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.
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 |
Tony Baker |
Professor of Trombone |
Jeff Bradetich |
Regents Professor of Double Bass |
Julia Bushkova |
Professor of Violin |
Bokyung Byun |
Assistant Professor of Guitar |
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 |
Susan Dubois |
Coordinator of Strings Regents Professor of Viola and Chamber Music |
Deborah Fabian |
Principal Lecturer in Clarinet |
Mark Ford |
Regents Professor of Percussion (Marimba, Ensembles) Coordinator of Percussion |
Daphne Gerling |
Assistant Professor of Viola |
Matthew Good |
Adjunct Instructor - Tuba |
Adam Gordon |
Senior Lecturer of Trumpet and Baroque Trumpet |
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 |
Chloé Kiffer |
Assistant Professor of Violin |
Philip Lewis |
Professor of Violin |
Donald Little |
Regents Professor of Tuba |
Kimberly Cole Luevano |
Professor of Clarinet Chair of the Division of Instrumental Studies |
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 |
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 |
Elizabeth Petersen |
Visiting Lecturer in String Music Education |
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 |
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 |
Amy Taylor |
Adjunct Instructor of Piccolo |
Brian Walker |
Associate Professor of Trumpet |
Justin Cooper |
Musical Instrument Repair Coordinator/Brass Repair Technician |
Carole Overturf |
Administrative Coordinator in the Division of Instrumental Studies |