Carleton Macy, Professor (theory/composition)
Mark Mazullo, Associate Professor and Chair (musicology and piano)
Cary John Franklin, Assistant Professor and Director of Instrumental Activities
Chuen-Fung Wong, Assistant Professor (ethnomusicology)
Eugene Rogers, Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Activities
Randall Bauer, Assistant Professor (theory/composition)
Sowah Mensah, Director of the African Music Ensemble
Joan Griffith, Director of MacJazz and Jazz Combos
Mike Breidenbach, Director of Piping
Jan Gilbert, Electronic Music
Laura Nichols, Voice Instructor
Claudia Chen, Coordinator of Piano Proficiency
Lawrence Henry, Staff Accompanist
Rachel Hest, Department Coordinator
Keelin Yenney, Concert Supervisor
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People
Director of Piping
Macalester Pipe Band
Music 209
(651) 387-6142
breidenbach@macalester.edu
Mike Breidenbach is the Director of Piping at Macalester College and is the Pipe Major of their Grade 3 competition band. He has been a full time bagpipe teacher and performer since 1999. He began learning at Macalester College in 1992 under the tuition of Andrew Hoag. Later he studied with Donald Lindsay, Jim MacGillivray, and the late Lindsay Kirkwood. In 1997 and 1998 he was awarded Champion Supreme by the Midwest Pipe Band Association in Grade II as a soloist. He is now recognized as an accomplished Grade I piper. Michael also plays with the Kansas City St. Andrews Society Pipe Band which competes in Grade 2. Mike has performed on stage with The Cheiftans, Blink-182, and others. |
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