Music

Faculty and Staff

The Music Program is part of the Department of the Arts.

 

Peter Happel Christian

  • Department Chair and Professor

Therese Todd

  • Office Manager

Faculty

Melissa Krause

Melissa Krause

  • D.M. Florida State University
  • M.A. University of Minnesota
  • B.M. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
  • Flute, Theory, Musicianship
Scott Miller

Scott Miller

  • Ph.D. University of Minnesota
  • M.M. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
  • B.A. SUNY - Oneonta
  • Composition, New Media, Theory
Kristen Bauer

Kristen Bauer

  • Music Education
Christopher Dickhaus

Christopher Dickhaus

  • D.M.A. University of Minnesota
  • M.M. University of North Texas
  • B.M. University of North Carolina Greensboro
  • Saxophone
Mary Emmons

Mary Emmons

  • M.M. University of Missouri Columbia
  • B.M. University of Tennessee Martin
  • Percussion, World Drumming Group, Husky Sports Band
Lauren Husting

Lauren Husting

  • M.A. University of North Texas
  • B.M. University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Trombone/Euphonium, Husky Sports Band
Jennifer Kreider

Jennifer Kreider

  • D.M.A. Indiana University (candidate)
  • Artist Diploma Indiana University
  • M.M. Rice University
  • B.M. Westminster Choir College
  • Applied Voice
Garrett Lathe

Garrett Lathe

  • M.M. St. Cloud State University
  • B.S. Bemidji State University
  • Concert Choir
Peter Meyer

Peter Meyer

  • M.A. St. Mary of the Woods College
  • B.A. University of Minnesota
  • Guitar, Music & World Cultures
Jill Pattock

Jill Pattock

  • D.M.A. University of Missouri - Kansas City
  • M.M. Western Michigan University
  • B.S. St. Cloud State University
  • Clarinet
Amy Schendel

Amy Schendel

  • D.M.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • M.M. Indiana University
  • B.M. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
  • Applied Trumpet, Brass Methods, Musicianship
Evan Shallcross

Evan Shallcross

  • M.M. Yale School of Music
  • B.M. Oberlin Conservatory
  • Violin

Bonnie Sorensen-Ernst

Bonnie Sorensen-Ernst

  • M.M. Southern Methodist University
  • B.M. St. Cloud State University
  • Class Piano

Emeriti

Dani Andersen

Dani Andersen

  • Staff Emeritus

Mary Jo Bot

  • Faculty Emeritus
  • M.S. St. Cloud State University
  • B.S. St. Cloud State University

Charles Echols

  • Faculty Emeritus
Carroll Fisher

Carroll Fisher

  • Staff Emeritus

Kim Gast

Kim Gast

  • Faculty Emeritus
  • D.A. University of Northern Colorado
  • M.A. University of Denver
  • B.M.E. University of Denver

James Johnson

  • Faculty Emeritus

Marion Judish

Marion Judish

  • Faculty Emeritus
  • D.M.A. University of Minnesota
  • M.M. University of Minnesota
  • B.M. University of Colorado-Boulder
  • Violin, Viola, Orchestra, Humanities

Dennis R. Layne

  • Faculty Emeritus

Al Moore

  • Faculty Emeritus
Janelle Pederson

Janelle Pederson

  • Staff Emeritus

Marcelyn Smale

  • Faculty Emeritus
Terry Vermillion

Terry Vermillion

  • Faculty Emeritus
  • D.A. University of Northern Colorado
  • M.M. University of Northern Colorado
  • B.M. University of Montana
Catherine Verrilli

Catherine Verrilli

  • Faculty Emeritus
  • D.M.A. University of Maryland College Park
  • M.M. University of Michigan
  • B.M. Shenandoah Conservatory

Carmen Wilhite

  • Faculty Emeritus