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Department of Music

Office Location: AR 287
Phone: 303-615-1010
Email: [email protected]

Mailing Address:
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Department of Music
Campus Box 58
P.O. Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362

Shipping Address:
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Department of Music
c/o Auraria Receiving
1201 Fifth Street
Denver, CO 80204

Department Chair

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Brandon Matthews

Department Chair, Professor

Office Location: AR 287B

[email protected] 303-615-0823 Matthews Directory Profile

Music Department Faculty

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Carla Aguilar

Professor - Music Education Area Coordinator

Office Location: AR 286G

[email protected] 303-615-0105 Aguilar Directory Profile
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Dawn Clement

Associate Professor - Jazz Piano, Jazz Voice, Jazz & American Improvised Music Area Coordinator

Office Location: AR 284G

[email protected] 303-605-5872 Clement Directory Profile
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Dave Devine

Senior Lecturer - Jazz & American Improvised Music Guitar Coordinator

Office Location: AR 284H

[email protected] 303-615-1621 Devine Directory Profile
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Shane Endsley

Lecturer and Kalamath Coordinator - Jazz and American Improvised Music, Trumpet

Office Location: KA

[email protected] 303-615-1624 Endsley Directory Profile
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David Farrell

Assistant Professor - Composition Area Coordinator

Office Location: AR 277L

[email protected] 303-615-0692 Farrell Directory Profile
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Philip Ficsor

Assistant Professor - Violin, Strings Area Coordinator

[email protected] 303-605-5061 Ficsor Directory Profile
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Mark Harris

Associate Professor - Saxophone

Office Location: AR 284E

[email protected] 303-615-0540 Harris Directory Profile
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Michael Hengst

Professor - Trumpet, Brass & Percussion Area Coordinator

Office Location: AR 284F

[email protected] 303-615-0560 Hengst Directory Profile
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Chris Keelan

Lecturer - Music Theory

Office Location: AR 286H

[email protected] 303-615-1635 Keelan Directory Profile
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David Kish

Professor - Band Area Coordinator, Music Education

Office Location: AR 286B

[email protected] 303-615-0692 Kish Directory Profile
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Alex Komodore

Professor - Classical Guitar Area Coordinator

Office Location: AR 284M

[email protected] 303-615-0710 Komodore Directory Profile
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MB Krueger

Professor - Choral Area Coordinator, Conducting

Office Location: AR 277J

[email protected] 303-615-0720 Krueger Directory Profile
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Cherise Leiter

Professor - Music Theory Area Coordinator

Office Location: AR 286F

[email protected] 303-615-0751 Leiter Directory Profile
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Elizabeth Macy

Associate Professor - Ethnomusicology

Office Location: AR 286H

[email protected] 303-605-5873 Macy Directory Profile
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Jooeun Pak

Associate Professor - Classical Piano Area Coordinator

Office Location: AR 284K

[email protected] 303-615-1608 Pak Directory Profile
Gene Roberts Headshot

Gene Roberts

Associate Professor - Classical & Musical Theatre Voice, Opera Area Coordinator

Office Location: AR 284J

[email protected] 303-615-1066 Roberts Directory Profile
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Peter Schimpf

Professor - Musicology

Office Location: AR 277F

[email protected] 303-615-1124 Schimpf Directory Profile
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Patricia Surman

Associate Professor - Flute, Woodwinds Area Coordinator

Office Location: AR 277K

[email protected] 303-615-1208 Surman Directory Profile
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Bradley Thompson

Professor - Classical Voice Area Coordinator

Office Location: AR 284L

[email protected] 303-615-1236 Thompson Directory Profile

Music Department Affiliate Faculty

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Adjei Abankwah

African Drum Ensemble

[email protected] 303-615-1609 Abankwah Directory Proile
Grand piano keys and soundboard

Gabriel Bita

Accompanist

[email protected] Bita Directory Profile
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David Crowe

Double Bass

[email protected] Crowe Directory Profile
Harp in front of sheet music

Alisa DeWitt

Harp

[email protected] DeWitt Directory Profile
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Mark Foster

Percussion

[email protected] 303-615-1627 Foster Directory Profile
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Peter Friesen

Piano

[email protected] 303-615-1628 Friesen Directory Profile
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Joice Gibson

Musicology

[email protected] 303-615-0471 Gibson Directory Profile
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Dru Heller

Jazz Drums

[email protected] 303-615-1633 Heller Directory Profile
Clarinets

April Johannesen

Woodwinds

[email protected] Johannesen Directory Profile
Violin on chair

Isaac Kay

Violin

[email protected] Kay Directory Profile
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Rebecca Koenigberg

Classical Voice

[email protected] 303-615-1638 Koenigberg Directory Profile
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Tim Krueger

Musicology

[email protected] 303-615-1640 Krueger Directory Profile
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Charles Lee

Cello

[email protected] 303-615-1641 Lee Directory Profile
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Jeffrey McCray

Bassoon

[email protected] McCray Directory Profile
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Patrick McDevitt

Jazz Bass

[email protected] McDevitt Directory Profile
Microphone under lights

Jocelyn Medina

Jazz Voice

[email protected] Medina Directory Profile
Gamelan mallet on keys

Shawn Mollenhauer

Musicology

[email protected] 303-615-1642 Mollenhauer Directory Profile
Gamelan mallet on keys

Steven Mullins

Musicology

[email protected] Mullins Directory Profile
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Lara Jean O'Connor

Staff Accompanist

[email protected] 303-615-1643 O'Connor Directory Profile
Grand piano keys and soundboard

Jordan Ortman

Staff Accompanist, Piano

[email protected] Ortman Directory Profile
Grand piano keys and soundboard

Rosanna Patrona-Aurand

Staff Accompanist

[email protected] Patrona-Aurand Directory Profile
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Kolio Plachkov

French Horn

[email protected] 303-615-1645 Plachkov Directory Profile
Clarinets

Abby Raymond

Clarinet

[email protected] 303-615-1646 Raymond Directory Profile
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Carmen Sandim

Musicology

[email protected] 303-615-1649 Sandim Directory Profile
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Nanette Shannon

Piano

[email protected] 303-615-1652 Shannon Directory Profile
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Kathryn Dupuy Simpson

Oboe

[email protected] Simpson Directory Profile
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Adam Snider

Tuba

[email protected] Snider Directory Profile
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Phillip Stevens

Viola

[email protected] 303-615-1657 Stevens Directory Profile
Microphone under lights

Brian Stone

Choirs

[email protected] Stone Directory Profile
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Christopher Thompson

Staff Accompanist

[email protected] 303-615-1659 Thompson Directory Profile
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Michelle Thompson

Classical Voice

[email protected] 303-615-1660 Thompson Directory Profile
Sound mixing board at concert

Terissa Thompson

Music Technology

[email protected] Thompson Directory Profile
Lorenzo Trujillo playing violin

Lorenzo Trujillo

Mariachi Ensemble

[email protected] 303-615-1662 Trujillo Directory Profile
Grand piano keys and soundboard

Dominik Von Pichl

Staff Accompanist

[email protected] Von Pichl Directory Profile
Grand piano keys and soundboard

Aric Vyhmeister

Staff Accompanist

[email protected] Vyhmeister Directory Profile
Grand piano keys and soundboard

Allison Wang

Staff Accompanist

[email protected] Wang Directory Profile
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I Made Tangkas Ade Wijaya

Gamelan Ensemble

[email protected] Wijaya Directory Profile
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Sam Williams

Saxophone

[email protected] Williams Directory Profile
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Larry Worster

Professor Emeritus, Musicology

[email protected] 303-615-1665 Worster Directory Profile
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Bron Wright

Trombone

[email protected] 303-615-1667 Wright Directory Profile

Music Department Staff

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Charla Bevan

Music Events Manager

Office Location: AR 286D

[email protected] 303-615-0195 Bevan Directory Profile
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Christine Devine

Program Analyst

Office Location: AR 287D

[email protected] 303-615-0348 Devine Directory Profile
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RJ Miller

Music Technology Coordinator

Office Location: PL 246

[email protected] 303-615-0865 Miller Directory Profile
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Teri Slick

CLAS Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist

Office Location: AR 286A

[email protected] 303-615-0300 Schedule Appointment
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Elaine Stanley

Music Program Manager

Office Location: AR 287C

[email protected] 303-615-1188 Stanley Directory Profile
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Kimberly Wendt

Budget & Procurement Manager

Office Location: AR 287A

[email protected] 303-615-0984 Wendt Directory Profile

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