Toggle high contrast Ensembles BGSU College of Musical Arts Faculty and Staff Ensembles Visit the ensembles area page David Bixler Professor (jazz saxophone); Director of Jazz Activities 419-372-2953 dbixler@bgsu.edu MMAC 2015 Faculty Profile Emily Freeman Brown Professor; Director of Orchestral Activities 419-372-2289 efbrown@bgsu.edu MMAC 1006 Faculty Profile Emily Pence Brown Associate Professor (choir education & activities) 419-372-0281 brownep@bgsu.edu MMAC 2161 Faculty Profile Kevin Bylsma Associate Teaching Professor (repetiteur) 419-372-8623 kbylsma@bgsu.edu MMAC 1050 Faculty Profile Christopher Dietz Associate Professor (composition); Director of New Music Ensemble 419-372-2570 cjdietz@bgsu.edu MMAC 2007 Faculty Profile Matthew Dockendorf Director of Bands 419-372-2270 mdocken@bgsu.edu MMAC 1010 Faculty Profile Sidra Lawrence Associate Professor (ethnomusicology) 419-372-9481 sidral@bgsu.edu MMAC 1003 Faculty Profile Adam Luebke Adjunct Assistant Professor of Conducting (choral activities) 419-372-2685 luebkea@bgsu.edu MMAC 1037 Faculty Profile Aidan Plank Assistant Teaching Professor (bass, jazz) 419-372-8148 aplank@bgsu.edu MMAC 2017 Faculty Profile Richard Schnipke Associate Professor of Conducting (choral activities) 419-372-8288 rschnip@bgsu.edu MMAC 1038A Faculty Profile Arne Spohr Associate Professor (musicology) 419-372-2519 aspohr@bgsu.edu MMAC 1003 Faculty Profile Kenneth Thompson Professor; Conducting and Ensembles 419-372-8104 thomken@bgsu.edu MMAC 1005 Faculty Profile Jon Waters Director of Athletic Bands; Assistant Teaching Professor of Music Education 419-372-2187 jwater@bgsu.edu MMAC 1007 Faculty Profile Faculty and Staff Administration/Staff Brass/Percussion Conducting Ensembles Jazz Keyboard MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music Music Education Music Industry Musicology/Ethnomusicology String Theory/Composition Voice/Opera Woodwinds Emeritus/Emerita Updated: 05/29/2026 02:20PM
