School of Music

• School of Music
• Undergraduate Programs

• Undergraduate Faculty
• Music Major
• Music Performance Major
• Music Minor
• International Travel Programs

Undergraduate Faculty

Dean

• Duane Funderburk, DMA
  Dean and Professor

Professors

• Rodney Cathey, DMA
  Chair of Undergraduate Studies; Conductor of University Choir and Orchestra; Professor of Music
• Tao Chang, DMA
  Professor of Music
• Donavon Gray, DMA
  Director of Winds, Brass, and Percussion Studies; Conductor of Wind Ensemble and Handbells; Associate Professor of Music
• Dennis Royse, Ph.D.
  Chair of Graduate Programs; Associate Professor of Music
• Robert Sage, DMA
  Professor of Music
• Phil Shackleton, DMA
  Director of Music Theory, Director of Music Technology; Professor of Music
• Marek Szpakiewicz, DMA
  Adjunct Professor of Music: Cello and Chamber Music

Associate Professors

• David Beatty, M.M.
  Director of Commercial Music, Director of Jazz Ensemble; Assistant Professor of Music
• Kimasi Browne, Ph.D.
  Director of Ethnomusicology; Associate Professor of Music
• Harold Clousing, M.A.
  Conductor of Men's Chorale; Associate Professor of Music
• Melanie Galloway, DMA
  Associate Professor of Music
• Marvin McKissick, M.M.
  Director of Church Music; Associate Professor of Music
• Donald Neufeld, M.A.
  Associate Dean of the School of Music; Associate Professor of Music

Assistant Professors

• Joel Clifft, DMA
  Director of Keyboard Studies; Assistant Professor of Music
• Claire Fedoruk, DMA
  Assistant Professor of Music
• David Hughes, DMA
  Conductor of Bel Canto Women's Choir; Assistant Professor of Music
• Alexander Koops, M.M.
  Director of Undergraduate Music Education, Conductor of Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Marching Band; Assistant Professor of Music
• Michael Kozubek, M.M.
  Director of Guitar Studies; Assistant Professor of Music
• Michael Lee, M.A.
  Director of Music Technology; Director of Small Group Ensembles; Assistant Professor of Music
• Alex Russell, M.M.
  Director of Chamber Music; Assistant Professor
• John Sutton, DMA
  Director of Choral Activities, Conductor of Oratorio Choir; Assistant Professor of Music
• Roza Kostrzewska Yoder, M.A.
  Artistic Director of the International Piano Institute; Assistant Professor of Music

Instructors

• William Boocock, M.A.
  Instructor of Music
• Timothy Eckert, M.M.
  Instructor, Double Bass
• Patricia Edwards, M.M.
  Director of Vocal Studies; Director of Opera Workshop; Instructor of Music
• Janet Harms, Ed.D.
  Instructor of Music
• Michelle Jensen, M.M.
  Conductor of Chamber Singers; Instructor of Music
• Eniko St. Clair, M.M.
  Instructor of Music

Adjunct Professors

• Eric Mathis, M.M., M.Div.
  Adjunct Professor of Music
• Jonathan Moerschel, M.M.
  Adjunct Professor, Viola and Chamber Music
• Christopher Russell, M.M.
  Conductor, Symphony Orchestra; Adjunct Professor
• Charles Stegeman, M.M.
  Director of Strings
• Jonathan Thomson, M.M.
  Adjunct Professor of Music

“The School of Music’s greatest strength is the Christian faculty who are seasoned professionals. The music faculty serve as excellent models of what it means to be a Christian and a musician in today's world.”

– Rod Cathey, DMA
Chair of Undergraduate Studies; Conductor of University Choir and Orchestra; Professor of Conducting