CMPA Music Faculty by Area
Music Administration
College of Music & Performing Arts
Bretford Bell
Production/Facilities Manager
Email: bretford.bell@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Jessica Benevento
Production/Facilities Assistant
Email: jessica.benevento@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Gina Lackore
Undergraduate Program Assistant
Email: gina.lackore@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Jeremy Lane
Director of the School of Music
Email: jeremy.lane@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Jason Miller
Production/Facilities Associate
Email: jason.miller@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
April Simpkins
Receptionist/Secretary
Email: april.simpkins@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Joel Treybig
Associate Director for the School of Music, Professor of Trumpet & Director of Graduate Music
Phone: (615) 460.6079
Email: joel.treybig@belmont.edu
Office Location: McAfee Concert Hall 205
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Email: joel.treybig@belmont.edu
Office Location: McAfee Concert Hall 205
College of Music & Performing Arts
Kristi Whitten
Professor of Voice, Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies
Email: kristi.whitten@belmont.edu
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Undgergrad Program Coordinators
College of Music & Performing Arts
Wayne Causey
Adjunct Instructor of Church Music
Email: wayne.causey@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Alejandra Ferrer
Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Therapy
Phone: 615-460-5777
Email: alejandra.ferrer@belmont.edu
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Email: alejandra.ferrer@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Alex Graham
Assistant Professor of Saxophone
Email: alex.graham@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Richard Hoffman
Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Theory
Phone: 615-460-8226
Email: richard.hoffman@belmont.edu
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Email: richard.hoffman@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Kristian Klefstad
Associate Professor of Piano
Email: kristian.klefstad@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Terry Klefstad
Associate Professor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-5682
Email: terry.klefstad@belmont.edu
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Email: terry.klefstad@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Peter Lamothe
Associate Professor of Music
Phone: 615-460-8230
Email: peter.lamothe@belmont.edu
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Email: peter.lamothe@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Lesley Mann
Associate Professor of Music
Email: lesley.mann@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Keith Mason
Coordinator of Commercial Music and Music Technology
Phone: (615) 460-6274
Email: keith.mason@belmont.edu
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Email: keith.mason@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Mark Volker
Professor of Music and Coordinator of Composition Studies
Phone: 615-460-8206
Email: mark.volker@belmont.edu
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Email: mark.volker@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Angela Yoon
Assistant Professor, Vocal Pedagogy
Email: angela.yoon@belmont.edu
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Ensemble Coordinators
College of Music & Performing Arts
Jeffery L. Ames
Director of Choral Activities
Email: jeffery.ames@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Barry Kraus
Director of Bands and Coordinator of Instrumental Ensembles
Phone: (615) 460-6024
Email: barry.kraus@belmont.edu
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Email: barry.kraus@belmont.edu
Applied Coordinators
College of Music & Performing Arts
Ryan Joseph
Coordinator of Strings
Email: ryan.joseph@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Kristian Klefstad
Associate Professor of Piano
Email: kristian.klefstad@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Barry Kraus
Director of Bands and Coordinator of Instrumental Ensembles
Phone: (615) 460-6024
Email: barry.kraus@belmont.edu
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Email: barry.kraus@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Christopher Norton
Professor, Percussion, Coordinator of Percussion Area
Phone: (615) 460-6987
Email: chris.norton@belmont.edu
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Email: chris.norton@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Paulo Oliveira
Associate Professor, Guitar
Phone: 615-460-2624
Email: paulo.oliveira@belmont.edu
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Email: paulo.oliveira@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Kathryn Paradise
Instructor of Commercial Voice
Email: kathryn.paradise@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Mark Volker
Professor of Music and Coordinator of Composition Studies
Phone: 615-460-8206
Email: mark.volker@belmont.edu
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Email: mark.volker@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Mark Whatley
Coordinator of Vocal Studies and Associate Professor of Voice
Email: mark.whatley@belmont.edu
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Academic Faculty
Music Education
College of Music & Performing Arts
Deen Entsminger
Professor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-8207
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Christopher Fashun
Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Orchestras
Email: christopher.fashun@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Barry Kraus
Director of Bands and Coordinator of Instrumental Ensembles
Phone: (615) 460-6024
Email: barry.kraus@belmont.edu
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Email: barry.kraus@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Lesley Mann
Associate Professor of Music
Email: lesley.mann@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Julia Heath Reynolds
Assistant Professor, Music Education
Email: julia.reynolds@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
George Shannon, II
Assistant Professor, Music Education
Phone: (615) 460-5739
Email: george.shannon@belmont.edu
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Email: george.shannon@belmont.edu
Conducting
College of Music & Performing Arts
Jeffery L. Ames
Director of Choral Activities
Email: jeffery.ames@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Deen Entsminger
Professor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-8207
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Christopher Fashun
Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Orchestras
Email: christopher.fashun@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Barry Kraus
Director of Bands and Coordinator of Instrumental Ensembles
Phone: (615) 460-6024
Email: barry.kraus@belmont.edu
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Email: barry.kraus@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Jane Warren
Associate Professor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-8231
Email: jane.warren@belmont.edu
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Email: jane.warren@belmont.edu
Music Theory
College of Music & Performing Arts
Anthony Belfiglio
Associate Professor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-8224
Email: anthony.belfiglio@belmont.edu
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Email: anthony.belfiglio@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Madeline Bridges
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: 615-460-8405
Email: madeline.bridges@belmont.edu.
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Email: madeline.bridges@belmont.edu.
College of Music & Performing Arts
Richard Hoffman
Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Theory
Phone: 615-460-8226
Email: richard.hoffman@belmont.edu
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Email: richard.hoffman@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Tara Johnson
Adjunct Instructor of Music
Email: tara.johnson@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Daniel Kozlowski
Adjunct Instructor
Email: daniel.kozlowski@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
David McKay
Instructor in Theory-Composition and Music Technology
Email: david.mckay@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Meghan Perdue
Adjunct Instructor
Email: meghan.perdue@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Nate Strasser
Adjunct Instructor
Email: nate.strasser@belmont.edu
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Music History/Musicology
College of Music & Performing Arts
Sarah Dietsche
Adjunct Instructor
Email: sarah.dietsche@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Bruce Dudley
Associate Professor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-6266
Email: bruce.dudley@belmont.edu
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Email: bruce.dudley@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Terry Klefstad
Associate Professor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-5682
Email: terry.klefstad@belmont.edu
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Email: terry.klefstad@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Peter Lamothe
Associate Professor of Music
Phone: 615-460-8230
Email: peter.lamothe@belmont.edu
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Email: peter.lamothe@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Virginia Lamothe
Assistant Professor of Musicology
Email: virginia.lamothe@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Richard Ripani
Adjunct Instructor
Email: richard.ripani@belmont.edu
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Composition/Arranging
College of Music & Performing Arts
Bruce Dudley
Associate Professor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-6266
Email: bruce.dudley@belmont.edu
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Email: bruce.dudley@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Deen Entsminger
Professor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-8207
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Ellen Tift Goebel
Adjunct Faculty
Email: ellen.goebel@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Se Young Ko
Adjunct Instructor
Email: daniel.ko@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Tony Moreira
Associate Professor of Composition
Phone: 615-460-8205
Email: tony.moreira@belmont.edu
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Email: tony.moreira@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Mark Volker
Professor of Music and Coordinator of Composition Studies
Phone: 615-460-8206
Email: mark.volker@belmont.edu
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Email: mark.volker@belmont.edu
Church Music
College of Music & Performing Arts
Wayne Causey
Adjunct Instructor of Church Music
Email: wayne.causey@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Daniel Landes
Professor of Music in Piano and Director of the Woods Piano Concert Series
Email: dan.landes@belmont.edu
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Music Technology
College of Music & Performing Arts
Keith Mason
Coordinator of Commercial Music and Music Technology
Phone: (615) 460-6274
Email: keith.mason@belmont.edu
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Email: keith.mason@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
David McKay
Instructor in Theory-Composition and Music Technology
Email: david.mckay@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Tony Moreira
Associate Professor of Composition
Phone: 615-460-8205
Email: tony.moreira@belmont.edu
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Email: tony.moreira@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Carl Rydlund
Professor of Practice, Music & Media
Email: carl.rydlund@belmont.edu
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Music Therapy
College of Music & Performing Arts
Alejandra Ferrer
Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Therapy
Phone: 615-460-5777
Email: alejandra.ferrer@belmont.edu
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Email: alejandra.ferrer@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Nicole Richard Williams
Assistant Professor, Music Therapy
Email: nicole.richardwilliams@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Channing Shippen
Music Therapy Instructor
Email: channing.shippen@belmont.edu
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Performance Faculty
Brass
College of Music & Performing Arts
Gerald Cates
Adjunct Instructor
Email: gerald.cates@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Tara Johnson
Adjunct Instructor of Music
Email: tara.johnson@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Jeffrey T. Phillips
Trombone
Email: jeff.phillips1@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Joel Treybig
Associate Director for the School of Music, Professor of Trumpet & Director of Graduate Music
Phone: (615) 460.6079
Email: joel.treybig@belmont.edu
Office Location: McAfee Concert Hall 205
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Email: joel.treybig@belmont.edu
Office Location: McAfee Concert Hall 205
College of Music & Performing Arts
Jack Wengrosky
Adjunct Instructor
Email: jack.wengrosky@belmont.edu
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Musical Theatre
College of Music & Performing Arts
Erica Aubrey
Instructor of Voice, Directing, & Capstone
Email: erica.aubrey@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Jo Lynn Burks
Instructor, Musical Theater
Email: jolynn.burks@belmont.edu
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College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, College of Music & Performing Arts
Ryan Greenawalt
Instructor of Communication Studies, Adjunct Professor of Voice, and Director of Forensics
Phone: 615.460.6451
Email: ryan.greenawalt@belmont.edu
Office Location: Heron 109
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Email: ryan.greenawalt@belmont.edu
Office Location: Heron 109
College of Music & Performing Arts
Casey Hebbel
Adjunct Instructor, Acting Coach, Assistant Director
College of Music & Performing Arts
Anna Perry
Choreographer, Adjunct Instructor
Email: anna.perry@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
David Shamburger
Associate Professor of Musical Theatre, Director, & Acting coach
Email: david.shamburger@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Nathan P. Strasser
Instructor, Music Director, Accompanist
Piano/Keyboard
College of Music & Performing Arts
Anthony Belfiglio
Associate Professor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-8224
Email: anthony.belfiglio@belmont.edu
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Email: anthony.belfiglio@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Elena Bennett
Instructor
Phone: (615) 460-6285
Email: elena.bennett@belmont.edu
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Email: elena.bennett@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Valerie Campbell
Adjunct Instructor of Piano
Email: valerie.campbell@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Bruce Dudley
Associate Professor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-6266
Email: bruce.dudley@belmont.edu
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Email: bruce.dudley@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Emily Gaskill
Adjunct Music Instructor
Email: emily.gaskill@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Linda Harmon
Adjunct Instructor of Music
Email: linda.harmon@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Kristian Klefstad
Associate Professor of Piano
Email: kristian.klefstad@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Julia Kwak
Adjunct Faculty
Email: julia.kwak@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Daniel Landes
Professor of Music in Piano and Director of the Woods Piano Concert Series
Email: dan.landes@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Robert Marler
Professor of Music
Phone: 615-460-8223
Email: robert.marler@belmont.edu
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Email: robert.marler@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
James Matthews
Adjunct Instructor
Email: james.matthews@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Richard Shadinger
Professor Emeritus
Email: richard.shadinger@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Steve Willets
Adjunct Professor
Email: steve.willets@belmont.edu
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Guitar/Bass
College of Music & Performing Arts
John Cardoni
Adjunct Instructor of Guitar
Email: john.cardoni@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Mario DaSilva
Adjunct Instructor
Email: mario.dasilva@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Mark Godwin
Adjunct Instructor of Music
Email: mark.godwin@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Paulo Oliveira
Associate Professor, Guitar
Phone: 615-460-2624
Email: paulo.oliveira@belmont.edu
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Email: paulo.oliveira@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Nick Palmer
Adjunct Instructor
Email: nicholas.palmer@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Francis Perry
Instructor
Email: francis.perry@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Alan Robinson
Assistant Professor, Guitar
Email: alan.robinson@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Jefferson Rogers
Adjunct Instructor
Email: jefferson.rogers@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Robert Thompson
Adjunct Instructor
Email: robert.thompson@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Michael Valeras
Adjunct Instructor
Email: michael.valeras@belmont.edu
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Percussion
College of Music & Performing Arts
Todd London
Instructor
Phone: 615-460-6348
Email: todd.london@belmont.edu
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Email: todd.london@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Christopher Norton
Professor, Percussion, Coordinator of Percussion Area
Phone: (615) 460-6987
Email: chris.norton@belmont.edu
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Email: chris.norton@belmont.edu
Strings
College of Music & Performing Arts
Boris Abramov
Adjunct Instructor, Classical Violin
Email: boris.abramov@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Ryan Joseph
Coordinator of Strings
Email: ryan.joseph@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Carmine Miranda
Assistant Professor, Cello
Email: carmine.miranda@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Ela Tokarska
Assistant Professor in Classical Violin
Email: ela.tokarska@belmont.edu
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Voice-Classical
College of Music & Performing Arts
Rebekah Alexander
Adjunct Instructor
Email: rebekah.alexander@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Savanna Sokolnicki
Assistant Professor, Classical Voice
Email: savanna.sokolnicki@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Mark Whatley
Coordinator of Vocal Studies and Associate Professor of Voice
Email: mark.whatley@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Kristi Whitten
Professor of Voice, Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies
Email: kristi.whitten@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Angela Yoon
Assistant Professor, Vocal Pedagogy
Email: angela.yoon@belmont.edu
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Voice-Commercial
College of Music & Performing Arts
Stephanie Adlington
Adjunct Instructor
Email: stephanie.adlington@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Bruce Bennett
Instructor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-8061
Email: bruce.bennett@belmont.edu
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Email: bruce.bennett@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
Sandra Dudley
Assistant Professor of Commercial Voice
Phone: (615) 460-8214
Email: sandra.dudley@belmont.edu.
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Email: sandra.dudley@belmont.edu.
College of Music & Performing Arts
Bethany Merritt
Commercial Voice Instructor
Email: bethany.merritt@adjuncts.belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Kathryn Paradise
Instructor of Commercial Voice
Email: kathryn.paradise@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Bailey Rankin
Adjunct Instructor
Email: bailey.rankin@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Henry W. Smiley
Assistant Professor of Music
Phone: (615) 460-8208
Email: henry.smiley@belmont.edu
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Email: henry.smiley@belmont.edu
College of Music & Performing Arts
James Wigginton
Instructor of Commercial Voice
Email: james.wigginton@belmont.edu
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Woodwinds
College of Music & Performing Arts
Alex Graham
Assistant Professor of Saxophone
Email: alex.graham@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Daniel Lochrie
Adjunct Instructor
Email: daniel.lochrie@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Dong-Yun K. Shankle
Adjunct Bassoon Professor
Email: dong-yun.shankle@belmont.edu
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College of Music & Performing Arts
Carolyn Totaro
Assistant Professor, Flute
Email: carolyn.totaro@belmont.edu
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Contact Us
College of Music and Performing Arts
1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37212
School of Music: 615.460.6408
Department of Theatre & Dance: 615.460.5503
CMPA Admissions: 615.460.8116