Faculty

Parolini Distinguished Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities
Office Phone: 630-844-4577
Email: lfredenb@aurora.edu
Areas of expertise: Choral conducting
Education:
DMA, Conducting, The University of Arizona
MM, Vocal Performance, The University of Arizona
MM, Conducting, The University of Arizona
BA, Music Education, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa)
Favorite thing about AU: "Aurora is a place for each willing student to grow, even past what they think their potential is."

Associate Professor of Music
Office Phone: 630-844-6842
Email: cpastore@aurora.edu
Areas of expertise: Piano and music theory
Education:
DMA, Piano Performance, The University of Connecticut
MM, Piano Performance, The Boston Conservatory
BM, Piano Performance, The Conservatory of Padua (Padua, Italy)
Favorite thing about AU: "The strong sense of community and enthusiastic campus pride."

Associate Professor of Music, Chair of Music Department
Office Phone: 630-844-5152
Email: mplummer@aurora.edu
Areas of expertise: Music history, opera, musical theatre
Education:
DA, Music (Choral Conducting and Opera Direction), University of Northern Colorado
MM, Music (Voice Performance), Roosevelt University
BME, Music Education, South Dakota State University
Favorite thing about AU: "Making art with a great group of colleagues."

Chair of Theatre, Associate Professor of Theatre
Office Phone: 630-844-7589
Email: ssearle@aurora.edu
Areas of expertise: Acting, musical theatre, movement, theatre for social change, Comedia dell’Arte
Education:
MFA, Acting Pedagogy, The University of Alabama
BFA, Directing/Acting, Northern Kentucky University
Favorite thing about AU: "The collaborative effort of every office on campus to ensure student success."
Our additional adjunct faculty are working actors, improvisers, directors, arts administrators and designers from throughout Chicagoland. Some arts organizations they have worked with include Second City, Paramount Theatre, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Court Theatre and Goodman Theatre.