Music

Dr. Susan Gouthro is an Assistant Professor of Voice. For over a decade she was engaged as a soprano soloist on a full-time contract at the opera house in Kiel, Germany. Here she performed many of the most important roles in the lyric soprano repertoire including Mozart roles Pamina, Queen of the Night, Donna Anna, […]

Dr. James A. Grymes is an internationally respected author and lecturer who has received prestigious awards for both his scholarship and his teaching. He regularly appears as a public speaker all over the country, in venues such as the United Nations Headquarters, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) […]

Dr. Kristi Hardman is an assistant professor of music theory at UNC Charlotte. Professor Hardman received her Ph.D. in Music Theory from the Graduate Center, City University of New York, in 2022. She also holds bachelor’s degrees in music and education from the University of Manitoba and a master’s degree in music theory from the University […]

Hannah Harrell is the Performing Arts Advisor for Theatre, Music, and Dance.  She received her Bachelors in History from UNC Pembroke, as well as her Masters in History from UNC Charlotte.  She is also currently pursuing her Masters in Counseling from UNC Charlotte.  Hannah is excited to be with the College of Arts + Architecture […]

Monica Griffin Hunter received the Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan, the Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, and the Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Texas Wesleyan University, graduating magna cum laude.  She completed additional study at the American Institute of Musical […]

Hali Hutchison-Houk is the Production Arts and Operations Production Manager at UNC Charlotte. She holds an M.F.A. in Costume Design and Technology from the University of Southern Mississippi, an M.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a B.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Florida. As a costume technician and […]

Byron Johns was born and raised in the Gulf Coast city of Venice, Florida. He earned undergraduate degrees in horn performance and choral music education from the Florida State University where he studied with Kevin Reid, James Wilson and Michelle Stebleton. He earned a masters degree in horn performance and literature from the Eastman School […]

Hunter Kopczynski (he/him) serves as Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of music at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he conducts the UNC Charlotte Wind Ensemble and teaches courses in conducting and music education.   Dr. Kopczynski comes to Charlotte after holding similar positions at Mars Hill University and in the public […]

Jessica Lindsey has established herself as a dynamic performer and pedagogue, pursuing a career that is equally devoted to both spheres. Her reputation as a clarinetist in both chamber and orchestral settings has seen her perform throughout the United States, and as far afield as China and New Zealand. A genuine artist of today’s changing […]

Jason McNeel joined the bass section of the Charlotte Symphony in the fall of 2017.  As an orchestral bassist he has collaborated with his fellow musicians on many memorable concerts in and around Charlotte. In addition to the busy Charlotte Symphony season, Mr. McNeel has concertized with the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Symphonies domestically and on […]