Music Faculty
Alphabetical Directory of Faculty with Contact Information
Chair and Administrative Specialists
Jeffrey Jones - Department Chair/Professor
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 151 | 843-349-2561 | jones@coastal.edu
Paula Gwaltney - Administrative Specialist
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 132 | 843-349-2637 | pgwaltney@coastal.edu
Cheryl Wagner - Administrative Specialist
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 144 | 843-349-6480 | cwagner1@coastal.edu
Collaborative Pianist
Muriel Balzer - Staff Pianist
843-349-2637 | mbalzer@coastal.edu
D. Scott Ferguson - Staff Pianist/Teaching Associate
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 156 | 843-349-2636 | dferguson@coastal.edu
Michael Gribbin - Staff Pianist/Teaching Associate
mgribbin@coastal.edu
Joshua Colbert - Staff Pianist
jcolbert@coastal.edu
Composition and Theory
Andrew Fowler - Lecturer
Sands Hall 127B | 843-349-2480 | afowler@coastal.edu
Donald Sloan - Professor
Sands Hall 124 | 843-349-2192 | dsloan@coastal.edu
Commercial Music and Jazz
Christopher Connolly - Low Brass/Lecturer
Sands Hall 127 | 843-349-6479 | cconnolly@coastal.edu
Timothy Fischer - Guitar/Associate Professor
Wheelwright Auditorium 207 | 843-349-2956 | tfischer@coastal.edu
McKinley Devilbiss - Recording Studio Coordinator/Teaching Associate
Wheelwright Auditorium 210 | 843-349-2967 | wmdevilbi@coastal.edu
Jesus Fuentes - Jazz Piano/Assistant Professor
843-349-2637 | jfuentes1@coastal.edu
Daniel O'Reilly - Saxophone/Lecturer
Sands Hall 127 | 843-349-2617 | doreilly@coastal.edu
Emilio Terranova - Bass/Assistant Professor
Wheelwright 209 | 843-349-2735 | eterranov@coastal.edu
Ensembles and Conducting
Alyssa J. Cossey - Associate Director of Choral Activities
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 292 | 843-349-6428 | acossey@coastal.edu
Garrett Griffin - University Bands Director/Conducting/Assistant Professor
Sands Hall 125A | 843-349-5081 | ggriffin@coastal.edu
Richard Johnson - Conducting Pedagogy/General Music/Professor
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 280 | 843-349-6449 | rjohnson@coastal.edu
Timothy P. Koch - Director of Choral Activities
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 150 | 843-349-2587 | pkoch@coastal.edu
Jesse Willis - Percussion Ensemble/World Percussion Ensemble/Associate Professor
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 148 | 843-349-2776 | jwillis@coastal.edu
Keyboard
Sarah Abushakra - Lecturer
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 156 | 843-349-2512 | slabusha@coastal.edu
Philip Powell - Professor
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 157A | 843-349-2515 | ppowell@coastal.edu
Jesus Fuentes - Jazz Piano/Assistant Professor
843-349-2637 | jfuentes1@coastal.edu
Strings
Abigail Martinez - Violin/String Ensemble/Teaching Associate
Sands Hall 111 | aalbaugh@coastal.edu
Chad Hammer - Cello/Faculty
Sands Hall 111 | phammer@coastal.edu
Timothy Fischer - Guitar/Associate Professor
Wheelwright Auditorium 207 | 843-349-2956 | tfischer@coastal.edu
Stevie Martinez - Bass/ Lecturer
Sands Hall 111 | sjmartin@coastal.edu
McKinley Devilbiss - Guitar/Teaching Associate
Music Education
David W. Carter, Jr. - Music Education/Assistant Professor
Sands Hall 123 | 843-349-2562 | dcarter7@coastal.edu
Erica Kupinski - Music Education Coordinator/Assistant Professor
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 264 | ekupinski@coastal.edu
Voice
Dale Cox - Assistant Professor
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 154 | 843-349-6497 | dcox4@coastal.edu
Jeffrey Jones - Department Chair/Professor
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 151 | 843-349-2561 | jones@coastal.edu
Shannon Kessler Dooley - Artist in Residence
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 149 | 843-349-4174 | sdooley@coastal.edu
Timothy Koch - Director of Choral Activities
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 150 | 843-349-2587 | pkoch@coastal.edu
Amelia Rollings Bigler - Associate Professor
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 155 | 843-349-2637 | arollings@coastal.edu
Brass, Winds, and Percussion
Christopher Connolly - Trombone/Euphonium/Tuba/Lecturer
Sands Hall 127 | 843-349-6479 | cconnolly@coastal.edu
David W. Carter Jr. - Trumpet/Assistant Professor
Sands Hall 123 | 843-349-6151 | dcarter7@coastal.edu
Jessica Pelltier - Flute/Teaching Associate
Sands Hall 121 | 843-349-2637 | jwise@coastal.edu
Daniel O’Reilly - Saxophone/Lecturer
Sands Hall 127 | 843-349-2617 | doreilly@coastal.edu
Deanne Renshaw – Oboe/Teaching Associate
Sands Hall 123 | 843-349-2637 | darenshaw@coastal.edu
Eric Schultz - Woodwinds Specialist/Assistant Professor
Sands Hall 122 | 843-349-6431 | eschultz@coastal.edu
Scott Scrivner – Bassoon/Teaching Associate
Sands Hall 123 | 843-349-2637 | sscrivner@coastal.edu
Marissa Terranova - Trumpet/Teaching Associate
843-349-2637 | mterranov@coastal.edu
Greg Tsalikis - Percussion/Lecturer
Edwards Humanities and Fien Arts 144 | gtsalikis@coastal.edu
Jesse Willis - Director of Percussion Studies/Professor
Edwards Humanities and Fine Arts 148 | 843-349-2776 | jwillis@coastal.edu
David Bankston - Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Bill Hamilton - Distinguished Professor Emeritus