Music Faculty
Administrative Staff
Dr. Robert J. Chabora
Chairperson
Professor
Piano, Music Theory
218.299.4414
chabora@cord.edu
Renee Kelly
Music Department Coordinator
218.299.4414
kelly@cord.edu
Gordon Moe
Associate Director of Music Organizations,
Manager of Choral Ensembles
(218) 299-3285, Ext. 339
moe@cord.edu
Carolyn Osborne
Administrative Assistant
218.299.3285, ext. 300
osborne@cord.edu
Kent Loken
Associate Director of Music Organizations
Manager of Instrumental Ensembles
218.299.3285, ext. 338
loken@cord.edu
Ensemble Conductors
Kathie Brekke
Vocal Jazz Ensemble Conductor
218.299.3285, ext. 330
brekke@cord.edu
Dr. René Clausen
Associate Professor
The Concordia Choir Conductor
Choral Conducting
218.299.3285, ext. 317
clausen@cord.edu
Dr. Nathaniel H. Dickey
Assistant Professor
Cobber Symphonic Band Conductor
Low Brass
218.299.3285, ext. 343
dickey@cord.edu
Professor of Percussion
Percussion Ensemble, Marimba Choir
218.299.3285, ext. 332
eyler@cord.edu
Bruce Houglum
Associate Professor
The Concordia College Orchestra Conductor
Horn
218.299.3285, ext. 314
houglum@cord.edu
Dr. Scott A. Jones
Assistant Professor
Director of Bands
The Concordia College Band
The Concordia Echo Band
Instrumental Conducting
218.299.3285, ext. 333
sjones@cord.edu
Dr. Peter Knudsvig
Associate Professor
Trumpet, Jazz Ensemble II Conductor
218.299.3285 ext. 330
knudsvig@cord.edu
The Bel Canto Conductor
ntoliver@cord.edu
Russell Peterson
Assistant Professor
Jazz Ensemble I Conductor
Saxophone, Bassoon
218.299.3285, ext. 320
rpeters@cord.edu
Michael Smith
The Concordia Chapel Choir, Cantabile, Mäennerchor Conductor
Voice
218.299.3285, ext. 331
smithm@cord.edu
Jessica Westgard
Instructor
Campana and Tintinnabula Conductor
westgard@cord.edu
Brass
Dr. Nathaniel H. Dickey
Assistant Professor
The Concordia Cobber Band Director
Low Brass
218.299.3285, ext. 343
dickey@cord.edu
Bruce Houglum
Associate Professor
The Concordia College Orchestra Conductor
Horn
218.299.3285, ext. 314
houglum@cord.edu
Dr. Peter Knudsvig
Associate Professor
Trumpet, Jazz Ensemble II
218.299.3285 ext. 330
knudsvig@cord.edu
Doug Neil
Instructor
Tuba
dmusic401@yahoo.com
Karin Wakefield
Instructor
Horn, Piano
218.299.3285, ext. 301
kwakefie@cord.edu
Music Theory/History/Composition/Education
Dr. Daniel Breedon
Professor
Music Theory, Composition
World Music, Counterpoint
218.299.3285, ext. 311
breedon@cord.edu
Dr. Jean Hellner
Assistant Professor
Music History, Music Theory, Aural Skills
218.299.3285, ext. 342
hellner@cord.edu
Dr. Steven Makela
Assistant Professor
Music Theory, Composition
218.299.3285, ext. 306
makela@cod.edu
Dr. Jeffrey Meyer
Associate Professor
Music History, Music Theory
218.299.3285, ext. 309
meyer@cord.edu
Dr. Lisa Lee Sawyer
Instructor
Piano, Intro to Music
218.299.3285, ext. 308
sawyer@cord.edu
Dr. Luanna Stroh
Associate Professor
Music Education Coordinator
218.299.3285, ext. 316
stroh@cord.edu
Piano/Organ
Dr. Jihye Chang Sung
Instructor of Piano
jihye.chang@gmail.com
Dr. Jay Hershberger
Professor of Piano and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies
Piano
218.299.3285, ext. 315
hershber@cord.edu
Amy Mercer
Instructor of Piano
218.299.3285, ext. 313
mercer@cord.edu
Susan Nagel
Instructor of Piano
218.299.4414
nagel@cord.edu
Peter Nygaard
Instructor of Piano, Organ
218.299.3285, ext. 328
nygaard@cord.edu
Dr. Lisa Lee Sawyer
Instructor
Piano, Theory, Intro to Music
218.299.3285, ext. 308
sawyer@cord.edu
Karin Wakefield
Instructor
Horn, Piano
218.299.3285, ext. 301
kwakefie@cord.edu
Dr. David Worth
Professor
Piano
worth@cord.edu
Strings
Nixon Buston
Instructor
Double Bass
nbustos@uwsuper.edu
Jane Linde-Capistran
Instructor
The Concordia College Symphonia Conductor
Viola and Violin
218.299.3285, ext. 329
capistra@cord.edu
Michael Coates
Instructor
Guitar
218.299.4414
coates@barkingdogrecords.com
Joanne Cohen
Associate Professor
Violin, Viola
218.299.3285, ext. 322
cohen@cord.edu
Dr. Greg Hamilton
Assistant Professor
Cello
218.299.4414
ghamilto@cord.edu
Kate Hamilton
Instructor
Viola
218.299.4414
hamiltonkate63@gmail.com
Percussion:
Dr. David P. Eyler
Professor
Percussion Ensemble and Marimba Choir
Percussion
218.299.3285, ext. 332
eyler@cord.edu
Voice
Peter Halverson
Associate Professor
Voice
218.299.3285, ext. 3318
halverson@cord.edu
David Hamilton
Associate Professor
Voice, Diction, Repertoire, Music May Seminars, Opera Workshop
218.299.3285, ext. 323
hamilton@cord.edu
Karen Hamilton
Instructor
Voice
218.299.3285, ext. 325
khamilto@cord.edu
Dr. Paul Hindemith
Instructor of Voice
218.299.3285, ext. 336
phindemi@cord.edu
June Rauschnabel
Associate Professor
Voice, Pedagogy
218.299.3285, ext. 319
rauschna@cord.edu
Barbara Schramm
Instructor
Voice
schramm@cord.edu
Michael Smith
The Concordia Chapel Choir, Cantabile, Mäennerchor, Voice
218.299.3285, ext. 331
smithm@cord.edu
Lucy Thrasher
Assistant Professor
Voice, Opera Workshop
218.299.3285, ext. 327
thrasher@cord.edu
Dr. Holly Wrensch
Assistant Professor
Voice
218.299.3285, ext. 312
wrensch@cord.edu
Woodwinds
Debora Harris
Associate Professor
Flute
218.299.3285, ext. 310
harris@cord.edu
Grant Larson
Saxophone Instructor
218.299.3285, ext. 316
glarson@cord.edu
Kyle McCallum
Bassoon Instructor
kyle.mccallum@meritcare.com
Jennifer Peterson
Instructor
Oboe
218.299.3285, ext. 308
peterson@cord.edu
Russell Peterson
Assistant Professor
Jazz Ensemble I Director, Saxophone, Bassoon
218.299.3285, ext. 320
rpeters@cord.edu
Dr. Leigh Wakefield
Associate Professor
Clarinet, Woodwind Methods
218.299.3285, ext. 324
wakefiel@cord.edu
Department of Music
