Faculty | Department of Music

Music Faculty

Dr. Thom Hasenpflug, Director of the School of Performing Arts
Dr. Diana Livingston Friedley, Director of Music and Undergraduate Studies

Ensemble Directors

Choral/Vocal

Dr. Scott Anderson, Director of Choral Activities
Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Camerata Singers
Kathleen Lane
Women's Choir, Opera

Instrumental

Dr. Patrick Brooks, Director of Bands
Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band I
Kevin York, Associate Director of Bands
Bengal Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band II
Dr. George Adams
Idaho State Civic Symphony, interim conductor
Dr. Thom Hasenpflug
Percussion Ensemble, Caribbean Steel Band

Music Education Faculty

Dr. Thomas E. Kloss, Coordinator
Dr. Scott Anderson, choral music
Dr. George Adams, instrumental conducting
Dr. Thomas E. Kloss , instrumental methods

Applied Music Faculty

(* designates area coordinator)

Brass

Thomas Banyas, trumpet
Michael Helman, French horn
Dr. Patrick Brooks*, trombone
William Smith, tuba & euphonium

Percussion

Dr. Thom Hasenpflug

Strings

Dr. Keum Hwa Cha, violin and viola
Dr. Brian Attebery, cello
Donald Colby, string bass (interim)
William O'Brien, guitar

Composition, Theory & History Faculty

Music Theory, Aural Skills, & Composition

Dr. Randy Earles, theory, composition
Dr. Thom Hasenpflug, theory, composition
Dr. George Adams, form & analysis
Julie Sorensen, theory & aural skills
Michelle Adams, aural skills
Nathan Foxley, theory

Music History

Dr. Shandra Helman
Dr. Kori Bond
Julie Sorensen, music appreciation
John LoPiccolo, music appreciation (Idaho Falls campus)
Dr. Molly York, world of music
Nathan Foxley, music appreciation (online)

Emeritus Faculty

Dr. Alan E. Stanek, Professor Emeritus & Past Department Chair
Dr. Thom Ritter George, Professor Emeritus

Idaho State University

Music Links