Music Department - St. Cloud State University

Music Department - St. Cloud State University

 

The Department of Music includes 26 full and part time faculty, specializing in Music Education, Music History, Theory, Composition, Jazz, Pedagogy, Music Technology, Conducting, Ethnomusicology, and Performance.

Students enrolled in private instrumental or vocal lessons receive one-on-one instruction from faculty members with national and international experience and expertise.

Erik Barsness - Percussion
133 Performing Arts Center
ecbarsness@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-5237

 

 

 

Mary Jo Bot - Women's Choir
145 Performing Arts Center
mjbot@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-3836

Paul Budde -Music Education
pjbudde@stcloudstate.edu

Phoebe Dalton - Cello
padalton@stcloudstate.edu
phoebedalton@comcast.net

Patty Diederichs - French Horn
pldieder1@aol.com

James Dennihan - Piano
256 Performing Arts Center
jpdennihan@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-2248

Andrea Fedele - Oboe
243 Performing Arts Center
anewfedele@yahoo.com
(320) 308-3270

Matthew Ferrell
Concert Choir & Chamber Singers
146 Performing Arts Center
maferrell@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-2260

Kim Gast
Saxophone/Jazz Ensemble
226 Performing Arts Center
kgast@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-2249

Hugh Givens - Voice/Opera Theatre
244 Performing Arts Center
hgivens@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-3275

R. K. Hansen - Wind Ensemble, Conducting, Musicology
2012-2013 Sabbatical
227a Performing Arts Center
rkhansen@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-3022

Allan Hawkins - Men's Choir
allanhawkins@mac.com

Marion Judish - Violin and Viola
246 Performing Arts Center
mjjudish@stcloudstate.edu / (320) 308-3289

Michael Krajewski - Applied Guitar/Class Guitar
135 Performing Arts Center
Mjkrajewski@stcloudstate.edu / (320) 308-3122

Melissa Krause - Music Theory/Flute
245 Performing Arts Center
mkrause@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-3283

Dennis Layne - Woodwinds / Humanities
248A Performing Arts Center
dlayne@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-2082

Laurie Merz - Bassoon
238 Performing Arts Center
merzfamily@comcast.net
(320) 308-3223

Scott Miller - Composition, Electroacoustic Music and Theory
222 Performing Arts Center
slmiller@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-3291

Daniel O'Bryant
Orchestra/Low Strings
Fall, 2012 Sabbatical
148 Performing Arts Center
dkobryant@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-2280

Tori Okwabi - Clarinet
243 Performing Arts Center
tpokwabi@stcloudstate.edu

Nancy Parker - Music Education, Music Preparatory Program
naparker@stcloudstate.edu

David Peterson - Trombone
227 Performing Arts Center
dbpeterson@stcloudstate.edu
bluebonecloud@gmail.com

Brian Roessler - Interim Applied Bass/Jazz Bass
238 Performing Arts Center
Roesslerbass@gmail.com
/ (320) 308-3223

Takako Seimiya Senn - Trumpet
seim0014@yahoo.com

Marcelyn Smale - Music Education
147 Performing Arts Center
smale@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-2285

John Stewart - Interim Wind Ensemble Conductor
135 Performing Arts Center
Jrstewart@stcloudstate.edu / (320) 308-3122

Glen Tuomaala - Husky Sports Band, Campus Band / Department Recruitment & Promotions
227 Performing Arts Center
gatuomaala@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-3201

Kristian Twombly
New Media and Rock and Roll
248 Performing Arts Center
kmtwombly@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-5638

Terry Vermillion
Percussion Studies and
Department Chair

133 Performing Arts Center
tvermillion@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-5237

Catherine Verrilli
Voice / Vocal Pedagogy
247 Performing Arts Center
cverrilli@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-2259

Brett Wartchow
History of Rock & Roll
bawartchow@stcloudstate.edu
brett030@umn.edu

Carmen Wilhite - Private Piano, Collaborative Piano, Piano Pedagogy
242 Performing Arts Center
cwilhite@stcloudstate.edu
(320) 308-3272