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Department of Music

Main Office Location: AR 287
Music Faculty Office Suites: AR 286, AR 284, AR 277
Main Office: 303-615-1010
Kalamath Building: 303-615-0388
Email: [email protected]

Arts Building Address: 1150 10th St. Plaza, Denver CO 80204
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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 of Music Chair

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Brandon Matthews

Department Chair, Professor

Office Location: AR 287B

[email protected] 303-615-0823 Schedule Appointment

Department of Music 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

Office Location: AR 277B

[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
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Gene Roberts

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

Department of Music Faculty Bios

The Music Faculty of MSU Denver are innovative musicians, scholars, and composers who are deeply dedicated to each and every one of their students.

Read bios for MSU Denver's Full-Time Music Faculty

Department of Music Affiliate Faculty

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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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Terissa Thompson

Music Technology

[email protected] Thompson Directory Profile
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Dominik Von Pichl

Staff Accompanist

[email protected] Von Pichl Directory Profile
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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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Larry Worster

Professor Emeritus, Musicology

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

Department of Music 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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Elaine Stanley

Music Program Manager

Office Location: AR 287C

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

CLAS Arts Advisors

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Jeffrey McCray

Academic Advisor I

Office Location: AR 277E

[email protected] 303-605-5292 Schedule Appointment
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Teri Slick

Academic Advisor II

Office Location: AR 286A

[email protected] 303-605-7410 Schedule Appointment