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Faculty & Staff

About

The dedicated faculty of the Department of Music includes nationally recognized performers, scholars, and educators. Committed to excellence in both teaching and artistic engagement, our faculty remain active in the Cape Fear region's vibrant music community. We strive to model and promote the highest level of musicianship, creativity, and scholarship through our artistic endeavors and research. Together, we foster a dynamic and inspiring environment to study, create, and perform music.

Full-Time Faculty

Nancy King

Nancy King

Department Chair
Cultural Arts Building 1048C
910.962.4048
kingn@uncw.edu
Disciplines Include:
Voice
Opera
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Daniel Johnson

Professor
Cultural Arts Building 1056
910.962.7559
johnsond@uncw.edu
Disciplines Include:
Music Education
Tuba and Euphonium
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Mary White

Professor
Cultural Arts Building 1026
910.962.7727
whitemj@uncw.edu
Disciplines Include:
Flute
Music Theory
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Helena K. Spencer

Associate Professor
Cultural Arts Building 1022
910.962.3394
spencerh@uncw.edu
Disciplines Include:
Music History
Bassoon
Justin Hoke

Justin Hoke

Assistant Professor
Cultural Arts Building 1016
910.962.3390
hokej@uncw.edu
Disciplines Include:
Music Technology
Guitar
Jonathan R. Kladder

Jonathan R. Kladder

Assistant Professor
Cultural Arts Bldg 1020
910.962.3390
kladderj@uncw.edu
Disciplines Include:
Music Education
Music Technology
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Dachuan Cao

Visiting Assistant Professor
Cultural Arts Building
910.962.3390
caod@uncw.edu
Disciplines Include:
Symphonic Band
Pep Band
Instrumental Conducting
Aaron M. Peisner

Aaron M. Peisner

Asst Professor/Director of Choral Activities
Cultural Arts 1060
910.962.3390
peisnera@uncw.edu
Disciplines Include:
Choral Ensembles
Choral Conducting
Voice
Gabriel Sanchez Porras

Gabriel Sanchez Porras

Assistant Professor
Cultural Arts Building 1042
sanchezporrasg@uncw.edu
Disciplines Include:
Saxophone
Jazz Ensembles
Jazz History
Elizabeth Loparits

Elizabeth Loparits

Lecturer
Cultural Arts Building 1018
910.962.7956
loparitse@uncw.edu
Disciplines Include:
Collaborative Piano
Applied Piano
Christopher J Luebke-Brown

Christopher J Luebke-Brown

Lecturer
Cultural Arts Building 1028
910.962.3390
luebkebrownc@uncw.edu
Disciplines Include:
Trumpet
Brass Methods
Emily D Skilling

Emily D Skilling

Lecturer
Cultural Arts Building
910.962.7106
skillinge@uncw.edu
Disciplines Include:
Voice
Opera

Meet the Rest of Our Team

Ms. Christina Brier

Harp

brierc@uncw.edu 

Dr. Stephanie B. Caulder

Dean CHSSA, Oboe

caulders@uncw.edu

Dr. Bettsy Curtis

Musical Theatre

CA 1005                                                                                                              
910.962.3390
curtisb@uncw.edu 

Ms. Marisa Dransoff

Uni-101 Music

dransoffm@uncw.edu 

Ms. Joan Eckroth-Riley

Music Education

910.962.3390
eckrothrileyj@uncw.edu

Ms. Hillary Flowers

Cello

CA 1049
flowersh@uncw.edu

Ms. Barbara Furr

Piano

CA 1018
910.962.7956
furrb@uncw.edu

Dr. Paolo Gualdi

Jazz Piano

gualdip@uncw.edu 

Mr. Brady Catlett

Horn

catlettb@uncw.edu

Mr. Jason Glashauser

Music Education

910.962.3390
glashauserj@uncw.edu

Mr. Rusty Harmon

Music Industry

harmonr@uncw.edu

Mr. Mitch Hebert

Percussion

CA 1009
hebertm@uncw.edu

Mr. David Hector-Hodges

Trombone

hectorhodgesd@uncw.edu 

Mr. Jonathan Hill

Drum Set

CA 1084
hilljm@uncw.edu 

Ms. Caroline Kanzler

Music Education

910.962.3390
kanzlerc@uncw.edu

Mr. Jessie Killman

Jazz Guitar

killmanj@uncw.edu

Ms. Tina Langevin

Voice Instructor

langevint@uncw.edu

Ms. Laurie Loper

Vocal Accompanist

loperl@uncw.edu 

Dr. Chelsea Loew

Theory, Composition                                                                                                                     

CA 1024
910.962.2901
loewc@uncw.edu

Mr. Byron Marshall

Class Piano, Community Music Academy Director                                                   

CA 1019
910.962.3390
marshallt@uncw.edu

Mr. Karl Marzolf

Bass

marzolfk@uncw.edu 

Dr. Barry Salwen

Piano

CA 1058
910.962.3890
salwenb@uncw.edu

Ms. Emily Shyr

Oboe

CA 1040
910.962.7728
shyre@uncw.edu

Mr. Joshua Snow

Guitar

snowj@uncw.edu

Dr. Clark Spencer

Viola, Orchestra

CA 1005
910.962.3390
spencercs@uncw.edu

Mr. Taylor Lee

Bass

leeta@uncw.edu 

Mr. Michael Waddell

Clarinet

CA 2059
910.962.7772
waddellm@uncw.edu

Dr. Danijela Žeželj-Gualdi

Violin

CA 1051
910.962.7373
gualdid@uncw.edu

Dr. Frank Bongiorno

Saxophone, Jazz Studies

Dr. Steven Errante

Orchestra, Theory, Composition, Music Technology

Dr. Joe Hickman

Director of Choral Activities, Conducting

Dr. Sherrill Martin

Music History, Research in Music, Piano

Dr. John Rack

Percussion, Music Education, World Music and Dance

Ms. Leslie Samet

Events Coordinator

910.962.3415
sametl@uncw.edu 

Ms. Sydney Stone

Administrative Associate

910.962.3390
stones@uncw.edu