Faculty & Staff
The University of Northern Iowa School of Music is proud to introduce our highly skilled and diverse faculty and staff of educators, performers, conductors and composers. Our esteemed faculty members have come to UNI fresh from their world travels, having performed everywhere from Moscow to Memphis, London to Los Angeles, Boston to Berlin and having studied at many excellent universities and programs including Juilliard School of Music, Eastman School of Music and, of course, right here at the University of Northern Iowa. Current students revel in the knowledge that their professors and applied instructors have studied, conducted and performed with musical greats like Samuel Adler, Haskell Harr, Fiora Contino, Dave Brubeck and Ray Charles. Look into your field of study and find out more!
Faculty Listing by Name
- Armstrong, Josh - Percussion
- Barrett, Brad - Choral Ensembles, Choral Conducting & Music Education
- Barrett, Korey - Vocal Coaching, Piano
- Barry, Thomas - Oboe
- Bennett, Bryan - Liberal Arts Core, Trumpet
- Botkin, Sean - Piano
- Boyd, Melinda - Music History
- Brich, Jeffrey - Voice
- Brumwell, Gretchen - Harp
- Buckholz, Chris - Trombone
- Bullard, Julia - Viola, Theory
- Burkhardt, Rebecca - Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra
- Capoccioni, Hunter - Bass
- Chenoweth, Jonathan - Cello, Liberal Arts Core
- Droe, Kevin - Graduate Music Education, Spring Concert Band
- Dunn, Bob - Guitar
- Fetter, Therese - Violin
- Floyd, Angeleita - Flute
- Funderburk, Jeffrey - Tuba/Euphonium
- Galyen, Danny - Panther Marching Band, Symphonic Band
- Giampietro, Thomas - Drum Set
- Grabowski, Randy - Trumpet
- Graham, Jack - Clarinet
- Guy, Robin - Piano
- Halgedahl, Frederick - Violin
- Hines, John - Voice
- Hogancamp, Randy - Percussion
- Johnson, Ronald - Instrumental Conducting, Wind Symphony & History II
- Khatsko, Polina - Piano
- Kiser, Fred - Choral Ensembles
- Lee, Kui-Im - Theory, Organ
- Lohman, Molly - Piano
- Mason, Cynthia - Clarinet
- McCandless, Amanda - Clarinet
- McDonald, Jean - Voice, Vocal Pedagogy
- Merz, Christopher - Jazz Studies Chair, Jazz Band I
- Meyer, Dyan - Choral Ensembles
- Morgan, Leslie - Voice
- Rachor, David - Bassoon, Saxophone, Liberal Arts Core
- Schmitz, Alan - Theory, Composition
- Schwabe, Jonathan - Theory & Composition
- Shepherd, William - Liberal Arts Core, Music Education
- Su, Yu-Ting (Tina) - Horn
- Swanson, Michelle - Music Education
- Thull, Jonathan - Voice
- Vallentine, Diane - Theory, Liberal Arts Core
- Vallentine, John - Director, School of Music, Music Education
- Vorobiev, Dmitri - Piano
- Walden, Sandra - Opera
- Washut, Robert - Jazz Band II
Administration & Staff Listing by Name
- Boehmer, Caroline - Administrative Assistant
- Burkhardt, Rebecca - Associate Director, Graduate Studies
- Grover, Susan - Secretary I
- Meyer, Claudia - Office Coordinator
- Pugh, E. Charles - Assistant Technical Director
- Roberts, Roberta - Secretary II
- Schmitz, Alan - Associate Director, Undergraduate Studies
- Vallentine, John - Director, School of Music

