Our vision
Every one of you, regardless of major or minor, can be involved in music. Those of you wishing to simply participate in performance ensembles, applied music studies (private tutoring), and personal enrichment coursework are always welcome to become a part of the music department community. You will be exposed to a comprehensive musical performance (in genres of band, orchestra, choral, and handbell) and study time which will be a life-changing and transformational venture. This experience will be accomplished by working under the tutelage of our internationally-acclaimed faculty, as well as the forming new relationships with student colleagues.
Professor Jessica Kindschi Walter
Jessica Kindschi Walter is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Activities at Concordia University Wisconsin, where she directs four ensembles: Symphonic Wind Ensemble, University Band, String Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble. She is passionate about working with hardworking and dedicated musicians and enjoys helping students grow both as performers and as future educators.
Prior to joining Concordia University Wisconsin, Mrs. Kindschi Walter served as the instrumental director at Martin Luther High School for 15 years. She previously served as a band director and music teacher at Lutheran schools in Wheaton and Arlington Heights, Illinois. She also serves as a guest clinician and conductor for various festivals and contests.
Kindschi Walter earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Valparaiso University in instrumental, choral, and general music and a Master of Music Education degree from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee with an emphasis in Instrumental Conducting.
An active saxophonist, Mrs. Kindschi Walter has performed in musical theater pits, as well as participated in teaching private lessons, recording, and studio work. She holds professional memberships in the Music Educators National Conference, Sigma Alpha Iota, National Band Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society.
Email: Jessica.KindschiWalter@cuw.edu
Phone: 262-243-4235
Dr. Alexa Doebele
Dr. Alexa Doebele is professor of music, director of choral activities, and director of graduate church music at Concordia University Wisconsin, where she conducts Kammerchor and Selah, in addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in music education, conducting, and choral literature, as well as serving as Interim Department Chair for the 2025-26 school year. She joined the CUW faculty in 2009, having taught previously at the University of Wyoming, the University of Colorado, and Front Range Community College. In addition to her work at Concordia, she also serves as the Adult Choir director at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. She is a ten-year veteran of K-12 music education, most recently at Iver C. Ranum High School in Denver, Colorado. She is a frequent clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor, and is active as an editor of choral music. She is also active as both a solo and choral singer, having appeared with the Milwaukee Chamber Choir, Vox Antiqua, the Milwaukee Choral Artists, the Colorado Conductors’ Chorus, the Ars Nova Singers, St. Martin’s Chamber Choir, the Boulder Chorale, the Littleton Chorale, and the Colorado Symphony Chorus. She completed a bachelor’s degree (double major in vocal performance and German language and literature) at Washington University in St. Louis and her Master of Music Education and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees at the University of Colorado.
Email: Alexa.Doebele@cuw.edu
Phone: 262-243-4241
Dr. J. Craig Sproat
Originally from the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Craig Sproat holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance from the University of Oklahoma. He also studied at Concordia University Wisconsin (B.M.A.) and Indiana University (M.M.) where his teachers included James Freese, John Behnke, and John Schwandt. Dr. Sproat's responsibilities at CUW include directing Chapel Choir and Alleluia Ringers, teaching organ, serving as University Organist, and directing the Director of Church Music program. From 2011 to 2015 he was an Instructor in the American Organ Institute at the University of Oklahoma, teaching private lessons and courses in organ and church music. From 2015 to 2022 he was a lecturer in the University of Oklahoma Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre, where he accompanied classes, did some vocal coaching, and music directed, conducted, and/or accompanied numerous productions. In 2022 he was appointed Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Church Music at CUW, teaching organ lessons and overseeing the undergraduate church music program. In addition to his work at Concordia, he also serves as Kantor at Luther Memorial Chapel in Shorewood.
Email: Joel.Sproat@cuw.edu
Phone: 262-243-4245