General Information
Department of Music
Phone: 216.368.2400
Email: music@case.edu
Visitors and Deliveries: Haydn Hall, 103 | Location Code: 7105
The calendar below includes the academic schedule, music office hours, staff remote days, holidays/breaks, admission deadlines, and audition dates.
Office Staff
Performances and musical facilities/equipment:
Nicholas Strawn
Performance and Operations Assistant
Office: Denison Hall, 157 (next to Wade Commons)
Phone: 216.368.2297
Email: nicholas.strawn@case.edu
General Reporting/Requests: music+facilities@case.edu
- Performance Preparation: Planning and support for concerts/events, student operations team, and audio recording technicians
- Instruments + Equipment: Inventory, maintenance, locker assignments, and storage areas
- Facilities: Rehearsal rooms, practice spaces, reservations, building access, maintenance requests, piano tuning, and courtesy parking
- Weddings: Contracts and logistics for weddings or related ceremonies in Harkness Chapel
Undergraduate admission, academic programs, lesson registration, accompanying services:
Jennifer Wright
Manager of Operations and Undergraduate Recruitment
Coordinator of Accompanying Services
Office: Haydn Hall, 103
Phone: 216.368.2400
Email: jenwright@case.edu
Meet With Me: Bookable Appointment Schedule
- Undergraduate Recruitment and Admission: Recruitment efforts, admission process, audition information, campus visits, open house programs, student ambassadors team
- Academic Program Support: Classroom scheduling, general bulletin, student handbooks, schedule of classes/SIS, Colloquium Series, Undergraduate Recital Class, applied music lesson (MUAP) registration, piano accompanying services
- Department Operations: Music Office operations, space allocation, calendars, supply inventory, policies and procedures, social events or special projects, faculty meetings, travel accommodations, and student concierge services team
- Publicity and Communication: Campus communications, message boards, branding and design, publicity, programs, new stories, and printing services
Graduate admission, personnel, financial reporting, and special event planning:
Laura Stauffer
Business Manager
Office: Haydn Hall, 101
Phone: 216.368.0117
Email: laura.stauffer@case.edu
- Personnel (Human Resources): Personnel, hiring, onboarding, and HR documentation
- Graduate Admission: Tracking applications, memos of assistance for graduate students
- Financial Management: Institutional records and reporting, invoicing, purchasing, research/travel funding, honorariums, reimbursements, and independent contractor agreements
- Contracts + Agreements: Receptions, festivals, conferences, homecoming, subscriptions, and advertising
Technology and AV equipment:
Ken Wendt
Coordinator, Information Technology
Office: Haydn Hall, 16 | The Core Mac Computer Lab
Phone: 216.368.5456
Email: ken.wendt@case.edu or musictech@case.edu
- AV Equipment: Reservations, inventory, training, and maintenance
- Web and Electronic Forms: Web updates and electronic form updates
- Technology: System installations or troubleshooting, new or replacement software/hardware, supplies, computer refreshes, office phones
- Student Lab Monitors: Supervise student monitors in the computer lab.
- Audio Tech Training: Assist in training student audio techs to set up and operate equipment.
Faculty Representatives
Dr. Nathan Kruse
Department Chair
Office: Haydn Hall, 306
Phone: 216.368.0675
Email: nathan.kruse@case.edu
Undergraduate Studies in Music (BA) or the minor in music:
Dr. Benjamin Helton
Acting Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies in Music (BA)
Office: Haydn Hall, 307
Phone: 216.368.2361
Email: benjamin.helton@case.edu
Undergraduate Studies in Music Education (BS):
Dr. Ryan Scherber
Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies in Music Education (BS)
Office: Haydn Hall, 302
Phone: 216.368.0624
Email: ryan.scherber@case.edu
Graduate Studies in Music Education:
Dr. Lisa Huisman Koops
Head of Music Education; Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Music Education
Office: Haydn Hall, 303
Phone: 216.368.2430
Email: lisa.koops@case.edu
Graduate Studies in Musicology:
Dr. Francesca Brittan (sabbatical F24)
Head of Musicology; Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Musicology
Office: Haydn Hall, 315
Phone: 216.368.2032
Email: franscesca.brittan@case.edu
Fall 2024:
Dr. David Rothenberg
Acting Head of Musicology and Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Musicology
Office: Haydn Hall, 201
Phone: 216.368.6046
Email: david.rothenberg@case.edu
Graduate Studies Historical Performance Practice:
Dr. Julie Andrijeski
Head of Historical Performance Practice
Office: Haydn Hall, 204
Phone: 216.368.2412
Email: julie.andrijeski@case.edu
Dr. Peter Bennett
Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Historical Performance Practice
Office: Haydn Hall, 301
Phone: 216.368.0156
Email: peter.bennett@case.edu
Popular Music Studies:
Dr. Daniel Goldmark
Head of Popular Music Studies; Director of Center for Popular Music Studies
Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Initiatives and International Affairs, Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Office: Haydn Hall, 213
Phone: 216.368.2526
Email: daniel.goldmark@case.edu
