School of Music Faculty
The School of Music boasts a large and diverse faculty. Their specialties range from orchestral and operatic performance to jazz studies to piano pedagogy to American music history to elementary music education, just to name a few. Whatever your musical interests, you are likely to find a skilled mentor at Butler.
*Member, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
**"Esteemed Musician Emeritus," Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
***Member, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Administration
Dr. Andrea Gullickson
Chair of the School of Music
Piano
Dr. Kate Boyd
Assistant professor, piano, director of piano studies
Catherine Bringerud
Accompanying/chamber music
Anna Briscoe
Instructor of piano, accompanying
Thomas Gerber
Instructor of harpsichord
Jenny Mobley
Instructor of piano, class piano
Dr. Steven Roberson
Piano pedagogy, associate dean of the Jordan College of Fine Arts
Karen Thickstun
Instructor of piano, director of the Butler Community Arts School
Woodwinds
Karen Moratz*
Artist-in-residence, flute, chamber music
Loretta Contino
Instructor of flute
Achille Rossi**
Instructor of clarinet, chamber music
Greg Imboden
Instructor of clarinet, woodwinds
Malcolm Smith*
Artist-in-residence, oboe
Dr. Douglas Spaniol
Associate professor, bassoon, coordinator of woodwinds, assistant chair, coordinator of graduate studies
Nick Brightman
Instructor of saxophone, wind instrument repair
Brass
Marvin Perry*
Artist-in-residence, trumpet
Allen Miller*
Instructor of trumpet
Michael Hackett
Instructor of trumpet, Director of Jazz Ensemble
Dr. Gail Lewis
Associate professor, horn, coordinator of brass, music theory, chamber music
Jared Rodin***
Instructor of trombone
Melissa Williams
Instructor of tuba/low brass, chamber music
Percussion
Jon Crabiel
Artist-in-residence, percussion, director of the Percussion and Steel Drum Ensembles
Craig Hetrick*
Instructor of percussion
Strings
Larry Shapiro***
Professor of music, artist-in-residence, violin
Dr. Lisa Brooks***
Associate professor, violin
Dr. Davis Brooks***
Associate professor, violin, chamber music
Richard Auldon Clark
Associate professor, director of orchestral studies, conducting, violin/viola
Dr. William Grubb
Associate professor, cello, chamber music, music history
David Murray***
Associate professor, bass, coordinator of strings, music history
Wendy Muston***
Instructor of harp
Brett Terrell
Instructor of guitar
Voice/Choral Music/Lyric Theatre
Nancy Davis Booth
Assistant professor, voice, director of Lyric Theatre
Mark Gilgallon
Instructor of voice
Dr. Kathie Kelton
Associate professor, voice, diction
Henry Leck
Associate professor, director of choral activities, music education, conducting
Dr. Steven Rickards
Instructor of voice
Mary Anne Scott
Lecturer in voice
Dr. Michael Sells
Professor of music, coordinator of vocal studies, voice, music history
Dr. Eric Stark
Associate professor, director of Butler Chorale and Butler Madrigal Singers
Sheri Stormes
Instructor of diction
Dr. Michelle Louer
Director of University Choir (adjunct, spring 2008)
Music Education/Pedagogy
Dr. Daniel P. Bolin
Associate professor, music education, music history
Dr. Timothy Brimmer
Associate professor, music education, choral conducting, vocal jazz, music technology, director of the Multisensory Learning Facility
Liz Efroymson-Brooks
Instructor of music education, string pedagogy
Stanley DeRusha
Professor of music, music education, music history, conducting
Dr. Penny Dimmick
Associate professor, music education
Dr. Robert Grechesky
Professor of music, director of bands, music education, euphonium, conducting
Kathy Hershberger
Instructor of music education, string pedagogy
David McCullough
Associate director of bands, director of athletic bands, music education
Cheryl West
Instructor in music education
Music History/Music Theory
Dr. James Briscoe
Professor of music, music history
Dr. Jeffrey Gillespie
Associate professor, music theory, coordinator of music theory and history
Dr. Richard Osborne
Professor emeritus, music theory
Dr. Rusty Jones
Assistant professor, music theory
Dr. Wayne Wentzel
Professor emeritus, music history
Composition
Dr. Frank Felice
Associate professor, composition, electronic music, music theory
James Mulholland
Professor of music, music theory and history
Dr. Michael Schelle
Professor of music, composer-in-residence
Jazz Studies
Matt Pivec
Director of Jazz Studies
Gary Walters
Instructor of jazz piano, director of Jazz Combo
Dr. Timothy Brimmer
Associate professor, music education, choral conducting, vocal jazz, music technology, director of the Multisensory Learning Facility
Arts Administration
Susan Zurbuchen
Director of arts administration
Rose Kleiman
Assistant professor, arts administration
