The department features faculty members who offer specialized lessons and perform on and off campus. Some are members of the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra. Faculty are often invited to perform in concerts and to teach workshops and master classes both within the region and around the world.

Full-time Faculty Members:

William Bastian [Bio], choir, voice, conducting

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

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

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

Part-time Faculty

Jeremy Craycraft [Bio], percussion

Tyler Kaiser [Bio], guitar

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

Jerry Kaldor, choir

Dr. Kate Lanzer, piano

Janell Lemire, harp

Edward Martin, lute

Earl Salemink, trumpet

James Stellmaker, brass