About Us
Our Mission
The Department of Music promotes student success through innovative programs that enhance creativity, hone performance expertise, and sustain high standards of excellence. Our professional faculty provide learning opportunities essential to the competency of music students as they prepare for a global marketplace. The department engages diverse audiences through performances and activities representing an array of musical styles and traditions.
Our objectives are to:
- Provide nationally-competitive academic programs and general music studies in music that help students achieve their educational, professional, and personal goals.
- Present substantive public performances reflecting diverse musical styles and traditions that provide real-world contexts for student learning and engage audiences with meaningful cultural experiences.
- Create an inclusive environment that provides opportunities for students from a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives to succeed.
- Attract, develop, and retain high-achieving students and qualified faculty by promoting opportunities for creative and innovative activities on- and off-campus.
Faculty / Staff
Administration
Donna Fairbanks
Chris Gines
Ensembles
Cheung Chau
Reed Criddle
Alex Heitlinger
Alex Heitlinger
Assistant Professor: Director of Jazz and Contemporary Performance
Thomas Keck
Isaac Hurtado
Doug Smith
Cherilyn Worthen
Music Studies
Daniel Ferguson
Ross Hagen
Aaron Kirschner
Ryan Nielsen
Bryce Rytting
Music Education
Thomas Keck
Cherilyn Worthen
Commercial Music
Alex Heitlinger
Alex Heitlinger
Assistant Professor: Director of Jazz and Contemporary Performance
Nathan Hofheins
Todd Sorensen
Todd Sorensen
Artist in Residence: Commercial Music - Composition & Production
Applied Music / Performance
Brass
Natalie Douglass
Seretta Hart
Mike McCawley
Craig Moore
Ryan Nielsen
Kyra Sovronsky
Guitar
Percussion
Jed Blodgett
Doug Smith
Piano
Koji Attwood
Hilary Demske
Joanna Oshida
Kurt Reeder
Armen Sahakyan
Strings
Denson Angulo
Yeagi Broadwell
Cheung Chau
Donna Fairbanks
Leslie Harlow
Jakob Hofer
Janet Peterson
Cynthia Richards
Monika Rosborough-Bowman
Voice
Demaree Brown
Serena Kanig Benish
Cecily Bills
Reed Criddle
Melissa Heath
Christopher Holmes
Isaac Hurtado
Connie Jensen
Juan Pereira
Heide-Marie Slezak
Cherilyn Worthen
Woodwinds
Marco Blackmore
Rebecca Chapman
Luca Florin
Brian Hicks
Jeffrey O'Flynn
Collaborative Piano
Jana Ellsworth
Jayne Galloway
Michael Leavitt
Jed Moss
John Sargeant
Lori Weiss
Professional Associations
Professional associations provide information, conferences, workshops, competition and presentation opportunities, and networking support for musicians pursing professional careers. Many of these associations offer student memberships at discounted rates. Here is a sampling of national and Utah music associations.
- Music Teachers National Association
- Utah Music Teachers Association (MTNA Affiliate)
- National Association for Music Education
- Utah Music Educators Association
- American String Teachers Association
- Utah ASTA (ASTA Affiliate)
- Suzuki Association of the Americas
- Suzuki Association of Utah (SAA Affiliate)
- College Band Directors National Association
- International Horn Society
- American Choral Directors Association
- Conductors Guild
- College Orchestra Directors Association
