Contact


The University of Kansas School of Music
Murphy Hall , Room 406
1530 Naismith Drive
Lawrence , Kansas 66045-3103

Contact by area

Murphy Hall, Room 124
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045-3103     
Phone: 785-864-3367
Fax: 785-864-4717​
kuband@ku.edu

Matt Smith, Associate Director of Bands

Murphy Hall, Room 124 D
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045-3103     
Phone: 785-864-3367
maosmith@ku.edu
kuband@ku.edu

Murphy Hall, Room 124
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045-3103
Phone: 785-864-3367
Fax: 785-864-4717 
musiccamp@ku.edu
Website: Midwestern Music Camp

Michael Davidson, Professor of Trombone

Murphy Hall, Room 320
1530 Naismith Dr.
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-3103
785-864-9699 
mdavidsn@ku.edu

Eduardo Garcia-Novelli, Director of Choral Studies

Murphy Hall, Room 216
1530 Naismith Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045-3103
edugarno@ku.edu 

Dan Gailey, Director of Jazz Studies

Murphy Hall, Room 122
1530 Naismith Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045-3103
785-864-4389
dgailey@ku.edu

Music Education: Jacob Dakon, jmdakon@ku.edu, 785-864-4518

Music Therapy: Cindy Colwell, ccolwell@ku.edu, 785-864-9635

Murphy Hall, Room 448
1530 Naismith Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045-3103
785-864-4784
memt@ku.edu

David Alan Street, Associate Professor of Music Therapy

Murphy Hall, Room 222
1530 Naismith Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045-3103
785-864-9748
dastreet@ku.edu

Martin Nedbal, Assoc. Professor of Musicology

Murphy Hall, Room 338
1530 Naismith Dr.
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-3103
785-864-9578
mo24n587@ku.edu

Creston Herron, Director of Orchestral Activities

Murphy Hall, Room 126
1530 Naismith Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045-3103
785-864-1952 
creston.herron@ku.edu  

James Higdon, Dane and Polly Bales Professor of Organ

Bales Recital Hall
1600 Stewart Dr.
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7597
785-864-2797
jhigdon@ku.edu

Scott McBride Smith, Cordelia Brown Murphy Professor of Piano Pedagogy

Murphy Hall, Room 308
1530 Naismith Dr.
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-3103
785-864-1470
smcbsmith@ku.edu

Hannah Collins, Assistant Professor of Cello

Murphy Hall, Room 416
1530 Naismith Dr.
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-3103
785-864-9659
hannah.collins@ku.edu

Stella Markou, Associate Professor of Voice & Opera

Murphy Hall, Room 414
1530 Naismith Dr.
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-3103
stella.markou@ku.edu

Daniel Velasco, Associate Professor of Flute

Murphy Hall, Room 218
1530 Naismith Dr.
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-3103
785-864-6629
dvelasco@ku.edu


Undergraduate Recruitment & Student Services

Colin Roust
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
  • Associate Professor of Musicology
  • Affiliate Faculty Member in French, Francophone, & Italian Studies
  • **KU Safe Zone Member

Graduate Student Services

Anna Paradis
  • Graduate Student Services Coordinator
  • **KU Safe Zone Member
  • Mental Health First Aid Certified
  • Ambassador for Proactive Disability Inclusion
She/they

Colin Roust
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
  • Associate Professor of Musicology
  • Affiliate Faculty Member in French, Francophone, & Italian Studies
  • **KU Safe Zone Member