Faculty

Active in a many areas of music and the music business the music faculty is comprised of active performers, conductors, clinicians, adjudicators, educators, scholars and composers throughout the region, the United States, Mexico, Europe, Israel and North and South Africa. A number of the music faculty have played with renowned groups such as The Louisville Orchestra, The Louisville Ballet, The Louisville Bach Society and are active in a variety of chamber music ensembles. Many own their own music business enterprise, are published composers, have and are recording CDs and appear as guest artists around the region. Come spend the next four years with us and let us show you how to succeed in the music world.

Music Technology

  • Ben Aguilar - Sound and Lighting Technology, Technology I
  • Trent Apple - Inside the Music Industry
  • Chris Bizianes - Technology IV, V
  • Richard Burchard - Technology VI, VII, VIII
  • James Burns - On-site Recording Technology, Technology I, Technology for non-majors
  • John Moore - Technology II, III, Technology for non-majors

Vocal Performance

  • Emily Albrink - Voice
  • Ramona Dunlap - Jazz Voice
  • William Hudson - Voice
  • Barry Lawrence - Voice
  • S. Timothy Glasscock - Voice, Our Lady of the Woods Schola, College Singers
  • Alexander T. Simpson - Chorale

Brass/Wind Performance

  • Katherine Alberts - Oboe
  • Richard Burchard - Trombone, Euphonium
  • Dave Clark - Saxophone
  • Kathy Karr - Flute, Flute Ensemble
  • Mark Lynn - Trumpet
  • Marilyn Nije - Clarinet
  • Alise Oliver - Horn
  • Jim Recktenwald - Trumpet
  • Marc Richardson - Tuba, Brass Ensemble

String Performance

  • Elaine Cook - Harp
  • Aaron Boaz - Violin, Chamber Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra
  • James Burns - Rock and Folk Guitar
  • Jon Mueller - Viola
  • Allison Olsen - Cello
  • Dave Walker - Classical Guitar, Classical Guitar Ensemble, Lute, Theorbo
  • Bert Witzel - Double Bass

Keyboard Performance

  • Timothy Baker - Organ
  • David George - Piano
  • Todd Hildreth - Jazz Piano, Preparatory Piano
  • Daniel Light - Piano
  • Meme Tunnell - Piano, Piano Literature I, II, Piano Pedagogy and Accompanying

Percussion Performance

  • Paul Culligan - Jazz and Rock Set Percussion
  • Ya Ya Diallo - African Percussion
  • Matt Schaffner - Mallet and Orchestral Percussion, Percussion Ensemble, Steel Pan
  • Angela Scharfenberger - Mbira, Marimba

Sacred Music Studies

  • Timothy Baker - Organ
  • Richard Burchard - Sacred Choral Composition
  • S. Timothy Glasscock - Voice, Chapel Music Activities, College Singers, Our Lady of the Woods Schola and the Bellarmine University Men's Choir.

Jazz Studies

  • Dave Clark - Saxophone, Improvisation, Jazz Harmony, Nouveau Gumbo Ensemble
  • Paul Culligan - Set, Combos
  • Ramona Dunlap - Jazz Vocals
  • Todd Hildreth - Piano, Improvisation, Combos
  • Jeff Sherman - Guitar, Improvisation, Combos 
  • Sonny Stephens - Bass
  • Craig Wagner - Guitar, Improvisation

Music Theory and Composition

  • Richard Burchard - Music Theory II, Composition, Choral Writing, Orchestration, Form and Analysis
  • Dave Clark - Jazz Harmony
  • Daniel Light - Intro to Music Theory
  • Matt Schaffner - Music Theory III, IV, Aural Skills, Orchestration, Composition
  • Meme Tunnell - Music Theory II

Conducting

  • S. Timothy Glasscock - Choral and Instrumental Conducting

Music History

  • Katherine Alberts - 20th Century Music History
  • Richard Burchard - History of the Mass as a Musical Genre
  • Dave Clark - Jazz History
  • S. Timothy Glasscock - Middle Baroque to Early Romantic Music History
  • William Hudson - Medieval to Early Baroque Music History
  • A. T. Simpson - Late Romantic & 20th Century Music History

Interdisciplinary Music Courses

  • Richard Burchard - Music of the World's Cultures, Study of Celtic Music Styles
  • Dave Clark - Lessons in Humanity from the African-American Spiritual: From Jazz to Blues and Beyond
  • Todd Hildreth - History of Popular Music in America
  • Angela Scharfenberger - Music of the World's Cultures, Music in African Life
  • Dr. A.T. Simpson - The Music of Louisville

Preparatory Department, Meme Tunnell , Director

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