Departments and Faculty
There are four departments in the School of Music:
- The Applied Department is responsible for the Performance major, including jazz studies;
- the Music Research Department is responsible for the General Music major, including composition;
- the Joint Department of Music Education (administered jointly by the School of Music and Faculty of Education) is responsible for the concurrent and specialist music education majors; and
- the Graduate Music Department is responsible for the master’s programs in performance & literature and in music education.
Dean & Department Chairs
Name | Phone | |
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Greg Gatien (he/him)
Dean; Associate Professor: Saxophone
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gatieng@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9633 |
Edward Bach
Chair: Applied Department; Area Coordinator: Brass & Wind; Associate Professor: Trumpet
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bache@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9717 |
Sheelagh Chadwick (she/her)
Chair: JDME; Associate Professor: Secondary Music, Community Music, Foundations
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chadwicks@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9648 |
Jon-Tomas Godin (he/him)
Chair: Music Research; Associate Professor: Music Theory
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godinj@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-571-8530 |
Leanne Zacharias (she/her)
Chair: Graduate Department; Associate Professor: Cello
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zachariasl@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7342 |
Applied Department
Name | Phone | |
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Edward Bach
Chair: Applied Department; Area Coordinator: Brass & Wind; Associate Professor: Trumpet
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bache@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9717 |
Niall Bakkestad-Legare (he/him)
Sessional Instructor: Saxophone
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Bakkestad-LegareN@BrandonU.CA
School of Music
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Kathryn Brooks (she/her)
Sessional Instructor: Bassoon
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brooksk@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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Diogo Da Silva (he/him)
Sessional Instructor: Jazz & CPM
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dasilvad@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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Kerry DuWors (she/her)
Associate Professor: Violin
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duworsk@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-571-8566 |
Marika Galea (she/her)
Assistant Professor: Jazz Bass, Jazz & CPM
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galeam@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7448 |
Ken Gold (he/him)
Assistant Professor: Saxophone, Jazz & CPM
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goldk@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7320 |
Sarah Hall (she/her)
Area Coordinator: Strings, Piano, & Voice; Assistant Professor: Soprano
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halls@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-571-8504 |
Nancy Hennen (she/her)
Sessional Instructor: Flute
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hennenn@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7338 |
Robin MacMillan (she/her)
Sessional Instructor: Oboe
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robinjmacmillan@yahoo.com
School of Music
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204-283-8713 |
Paul Madryga (he/him)
Sessional Instructor: Classical Guitar
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madryga@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9621 |
Megumi Masaki (she/her)
Professor: Piano
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masakim@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7343 |
Eric Platz (he/him)
Area Coordinator: Jazz & CPM; Associate Professor: Drumset, Jazz &CPM
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platze@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7369 |
Sharon Rogers (she/her)
Sessional Instructor: Soprano
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rogerss@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-729-0408 |
Caroline Siverson (she/her)
Sessional Instructor: French Horn
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SiversonC@BrandonU.CA
School of Music
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Brendan Thompson (he/him)
Sessional Instructor: Percussion
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thompsonb@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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Alexander Tselyakov
Professor: Piano
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tselyakov@Brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7339 |
Alla Turbanova
Sessional Instructor: Piano
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Tselyakov@hotmail.com
School of Music
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204-573-2423 |
Aaron Wilson (they/them)
Associate Professor: Low Brass (Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba)
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wilsona@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9758 |
Catherine Wood (she/her)
Professor: Clarinet
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woodc@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7436 |
Leanne Zacharias (she/her)
Chair: Graduate Department; Associate Professor: Cello
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zachariasl@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7342 |
Brian Zimmerman
Sessional Instructor: Jazz Guitar
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zimmy@shaw.ca
School of Music
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204-571-8530 |
Music Research
Name | Phone | |
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Caroline Ehman (she/her)
Assistant Professor: Musicology
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ehmanc@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7449 |
Jon-Tomas Godin (he/him)
Chair: Music Research; Associate Professor: Music Theory
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godinj@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-571-8530 |
Gretta Sayers (she/her)
Assistant Professor: Music Theory
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sayersg@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9632 |
Jason Young | YoungJ@BrandonU.CA
School of Music
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204-727-7335 |
Joint Department of Music Education (JDME)
Name | Phone | |
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Sheelagh Chadwick (she/her)
Chair: JDME; Associate Professor: Secondary Music, Community Music, Foundations
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chadwicks@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9648 |
Andrée Dagenais (she/her)
Professor: Choir, Chorale, Choral Studies
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dagenaisa@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9743 |
Wendy McCallum (she/her)
Professor: Symphonic Band, Instrumental Music Education
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mccallumw@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7368 |
Sheila Scott (she/her)
Professor: Elementary Music Education
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scotts@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7435 |
Graduate Department
Name | Phone | |
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Andrée Dagenais (she/her)
Professor: Choir, Chorale, Choral Studies
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dagenaisa@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9743 |
Caroline Ehman (she/her)
Assistant Professor: Musicology
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ehmanc@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7449 |
Gretta Sayers (she/her)
Assistant Professor: Music Theory
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sayersg@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9632 |
Aaron Wilson (they/them)
Associate Professor: Low Brass (Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba)
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wilsona@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9758 |
Leanne Zacharias (she/her)
Chair: Graduate Department; Associate Professor: Cello
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zachariasl@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7342 |
Staff
Name | Phone | |
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Joyce Burba (she/her)
Office Assistant
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burba@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-9631 |
Mark Cramer (he/him)
Piano Technician
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cramer@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7462 |
Everett Hopfner (he/him)
Director: Eckhardt-Gramatté Conservatory of Music
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hopfnere@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-721-4546 |
Terry Lynn McMaster (she/her)
Office Assistant
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mcmastert@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7438 |
Aren Teerhuis (he/him)
Outreach Coordinator
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teerhuisa@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-571-7866 |
Bobbi White (she/her)
Administrative Assistant
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white@brandonu.ca
School of Music
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204-727-7388 |