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Faculty and Staff

Louis Young

Louis Young

Interim Director & Associate Professor of Music

LOUYOUNG@UCA.EDU

SFA 104

(501) 450-5750

Suzanne Banister

Suzanne Banister

Adjunct Instructor - Music Appreciation

SUZANNEB@UCA.EDU

Julia Buckingham McCorvy

Julia Buckingham McCorvy

Adjunct Instructor - Jazz & Collaborative Piano

JBUCKINGHAM1@UCA.EDU

SFA 137C

Tylar Bullion

Tylar Bullion

Assistant Professor of Music - Trombone & Jazz

TBULLION@UCA.EDU

SFA 141

Joseph Casselberry

Joseph Casselberry

Assistant Professor of Music - Music Education

JCASSELBERRY@UCA.EDU

SFA 315

Yifei Chen

Yifei Chen

Adjunct Instructor - Collaborative Piano

YCHEN19@UCA.EDU

SAF 136C

Celeste Church

Celeste Church

Adjunct Instructor - Voice

ACHURCH@UCA.EDU

SFA 112

Gregory Church

Gregory Church

Lecturer - Voice

GCHURCH@UCA.EDU

SFA 110

(501) 450-5763

Colby Cox

Colby Cox

Fiscal Support Analyst

wcox@uca.edu

SFA 103

(501) 450-5751

Daniel De Togni

Daniel De Togni

Adjunct Instructor - Music Theory/Ear Training

DDETOGNI1@UCA.EDU

SFA 312B

Paul Dickinson

Paul Dickinson

Professor of Music - Composition & Music Theory

PAULD@UCA.EDU

SFA 302

(501) 450-3242

Stefanie Dickinson

Stefanie Dickinson

Professor of Music - Music Theory

SDICKINS@UCA.EDU

SFA 313

(501) 852-2669

Brandon Dorris

Brandon Dorris

Adjunct Instructor - Saxophone & Jazz

BDORRIS@UCA.EDU

SFA 121

Lorraine Duso Kitts

Lorraine Duso Kitts

Professor of Music - Double Reeds

LDUSO@UCA.EDU

SFA 117

(501) 450-5769

Smokey Emerson

Smokey Emerson

Adjunct Instructor - Guitar & Music Appreciation

SEMERSON@UCA.EDU

WFPA 177

(501) 450-5755

Frank Eychaner

Frank Eychaner

Assistant Professor of Music

FEYCHANER@UCA.EDU

SFA 106

Stephen Feldman

Stephen Feldman

Professor of Music - Cello

SFELDMAN@UCA.EDU

WFPA 171

(501) 450-5754

Christine Franklin

Christine Franklin

Senior Lecturer - Piano

CHRISF@UCA.EDU

SFA 134A

(501) 450-3292

Israel Getzov

Israel Getzov

Professor of Music - Director of Orchestras

ISRAELG@UCA.EDU

WFPA 150

(501) 450-5761

Nave Graham

Nave Graham

Assistant Professor of Music - Flute

AGRAHAM12@UCA.EDU

SFA 116

Kelly Hancock

Kelly Hancock

Adjunct Instructor - Bassoon & Music Appreciation

KHANCOCK@UCA.EDU

SFA 119A

Sam Holtkamp

Sam Holtkamp

Administrative Specialist III

sholtkamp@uca.edu

SFA 103

(501) 450-5750

Linda Hsu

Linda Hsu

Professor of Music - Violin

LINDAH@UCA.EDU

WFPA 173

(501) 450-7379

Oliver Jia

Oliver Jia

Assistant Professor of Music - Piano & Klipsch Artist-in-Residence

ojia@uca.edu

SFA 304

Kelly Johnson

Kelly Johnson

Professor of Music -Clarinet

KJOHNSON@UCA.EDU

SFA 114

(501) 450-5758

Angela King

Angela King

Assistant Professor of Music - Trumpet

AKING27@UCA.EDU

SFA 305

Tatiana Kotcherguina

Tatiana Kotcherguina

Adjunct Instructor - Viola

TATIANAK@UCA.EDU

WFPA 175

Christa Kuebel

Christa Kuebel

Associate Professor of Music - Music Education

CKUEBEL1@UCA.EDU

SFA 314

(501) 450-5756

Carrie Martens

Carrie Martens

Assistant Chair - Curriculum and Advising

CMARTENS@UCA.EDU

SFA 127

(501) 852-1212

Paul Mayhew

Paul Mayhew

Associate Professor of Music - Director of Choral Activities

PMAYHEW@UCA.EDU

WFPA 221E

(501) 450-5770

Kazuo Murakami

Kazuo Murakami

Lecturer of Piano & Coordinator of Collaborative Piano

KMURAKAMI@UCA.EDU

SFA 134B

(501) 450-5766

Sean O’Hara

Sean O’Hara

Adjunct Instructor - Double Bass

SOHARA@UCA.EDU

WFPA 177

Camila Osses

Camila Osses

Adjunct Instructor - Collaborative Piano

COSSESSOTO@UCA.EDU

SFA 138C

Alexander Ravitz

Alexander Ravitz

Adjunct Instructor - Clarinet and Music Appreciation

ARAVITZ@UCA.EDU

Gail Robertson

Gail Robertson

Professor of Music - Tuba and Euphonium

GROBERTSON@UCA.EDU

SFA 303

(501) 450-5760

Paige Rose

Paige Rose

Professor of Music - Music Education & Associate Dean - College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

PROSE@UCA.EDU

McCastlain 110

JoAna Rusche

JoAna Rusche

Assistant Professor of Music - Voice

JRUSCHE@UCA.EDU

SFA 108

(501) 450-5722

Joel Schnackel

Joel Schnackel

Adjunct Instructor - Music Appreciation

JSCHNACKEL@UCA.EDU

Tiezheng Shen

Tiezheng Shen

Adjunct Instructor - Viola/Recording Studio Manager

TSHEN1@UCA.EDU

SFA 107A

(501) 450-5750

Brent Shires

Brent Shires

Associate Professor of Music - Horn

BSHIRES@UCA.EDU

SFA 126

(501) 450-5768

Terrie Shires

Terrie Shires

Lecturer - Piano & Collaborative Piano

TSHIRES@UCA.EDU

SFA 134A

(501) 450-3292

Derek Stoughton

Derek Stoughton

Assistant Professor of Music - Associate Director of Bands & Director of Athletic Bands

DSTOUGHTON@UCA.EDU

SFA 118

(501) 450-5022

Dominic Talanca

Dominic Talanca

Associate Professor of Music - Director of Bands

dtalanca@uca.edu

SFA 120A

(501) 450-5764

Matthew Taylor

Matthew Taylor

Associate Professor of Music - Saxophone

MTAYLOR32@UCA.EDU

SFA 115

(501) 450-5771

Benjamin Thorburn

Benjamin Thorburn

Assistant Professor of Music - Musicology

BTHORBURN@UCA.EDU

SFA 111

(501) 450-3301

Colleen Thorburn

Colleen Thorburn

Adjunct Instructor - Harp, Harmony, & Music Appreciation

CTHORBURN@UCA.EDU

SFA 306

MJ Meg Tsai

MJ Meg Tsai

Adjunct Instructor - Voice, Ear Training, and Music Appreciation

mjtsai1@uca.edu

SFA 109

WeiShu Tsai

WeiShu Tsai

Assistant Professor of Music - Voice

wtsai@uca.edu

SFA 113

(501) 450-5762

Blake Tyson

Blake Tyson

Professor of Music - Percussion

BTYSON@UCA.EDU

WFPA 155

(501) 450-5263

Stephen Wirges

Stephen Wirges

Piano Maintenance

STEPHEN@STEINWAYLR.COM

(501) 258-8637

Jiyuan Zhang

Jiyuan Zhang

Adjunct Instructor - Collaborative Piano

SFA 312A

(501) 450-5750

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