes.
Our nearly 200 faculty and staff members include winners of prizes from the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Fellowship and soloists with opera companies and symphony orchestras across the globe.
Gideon F. Alorwoyie |
Professor of Percussion Director of the African Percussion Ensemble |
Robert Anderson |
Visiting Lecturer in Music History |
José M. Aponte |
Principal Lecturer of Drumset and Latin Percussion Director of the Latin Jazz Lab Band Director of Afro-Cuban ensemble Director of Brazilian ensemble |
Tony Baker |
Professor of Trombone |
David Bard-Schwarz |
Professor of Music Theory |
Jennifer Barnes |
Professor of Vocal Jazz Coordinator of Vocal Jazz Studies Director of Jazz Singers |
Alan Baylock |
Associate Professor Director of the One O'Clock Lab Band® Coordinator of Lab Bands |
Brad Beckman |
Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy Coordinator of Piano Pedagogy and Group Piano |
Ermir Bejo |
Adjunct Instructor |
Brad Bennight |
Lecturer in Harpsichord |
Rodney Booth |
Principal Lecturer of Jazz Trumpet |
Jeff Bradetich |
Regents Professor of Double Bass |
Bruce Broughton |
Media Composer-in-Residence |
Daniel Bubeck |
Lecturer of Voice |
Julia Bushkova |
Professor of Violin |
Bokyung Byun |
Assistant Professor of Guitar |
Marco Buongiorno Nardelli |
Regents Professor |
Kris Chesky |
On Leave through Spring 2024 |
David Childs |
Professor of Euphonium Co-Director of the UNT Brass Band |
Jung Choi |
Assistant Professor of Oboe |
Andrew Chung |
Assistant Professor of Music Theory |
Mary Karen Clardy |
Regents Professor of Flute |
Susannah Cleveland |
Head, Music Library |
Daryl Coad |
Principal Lecturer in Clarinet |
Michael Conrady |
Adjunct Instructor - Sacred Music |
Horacio Contreras |
Associate Professor of Cello |
Justin Cooper |
Musical Instrument Repair Coordinator/Brass Repair Technician |
Eugene Corporon |
Regents Professor of Music Director of Wind Studies Conductor of the Wind Symphony |
Clay Couturiaux |
Assistant Director of Orchestral Studies Principal Lecturer in Orchestral Conducting Conductor of the Concert Orchestra |
Craig Crafton |
Adjunct Instructor - Jazz Studies |
Michael Crawford |
Lecturer of Music Education |
Diego Cubero |
Associate Professor of Music Theory |
Quincy Davis |
Associate Professor of Percussion (Jazz Drumset) Faculty Development Leave Fall 2023 |
Dawn De Rycke |
Adjunct Instructor - Music History |
Richard DeRosa |
Professor of Jazz Composition and Arranging Director of Three O'Clock Lab Band |
Philip Dizack |
Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet - Improvisation Emphasis Coordinator of Jazz Chamber Music |
Stephen Dubberly |
Associate Professor of Vocal Literature and Coaching |
Susan Dubois |
Coordinator of Strings Regents Professor of Viola and Chamber Music |
Jonathan Eaton |
Professor of Music Director of Opera Bill and Margot Winspear Chair in Opera Studies |
Rosana Eckert |
Principal Lecturer of Vocal Jazz |
Jesse Eschbach |
Professor of Organ |
Deborah Fabian |
Principal Lecturer in Clarinet |
Molly Fillmore |
Professor of Voice Chair of the Division of Vocal Studies |
Nick Finzer |
Assistant Professor of Jazz Trombone |
Mark Ford |
Regents Professor of Percussion (Marimba, Ensembles) Coordinator of Percussion |
Steven Friedson |
University Distinguished Research Professor of Music and Anthropology |
Nereida García |
Adjunct Instructor - Voice |
Marques L. A. Garrett |
Associate Professor of Choral Studies Conductor of University Singers |
Rebecca Geoffroy-Schwinden |
Associate Professor of Music History Program Coordinator of the BA in Critical Studies in Music and Society Faculty Development Leave 2023-2024 |
Liudmila Georgievskaya |
Adjunct Instructor - Piano |
Daphne Gerling |
Assistant Professor of Viola |
Crystal Lynn Gerrard-Ramirez |
Assistant Professor of Music Education (Instrumental) |
Matthew Good |
Adjunct Instructor - Tuba |
Adam Gordon |
Senior Lecturer of Trumpet and Baroque Trumpet |
Benjamin Graf |
Principal Lecturer of Music Theory Czech Music Initiative Coordinator |
Joshua Habermann |
Adjunct Instructor - Choral Literature |
Jaymee Haefner |
Associate Professor of Harp Director of Graduate Studies |
Darrel Hale |
Associate Professor of Bassoon Interim Director, Center for Chamber Music Studies |
Dave Hall |
Associate Professor of Percussion (Marimba, Timpani, Ensembles) |
Steven Harlos |
Professor of Piano Professor of Collaborative Piano Chair of Keyboard Studies |
David Heetderks |
Associate Professor of Music Theory Chair, Division of History, Theory and Ethnomusicology |
Frank Heidlberger |
Professor of Music Theory |
Stockton Helbing |
Adjunct Instructor - Percussion (Jazz Drum Set) |
Warren Henry |
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Professor of Music Education |
Jeffrey Hepker |
Assistant Professor of Commercial Music |
Allen Hightower |
Professor of Choral Studies Director of Choral Studies Conductor of A Cappella Choir Conductor of Vox Aquilae Conductor of Grand Chorus |
John Holt |
Professor of Trumpet Brass Area Coordinator |
Sungji Hong |
Assistant Professor of Composition |
Bernardo Illari |
Associate Professor of Music History Music History Area Coordinator |
David Itkin |
Professor of Music |
Timothy Jackson |
Distinguished University Research Professor of Music Theory |
Kathy Johnson |
Adjunct Instructor Woodwind and Brass Class Coordinator |
Noel Johnston |
Adjunct Instructor - Jazz Guitar |
William Joyner |
Associate Professor of Voice |
Heejung Kang |
Senior Lecturer of Piano |
Jamey Kelley |
Associate Professor of Choral Music Education |
Chloé Kiffer |
Assistant Professor of Violin |
Joseph Klein |
Distinguished Teaching Professor of Composition Chair of the Division of Composition Studies Faculty Development Leave, Fall 2023 |
Erika J. Knapp |
Assistant Professor of Music Education |
Panayiotis Kokoras |
Professor of Composition Director of the Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia |
Jennifer Lane |
Professor of Voice |
Justin Lavacek |
Assistant Professor of Music Theory |
Brad Leali |
Professor of Jazz Saxophone |
Paul Leenhouts |
Professor of Early Music Director of Early Music Director of Baroque Orchestra |
Philip Lewis |
Professor of Violin |
Donald Little |
Regents Professor of Tuba |
Federico Llach |
Assistant Professor of Commercial Music Commercial Music Coordinator |
Kimberly Cole Luevano |
Professor of Clarinet Chair of the Division of Instrumental Studies |
Oscar Macchioni |
Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy |
Natalie Mannix |
Associate Professor of Trombone |
Craig Marshall |
Adjunct Instructor - Jazz Studies Program Manager for Jazz Lab Band |
Andrew May |
Associate Professor of Compostion |
Katherine McBain |
Senior Lecturer in Horn |
William McGinney |
Adjunct Instructor - Musicology |
Elizabeth McNutt |
Principal Lecturer in Flute Director of Nova New Music Ensemble |
Dave Meder |
Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano Coordinator of Improvisation |
Steven Menard |
Associate Professor of Trombone |
Paul Metzger |
Adjunct Instructor of Jazz Guitar |
Stacie Mickens |
Associate Professor of Horn |
Mary Mills |
Visiting Lecturer in Voice |
Peter Mondelli |
Associate Professor of Music History |
Mark Montemayor |
Associate Professor of Music Education Director of Undergraduate Studies Music Academic Integrity Liaison to the Office of Academic Affairs |
Davy Mooney |
Associate Professor of Jazz Studies (Guitar) |
Stephen Morscheck |
Professor of Vocal Studies |
Jessica Muñiz-Collado |
Assistant Professor of Music Business |
Jessica Nápoles |
Professor of Choral Music Education Conductor of Concert Choir |
Jon Nelson |
Professor of Composition Interim Chair of the Division of Composition Studies, Fall 2023 Coordinator of the Music Electronics Curriculum |
Eric Nestler |
Distinguished Teaching Professor of Saxophone Coordinator of Woodwinds |
Arash Noori |
Adjunct Instructor - Lute, Theorbo & Baroque Guitar |
Phillip O. Paglialonga |
Associate Professor of Clarinet |
Rob Parton |
Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet – Lead Trumpet Emphasis Chair of the Division of Jazz Studies Director of the Two O'Clock Lab Band |
Pamela Mia Paul |
Regents Professor of Piano |
Elizabeth Petersen |
Visiting Lecturer in String Music Education |
Sean Robert Powell |
Professor of Music Education Chair of the Division of Music Education |
April L. Prince |
Principal Lecturer in Music History |
Elvia Puccinelli |
Professor of Collaborative Piano and Vocal Coaching Coordinator of Collaborative Piano |
Greg Raden |
Adjunct Instructor - Clarinet |
Catherine Ragland |
Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Ethnomusicology Area Coordinator Advisor - Mariachi Águilas de UNT |
Gudrun Raschen |
Senior Lecturer in Double Bass Coordinator of Chamber Music Studies |
Paul Rennick |
Associate Professor of Percussion (Snare Drum, Ensembles) |
Sandi Rennick |
Adjunct Faculty - Percussion (Marimba) |
John W. Richmond |
Dean of the College of Music Professor of Music Education |
Jamie Rives |
Adjunct Instructor Clinical Teaching Field Supervisor |
Cynthia Roberts |
Principal Lecturer in Baroque Violin |
Gillian Robertson |
Principal Lecturer of Music Theory Music Theory Area Coordinator |
Debbie Rohwer |
Regents Professor of Music Education Vice President for Planning |
Gustavo Romero |
Professor of Piano University Distinguished Research Professor |
David Rowland |
Adjunct Instructor - Music Education |
Stephanie Rhodes Russell |
Associate Professor and Music Director of Opera |
Nikola Ružević |
Associate Professor of Cello |
Raquel Samayoa |
Associate Professor of Trumpet Co-Director, UNT Brass Band |
Drew Schnurr |
Assistant Professor of Composition and Media Arts |
Lynn Seaton |
Regents Professor of Jazz Bass |
Tamar Sella |
Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology |
Kyle Sherman |
Adjunct - Trumpet |
Stephen Slottow |
Professor of Music Theory |
Ed Smith |
Adjunct Instructor - Vibraphone Director of the Bwana Kumala Gamelan Ensemble |
Jeffrey Snider |
Associate Professor of Voice |
Beth Snyder |
Assistant Professor of Music History |
Kirsten Soriano |
Associate Dean for Operations Associate Professor of Composition |
Poovalur Sriji |
Adjunct Instructor - Percussion Director of the South Indian Cross-Cultural Ensemble |
David Stout |
Professor of Composition Studies Coordinator for Initiative for Advanced Research in Technology and the Arts (iARTA) |
Terri Sundberg |
Professor of Flute |
Amy Taylor |
Adjunct Instructor of Piccolo |
Don Taylor |
Professor of Music Education Coordinator of Music Education Ph.D. Studies |
Joshua Taylor |
Adjunct Instructor of Sacred Music Studies |
Kimberly Hannon Teal |
Assistant Professor of Jazz History and Research |
Scott Tixier |
Assistant Professor of Jazz Violin Director of Jazz String Lab |
Andrew Trachsel |
Professor of Wind Studies Chair of the Division of Conducting and Ensembles Conductor of the Wind Orchestra |
Willem van Schalkwyk |
Opera Coach/Lecturer |
Bibiana Vergine |
Visiting Lecturer in Music History |
Vladimir Viardo |
Artist-in-Residence Professor of Piano |
Vivek Virani |
Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology and Music Theory Interim Coordinator of the BA in Critical Studies in Music and Society, 2023-2024 |
Carol Wilson |
Professor of Voice |
Adam Wodnicki |
Regents Professor of Piano |
Laehyung Woo |
Adjunct Instructor - Piano |
Amy Woody |
Lecturer in Wind Studies Director of Athletic Bands |
Brian Wright |
Assistant Professor of Music History |
Cyriel Aerts |
Director of Piano Services |
Destiny Andrews |
Assistant Director for Event Management |
Michelle Aponte |
Assistant to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Registration Manager |
Dolores August |
Career Development Specialist |
Cherése Bassett-Sowell |
Executive Director of Development |
Jordan Batson |
Administrative Assistant to Associate Dean for Operations |
Maria Baylock |
Executive Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the College of Music |
Ben Bigby |
Senior IT Support Manager |
Giant Boykin |
Development Support Coordinator |
Grant Carrington |
Senior Academic Advisor |
HsinHsiung "Willy" Chen |
Audio Reinforcement Specialist |
Sveva Clay |
Assistant Director of Recording Services |
Heather Coffin |
Administrative Coordinator for Wind Studies |
Colleen Conlon |
Senior Graduate Academic Counselor |
Diana Cooley |
Administrative Coordinator for Conducting and Ensembles, Keyboard Studies and Vocal Studies |
Justin Cooper |
Musical Instrument Repair Coordinator/Brass Repair Technician |
Jo Darmon |
Associate Academic Advisor |
Molly Fillmore |
Professor of Voice Chair of the Division of Vocal Studies |
Casey Goldman |
Associate Director of Community Engagement and Collaboration |
Sarah Goocher |
Assistant Director of Admissions Camps Coordinator |
Jaymee Haefner |
Associate Professor of Harp Director of Graduate Studies |
Blake Hardesty |
Graphic Design Specialist |
Matt Hardman |
Director of Communications, Marketing and Public Relations |
Steven Harlos |
Professor of Piano Professor of Collaborative Piano Chair of Keyboard Studies |
Warren Henry |
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Professor of Music Education |
Julie Hohman |
Technical Director |
William Karceski |
Program Project Specialist |
Katy Kinard |
Senior Administrative Coordinator for Awards and Admissions |
Scott Krejci |
Computer Systems Manager |
Ana Lemons |
Director of Development |
Stephen Lucas |
Lead Creative Programmer |
Joel MacMillan |
Instrument Technician for Strings |
Emilita Marin |
Assistant Dean for Business and Finance |
Craig Marshall |
Adjunct Instructor - Jazz Studies Program Manager for Jazz Lab Band |
Austin Martinez |
Director of Recording Services |
Melissa Minick |
Senior Academic Counselor |
Alejandro Miranda |
Piano Technician |
Mark Montemayor |
Associate Professor of Music Education Director of Undergraduate Studies Music Academic Integrity Liaison to the Office of Academic Affairs |
Vickie Napier |
Administrative Assistant for Budget and Purchasing |
Jon Nelson |
Professor of Composition Interim Chair of the Division of Composition Studies, Fall 2023 Coordinator of the Music Electronics Curriculum |
Carole Overturf |
Administrative Coordinator in the Division of Instrumental Studies |
Rob Parton |
Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet – Lead Trumpet Emphasis Chair of the Division of Jazz Studies Director of the Two O'Clock Lab Band |
Brennan Scott Pierce |
Computer Lab Supervisor |
Carol Pollard |
Director of Undergraduate Advising |
Sean Robert Powell |
Professor of Music Education Chair of the Division of Music Education |
Alexander Ravitz |
Undergraduate Academic Counselor |
John W. Richmond |
Dean of the College of Music Professor of Music Education |
Caden Ridge |
Graduate Academic Counselor |
Daniel Rodrigues |
Woodwind Repair Technician |
Raymond Rowell |
Assistant Dean for Scholarships and External Affairs |
Laura Russell |
Administrative Coordinator for the Division of Music History/Theory/Ethnomusicology (MHTE), Music Education and Composition Studies Divisions |
Madison Russell |
Administrative Coordinator Division of Jazz Studies |
Dan Schulz |
Audio Technical Director |
Kirsten Soriano |
Associate Dean for Operations Associate Professor of Composition |
Linda Strube |
Concert Programs |
Andrew Trachsel |
Professor of Wind Studies Chair of the Division of Conducting and Ensembles Conductor of the Wind Orchestra |
Sarah Trachsel |
Concert & Events Scheduling Coordinator |
Joel Wiley |
Director of Admissions |
Amy Woods |
Budget Officer / Travel |
Sebastian Zaberca |
Assistant to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs |