Music Faculty & Staff
Administration
David Murray - Director of the School of Music; Professor, Double Bass; Coordinator of Strings
Principal Double Bass, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
317-940-9988
dmurray@butler.edu
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Dr. Penny Dimmick - Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies; Professor, Music Education; Coordinator of Music Education
317-940-6422
pdimmick@butler.edu
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Dr. Nicholas Johnson - Associate Director for Graduate Studies; Assistant Professor, Music History
317-940-9256
ndjohns1@butler.edu
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Dr. Douglas Spaniol - Assistant Director for Events and Recruitment; Professor, Bassoon
dspaniol@butler.edu
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Dr. Matt Pivec - Assistant Director for Curriculum, Assessment, and Faculty Affairs; Associate Professor, Saxophone; Director of Jazz Studies, Jazz Ensemble
317-940-9068
mpivec@butler.edu
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Courtney Trachsel - Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator
317-940-9065
ctrachse@butler.edu
Joy L Rogers - Administrative Assistant
317-940-9246
jlroger1@butler.edu
Vonna Knapp - Administrative Assistant, Budget Director
317-940-9996
vknapp@butler.edu
Arts Administration
Brenda Lee Johnston - Assistant Professor, Arts Administration
317-940-6043
bljohnst@butler.edu
Susan Zurbuchen - Director of the Arts Administration Program
317-940-9463
szurbuch@butler.edu
Brass
Michael J. Colburn - Professor, Euphonium, Director of Bands, Wind Ensemble
317-940-6672
mcolburn@butler.edu
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Anthony Kniffen - Instructor of Tuba
akniffen@butler.edu
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Dr. Gail Lewis - Associate Professor, Horn, Coordinator of Brass, Music Theory
317-940-8369
glewis@butler.edu
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Allen Miller - Instructor of Trumpet
317-940-3056
admiller@butler.edu
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Jared Rodin - Instructor of Trombone
Member, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
317-940-3056
jrodin@butler.edu
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Composition
Dr. Frank Felice - Associate Professor, Composition, Electronic Music
317-940-3236
ffelice@butler.edu
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James Q. Mulholland - Professor, Composition
317-940-9541
jmulholl@butler.edu
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Dr. Michael Schelle - Professor, Composition, Artist-in-Residence, Coordinator of Composition
317-940-9642
mschelle@butler.edu
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Conducting
Richard Auldon Clark - Professor, Director of Orchestral Studies, Butler Symphony Orchestra, Viola
317-940-8031
rclark@butler.edu
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Michael J. Colburn - Professor, Director of Bands, Wind Ensemble, Euphonium
317-940-6672
mcolburn@butler.edu
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Dr. John Perkins - Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Choral Activities, University Choir, Spectra (formerly Women's Chorus)
317-940-9636
jdperkin@butler.edu
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Dr. Eric Stark - Professor, Director of Choral Activities, Butler Chorale
317-940-9981
estark@butler.edu
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Jazz Studies
Dr. Matt Pivec - Associate Professor, Director of Jazz Studies, Jazz Ensemble, Saxophone, Assistant Director for Curriculum, Assessment, and Faculty Affairs
317-940-9068
mpivec@butler.edu
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Erin Benedict - Instructor of Jazz Voice, Jordan Jazz
ebenedic@butler.edu
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Jon Crabiel - Artist-in-Residence, Percussion, Coordinator of Percussion, Percussion Ensemble
317-940-9488
jcrabiel@butler.edu
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Richard Dole - Instructor of Jazz Trombone
rdole@butler.edu
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Sean Imboden - Instructor of Jazz Saxophone
simboden@butler.edu
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Kenny Phelps - Instructor of Jazz Drums
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Dr. Jen Siukola - Instructor of Jazz Trumpet
jsiukola@butler.edu
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Gary Walters - Instructor of Jazz Piano
317-940-9060
gwalters@butler.edu
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Sandy Williams - Instructor of Jazz Guitar
317-940-9246
awwillia@butler.edu
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Jesse Wittman - Instructor of Jazz Bass
317-940-9246
jwittman@butler.edu
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Piano/Keyboard
Dr. Kate Boyd - Professor, Piano, Coordinator of Keyboard Studies
317-940-9709
kboyd@butler.edu
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Catherine Bringerud - Coordinator of Accompanying
317-940-8700
cbringer@butler.edu
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Anna Briscoe - Instructor of Piano
317-940-9647
abriscoe@butler.edu
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Amy Chee - Instructor of Keyboard Skills
aschindl@butler.edu
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Thomas Gerber - Instructor of Harpsichord
Member, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra
tgerber@butler.edu
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Dr. Heather Hinton - Instructor of Organ
hfowler@butler.edu
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Jenny Mobley - Instructor of Piano, Coordinator of Keyboard Skills
317-940-9212
jmobley@butler.edu
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D.J. Smith - Instructor of Piano, Keyboard Skills
317-940-8714
djsmith1@butler.edu
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Karen Thickstun - Instructor of Piano, Piano Pedagogy, Director of the Butler Community Arts School
317-940-5500
kthickst@butler.edu
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Gary Walters - Instructor of Jazz Piano
317-940-9060
gwalters@butler.edu
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Music Education
Dr. Timothy Brimmer - Professor, Music Education, Music Technology, Director of the Multisensory Learning Facility
317-940-9641
tbrimmer@butler.edu
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Dr. Penny Dimmick - Professor, Music Education, Coordinator of Music Education, Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies
317-940-6422
pdimmick@butler.edu
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Dr. Becky Marsh - Assistant Professor, Music Education- Choral
317-940-6898
bmarsh1@butler.edu
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Brian Weidner - Assistant Professor, Music Education- Instrumental
317-940-6115
bweidner@butler.edu
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Elizabeth Levin - Instructor of Music Education
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Catherine Radomski - Instructor of Music Education
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Music History/Music Theory
Dr. Clare Carrasco - Assistant Professor, Music History, Coordinator of Music History
ccarrasc@butler.edu
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Dr. Sally Childs-Helton - Instructor of World Music
317-940-9265
schildsh@butler.edu
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Dr. Andrew Farina - Visiting Assistant Professor, Music Theory
317-940-8806
afarina@butler.edu
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Dr. Jeffrey Gillespie - Professor, Music Theory, Coordinator of Music Theory
317-940-6416
jgillesp@butler.edu
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Dr. Nicholas Johnson - Assistant Professor, Music History, Associate Director for Graduate Studies
317-940-9256
ndjohns1@butler.edu
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Dr. Rusty Jones - Associate Professor, Music Theory
(Teaching in JCA on a limited capacity while serving as the Faculty Director of the Center for High Achievement through 2017.)
317-940-6552
rejones@butler.edu
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Percussion
Jon Crabiel - Artist-in-Residence, Percussion, Coordinator of Percussion, Percussion Ensemble
317-940-9488
jcrabiel@butler.edu
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Craig Hetrick - Instructor of Percussion
Member, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
317-940-9488
crhetrick@yahoo.com
Jeff Queen - Instructor of Percussion
317-940-9488
jqueen@butler.edu
Strings
Dr. Davis Brooks - Professor Emeritus, Violin
Associate Concertmaster, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
317-940-9634
dbrooks@butler.edu
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Dr. Lisa Brooks - Professor, Violin, Dean, Jordan College of the Arts
Principal Second Violin, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
317-940-8652
lbrooks@butler.edu
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Richard Auldon Clark - Professor, Viola, Director of Orchestral Studies, Butler Symphony Orchestra
317-940-8031
rclark@butler.edu
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Dr. William Grubb - Associate Professor, Cello
317-940-6418
wgrubb@butler.edu
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Ju-Fang Liu - Instructor of Double Bass
Principal Double Bass, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
317-940-9246
jliu4@butler.edu
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David Murray - Director of School of Music, Professor, Double Bass, Coordinator of Strings,
Principal Double Bass, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
317-940-8404
dmurray@butler.edu
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Wendy Muston - Instructor of Harp
Member, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
317-940-9079
wmuston@butler.edu
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Larry Shapiro - Professor, Violin, Artist-in-Residence
Concertmaster, Carmel Symphony Orchestra
317-940-9648
lshapiro@butler.edu
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Brett Terrell - Instructor of Guitar
bterrell@butler.edu
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Voice/Opera
Dr. Thaddaeus (T.J.) Bourne - Instructor of Voice, Vocal Pedagogy, Diction
317-940-9058
tbourne@butler.edu
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James Caraher - Butler Opera Theatre
317-940-9246
music@butler.edu
Kirsten Gunlogson - Visiting Associate Professor of Voice
contact information coming soon
kgunlogs@butler.edu
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Dr. Kathie Kelton - Associate Professor, Voice
317-940-9217
kkelton@butler.edu
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Dr. Steven Rickards - Instructor of Voice
317-940-6048
srickard@butler.edu
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Dr. Michael Sells - Professor Emeritus, Vocal Literature
317-940-9246
msells@butler.edu
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Dr. Oliver Worthington - Assistant Professor of Voice, Director of Butler Opera Theatre
317-940-4247
oworthin@butler.edu
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Dr. Dana Zenobi - Instructor of Voice
317-940-9635
dzenobi@butler.edu
Woodwinds
Pam Ajango - Instructor of Oboe, Coordinator of Woodwinds
Member, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
317-940-8694
pfrench@butler.edu
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Trina Gross - Instructor of Clarinet
Member, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
317-940-9631
cagross@butler.edu
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Michele Gingras - Instructor of Clarinet
mgingras@butler.edu
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Karen Moratz - Artist-in-Residence, Flute
Member, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
317-940-9632
kmoratz@butler.edu
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Heidi Radtke - Instructor of Saxophone, Director of the Arthur Jordan Saxophone Quartet
317-940-6216
hradtke@butler.edu
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Dr. Douglas Spaniol - Professor, Bassoon, Chair of the School of Music, Assistant Director for Events and Recruitment
317-940-8368
dspaniol@butler.edu
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Ensemble Directors
Instrumental
Butler University Wind Ensemble
Michael J. Colburn
317-940-6672
mcolburn@butler.edu
LH 154
Butler University Symphonic Band
Matt Smith
317-940-9876
mjsmith3@butler.edu
LH 018
Brian Weidner
317-940-6115
bweidner@butler.edu
LH 216
Butler Symphony Orchestra
Richard Auldon Clark
317-940-8031
rclark@butler.edu
LH 157
Jazz Ensemble
Matt Pivec
317-940-9068
mpivec@butler.edu
LH 246
Vocal
Butler Chorale
Eric Stark
317-940-9981
estark@butler.edu
LH 238
University Choir
John Perkins
317-940-9636
jdperkin@butler.edu
LH 244
Jordan Jazz
Erin Benedict
ebenedic@butler.edu
LH 212
Chamber Singers
Eric Stark
317-940-9981
estark@butler.edu
LH 238
Athletic Bands
Basketball Band/Pep Band and Marching Band
Matt Smith
317-940-9876
mjsmith3@butler.edu
LH 018
Emeriti Faculty
Peter Alexander, Professor of music and former Dean of the Jordan College of Fine Arts
Daniel Bolin, Professor of music
James Briscoe, Professor of music
Davis Brooks, Professor of music
Louis Chenette, Professor of music and former Dean of the Jordan College of Fine Arts
Stanley DeRusha, Professor of music
Jack Eaton, Professor of music and former Dean of the Jordan College of Fine Arts
Stephen Glover, Associate Professor of music
Robert Grechesky, Professor of music
Henry Leck, Associate Professor of music
Richard Osborne, Professor of music
Mary Anne Scott, Professor of music
Sharon Searles, Professor of music
Michael Sells, Professor of music and former Dean of the Jordan College of Fine Arts
Wayne Wentzel, Professor of Music