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, Interdisciplinary Learning Communities Coordinator
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
Conducting
Music Theory
Music History/Musicology
Composition/Arranging
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
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
Leandra Mayfield
Adjunct Instructor
Email: leandra.mayfield@belmont.edu
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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
Musical Theatre
Piano/Keyboard
Guitar/Bass
Percussion
Strings
Voice-Classical
Voice-Commercial
Woodwinds
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