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Faculty and Staff

Leadership

Faculty

 

Dean and Associate Deans

Cynthia Johnston Turner
Dean, Faculty of Music

Kimberly Barber
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - External Affairs, Partnerships and Graduate Studies
Professor, Voice

Brennan Connolly
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Planning and Curriculum
Musician in Residence, Percussion
Director, Percussion Ensemble

Jerzy Kaplanek
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Performance
Professor, Violin, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet

Staff

Management

Michelle Corbett
Senior Administrative Officer

Rebekah Jordan-Miller
Director, Laurier Academy of Music and Arts
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Mathew Kensett
Director of Production and Facilities Operations

Anne Linkletter
Administrative Manager

Staff

Emily Carruthers
Graduate Program & Experiential Placements Coordinator
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Music Therapy Supervisor

Alyssa Chong
Auditions and Recruitment Coordinator

Nicole Del Cul
Wardrobe Coordinator

Peggy Freymond
Administrative Coordinator

Kathy Gauci
Academic Advisor

Laura Johnson-Sherratt
Technical Director, Performance Facilities

Mieke Kanmacher
Communication, Enrolment and Recruitment Coordinator

Jessica Khan
Operations Coordinator, Laurier Academy of Music and Arts

Matt Knischewsky
Technical Coordinator - Audio

Maria Kouznetsova (they/them)
Events, Concerts, and Performance Coordinator

Heather Lepine
Experiential Placement Administrative Coordinator

Jasmine Liu
Financial Analyst

Danny McAfee
Piano Technician

Andrew McAllister
Technical Coordinator - Video

Faculty

Coach-Accompanists

Susan Black
Coach-Accompanist 

Stephanie Mara
Coach-Accompanist

Anna Ronai
Coach-Accompanist
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Jason White
Coach-Accompanist
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Collaboration, Curation and Creative Performance

Kimberly Barber
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - External Affairs, Partnerships and Graduate Studies
Professor, Voice

Jeremy Bell
Artist-in-Residence, Violin, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet
Coordinator, QuartetFest

Nathan Stretch
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Kirsten Yri
Associate Professor, Musicology
Coordinator, Music History, Theory and Critical Analysis (HTCA)
Graduate Officer, Master of Music: Collaboration, Curation and Creative Performance (MC3))

Composition

Barbara Assiginaak
Assistant Professor, Composition
Coordinator, Composition

Matthew Emery
Assistant Professor, Composition

Community Music

Amy Clements-Cortés
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Music Therapy Supervisor

Karen Cyrus
Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology, Community Music
Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa

Doug Friesen
Limited Term Appointment, Music Education & Community Music

Elizabeth Lepock
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Terry Paynter
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Mariette Stephenson
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Jason White
Coach-Accompanist
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Deanna Yerichuk 
Assistant Professor, Community Music
Coordinator, Bachelor of Music in Community Music
Graduate Officer, Master of Arts in Community Music
Director, Laurier Centre for Music in the Community

Gerard Yun
Assistant Professor, Community Music

Ensembles

Kate Carver
Music Director, Opera
Coordinator, Opera

Brennan Connolly
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Planning and Curriculum
Musician in Residence, Percussion
Director, Percussion Ensemble

Adrean Farrugia
Limited Term Appointment, Contemporary Commercial Piano
Coordinator, Contemporary Commercial Music
Director, Jazz Ensemble

Shane Guse
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Director, Improvisation Convergence Ensemble

Jerzy Kaplanek
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Performance 
Professor, Violin, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet
Director, Laurier Symphony and Chamber Orchestra

Amanda Kind
Director, VOX

Leah McGray
Assistant Professor
Director, Laurier Wind and Symphony Orchestra

Tracy Wong
Assistant Professor
Director, Laurier Singers and Concert Choir

Keyboard (Piano and Harpsichord)

Anya Alexeyev 
Associate Professor, Piano
Coordinator, Keyboard 

Adrean Farrugia
Limited Term Appointment, Contemporary Commercial Piano
Coordinator, Contemporary Commercial Music
Director, Jazz Ensemble

Joseph Ferretti
Instructor, Piano

Cynthia Hiebert
Instructor, Harpsichord

Elaine Lau
Instructor, Piano

Marnie Van Weelden
Instructor, Piano

Music Education

Karen Cyrus
Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology, Community Music
Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa

Doug Friesen
Limited Term Appointment, Music Education & Community Music
Coordinator, Music Education

Lee Willingham
Professor, Music Education

Music History, Theory and Critical Analysis

Eva Branda
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Karen Cyrus
Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology, Community Music
Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa

Anna Ferenc
Associate Professor, Music Theory

Brent Hagerman
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Terry Paynter
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Kevin Swinden  
Associate Professor, Music Theory

Trevor Wagler
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Coordinator, Musical Skills

Katie Walshaw
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Kirsten Yri
Associate Professor, Musicology
Coordinator, Music History, Theory and Critical Analysis (HTCA)
Graduate Officer, Master of Music: Collaboration, Curation and Creative Performance (MC3)

Music Therapy

Heidi Ahonen
Professor, Music Therapy
Coordinator, PhD: Music (Music Therapy)

Laura Carroll
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Emily Carruthers
Graduate Program & Experiential Placements Coordinator
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Music Therapy Supervisor

Chantelle Caputo
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Amy Clements-Cortés
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Music Therapy Supervisor

Noreen Donnell
Music Therapy Supervisor

Linda Gambell
Music Therapy Supervisor

Rebekah Jordan-Miller
Director, Laurier Academy of Music and Arts
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Ashley Kurkjian
Instructor, Music Therapy

Taylor Kurta
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Eunice Kang
Music Therapy Supervisor

Sara Klinck
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Music Therapy Supervisor

Demian Kogutek
Assistant Professor, Music Therapy
Coordinator, Master of Music Therapy
Director, Manfred and Penny Conrad Institute for Music Therapy Research

Andrea Lamont
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Elizabeth Mitchell
Assistant Professor, Music Therapy
Coordinator, Bachelor of Music Therapy

Adrienne Pringle
Music Therapy Supervisor

Daniel Ramjattan
Instructor, Guitar

Kathleen Skinner
Music Therapy Supervisor

Stephen Tok
Music Therapy Supervisor

Christina Weldon
Music Therapy Supervisor

Priya Zalis
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Larissa Zoubareva
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Navigating the Music Industry Ecosystem

Jackie Dean
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Stuart Reed 
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Special Topics

Shad Kabango
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Kwashie Kuwor
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Strings

Jeremy Bell
Artist-in-Residence, Violin, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet
Coordinator, QuartetFest

Lukas Bouda
Instructor, Acoustic and Electric Guitar

Lina Cao
Instructor, Guzheng

Lori Gemmell
Instructor, Harp

Mark Godfrey
Instructor, Bass Guitar

Jerzy Kaplanek
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Performance
Professor, Violin, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet

Daniel Ramjattan
Instructor, Classical Guitar

Katie Schlaikjer
Artist-in-Residence, Cello, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet
Coordinator, Strings

Christine Vlajk
Artist-in-Residence, Viola, Violin, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet
Coordinator, Chamber Music

Sharlene Wallace
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Ian Whitman
Instructor, Double Bass

Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion

Ari Cohen Mann
Instructor, Oboe

Brennan Connolly
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Planning and Curriculum
Musician in Residence, Percussion
Director, Percussion Ensemble

Derek Conrod
Instructor, French Horn

Kristin Day
Instructor, Bassoon

Ross Edwards
Instructor, Clarinet

Guy Few
Instructor, Trumpet

Sophie Lanthier
Instructor, Flute

Katherine Robertson
Instructor, French Horn

Jonathan Rowsell
Musician in Residence, Tuba/Euphonium
Coordinator, Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion

Peter Shackleton
Instructor, Clarinet

Laurel Swinden
Instructor, Flute

Rachel Thomas
Instructor, Trombone

Ted Warren
Instructor, Drum Set

Dave Wiffen
Instructor, Saxophone

Voice

Kimberly Barber
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - External Affairs, Partnerships and Graduate Studies
Professor, Voice

Amanda Brunk
Instructor, Contemporary Commercial Voice

Kate Carver
Music Director, Opera
Coordinator, Opera

Leslie Fagan 
Assistant Professor, Voice
Coordinator, Voice

Brandon Leis
Instructor, Voice

Elizabeth Lepock
Instructor, Faculty of Music

Jennie Such
Instructor, Classical and Contemporary Commercial Voice