Music
Claudia Anderson is known for her originality and brilliance as a solo and chamber music performer across the U.S. She is a founding member of the innovative flute duo ZAWA! and of New... See this person's full profile
Composer and sound artist Abby Aresty investigates the world through its sounds, creating powerful sonic explorations from even the most mundane objects. Her work crosses paths with... See this person's full profile
Stacey Bostwick-Ramirez is currently a faculty member at Grinnell College and Des Moines Area Community College. She has presented clinics for the Percussive Arts Society and the... See this person's full profile
Jennifer Williams Brown (musicology) is a specialist in the history and performance of Baroque music, particularly 17th-century Italian opera. In 2008 she received the Claude V. Palisca... See this person's full profile
I grew up in St. Joseph, Mo.
What do you like best about Grinnell College?I love the wonderful students I am privileged to get to know,... See this person's full profile
Fred Buck is currently a AMA of Music at Grinnell College, where he currently teaches banjo, resphonic guitar (Dobro) and mandolin. He played piano and accordion in his youth and became... See this person's full profile
Jee-Weon Cha is a music theorist with interests in analysis and interpretation of 19th- and 20th-century music, music perception and cognition, music aesthetics and semiotics, and the... See this person's full profile
Yoo-Jung Chang, cello, is an active performer, teacher, and orchestra player. Chang featured as a soloist with the Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra as the second prize of the Gail... See this person's full profile
Rob Clower has been teaching Highland bagpipes for more than 40 years. His students play in pipe bands throughout that U.S. and abroad, many also competing successfully as soloists. In... See this person's full profile
Robert Dunn is an adjunct professor of classical and jazz guitar at the UNI School of Music. He is also a member of the UNI Suzuki School, teaching guitar. In addition, he teaches... See this person's full profile
A native of Fargo, North Dakota, Ashley Eidbo began playing the bass at age ten. She earned a bachelor of music degree from the University of Minnesota as a student of Chris Brown, and... See this person's full profile
Gabriel Espinosa was born in Merida, Mexico. His love of music began at a very young age. With the help of his mother he began playing the guitar at the age of six.
Eugene Gaub joined the faculty at Grinnell College in 1995. He is a pianist who also teaches courses in music theory and music history.
As a pianist, Eugene Gaub's solo... See this person's full profile
Violinist Nancy McFarland Gaub has had a varied career as soloist, recitalist, chamber player, and orchestral musician on three continents. She is a Lecturer in Music at Grinnell College... See this person's full profile
Marlys Grimm attended Sheldon High School and Central College, where she studied piano with Donald Gren. She has collaborated at Dordt, Northwestern, Grinnell and Central colleges in... See this person's full profile
Barry Jones has been the full-time director for the Young, Gifted, and Black (YGB) Gospel Choir since the fall of 2006. He served the roles of guest director and interim director during... See this person's full profile
Saxophonist and ethnomusicologist Mark Laver is Assistant Professor of Music at Grinnell College, where he directs the jazz band and teaches classes on jazz and popular music. As a... See this person's full profile
In addition to serving as adjunct instructor of the Grinnell College Symphonic Band, Mitchell Lutch is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Central College in Pella,... See this person's full profile
Kristin Maahs is an experienced musician who performs extensively throughout Central Iowa. As an active harpist she has performed with Des Moines Metro Opera, Des Moines Symphony, Ames... See this person's full profile
Casey Maday, trombonist with the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Iowa, and the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra, earned a bachelor’s degree in music performance from... See this person's full profile
Eric McIntyre maintains careers as a conductor, composer, instrumental performer, and educator. At Grinnell College he teaches music composition courses and directs the Grinnell... See this person's full profile
Guinevere McIntyre has held positions as Assistant Principal horn with the Charlotte Symphony, Co-principal horn with the Midland-Odessa Symphony, Principal horn with Houston’s... See this person's full profile
Nicholas Miguel, Baritone, is a versatile singer who has performed on the operatic stage, in the concert hall, and in choral ensembles. Stage credits include Leporello in Don Giovanni,... See this person's full profile
Tony Perman (ethnomusicology) is a specialist in the music of Zimbabwe and the semiotics of music and emotion. He has received degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (... See this person's full profile
Lisa Ponton received her Bachelor of Music degree in viola performance from The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. As a full merit scholarship recipient, she earned her Master of... See this person's full profile
Pat Smith started playing guitar in 1969 and began teaching in 1974. Growing up in the Chicago area he has always been deeply in to Blues and R&B music. Attended two years at Coe... See this person's full profile
Javanese gamelan music is Vetter's primary research area. He has published articles on this subject in journals such as Ethnomusicology and Asian Music, and authored a website... See this person's full profile
Dr. Melinda Westphalen received her Bachelor or Music degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, where she studied with Professor Robert Lawrence. She went on to receive both her Master of... See this person's full profile
Jennifer Wohlenhaus is the Principal Oboist of the Des Moines Symphony. She holds a Master of Music degree in Oboe Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a... See this person's full profile
Colin Young is a concert saxophonist and educator living near Des Moines, Iowa. An active solo and chamber musician, Colin performs regularly with the piano trio Tres. He also performs... See this person's full profile