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Faculty and Staff

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 are soloists with opera companies and symphony orchestras across the globe.

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Gideon F. Alorwoyie

Professor of Percussion
Director of the African Percussion Ensemble

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
B

Tony Baker

Professor of Trombone

Jeff Bradetich

Regents Professor of Double Bass

Julia Bushkova

Professor of Violin

Bokyung Byun

Assistant Professor of Guitar
C

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

Mary Karen Clardy

Regents Professor of Flute

Daryl Coad

Principal Lecturer in Clarinet

Horacio Contreras

Associate Professor of Cello

Justin Cooper

Musical Instrument Repair Coordinator/Brass Repair Technician

Michael Crawford

Lecturer of Music Education
D

Susan Dubois

Coordinator of Strings
Regents Professor of Viola and Chamber Music
F

Deborah Fabian

Principal Lecturer in Clarinet

Mark Ford

Regents Professor of Percussion (Marimba, Ensembles)
Coordinator of Percussion
G

Daphne Gerling

Assistant Professor of Viola

Matthew Good

Adjunct Instructor - Tuba

Adam Gordon

Senior Lecturer of Trumpet and Baroque Trumpet
H

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
Director of UNT Percussion Ensemble
Applied Percussion, Percussion Literature, History and Pedagogy

Stockton Helbing

Adjunct Instructor - Percussion (Jazz Drum Set)

John Holt

Professor of Trumpet
Brass Area Coordinator
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Chloé Kiffer

Assistant Professor of Violin
L

Philip Lewis

Professor of Violin

Donald Little

Regents Professor of Tuba

Kimberly Cole Luevano

Professor of Clarinet
Chair of the Division of Instrumental Studies
M

Natalie Mannix

Associate Professor of Trombone
Associate Chair of the Division of Instrumental Studies

Katherine McBain

Senior Lecturer in Horn

Elizabeth McNutt

Principal Lecturer in Flute
Director of Nova New Music Ensemble

Steven Menard

Associate Professor of Trombone

Stacie Mickens

Associate Professor of Horn
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Eric Nestler

Distinguished Teaching Professor of Saxophone
Coordinator of Woodwinds

Arash Noori

Adjunct Instructor - Lute, Theorbo & Baroque Guitar
P

Phillip O. Paglialonga

Associate Professor of Clarinet

Elizabeth Petersen

Visiting Lecturer in String Music Education
R

Greg Raden

Adjunct Instructor - Clarinet

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)

Cynthia Roberts

Principal Lecturer in Baroque Violin

Nikola Ružević

Associate Professor of Cello
S

Raquel Samayoa

Associate Professor of Trumpet
Co-Director, UNT Brass Band

Kyle Sherman

Adjunct - Trumpet

Ed Smith

Adjunct Instructor - Vibraphone
Director of the Bwana Kumala Gamelan Ensemble

Poovalur Sriji

Adjunct Instructor - Percussion
Director of the South Indian Cross-Cultural Ensemble

Terri Sundberg

Professor of Flute
T

Amy Taylor

Adjunct Instructor of Piccolo
W

Brian Walker

Associate Professor of Trumpet
C

Justin Cooper

Musical Instrument Repair Coordinator/Brass Repair Technician
O

Carole Overturf

Administrative Coordinator in the Division of Instrumental Studies