Programs Offered

Doctoral Degree

The faculty of the College of Music has modeled the DMA degree programs at CU Boulder after the guiding principles outlined by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). As defined by NASM, the Doctor of Musical Arts degree is intended for those seeking "the highest level of professional practice emphasizing the creation or performance of musical works and the application and transmission of knowledge about musical works, or pedagogy... Creation, performance, and teaching are highly disciplined efforts; inquiry and investigation, and often research and scholarship, are components of performance practice" (NASM Handbook, 2009–10: 116).

Faculty

While many faculty teach both undergraduate and graduate students, some instruct students at the undergraduate level only. For more information, contact the faculty member's home department.

Aaholm, Philip
Professor Emeritus

Austin, James R.
Professor; PhD, University of Iowa

Barnett, Michael T.
Instructor; DMA, University of Colorado Boulder

Bartels, Justin P.
Lecturer

Berg, Margaret H.
Professor, Associate Dean; PhD, Northwestern University

Bernstein, Giora
Professor Emeritus

Bird-Arvidsson, Jennifer
Associate Professor; MM, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Brody, James M.
Associate Professor; MM, Indiana University Bloomington

Bruns, Steven M.
Associate Professor; PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Caballero, Carlo
Associate Professor, Faculty Fellow; PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Carthy, Nicholas R.
Associate Professor; BA, Guildhall School of Music, London (England)

Chang, Philip C.
Senior Instructor; PhD, University of Rochester

Chellis, Matthew Wren
Associate Professor; MM, Manhattan School of Music

Coleman, Bertram E.
Professor; PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Conlon, Joan Catoni
Professor Emerita

Cooper, Peter W.
Senior Instructor; BM, Northwestern University

Cooperstock, Andrew B.
Professor; DMA, Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University

Cremaschi, Alejandro M.
Professor; DMA, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Davis, John S.
Professor, Dean; DMA, University of Northern Colorado

Dockendorf, Matthew Paul
Assistant Professor, Faculty Director; DMA, Michigan State University

Drumheller, John E.
Senior Instructor; DMA, University of Colorado Boulder

Dunn, James M.
Associate Professor; MM, Arizona State University

Dusinberre, Edward
Faculty Fellow, Artist in Residence; Diploma, The Juilliard School

Eakin, Charles
Professor Emeritus

Eckert, Erika L.
Associate Professor; BM, University of Rochester

Ellsworth, Oliver
Professor Emeritus

Erhard, Paul M.
Professor; DMA, The Juilliard School

Farr, Elizabeth G.
Professor Emerita; DMA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Fejer, Andras
Faculty Fellow, Artist in Residence; Diploma, Franz Liszt Academy of Music

Fink, Robert
Professor Emeritus

Galm, John
Professor Emeritus

Gardner, Ryan
Associate Professor; DMA, Manhattan School of Music

Garland, Andrew B
Assistant Professor; MM, University of Cincinnati

Gentry, Gregory R.
Associate Professor, Faculty Director, Faculty Fellow; DMA, University of Missouri–Kansas City

Goode, Bradley M.
Associate Professor; MM, DePaul University

Graham, Larry
Professor Emeritus

Gunther, John G.
Professor, Faculty Director; PhD, New York University

Hata, Kuniaki
Professor Emeritus

Hayes, Deborah
Professor Emerita

Hayghe, Jennifer C.
Associate Professor; DMA, The Juilliard School

Heil, Leila
Associate Professor; PhD, University of Colorado Boulder

Hill, Robert Stephen
Professor, Endowed Chair; PhD, Harvard University

Holman-Johnson, Leigh
Associate Professor; DMA, University of Colorado Boulder

Ishikawa, Yoshiyuki
Professor; DMA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Jackson, Dennis
Professor Emeritus

Jenkins, Jeff
Instructor; Studied, Univeristy of North Texas

Jennings, Christina A.
Professor; MM, The Juilliard School

Kearns, William
Professor Emeritus

Keister, Jay
Associate Professor; PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Kim, Suyeon
Instructor; DMA, University of Texas at Austin

Korevaar, David J.
Distinguished Professor, Faculty Fellow; DMA, The Juilliard School

Lehnert, Doris Pridonoff
Professor Emerita

Lehnert, Oswald
Professor Emeritus

Leong, Daphne
Professor; PhD, University of Rochester

Lewis, Gary J.
Professor, Endowed Chair; MM, Texas Tech University

Lin, Hsiao-Ling
Instructor; DMA, Northwestern University

Malin, Jonathan
Associate Professor; PhD, University of Chicago

Maloy, Rebecca
Professor, Faculty Fellow, Endowed/Named Professor; PhD, University of Cincinnati

Mason, Patrick C.
Professor Emeritus; MM, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

McCarthy, Kevin
Professor Emeritus

McDonald, Margaret M.
Associate Professor; DMA, University of California, Santa Barbara

McKee, Paul
Associate Professor; MM, University of Texas at Austin

McKinney, Donald J.
Professor, Faculty Director; DMA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

McMurray, Allan
Professor Emeritus

Meneghini-Stalker, Tamara L.
Associate Professor; MFA, Northern Illinois University

Miranda, Martina L.
Associate Professor; DMA, Arizona State University; PhD, Arizona State University

Moteki, Mutsumi
Professor, Faculty Fellow; DMA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Myer, Tom R.
Associate Professor; MM, East Texas State University

Nguyen, Alexandra
Associate Professor; DMA, University of Rochester

Nims, Abigail Andrews
Associate Professor; MM, Westminster Choir College

Nytch, Jeffrey C.
Associate Professor, Faculty Director; DMA, Rice University

Okigbo, Austin Chinagorom
Associate Professor; PhD, Indiana University Bloomington

Pann, Carter N.
Professor, Faculty Fellow; DMA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Peterson, Patti H.
Professor Emerita

Pinkow, David
Professor Emeritus

Reger, Jeremy J.
Assistant Professor, Faculty Director; DMA, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Requiro, David
Assistant Professor; MM, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Rhodes, Harumi B.
Associate Professor, Faculty Fellow, Artist in Residence; MM, New England Conservatory of Music

Riis, Thomas L.
Professor Emeritus

Roeder, Matthew J.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean; DMA, University of Colorado Boulder

Romero, Brenda M.
Professor Emerita; PhD, University of California-Los Angeles

Sable, Barbara Kinsey
Professor Emeritus

Sampsel, Laurie
Professor; PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Sawchuk, Terry M.
Associate Professor Emeritus; MM, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Schranz, Karoly
Senior Instructor; Diploma, Franz Liszt Academy of Music

Schut, Joel
Instructor; DMA, Michigan State University

Scott, F. Wayne
Professor Emeritus

Seesholtz, John
Associate Professor, Faculty Director; DMA, University of North Texas

Shay, Robert S.
Dean, Professor; PhD, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Sher, Daniel
Professor, Dean Emeritus; EdD, Columbia University

Silver, Daniel S.
Professor; MM, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Sim, Claude
Assistant Professor; BM, Oberlin Conservatory

Smith, Jeremy L.
Professor; PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Spera, Nicolo Ruggero Ferruccio
Associate Professor; DMA, University of Colorado Boulder

Spillman, Robert
Professor Emeritus

Stanley, William J.
Associate Professor; DMA, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Steinmetz, Branden
Instructor, Faculty Director; DMA, Michigan State University

Swadener, Marc
Professor Emeritus

Swanson, Elizabeth
Assistant Professor, Faculty Director; DMA, Northwestern University

Teitelbaum, Benjamin Raphael
Associate Professor; PhD, Brown University

Theodore, Michael
Associate Professor; PhD, University of California, San Diego

Thomas, Susan
Professor, Faculty Director; PhD, Brandeis University

Thornton, Michael Robert
Professor; BM, Temple University

Walter, Douglas W.
Professor; DMA, Temple University

Waters, Keith John
Professor; PhD, University of Rochester

Weiss, Meta
Senior Instructor; DMA, The Juilliard School

Wetherbee, Charles Tyler
Associate Professor; BM, Curtis Institute of Music

Wolzien, Charles
Professor Emeritus