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


Bryce Rytting

Music Education

Thomas Keck


Doug Smith


Cherilyn Worthen

Commercial Music

Tyler Castleton


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


Kyra Sovronsky

Guitar

Kristen Bromley


Rich Dixon


Cindy Spell

Percussion

Jed Blodgett


Keith Carrick


Stephen Lyman


Doug Smith

Piano

Koji Attwood


Hilary Demske


Joanna Oshida


Kurt Reeder


Armen Sahakyan

Strings

Denson Angulo


Yeagi Broadwell


Cheung Chau


Paula Cho


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


Marc Reynolds


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