School of Music

• School of Music
• Undergraduate Programs

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

Undergraduate Faculty

Dean

• Donald Neufeld, M.A.
  Acting Dean and Associate Professor, School of Music

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; Voice Faculty/Artistic Director of APU Opera
• Marvin McKissick, M.M.
  Director of Church 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, DMA.
  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; Conductor of University Choir & Orchestra; 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; 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

• David B. "Rusty" Higgins
• Eric Mathis, M.M., M.Div.
• Jonathan Moerschel, M.M.
• Christopher Russell, M.M.
• Jennifer Showalter, M.M.
• Charles Stegeman, M.M.
• Jonathan Thomson, M.M.

“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