School of Music Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff

Our talented faculty is composed of active performers, composers, and scholars dedicated to teaching and mentoring the individual student. Committed to students’ success, the School of Music faculty members are established educators, performers and leaders in their disciplines, widely respected for their excellence and their enthusiasm.

Western's School of Music faculty shares a wealth of academic experience and real-world knowledge with students to help prepare for careers in today's ever-broadening field of music opportunities.

Music Faculty

Andrew Adams

Professor

School of Music Director, Piano

aadams@wcu.edu828.227.2756

Trevor Bailey

Assistant Director of Athletic Bands, Pride of the Mountains Marching Band

tbailey@wcu.edu828.227.2711

Mary Kay Bauer

Associate Professor

Voice (Soprano)

mkbauer@wcu.edu828.227.3275

Travis Bennett

Professor

Horn

tbennett@wcu.edu828.227.3957

Chris Beyt

Assistant Professor

Jazz Guitar, Commercial Music and Audio Production

cjbeyt@wcu.edu828.227.2713

Lyn Ellen Burkett

Assistant Professor

Music Appreciation, Aural Skills

leburkett@wcu.edu828.227.3725

Jack A. Eaddy

Assistant Professor

Director of Athletic Bands, Pride of the Mountains Marching Band

jeaddy@wcu.edu828.227.2259

Adam Groh

Assistant Professor

Percussion

amgroh@wcu.edu828.227.3263

Matt Henley

Assistant Director of Athletic Bands, Pride of the Mountains Marching Band

mhenley@wcu.edu828.227.2998

Tiffany Jackson

Voice

tjackson@wcu.edu828.227.3955

Ian Jeffress

Assistant Professor

Saxophone

jeffress@wcu.edu828.227.3974

Ethan King

Commercial Music & Audio Production

king@wcu.edu

Leonidas Lagrimas

Assistant Professor

Piano & Piano Pedagogy

llagrimas@wcu.edu828.227.3953

Justin Leo Kennedy

Assistant Professor

MIDI / Synthesis, Tech Ensemble

jkennedy@wcu.edu828.227.2400

Will Peebles

Professor

Bassoon, Music Theory, Gamelan

wpeebles@wcu.edu828.227.3258

Christina Reitz

Associate Professor

Music History

clreitz@wcu.edu828.227.2151

Michael Schallock

Professor

Tuba

mschallock@wcu.edu828.227.3141

Damon Sink

Associate Professor

Theory and Composition

dwsink@wcu.edu828.227.2566

Eldred Spell

Professor

Flute

espell@wcu.edu828.227.3952

Zsolt Szabo

Associate Professor

Trombone & Euphonium

zszabo@wcu.edu828.227.3954

Shannon Thompson

Professor

Clarinet

thompson@wcu.edu828.227.3956

Allison Thorp

Assistant Professor

Director of Choral Activities

athorp@wcu.edu828.227.3259

P. Bradley Ulrich

Professor

Trumpet

ulrich@wcu.edu828.227.3274

Margaret Underwood

Assistant Professor

Director of Bands

maunderwood@wcu.edu828.227.3726

Pavel Wlosok

Professor

Jazz Piano, Jazz Band

pwlosok@wcu.edu828.227.3261

Adjunct Faculty

Tyler Kinnear

Instructor

Musicology

tlkinnear@wcu.edu

Kim Neidlinger

Adjunct Professor

Music Appreciation

skneidlinger@wcu.edu

Bruce Frazier

Adjunct Professor

bfrazier@wcu.edu

Administrative Staff

Sheila Frizzell 
Administrative Assistant
sfrizzell@wcu.edu 
Phone: 828.227.3256

Whitney McCall 
Administrative Support Associate (afternoons, only) 
wmmccall@wcu.edu 
Phone: 828.227.3257