School of Performing Arts Faculty & Staff

Director

Philip Edelman

Director of the School of Performing Arts; Associate Professor, Music, Music Education

philip.edelman@maine.edu

207.581.1257

Division of Music


Laura Artesani

Associate Professor, Music Education and Piano

laura.artesani@maine.edu

207.581.1745

Dan Barrett

Lecturer in Music, Low Brass and Music Theory

dan.barrett@maine.edu

207.581.1238

Michael Bennett

Instructor, Drum Set, Jazz Combos

michael.bennett@maine.edu

kevin birch

Instructor, Organ and Harpsichord

kevin.birch@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Isaac Bray

Instructor, Voice, Applied Voice

isaac.bray@maine.edu

207.581.1246

Jay Bregman

Instructor, Jazz

bregman@maine.edu

scott burditt

Instructor, French Horn; Horn Ensemble

scott.burditt@maine.edu

Phil Burns

Instructor, Piano

Jack Burt

Professor, Trumpet and Music History

jburt@maine.edu

207.581.1773

scott cleveland

Instructor, Jazz, Jazz Theory, Jazz Combos, Improvisation

scott.cleveland@maine.edu

Cleveland bio

heidi Corliss

Instructor, Choral Music Education

heidi.corliss@maine.edu

207.581.4703

tony Cyrus

Instructor, Bassoon

cyrus bio

rebecca dewan

Libra Assistant Professor of Choral/General Music Education

rebecca.dewan@maine.edu

207.581.1254

Elizabeth Downing

Instructor, Flute

edowning@maine.edu

207.581.1245

Danny Fisher-Lochhead

Instructor, Saxophone

daniel.fisherlochhead@maine.edu

ross gallagher

Instructor, Jazz Bass, Jazz Guitar, Improvisation

ross.gallagher@maine.edu

Ginger Yang Hwalek

Instructor, Piano and Piano Pedagogy

ginger.hwalek@maine.edu

207.581.1246

Richard Kenefic

Instructor, Guitar

richard.kenefic@maine.edu

207.581.4703

kenefic bio

Karen Pendleton

Instructor, Voice

karen.pendleton@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Leslie Ross

Instructor, Bassoon

leslie@leslieross.net

Ross bio

Glen Sargent

Instructor, Saxophone and Woodwind Pedagogy

glen.sargent@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Noreen silver

Instructor, Cello and Chamber Music

noreen.silver@maine.edu

207.581.4703

phillip silver

Professor Music, Piano and Musicology

phillip.silver@maine.edu

207.581.1783

david stern

Instructor, Applied Brass

david.stern@maine.edu

207.581.1773

mark tipton

Instructor, Jazz Trumpet, Improvisation

mark.tipton@maine.edu

tipton bio

michael venti

Instructor, Percussion

michael.venti@maine.edu

Francis Vogt

Director of Choral Activities; Instructor, Voice

francis.vogt@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Molly Webster

Instructor, Voice

molly.webster@maine.edu

Christopher G. White

Lecturer in Music, Director of Sports Bands

cgwhite@maine.edu

207.581.1232

Anatole Wieck

Professor, Music, Violin/Viola, and Orchestra

wieck@maine.edu

207.581.1260

Beth Wiemann

Professor, Composition, Clarinet, Music Theory; Graduate Studies Coordinator

bwiemann@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Danny Williams

Instructor, Black Bear Men’s Chorus

danielw@maine.edu

207.581.1755

James Winters

Instructor, Applied Jazz and Improvisation

james.winters@maine.edu

207.581.1238

Division of Theatre/Dance


Dan Bilodeau

The Mark and Marcia Bailey Professor of Speech and Theatre

daniel.bilodeau@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Angela Bonacasa

Instructor, Theatre

angela.bonacasa@maine.edu

Leon Dyjak

Instructor, Dance

leon.dyjak@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Alexis Foster

Lecturer, Theatre

alexis.foster@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Foster bio

D Granke

Assistant Professor, Theatre

d.granke@maine.edu

207.581.1962

Julie Lisnet

Instructor, Theatre

julie.lisnet@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Laren Lynn

Instructor, Dance

laren.lynn@maine.edu

207.581.4703

AJ Mooney

Instructor, Theatre and Dance

amyjane.mooney@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Mooney bio

Rosalie Purvis

Libra Assistant Professor of Theatre and English

rosalie.purvis@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Amy Roeder

Instructor, Theatre

amy.roeder@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Ann Ross

Assistant Professor, Dance

ann.ross@maine.edu

207.581.4703

Fredrick “Birdie” Sawyer

Instructor, Dance

fredrick.sawyer@maine.edu

207.581.4703

jp sedlock

Scene Shop and Lighting Coordinator

jeremiah.ankrom@maine.edu

207.581.1767

jp sedlock bio

Mary Jean “MJ” Sedlock

Lecturer, Theatre; Production Manager and Technical Director

mary.j.sedlock@maine.edu

207.581.1767

Professors Emeritus


Dennis Cox

Professor Emeritus of Music

dennis.cox@maine.edu

marcia joy douglas

Associate Professor Emerita of Theatre

curvin farnham

Professor Emeritus of Music

curvin.farnham@maine.edu

louis hall

Professor Emeritus of Music

louis.hall@maine.edu

hall bio

karel lidral

Professor Emeritus of Music

karel.lidral@maine.edu

stuart marrs

Professor Emeritus of Music

marrs@maine.edu

nancy ellen ogle

Professor Emerita of Music, Voice, and Opera

nogle@maine.edu

ludlow hallman

Professor Emeritus of Music

ludlow.hallman@maine.edu

Baycka Voronietsky

Associate Professor Emeritus of Music

baycka.voronietsky@maine.edu