Department of Music
Music Faculty
Administrative Staff:
Dr. Robert J. Chabora
Chairperson
Professor
Piano, Music Theory
218.299.4414
chabora@cord.edu
Kent Loken
Associate Director of Music Organizations
Manager of Instrumental Ensembles
218.299.4880
loken@cord.edu
Gordon Moe
Associate Director of Music Organizations
Manager of Choral Ensembles
218.299.4886
moe@cord.edu
Renee Kelly
Secretary
218.299.4843
kelly@cord.edu
Carolyn Osborne
Administrative Assistant
218.299.4415
osborne@cord.edu
Kathie Brekke
Vocal Jazz Ensemble Director
218.299.4851
brekke@cord.edu
Jane Linde Capistran
Assistant Professor
The Concordia College Symphonia Conductor
Viola, Violin
218.299.4853
capistra@cord.edu
Dr. René Clausen
Associate Professor
The Concordia Choir Conductor
Choral Conducting
218.299.4879
clausen@cord.edu
Dr. Nathaniel H. Dickey
Assistant Professor
The Concordia Symphonic Band, Cobber Athletic Band Conductor
Low Brass
218.299.4859
dickey@cord.edu
Professor
Percussion Ensemble, Marimba Choir Director
Percussion
218.299.4860
eyler@cord.edu
Bruce Houglum
Associate Professor
The Concordia Orchestra Conductor
Horn
218.299.4872
houglum@cord.edu
Dr. Scott A. Jones
Assistant Professor
Director of Bands
The Concordia Band, The Cobber Echo Band Conductor
Instrumental Conducting
218.299.4875
sjones@cord.edu
Dr. Peter Knudsvig
Associate Professor
The Concordia College Jazz Ensemble II Conductor
Trumpet
218.299.4877
knudsvig@cord.edu
Dr. Jeffrey Meyer
Associate Professor
Pempamsie Director
Music History, Music Theory
218.299.4885
meyer@cord.edu
Russell Peterson
Assistant Professor
The Concordia College Jazz Ensemble I Director
Saxophone, Bassoon
218.299.4892
rpeters@cord.edu
Michael Smith
Associate Professor
The Concordia Chapel Choir, Cantabile, Männerchor Conductor
Voice
218.299.4894
smithm@cord.edu
Jessica Westgard
Campana and Tintinnabula Conductor
218.299.4846
westgard@cord.edu
Brass:
Dr. Nathaniel H. Dickey
Assistant Professor
The Concordia Symphonic Band, Cobber Athletic Band Conductor
Low Brass
218.299.4859
dickey@cord.edu
Bruce Houglum
Associate Professor
The Concordia Orchestra Conductor
Horn
218.299.4872
houglum@cord.edu
Dr. Peter Knudsvig
Associate Professor
The Concordia College Jazz Ensemble II Director
Trumpet
218.299.4877
knudsvig@cord.edu
Douglas Neill
Instructor
Tuba
218.299.4888
neill@cord.edu
Karin Wakefield
Instructor
Horn, Piano
218.299.4890
kwakefie@cord.edu
Music Theory/History/Composition/Education:
Dr. Daniel Breedon
Professor
Music Theory, Composition, World Music, Counterpoint
218.299.4850
breedon@cord.edu
Dr. Jean Hellner
Assistant Professor
Music History, Music Theory, Aural Skills
218.299.4868
hellner@cord.edu
Dr. Steven Makela
Assistant Professor
Music Theory, Composition
218.299.4882
makela@cord.edu
Dr. Jeffrey Meyer
Associate Professor
Pempamsie Director
Music History, Music Theory
218.299.4885
meyer@cord.edu
Dr. Lisa Lee Sawyer
Assistant Professor
Piano, Intro to Music
218.299.4890
sawyer@cord.edu
Percussion:
Dr. David P. Eyler
Professor
Percussion Ensemble, Marimba Choir Director
Percussion
218.299.4860
eyler@cord.edu
Piano/Organ:
Dr. Jihye Chang Sung
Instructor
Piano
218.299.4855
jsung@cord.edu
Dr. Jay Hershberger
Professor
Keyboard Studies Coordinator
Piano
218.299.4869
hershber@cord.edu
Amy Mercer
Instructor
Piano
218.299.4884
mercer@cord.edu
Peter Nygaard
Instructor
Piano, Organ
218.299.4889
nygaard@cord.edu
Dr. Lisa Lee Sawyer
Assistant Professor
Piano, Theory, Intro to Music
218.299.4890
sawyer@cord.edu
Karin Wakefield
Instructor
Horn, Piano
218.299.4899
kwakefie@cord.edu
Dr. David Worth
Professor
Piano
218.299.4845
worth@cord.edu
Strings:
Nixon Bustos
Instructor
Double Bass
218.299.4852
bustos@cord.edu
Jane Linde Capistran
Assistant Professor
The Concordia College Symphonia Conductor
Viola, Violin
218.299.4853
capistra@cord.edu
Michael Coates
Instructor
Guitar
218.299.4857
coates@cord.edu
Joanne Cohen
Associate Professor
Violin, Viola
218.299.4858
cohen@cord.edu
Dr. Greg Hamilton
Assistant Professor
Cello
218.299.4863
ghamilto@cord.edu
Kate Hamilton
Instructor
Viola
218.299.4865
mhamilto@cord.edu
Voice:
Peter Halverson
Associate Professor
Voice
218.299.4861
halverson@cord.edu
David Hamilton
Professor
Voice, Diction, Repertoire, Music May Seminars, Opera Workshop
218.299.4862
hamilton@cord.edu
Karen Hamilton
Assistant Professor
Voice
218.299.4864
khamilto@cord.edu
Dr. Paul Hindemith
Instructor
Voice
218.299.4870
phindemi@cord.edu
June Rauschnabel
Associate Professor
Voice, Pedagogy
218.299.4876
rauschna@cord.edu
Barbara Schramm
Instructor
Voice
218.299.4893
schramm@cord.edu
Michael Smith
Associate Professor
The Concordia Chapel Choir, Cantabile, Männerchor Conductor
Voice
218.299.4894
smithm@cord.edu
Lucy Thrasher
Associate Professor
Voice, Opera Workshop
218.299.4897
thrasher@cord.edu
Dr. Holly Wrensch
Assistant Professor
Voice
218.299.4844
wrensch@cord.edu
Woodwinds:
Debora Harris
Associate Professor
Flute
218.299.4867
harris@cord.edu
Grant Larson
Instructor
Saxophone
218.299.4878
glarson@cord.edu
Kyle McCallum
Instructor
Bassoon
218.299.4883
mccallum@cord.edu
Jennifer Peterson
Instructor
Oboe
218.299.4891
peterson@cord.edu
Russell Peterson
Assistant Professor
The Concordia College Jazz Ensemble I Director
Saxophone, Bassoon
218.299.4892
rpeters@cord.edu
Dr. Leigh Wakefield
Associate Professor
Clarinet, Woodwind Methods
218.299.4847
wakefiel@cord.edu
