Music

The department features faculty members who offer specialized lessons and frequently perform on and off campus. Our faculty appear in concerts by the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra and numerous other arts organizations in the Twin Ports region. Faculty are often invited to perform in concerts and to teach workshops and master classes within the United States and around the world.

Full-time Faculty Members:

William Bastian [Bio], voice, conducting, opera, popular music

Marianne Connelly [Bio], large ensemble scholarships, clarinet, saxophone, concert band, jazz band, music education, chamber music

Jeremy Craycraft [Bio], hand drum ensemble, drumline, steel band, world music, music fundamentals

Dr. LeAnn House [Bio], piano, harpsichord, music theory, music fundamentals

Dr. Penny Schwarze [Bio], violin, viola da gamba, music history, chamber music, world music

Part-time Faculty

Tyler Kaiser [Bio], guitar

Jerry Kaldor [Bio], Men's & Women's Collegiate Chorus, Chamber Choir, Music Education

Faculty Emeritus

Shelley Gruskin [Bio], recorder, flute, music history, chamber music, historic instruments

Sr. Monica Laughlin, music theory, chamber music

Adjunct Faculty Members

Josh Aerie, cello

Gretchen Chelseth, piano

Nicole Craycraft, violin

James Erickson, trombone, tuba, euphonium

RaeAnn Hamlin, piano

Dr. Kate Lanzer, piano

Janell Lemire, harp

Edward Martin, lute

Earl Salemink, trumpet

James Stellmaker, brass