Faculty and Staff
Dean of Faculty of Music Office
Glen Carruthers
Dean, Faculty of Music
Kimberly Barber
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music (external)
Kevin Swinden
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music (internal)
Joshua Manuel
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean's Office
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Staff
Susan Brown
Coordinator, Beckett School at Laurier
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Emily Carruthers
Experiential Placements Coordinator
Instructor, Music Therapy
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Renée Ellis
Senior Administrative Officer
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Kathy Gauci
Academic Advisor and Auditions Coordinator
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John Hergel
Performance Facilities Manager
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Mieke Kanmacher
Outreach and Student Recruitment Coordinator
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Mathew Kensett
Performances Facilities Technical Coordinator
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Peter Lamont
Production Coordinator, Performance Facilities
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Wray Lovi
Piano Technician
Andrew Mellanby
Music Resources Coordinator
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Danny McAfee
Piano Technician
Marlin Nagtegaal
Instructor, Organ
Director, Beckett School at Laurier
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Rebecca Skillman
Financial Analyst
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Composition
Glenn Buhr
Professor, Composition
Colin Labadie
Instructor, Composition, Musical Skills and Community Music Class Guitar
Kathryn Ladano
Instructor, Improvisation
Director, Improvisation Concerts Ensemble
Cameron McKittrick
Instructor, Composition
Linda Catlin Smith
Assistant Professor, Composition
Coordinator, Composition
Community Music
Brennan Connolly
Director, Percussion Ensemble
Instructor, Percussion and Community Music Class Drumming
Colin Labadie
Instructor, Composition, Musical Skills and Community Music Class Guitar
Chad Louwerse
Instructor, Voice and Community Music Class Voice
Matthew Rait
Instructor, Community Music Class Guitar
Brent Rowan
Director, Community Music Ensemble
Jason White
Instructor, Community Music Class Keyboard
Gerard Yun
Assistant Professor, Community Music
Deanna Yerichuk
Assistant Professor, Community Music
Music Education
Lee Willingham
Professor, Music Education
Director, Laurier Centre for Music in the Community
Director, Laurier Singers
Coordinator, Music Education and Choral Studies
Coordinator, Master of Arts in Community Music
Carolyn Neumann VanderBurgh
Instructor, Music Education
Director, Concert Choir
Music History, Theory and Critical Analysis
Eva Branda
Instructor, Music History
Cintia Christia
Instructor, Music History
Brent Hagerman
Instructor, Music History
Kirsten Yri
Associate Professor, Musicology
Gerard Yun
Assistant Professor, Community Music
Anna Ferenc
Associate Professor, Music Theory
Charles Morrison
Professor, Music Theory
Coordinator, Music History, Theory and Critical Analysis
Terry Paynter
Instructor, Music Theory and Musical Skills
Ron Schirm
Director, Jazz Ensemble
Instructor, Jazz Harmony
Kevin Swinden
Associate Professor, Music Theory
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music (internal)
Alma Santosuosso (retired)
Professor, Music History
Technique Courses
Brennan Connolly
Instructor, Percussion and Percussion Techniques
Director, Percussion Ensemble
Judith Davenport
Instructor, Violin/Viola Techniques
Brandon Leis
Instructor, Voice and Voice Techniques
Jane Maness
Instructor, Tuba and Tuba Techniques
Terry McKenna
Instructor, Guitar and Guitar Techniques
Ron Schirm
Director, Jazz Ensemble
Instructor, Jazz Harmony and Trombone Techniques
Strings
Julie Baumgartel
Instructor, Violin
Jeremy Bell
Artist-in-Residence, Violin and Chamber Music
Jerzy Kaplanek
Associate Professor, Violin, Strings and Chamber Music
Coordinator, Strings and QuartetFest
Katie Schlaikjer
Artist-in-Residence, Cello
Christine Vlajk
Artist-in-Residence, Viola, Strings and Chamber Music
Coordinator, Chamber Music
Ian Whitman
Instructor, Double Bass
Keyboard (Piano and Organ)
Anya Alexeyev (on leave until June 30, 2018)
Associate Professor, Piano
Leslie De’Ath
Professor, Piano, Vocal Diction, Coaching and Keyboard Literature
Music Director, Opera Program
Coach Accompanist, Opera Diploma
Coordinator, Keyboard
Joseph Ferretti
Instructor, Piano
Terry Kroetsch
Instructor, Musical Skills and Piano
Elaine Lau
Instructor, Piano
Marlin Nagtegaal
Instructor, Organ
Director, Beckett School at Laurier
Heather Taves
Associate Professor, Piano
Marnie Van Weelden
Instructor, Piano
Voice
Kimberly Barber
Associate Professor, Voice
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music (external)
Administrative Coordinator, Opera
Marianne Bindig
Instructor, Voice
Amanda Brunk
Instructor, Voice
Daniel Cabena
Instructor, Voice
Leslie Fagan
Assistant Professor, Voice
Coordinator, Voice
Brandon Leis
Instructor, Voice
Chad Louwerse
Instructor, Voice
James McLean
Instructor, Voice
Jennie Such
Instructor, Voice
Coach Accompanists
Beth Ann de Sousa
Coach Accompanist, Strings and Winds
Elvera Froese
Coach Accompanist, Voice
Director, Maureen Forrester Singers
Emily Hamper
Coach Accompanist, Voice and Opera
Stephanie Mara
Coach Accompanist, Strings, Winds and Brass
Anna Ronai
Coach Accompanist, Voice and Opera
Lorin Shalanko
Coach Accompanist, Voice and Saxophone
Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion
Nina Brickman
Instructor, French Horn
Dave Campion
Instructor, Percussion
Derek Conrod
Instructor, French Horn
Ross Edwards
Instructor, Clarinet
Guy Few
Instructor, Trumpet
Eric Hall
Instructor, Bassoon
Amy Hamilton
Professor, Flute
Coordinator of Winds, Brass and Percussion
Graham Mackenzie
Instructor, Oboe
Jane Maness
Instructor, Tuba and Euphonium
Katherine Robertson
Instructor, French Horn
Peter Shackleton
Instructor, Clarinet
Rachel Thomas
Instructor, Trombone
Dave Wiffen
Instructor, Saxophone
Guitar, Lute and Harp
Lori Gemmell
Instructor, Harp
Terry McKenna
Instructor, Guitar
Magdalena Tominska
Instructor, Lute
Sharlene Wallace
Instructor, Harp
Ensembles
Brennan Connolly
Director, Percussion Ensemble
Instructor, Percussion and Community Music
Brent Rowan
Director, Community Music Ensemble
Elvera Froese
Coach Accompanist, Voice
Director, Maureen Forrester Singers
Jessica Kun
Associate Professor
Conductor, Wind Orchestra
Kathryn Ladano
Instructor, Improvisation
Director, Improvisation Concerts Ensemble
Ron Schirm
Director, Jazz Ensemble
Instructor, Jazz Harmony
Dan Warren
Director, Laurier Symphony Orchestra
Lee Willingham
Professor, Music Education
Director, Laurier Centre for Music in the Community
Director, Laurier Singers
Coordinator, Music Education and Choral Activities
Coordinator, Master of Arts in Community Music
Carolyn Neumann VanderBurgh
Instructor, Music Education
Director, Concert Choir
Musical Skills
Carol Bauman
Instructor, Musical Skills
Coordinator, Musical Skills
Terry Kroetsch
Instructor, Musical Skills and Piano
Colin Labadie
Instructor, Composition, Musical Skills and Community Music Class Guitar
Terry Paynter
Instructor, Music Theory and Musical Skills
Trevor Wagler
Instructor, Musical Skills and French Horn Techniques
Music Therapy
Heidi Ahonen
Professor, Music Therapy
Director, Manfred and Penny Conrad Institute for Music Therapy Research
Carolyn Arnason
Associate Professor, Music Therapy
Coordinator, Master of Music Therapy
Amy Clements-Cortes
Instructor, Music Therapy
Supervisor, Music Therapy
Emily Carruthers
Experiential Placements Coordinator
Instructor, Music Therapy
Cheryl Jones
Instructor, Music Therapy
Sara Klinck
Instructor, Music Therapy
Andrea Lamont
Instructor, Music Therapy
Colin Lee
Professor, Music Therapy
Coordinator, Bachelor of Music Therapy
Elizabeth Mitchell
Music Therapist-in-Residence