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School of Music Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff

Our talented faculty is composed of active performers, composers, and scholars dedicated to teaching and mentoring the individual student. Committed to students’ success, the School of Music faculty members are established educators, performers and leaders in their disciplines, widely respected for their excellence and their enthusiasm.

Western's School of Music faculty shares a wealth of academic experience and real-world knowledge with students to help prepare for careers in today's ever-broadening field of music opportunities.

Music Faculty

Andrew Adams

Professor

Piano

aadams@wcu.edu 828.227.2756

Madison Barton

Visiting Assistant Professor

Trumpet

mbarton@wcu.edu 828.227.3274

Travis Bennett

Professor

Horn

tbennett@wcu.edu 828.227.3957

Nick Beltchev

Assistant Professor

Tuba, Euphonium

nbeltchev@wcu.edu 828.227.3141

Chris Beyt

Associate Professor

Jazz Guitar, Commercial Music and Audio Production

cjbeyt@wcu.edu 828.227.2713

Lyn Ellen Burkett

Assistant Professor

Music Appreciation, Aural Skills

leburkett@wcu.edu 828.227.3725

Isaiah Feken

Assistant Professor

Voice

ifeken@wcu.edu 828.227.2240

Matt Henley

Interim Director of Athletic Bands

mhenley@wcu.edu 828.227.2998

Dillon Ingle

Interim Assistant Director of Athletic Bands

dsingle@wcu.edu 828.227.2711

Ian Jeffress

Associate Professor

Saxophone

jeffress@wcu.edu 828.227.3974

Ethan King

Recording Engineer

Commercial Music & Audio Production

king@wcu.edu 828.227.2733

Kelariz Keshavarz

Assistant Professor

Flute

zkeshavarz@wcu.edu 828.227.3952

Leonidas Lagrimas

Assistant Professor

Piano & Piano Pedagogy

llagrimas@wcu.edu 828.227.3953

Chris Lock

Assistant Professor

Music Technology

clock@wcu.edu 828.227.2400

Jeananne Nichols

Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor

Music Education

nicholsj@wcu.edu 828.227.3684

Will Peebles

Professor

Bassoon, Music Theory, Gamelan

wpeebles@wcu.edu 828.227.3258

Andrea Price

Assistant Professor

Voice

amprice@wcu.edu 828.227.3275

Christina Reitz

Professor

Music History

clreitz@wcu.edu 828.227.2151

Damon Sink

Professor

Theory and Composition

dwsink@wcu.edu 828.227.2566

Zsolt Szabo

Associate Professor

Trombone & Euphonium

zszabo@wcu.edu 828.227.3954

Shannon Thompson

Professor

Clarinet

thompson@wcu.edu 828.227.3956

Allison Thorp

Associate Professor

Director of Choral Activities

athorp@wcu.edu 828.227.3259

P. Bradley Ulrich

Professor

Trumpet

ulrich@wcu.edu 828.227.3274

Margaret Underwood

Associate Professor

Director, School of Music and Director of Bands

maunderwood@wcu.edu 828.227.3726

Tim Wise

Interim Assistant Director of Athletic Bands

twise@wcu.edu 828.227.2102

Pavel Wlosok

Professor

Jazz Piano, Jazz Band

pwlosok@wcu.edu 828.227.3261

Amy Yin

Visiting Assistant Professor

Percussion

xyin@wcu.edu 828.227.3263

Adjunct Faculty

Andrea Adamcova

Adjunct

Piano

awlosokovaadamcova@wcu.edu

Jennifer Anderson

Adjunct

Music Education

jenniferanderson@wcu.edu

Susannah Clabough

Adjunct

Percussion

sclabough@wcu.edu

Andy Jurik

Adjunct

Aural Skills

Robert Kehrberg

Adjunct

Jazz Appreciation

rkehrberg@wcu.edu

Claire Lemke

Adjunct

Music Theory

Kim Neidlinger

Adjunct

Music Appreciation/String Methods

skneidlinger@wcu.edu

Lillian Pearson

Adjunct

Accompanist

lillianbusspearson@gmail.com

Malik Pratt

Adjunct

Drumset

smpratt@wcu.edu

Ann Valle

Adjunct

Oboe

Administrative Staff

Sheila Frizzell
Administrative Support Associate
sfrizzell@wcu.edu
Phone: 828.227.3256

Davis Weaver