UCalgary School of Creative and Performing Arts, Music Faculty Instructors

Meet Our Instructors & Directors

Music Lesson Instructors

Meet our faculty and sessional instructors. Our inspiring and experienced instructors teach a full spectrum of musical traditions. If you are interested in a BMus but your instrument, style or tradition is not listed here, please get in touch with us.


KEYBOARD

Piano
Jani Parsons (faculty)
Lana Henchell 
Marilyn Engle

Organ
Chellan Hoffman

Accordion
N. Antonio Peruch

STRINGS

Violin
Edmond Agopian (faculty)

Viola
Dean O'Brien

Cello
Beth Root Sandvoss

Bass
Sam Loeck 

Guitar
Ralph Maier

WOODWIND

Flute
Gwen Klassen
Lucie Jones

Oboe
David Sussman

Clarinet
Stan Climie
Slavko Popovic

Bassoon
Antoine St-Onge

BRASS

French horn
Laurie Matiation

Trumpet
Gareth Jones

Trombone
James Scott

Saxophone
Jeremy Brown (faculty)

Tuba/Euphonium
Tom McCaslin

PERCUSSION

Rod Squance (faculty)
Tyler Hornby
Chris Sies

VOICE

Laura Hynes (faculty)
Julie Harris

COMPOSITION

Allan Bell (faculty)
Laurie Radford (faculty)
Kristine Flores
Lesley Hinger
Vincent Ho

THEORY

Joelle Welling (faculty)

JAZZ

Bass
Kodi Hutchensen

Guitar
Neil McVey

Trumpet
André Wickenheiser

Trombone
Carsten Rubeling

Saxophone
Jeremy Brown (faculty)

Drums
Tyler Hornby

Voice
Johanna Sillanpaa

Piano 
Jon Day

 

Ensemble Directors

Almost 250 University of Calgary students participate in our ensembles – you can join one too! Music ensembles are open to the whole campus and auditions are primarily to identify your style, strengths and where you would fit best in the ensemble. The auditions take place during Block Week in September. Explore our ensembles >> 


2023-24 Ensemble Directors

Chamber Choir (MUPF 201/301) - Kathryn Parrotta
University Chorus (MUPF 205/305) - Kathryn Parrotta
Symphonic Band (MUPF 211/311) - Gareth Jones
Wind Ensemble (MUPF 213/313) - Gareth Jones
University Orchestra (MUPF 215/315) - Edmond Agopian
Instrumental Jazz Ensemble (MUPF 225/325) - TBD
World Music Ensemble (MUPF 229/329) - Bernice Cheung
Collegium Musicum (MUPF 221/321) - Julie Harris