Music Faculty by Instrument
View a complete list of APU’s School of Music faculty, or use the listing below to find faculty by instrument/area of focus.
Bass (Classical)
Bass (Commercial)
- Rick Shaw
Bass Guitar
- Isaias Elpes
Bassoon
Cello
Clarinet
Composition
- David Beatty, MM, MBA
- Mark Gasbarro
- Thomas Hynes, MA
- Michael Lee, MM
- Michael Lopez
- Stephen Martin, DCM
- Phil Shackleton, DMA
- Michael Watts
- Chris Wills
Conducting
Drumset
- Mark Converse
- Alan Waddington
Flute
French Horn
- James Thatcher
- Stephanie J. Thomas, BM
Guitar
- Brian Barany, DMA
- Jose Hernandez
Guitar (Commercial)
Harp
Oboe/English Horn
Percussion
Piano (Commercial)
- William Cantos
- Joel Clifft, DMA
- Mark Gasbarro
- J. Michael O’Neal
- Éva Polgár, DMA
- Amy Rowe
Piano (Performance)
Saxophone
- Kenneth Foerch
- David B. “Rusty” Higgins
Trombone
- David Beatty, MM, MBA
- Richard Bullock
- Alex Iles
Trumpet
- Robert Slack
- David Washburn, MM
Viola
Violin
Voice (Classical)
Voice (Commercial)
- Sean Barrett, MM
- William Cantos
- David Joyce, MA
- Sara Leib, MM
- Aretha Scruggs
Note: This information is current for the 2022-23 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.