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In the School of Music and Performing Arts at UL Lafayette, our faculty and staff members are dedicated to being both educators and practitioners.

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Sara Birk Headshot Birk, Sara
Interim Director
School of Music and Performing Arts
Associate Professor of Theatre (Voice/History)
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 1209
Phone: (337) 482-6016
Email: sara.birk@louisiana.edu
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Babineaux, Julie
Administrative Assistant III
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 120
Phone: (337) 482-6016
Email: julie.babineaux1@louisiana.edu
 
Kaminsky, Pam
Coordinator of Bands and Recruiting
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 123
Phone: (337) 482-5157
Email: @louisiana.edu

Music Faculty

Garth Alper Alper, Garth
Jazz Piano, Coordinator of Jazz Studies
Ruth Stodghill Girard Board of Regents Professor
Professor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 139
Phone: (337) 482-5203
Email: garth@louisiana.edu
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Ashton, David
Clarinet and Woodwinds
Assistant Professor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 244
Phone: (337) 482-5217
Email: davidashton@louisiana.edu
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Bixby, Kelly Ann
Voice and Vocal Studies
Assistant Professor
Office: Angelle Hall 124
Phone: (337) 482-5202
Email: kelly.bixby@louisiana.edu
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Blaney, Michael
Instructor of Violin, Coordinator of Strings
Director, UL Lafayette Symphony Orchestra
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 241
Phone: (337) 482-6050
Email: blaney@louisiana.edu
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Bodkin-Connor, Natalie
Voice
Adjunct
Email: natalie.bodkin1@louisiana.edu
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Boudreaux, Chad
Class Voice
Adjunct
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Gordon Bradberry

Bradberry, Gordon
Songwriting
Adjunct
Email: gordon.bradberry@louisiana.edu
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Headshot of Wesley Bradford Bradford, Wesley
Coordinator of Music Theory
Associate Professor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 242
Phone: (337) 482-6018
Email: wbradford@louisiana.edu
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Breaux, Troy
Coordinator of Percussion
Master Instructor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 174
Phone: (337) 482-5212
Email: tbreaux@louisiana.edu
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  Cassin, Jennifer
Adjunct Instructor of Viola
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 243
Phone: (337) 482-5218
Email: jennifer.cassin@louisiana.edu
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Choi, Chee Hyeon
Piano and Piano Pedagogy
Assistant Professor
Office: Angelle 130
Phone: 337-482-5205
Email: cheehyeon.choi@louisiana.edu
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Constantin, Megan Brown
Cajun & Creole French vocals
Adjunct
Email: megan.constantin1@louisiana.edu
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Devillier, Danny
Music history, rhythmic analysis
Adjunct
Email: devillier@louisiana.edu
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Durbin, Scott
Coordinator, Music Business
Assistant Professor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 245
Phone: (337) 482-5011
Email: sdurbin@louisiana.edu
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Rodolfo Espinoza Headshot Espinoza, Rodolfo
Bassoon
Adjunct
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Forsyth, Gina
Fiddle
Adjunct
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George, Jeffrey L.
Classic and Jazz Guitar
Billeaud/Gidiere Professor of Music
Professor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 138
Phone: (337) 482-5210
Email: guitar@louisiana.edu
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Goforth, Molly
Cello
Adjunct
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 140
Phone:
Email: molly.goforth@louisiana.edu
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Guidry, Brennan
Oboe
Adjunct
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  Johnson, Julia
Legal Issues of the Music Industry
Adjunct
Email: @louisiana.edu
 
Quincy Hilliard portrait Hilliard, Quincy C
Composer in Residence
Heymann Endowed Professor
Professor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 246
Email: vazetti@louisiana.edu
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Hochkeppel, William J.
Director of Bands
Associate Professor
Saxophone, Conducting
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 172
Phone: (337) 482-5669
Email: hochkeppel@louisiana.edu
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Huang-Davie, Yuling
Collaborative Piano
Assistant Professor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 133
Phone: (337) 482-5207
Email: yuling@louisiana.edu
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Huval, Chad
Cajun accordion, Freshman seminar
Adjunct
Email: chad.huval@louisiana.edu
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Jones, Kelvin
Music Education
Visiting Assistant Professor
Email: kelvin.jones@louisiana.edu
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 250
Phone: (337) 482-5520
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Justus, Chas
String band ensemble
Adjunct
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Jonathan Kulp Kulp, Jonathan L.
Professor
Music History and Theory
Office: Angelle Hall, room 243
Phone: (337) 482-5218
Email: jonathan.kulp@louisiana.edu
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Landry, Brett
Assistant Director of Bands and Percussion
Assistant Professor
Email: brett.landry@louisiana.edu
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Landry, Scott
Music Appreciation
Adjunct Instructor
Email: landry@louisiana.edu
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  Legnon, Courtney
Class Piano
Adjunct
Email: courtney.legnon@louisiana.edu
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 163
  Liang, Zi
Class Piano
Adjunct
Email: @louisiana.edu

Lim, Chan Kiat
Piano Performance and Keyboard Literature
Professor
Coordinator of Keyboard Studies
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 137
Phone: 337-482-5209
Email: chankiatlim@louisiana.edu
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Liu, Sihui
Collaborative Piano
Visiting Assistant Professor

 

McGoffin, Eric
Music history
Adjunct
Email: eric.mcgoffin1@louisiana.edu
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Miller, Blake
Cajun ensemble, fiddle, vocals
Adjunct
Email: blake.miller@louisiana.edu
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Morton, Paul D.
Professor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 127
Phone: (337) 482-5216
Email: morton@louisiana.edu
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Munson, Chris
Coordinator of Music Media
Associate Professor
Ruth Stodghill Girard Professor in Music
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 223
Phone: (337) 482-5204
Email: munson@louisiana.edu
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Plummer, William
Director of Choral Activities
Associate Professor
Director of Choral Activities
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 248
Phone: (337) 482-6015
Email: choir@louisiana.edu
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Popp, Shaun R.
Associate Director of Bands
Director of The Pride of Acadiana Marching Band
Associate Professor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 165
Phone: (337) 482-5157
Email: shaun.popp@louisiana.edu
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Roche-Wallace, Catherine
Horn and Music Theory, Graduate Coordinator
Professor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 135
Phone: (337) 482-5208
Email: roche-wallace@louisiana.edu
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Roy, Shawn
Drs. Chuck and Sue Lein BORSF Professorship in Music
Coordinator of the Vocal Area, Director of Opera and Musical Theatre
Master Instructor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 131
Phone: 337-482-5939
Email: opera@louisiana.edu
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  Spinella, Jake
Music Appreciation, Musicianship
Adjunct
Email: spinella@louisiana.edu
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von Einsiedel, Gwennie
Visiting Assistant Professor of Traditional Music
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 247
Phone: (337) 482-1020
Email: gwennie.grafin-von-einsiedel@louisiana.edu
Wan, Yuh-Jiun Melody
Flute, Music Appreciation
Visiting Assistant Professor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 240
Phone: (337) 482-5214
Email: yuh-jiun.wan@louisiana.edu
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Yates, Benjamin
Trombone and Low Brass
Associate Professor
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 249
Phone: (337) 482-5219
Email: benjamin.yates@louisiana.edu
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Zeno, Lee Allen
R&B ensemble
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Performing Arts Faculty & Staff

Abbott, Samantha (Sam)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre (Design/Technology)
  and Costume Shop Manager
Office: Burke Hawthorne Hall, Room 176
Phone: (337) 482-6996
Email: samantha.abbott@louisiana.edu
 
Aikens, Marty
Assistant Professor of Theatre (Scenic/Lighting Design)
Office: Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 130
Phone: (337) 482-6996
Email: marty.aikens@louisiana.edu
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Birk, Sara
Associate Professor of Theatre (Voice/History)
Office: Angelle Hall, Room 120
Phone: (337) 482-6016
Email: birk@louisiana.edu
Broussard, Marie S.
Master Instructor of Dance (Ballet)
Office:McLaurin Hall, Room 205
Phone: (337) 482-5320
Email: marie.broussard@louisiana.edu
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Bulliard, Camille
Interim Coordinator of Theatre
Associate Professor of Theatre (Acting/Movement)
Office: McLaurin Hall, Room 201A
Phone: (337) 482-1834
Email: camille@louisiana.edu
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Carr, Kristi
Adjunct Instructor of Dance (Modern, HipHop)
Office: McLaurin Hall, Room 110
Phone: (337) 482-6357
Email: kcarr@louisiana.edu
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Crotty, Michael
Coordinator of Dance
Assistant Professor of Dance (Modern)
Office: McLaurin Hall, Room 205A
Phone: (337) 482-5320
Email: michael.crotty@louisiana.edu
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Granieri, Carl
Associate Professor of Theatre (Acting/Directing)
Coordinator of Directing and Devised Works
Office: McLaurin Hall, Room 101A
Phone: (337) 482-1206
Email: granieri@louisiana.edu
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Jannise, Paul
Adjunct Instructor of Theatre
Office: McLaurin Hall, Room 202
Phone: (337) 482-6357
Email: raymond.jannise@louisiana.edu
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Mouisset, Christian
Adjunct Instructor of Theatre
Office: McLaurin Hall, Room 202
Phone: (337) 482-6357
Email: christian.mouisset@louisiana.edu
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Shelton, Cheryl
Adjunct Instructor of Theatre
Office: McLaurin Hall, Room 202
Phone: (337) 482-6357
Email: cheryl.shelton@louisiana.edu
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Taylor, Jennifer
Administrative Assistant III
Office:McLaurin Hall, Room 109
Phone: (337) 482-6357
Email: jennifermt@louisiana.edu
Whipp, Mary "Cissy"
Adjunct Instructor of Dance
Office:McLaurin Hall, Room 109
Phone: (337) 482-6357
Email: mary.whipp@louisiana.edu
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Professors Emeriti

DeWitt, Mark F.
Ethnomusicology; folk and traditional music
Dr. Tommy Comeaux Endowed Chair in Traditional Music
Professor Emeritus
Email: dewitt@louisiana.edu
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Garcia, Susanna
Piano and Piano Pedagogy
Professor Emerita
Email: susiegarcia@louisiana.edu
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Loewy, Andrea Kapell
Flute, Theory
Professor Emerita
Email: loewy@louisiana.edu
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Headshot of Mary Reichling Reichling, Mary
Music Education
Professor Emerita
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