Faculty
Our unparalleled faculty is the cornerstone of the educational experience in the School of Music. Our faculty consists of internationally recognized scholars, musicians, and teachers, who bring their real-world experience directly into the classroom, rehearsal hall, and studio. With some of the most prominent musical experts in the Twin Cities--many members of the Minnesota Orchestra or the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra--our collaborative and creative faculty guide students as they develop into scholars, teachers, composers, and performers.
Director
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Strings
Sally O'Reilly
Professor of Violin
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Fernando Meza
Professor Director of Percussion Studies
Keyboard
Voice
Jazz and Improvisation
Dean Sorenson
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Director of Jazz Studies, Associate Professor
Conducting and Ensembles
Betsy McCann
she/her/hers
Assistant Director of Bands, Director of Marching and Athletic Bands, Assistant Professor
Mark Russell Smith
Associate Professor Artistic Director of Orchestral Studies
Dean Sorenson
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Director of Jazz Studies, Associate Professor
Composition and Electronic Music
Music Education
Keitha Lucas Hamann
she/her/hers
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies Music Education
Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Director
Music Therapy and Health
Brian McCullough
Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique (AmSAT) Teaching Specialist Music Education Music Therapy
Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Gabriela Currie
Professor of Musicology and Historical Ethnomusicology
Music Theory
Affiliated Faculty
Professors Emeriti
Dean Billmeyer
Emeritus Professor of Organ
Korey Konkol
Emeritus Professor of Viola
Kathy Romey
Emerita Professor of Choral Conducting
