Faculty and Staff
Music Department Faculty
Professor of Music
Chair, Division of Visual and Performing Arts
Hettenhausen Center for the Arts 1112
(618) 537-6922
nypma@mckendree.edu
Assistant Professor of Music Education
Hettenhausen Center for the Arts 1110
Director of Chamber Choir and Concert Choir
(618) 537-6554
jtmcdonald@mckendree.edu
Associate Professor of Music Education
Director of Concert Band and Wind Ensemble
Hettenhausen Center for the Arts 1092
(618) 537-6428
jamoder-bell@mckendree.edu
Instrumental Faculty
Brass:
Cara Kizer
Horn and Trumpet
clkizer@mckendree.edu
Artist Diploma, The Curtis Institute of Music
M.M., The Juilliard School
B.M., Texas Tech University
Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Second Horn
Amanda Stewart
Trombone
akstewart@mckendree.edu
B.M. The Juilliard School
St. Louis Symphony, Associate Principal Trombone
Matthew Kuebler
Tuba & Euphonium
Director: Low Brass Ensemble
mjkuebler@mckendree.edu
D.M.A. (in progress), University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
M.M., Indiana University
B.M., University of Kentucky
United States Air Force Band of Mid-America
Jazz:
Michael Pond-Jones
Director: Jazz Ensemble
Director: Jazz Combos
mrpond-jones@mckendree.edu
Keyboard:
Professor of Music
Organ
Piano
Harpsichord
Hettenhausen Center for the Arts 1112
(618) 537-6922
nypma@mckendree.edu
Melissa Ray
Piano
Instrumental Accompanist
Accompanist: Concert Choir/Chamber Choir
maray@mckendree.edu
M.M., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
B.M., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Jessica Anderson
Vocal Coach/Accompanist
M.M., Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University
B.M., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Percussion:
Andre Sonner
Percussion
Director: Percussion Ensemble
ansonner@mckendree.edu
Graduate Performance Diploma, New England Conservatory
M.M., New England Conservatory
B.M., Central Michigan University
Strings:
Jason Weaver
Guitar
M.M., Northwestern University
B.M., Southeast Missouri State University
Guy Cantonwine
Bass
gpcantonwine@mckendree.edu
M.M., Webster University
B.M., Webster University
Dr. Nathan Mandel
Music Appreciation On-Line Course
namandel@mckendree.edu
D.M.A., University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
M.M., Bowling Green State University
B.M., University of North Texas
Voice:
Amy Prince
Soprano
Coordinator for Vocal Studies
aewprince@mckendree.edu
D.M., Indiana University (in progress)
M.M., The University of Western Ontario
B.M., The University of Waterloo
Woodwind:
Laura Dwyer
Flute
Director: Flute Ensemble
M.M., DePaul University
B.M., University of North Texas
Dawn Striker
M.M., San Diego State University
B.M.E., Tennessee Technological University
Mary Nan Jordan
Clarinet
Director: Clarinet Choir
mnjordan@mckendree.edu
M.M., Southern Methodist University
B.M., The Juilliard School
United States Air Force Band of Mid-America
Dr. Robert Jordan
Bassoon
Director: Woodwind Ensemble
rdjordan@mckendree.edu
D.M.A., The Ohio State University
Performance Certificate, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
M.M., University of Michigan
B.M., Louisiana State University
Nicholas Pyles
Saxophone
Music Theory
Director: Saxophone Ensemble
M.M., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
B.M., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
