Departments/Faculty

New Faculty - 2006-2007 School Year

The Lamont School of Music is structured in ten departments. These include all of the school’s faculty and students, distributed according to their respective areas of specialization.

These departments are:

Keyboard
Chair: Professor Alice Rybak

Strings
Chair: Professor Richard Slavich

Guitar and Harp
Chair: Professor Ricardo Iznaola

Woodwinds
Chair: Professor Art Bouton

Vocal Arts
Chair: Professor Kenneth Cox

Opera Theater Program
Director: Professor Kenneth Cox

Brass and Percussion
Professor Joseph Martin and Kathleen Aylsworth Brantigan,

Co-Chairs

Musicology
Chair: Professor Antonia Banducci

Composition and Music Theory
Chair: Professor Christopher Malloy

Jazz and Commercial Music
Program Director: Malcolm Lynn Baker

Ensembles & Directors
Chair: Professor Lawrence Golan

For a complete faculty listing, please visit the Faculty Roster.

Artists in Residence

The Climb   Faculty Jazz Combo

The Climb is an ensemble of eight musicians drawing from members of Colorado 's most successful and popular ensembles; DKO, Kenny Walker Sextet, the Woyks, Convergence, and Wake-Up Call. The Climb is the Jazz Combo in Residence and the Jazz Studies Faculty at the Lamont School of Music, University of Denver, and has performed across the nation and with numerous jazz greats.

Arthur Bouton, Woodwinds and EWI
Malcolm Lynn Baker, Saxophones
Alan Hood, Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Eric Gunnison, Keyboards
Alan Joseph, Guitar
Ken Walker, Bass
Mike Marlier, Drums
Darren Kramer, Trombone

  Proud sponsor of The Climb

The Playground  Music Live!

Web site

The Playground is the region's premier chamber group dedicated to modern composition. We aim to expand the definition and scope of the musical experience. Although we are an ensemble without limitations, we champion the new; works that are infrequently heard or performed, and a challenge to the conventional conceptualization of a musical opus, whether in form or performance, or both. They may be multi-media; they may take place in unconventional environments, and they may be of uncommon durations. If we succeed, our performances will provide listeners with new ideas upon which an enlarged appreciation of music's possibilities can be built.

The Playground, Conrad Kehn director, recognizes a strong obligation to education and is currently Artist-In-Residence at the University of Denver 's Lamont School of Music.

Mission

The Playground is a place of exuberance, spontaneity, beauty, and discovery.  We are a voice for ground-breaking works of the 20 th century, as well as the music of our own time. With intriguing programs in diverse settings we aim to expand common conceptions of both contemporary music and the chamber ensemble.