UNC Charlotte Department of Music

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ROYCE LUMPKIN
(Department Chair, Applied Trombone)

Dr. Lumpkin received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of North Texas in music education, and received a Doctor of Musical Arts. in trombone performance from the University of Oklahoma. He taught at the University of North Texas for 28 years before coming to UNC Charlotte to chair the Department of Music. While at the University of North Texas he served as Assistant Dean of the College of Music from 1991 to 1993. He has extensive experience teaching both undergraduate and doctoral students in applied trombone and trombone literature. He is a past-president of the International Trombone Association and is a clinician and educational consultant for Conn-Selmer, Inc., Elkhart, Indiana. Dr. Lumpkin has a national and international reputation as a trombonist and conductor. He has performed and recorded regularly with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Dallas Opera Orchestra in addition to the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra, the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, the Charlotte Symphony and others.

JOHN ALLEMEIER
(Composition, Theory, Music Technology)

John Allemeier received his Ph.D. in Composition from the University of Iowa, his Master of Music in Composition from Northwestern University and his Bachelor of Music in Performance from Augustana College. He has studied composition in Europe at the 41^st and 42^nd Internationalen Ferienkurse fr Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Germany and the 6^th International Composition Course in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic. Dr. Allemeier's music has been programmed on such international venues as Russia-America: Music of the XXI Century - Moscow Conservatory, the Seoul International Computer Music Festival and the 7th Brazilian Symposium on Computer Music, on national conferences of the Society of Composers and the Society for Electro Acoustic Music in the United States, and at regional conferences of the College Music Society and the Society of Composers. His music has been recognized by the Ibla Foundation European International Competition for Composers and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers with honorable mention in the ASCAP Foundation/Rudolf Nissim Composers Competition and ASCAP Standard Awards. Dr. Allemeier has received supporting grants from Marshall University and the University of Iowa Fine Arts Council. His music is published by Carl Fischer Music Publishers, C. Alan Publications, M. Baker Publications and European American Music.

JOSE "PEPPIE" CALVAR III
(UNCC Men's Chorus: The Mallard Creek Chorale, Women's Glee: The Charlotteans)

Peppie Calvar has been a Charlotte resident since 1988 and is honored to conduct the Men's and Women's Glee Clubs of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In five years of teaching chorus and music theory at Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, his choirs have performed for Josh Groban, The Charlotte Senior Forum, The Bobcats Charitable Foundation, Tribble Creative Group, The Queen City Optimists Club, UNC-Charlotte's Percussion Ensemble, the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame and many others. He also serves as Associate Director of the Firebird Arts Alliance, where he assists in the direction of the VOX choral ensemble and has arranged and composed for such artists as the Charlotte Jazz Orchestra and Dennis Reed and G.A.P. Calvar earned his Master's degree in choral conducting at Georgia State University in Atlanta, and his undergraduate degree in music education with a choral/vocal concentration from East Carolina University. He has performed as a singer for various sacred and secular organizations from Boston to Miami, including the Ethos Consortium, St. Peters Cathedral in Columbia SC, the Carolina Voices, and the Charlotte Oratorio Singers. He regularly conducts musicals at Providence High School. He has performed as a percussionist before the American Bandmasters Association as a member of the Olde English Wind Ensemble from Winthrop University, and as a soloist for the Charlotte Symphony and the All State choirs of North Carolina. He has collaborated in Jazz recordings with artists such as the Wooten brothers, Ryan Saranich, and Nate Morton. Some of his choral compositions are published by Colla Voce Publications and performed internationally. His "O Nata Lux" appeared on the reading list at the National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association in March, 2007. He has also composed a concert Mass for chorus and big-band that premiered in 2005. He has also been commissioned to compose for various organizations including the Charlotte Symphony, and churches, schools, and civic organizations nationwide. Calvar is also an accomplished bass player and pianist, and he regularly serves the music ministry at St. Gabriel Catholic Church.

WILL CAMPBELL
(Jazz Ensembles, Jazz Improvisation, Applied Saxophone)

Originally from North Carolina, Will Campbell is the Director of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of Saxophone at UNC Charlotte. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance and Literature degree from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the of Bachelor of Music (Jazz Studies) and Master of Music (Saxophone Performance) from the University of North Texas. While attending UNT, he was a member of the One O'clock Lab Band and directed the Three O'clock Lab Band.

From 1990 to 1994, he toured internationally as a member of the Harry Connick, Jr. Orchestra. Recording credits include Blue Light, Red Light, When My Heart Finds Christmas, and The New York Big Band Concert (Video). Dr. Campbell has performed with artists such as Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Bobby Shew, Pete Christlieb, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Doc Severinsen, Louie Bellson, and ensembles such as The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony, Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra, and Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra.

Dr. Campbell was awarded a UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant in 2007 to record Think Tank, his debut release as a leader and composer. In 1995, he was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Fellowship Grant, which allowed him to study privately with renowned saxophonist Dick Oatts in New York City. Since 1999, he has been a member of the University of North Texas Summer Jazz Workshop Faculty. Dr. Campbell has performed at conferences for the North American Saxophone Alliance, International Association for Jazz Education, and the World Saxophone Congress. He has published two articles in the Jazz Education Journal and his article and Masterclass CD, "Jazz Articulation Techniques for the Maturing Saxophonist," was featured in the 2009 March/April issue of the Saxophone Journal. His arrangements for jazz ensemble are now available through University of Northern Colorado Jazz Press. Dr. Campbell is an Artist/Clinician for the Conn-Selmer Company and a Performing Artist for Rico Reeds and endorses these products exclusively.

RICK CLINE (percussion)

Rick Cline is a performer/educator in Hickory, NC, as well as a husband and the father of 2 boys. As a native of Hickory, Cline enjoys a wonderful musical career filled with numerous weekly performances and an abundant weekly teaching load. In addition to his part-time teaching load at UNC Charlotte, he also teaches applied percussion at Lenoir Rhyne University, and, since 2003, has directed the Piedmont Percussion Program, a program for over 60 kids ages 8-18. The nationally acclaimed P3 program consists of 4 percussion ensembles, an African Drumming and dance group and 2 community steel drum bands. Cline has maintained a large private teaching studio for over 18 years, and he also teaches several high school marching drum lines. I n addition he directs and leads the Pan Jive steel drum band and the Gahu African drumming and dance ensemble. Both groups perform throughout western North Carolina in elementary and middle schools concerts year round. Cline also teaches summer African drumming workshops for teens, a program that was set up through the Catawba County Department of Social Services and Pepsi Cola. For his efforts in bringing cultural arts to the community, he was the 2007 recipient of the City of Hickory's Community Service Award. He also recently received the Ukama Award from the African American Cultural Center of Hickory. Rick has presented workshops locally and at the North Carolina Music Educators Association annual meeting in Winston-Salem. He performs regularly with the Western Piedmont Symphony, the Hickory Choral Society., and several local jazz groups. Since 2001, he has performed weekly in a jazz venue entitled "Jazz on Tap", a series that was featured on PBS in 2002. Rick has performed with Jerry Lewis, Margaret Whiting, Rick Simerly, Marvin Stamm, Marie Osmond, The "Diamonds", Shirlie Reaves, Charlie Daniels, the Legendary Orioles, the 4-Aces, and many more. Cline has several percussion ensemble and steel drum ensemble pieces published by C. Alan Publications, and he is currently working on a percussion ensemble literature series as well as a drum set method. Cline is the author of a recent and successful grant titled "The Real Deal." This project involved selecting by audition 11 kids from Hickory's inner city, training them, recording their performance, and hosting a public concert at which 1000 CD's were distributed at no cost. His latest innovative grant involved his forming a big band to perform the music of the Glenn Miller Era and to host a swing dance in downtown Hickory for Memorial Day. Rick Cline holds a Masters in Music Performance from UNC Greensboro.

JOHN CLOER (Arts and Society: Music)

John Cloer received his Masters degree from Indiana University, his Bachelors degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo (cum laude), and is currently finishing his doctorate degree in cello and conducting from Columbia University. His formal education includes cello study with such renowned artists as Janos Starker, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, and Mihaly Virizlay; and chamber music study in the internationally acclaimed master classes of Rostislav Dubinsky (Borodin String Quartet), Gyorgy Sebok, Josef Gingold, and Menahem Pressler. His performing career includes duo recitals throughout the United States, a tour of Switzerland under the auspices of the Trogen Musikdorf Festival, solo appearances with orchestras in South Korea, live performances through both radio and television as well as numerous solo and premier performances of avant-garde works of which he is an avid champion. He is also a frequent performer on several concert series in New York City.

Mr. Cloer has taught at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Antioch College in Ohio, Hardin-Simmons University in Texas, Yonsei University and the Seoul High School of Music and Art in Seoul, Korea. He has performed with such orchestras as the St. Catherine's Symphony in Canada, the Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra of Ohio, the South Carolina Chamber Orchestra, the Charleston Symphony and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and is a frequent guest clinician for cello and chamber music master classes in both North and South Carolina. As well, he has taught cello and chamber music at the North Carolina School of the Arts acclaimed summer program, Musica Piccola.

JENNIFER COSTA
(Class Piano)

Jennifer Costa graduated from Loyola University New Orleans with a Master of Music and with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Pedagogy (summa cum laude). While attending Loyola University, she was the recipient of several Music Theory awards, as well as the Ignatian Award for Outstanding Graduate Student. Mrs. Costa has been teaching piano and accompanying church and school choirs and soloists for the past ten years. She is currently affiliated with the Charlotte Piano Teachers' Forum, the National Federation of Music Clubs, and the Suzuki Association of the Americas. In addition to teaching music, Mrs. Costa is the pianist at Eastern Hills Baptist Church.

Mrs. Dillard received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees from East Carolina University, with postgraduate study at the Music Hochschle in Munich, Germany with Hans Hotter, and in New York with Thomas Martin and Harold Luckstone of New York University. While Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida, she also coached with Thanos Mellos and the famous Greek mezzo soprano, Elena Nickolaidi. She concertized and sang with orchestras in Europe and in the eastern and southern United States. She performed as mezzo soprano soloist with the Charlotte Symphony and the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte as well as presented many recitals at UNC Charlotte. Mrs. Dillard has performed leading roles with the Lake George Opera, Brevard Music Festival, St. Petersburg Opera, and Opera Carolina. Her voice students have won honors in competitions sponsored by the National Association of Teachers of Singing, The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and the Music Teachers National Association, the Leontyne Price National Vocal Competition, and the National Federations of Music Clubs. They have won scholarships presented by the Opera Guild of Charlotte, have appeared with Opera Carolina, the Brevard Music Festival, the Charlotte Choral Society, and have received scholarships to nationally recognized schools of music. Mrs. Dillard has been a Master for the NATS Intern Program, and the International Voice Foundation. She frequently serves as a judge for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and other prestigious vocal competitions throughout the United States. She is the immediate Past-President of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Jennifer Dior, a native of Long Island, NY has been teaching at UNC-Charlotte since 2003. She received a degree in music performance from Manhattan School of Music where she studied with Harold Bennett, Andrew Lolya and Carol Wincenc. She has played in many orchestras including: Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Charleston (SC) Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, Asheville Symphony, Greensboro Symphony, Greenville (SC) Symphony, and the South Carolina Philharmonic, where she served as principal flute. She has played in many chamber music groups, including: Chamber music at St. Peters, Providence United Methodist Recital series and Ethos Chamber Orchestra. She has performed flute and piccolo solos with the South Carolina Philharmonic, the Charlotte Symphony and the Charlotte Civic Orchestra. She previously has taught at Wingate University. She maintains an active teaching studio in her home as well as teaching flute choir for the Community School of the Arts.

Mr. Dior is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with renowned timpanist Fred Hinger and Jazz Composer Bob Mintzer. He has also studied extensively with famed jazz drummer Joe Morello. Rick has performed live with some of the biggest names in the music industry, including James Taylor, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Bobby McFerrin, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Bill Watrous and Marvin Hamlish among many others. Many of these performances have taken place with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, with which he has performed since 1990 as a section percussionist, principal percussionist and timpanist. He is also currently the principal percussionist with the Charlotte Philharmonic. Rick has operated a private teaching studio for over fifteen years. His students have gone on to attend many prestigious institutions such as The Julliard School of Music, The Manhattan School of Music, The Eastman School of Music, and The New England Conservatory. He is the author of the acclaimed book Advanced Coordination for Drum Set and Hand Percussion. Mr. Dior is also the owner of one of Charlottes top recording studios, Acoustic Barn Studios, where he records and produces many outstanding artists.

Mr. Dover holds the Bachelor's degree in Music from Winthrop University. He is a string specialist with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg public schools and is a working bassist throughout North and South Carolina. Mr. Dover has served as Director of the UNC Charlotte Basketball Band, which performs at all men's and women's home basketball games and at selected away tournament events, since 1999.

Chris is currently active in the Charlotte, NC area as an orchestral and chamber musician. He is also currently a member of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in Charleston, SC. In recent years, Chris has held the post of Associate Principal Trumpet with both the Philadelphia Orchestra as well as with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Prior to these engagements, he was a member of the Virginia Symphony, based in Norfolk, VA, performing as Assistant Principal/Third Trumpet for nearly five years. Playing with the Charlotte Symphony most recently brought him to the Charlotte area.

Chris has recorded and toured extensively with many ensembles, including the renowned Eastman Wind Ensemble as well as the Montreal Chamber Players. He has been fortunate also in his travels to have been able to study with some of the worlds finest musicians including members of the Vienna Philharmonic as well as the London Symphony. He has also taken part in the Fellowship programs of both the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan as well as the Tanglewood Music Festival in Massachusetts. In touring, he has enjoyed many performances in the worlds finest concert halls, including New Yorks Carnegie Hall, Washington D.C.s Kennedy Center as well as Tokyos Suntory Concert Hall.

Prior to his orchestral engagements, Chris earned his Bachelors degree at McGill University in Montreal in 1993, studying with James Thompson as well as Charles Daval, both former Principal Trumpet players of the Montreal Symphony. He then earned his Masters degree and a Performers Certificate at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY in 1995. When not playing the trumpet, Chris enjoys playing golf, going scuba diving and spending time with his wife, Tara.

Ms. Ferenz holds an M.F.A. in Bassoon Performance from the California Institute of the Arts, and a B.M. from the North Carolina School of the Arts. She studied with Julie Feves, Mark Popkin, George Goslee, and Steven Dibner. Amber is an advocate of new music, and performs regularly with inauthentica, a Los Angeles chamber music collective. She is an active North Carolina freelancer, playing bassoon and contrabassoon with The North Carolina Symphony, as well as the symphonies of Charlotte, Winston-Salem and Greensboro. Amber is a member of the Open Dream Ensemble, where she performs not only as a bassoonist, but also as an actress, singer, and dancer, presenting performances of children's theatre productions to students all over North Carolina. She maintains a private studio in Winston-Salem, and previously taught bassoon at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. Her compositions for bassoon ensemble are published by T.D. Ellis editions.

Dr. Michael Figgers holds the Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Florida A&M University, and the Master of Music Education and Ph.D.in Choral Music Education from Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. He also earned Orff Schulwerk Certification while at FSU. Teaching experience prior to joining the faculty at UNC Charlotte includes positions as a music teacher at Gulf Gate Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida; High School Band and Chorus Director, Gadsden County Schools, Quincy, Florida; Elementary Music Teacher, Oak Ridge Elementary School, Tallahassee, Florida; and Middle School Chorus Director, Griffin Middle School, Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Figgers also serves as Director of Worship, Arts, & Music at the Nations Ford Community Church in Charlotte, and is a member of the Music Educators National Conference, the Florida Vocal Association, and the American Choral Directors Association.

Noel Freidline is a graduate of the University of North Florida, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Music (magna cum laude). A pianist and vocalist, Noel has been the leader of his own quintet since 1991. The Noel Freidline Quintet will release their seventh CD Live at the Jazz Corner, in September of 2007. A previous release by the NFQ, Four Nights at the Slammer, went to #31 on the national jazz radio charts. With the NFQ Noel has performed at numerous jazz festivals, including the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Northsea Jazz Festival, as well as six appearances at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. Other performance credits include a three year house band position at The Bellagio in Las Vegas, as well as performing at actress Julia Roberts surprise 35^th birthday party. Noel Freidline was a member of the Nevada Jazz Orchestra, and performs regularly with the Charlotte Philharmonic. In 2006 Noel was named Best Jazz Musician by Charlotte Magazine.

As a composer and arranger, Noel has written and recorded music for ESPN, ABC and the Walt Disney Company.

Dr. Frisch received the Bachelor of Arts degree in music and mathematics from Saint Olaf College, the Master of Music degree in Cello Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Cello Performance from the University of Minnesota. Her primary teachers include Tanya Remenikova, Richard Aaron, Irene Sharp, and Colin Hampton. She previously taught chamber music and cello at Truman State University in Missouri and at the summer Festival Musicale della Toscana in Italy.

Dr. Frisch has performed as a recitalist and chamber musician throughout the United States and in Bermuda, Italy, and France. With violinist Anna Cromwell, she recently performed at the National Gallery of Bermuda and at the University of Minnesota's Bravo! Festival. She was a member of the Quad Cities Iowa Symphony Orchestra for two years and can be heard as a guest artist on the Compact Disc There Lies the Home, produced by CANTUS (a professional vocal ensemble based in Minneapolis, Minnesota).

Dr. Gable-Wilson received her Bachelors of Arts in Vocal Performance from the University of W. Georgia where she studied with Inge Manski. She received a Master of Music in Voice Performance and Doctoral of Music in Voice and Musicology from the University of Florida. Dr. Gable-Wilson is a coloratura soprano, has won various awards in both performance and teaching including Regional Metropolitan Opera Auditions, National Association of Teachers of Singing, and Graduate Teaching Awards and has performed numerous opera and musical theater roles. Dr. Gable-Wilson teaches private voice and piano, holds national master classes and workshops on Healthy Singing, and is music director for various musical theater productions in the southeast. Before coming to Charlotte she taught at University of Florida, Mississippi State University, and Lake City Community College. Dr. Gable-Wilson has an e-book entitled "Let Freedom Sing" and her research and national lectures specialize in 19th century African-American concert singers.

Ms. Giles began violin studies as a Suzuki kid at the age of five. Her love of music led to summers at Brevard Music Center with Mary Daniels, and High School and College degrees under Elaine Richey at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Following a desire for adventure and chamber music, she then pursued a Masters Degree in Chamber Music at the San Francisco Conservatory. During her years in San Francisco she was privileged to work and perform with many wonderful musicians including Mark Sokol, Ian Swensen, and Robert Mann.

A meeting and performance with Minnesota Concertmaster Jorja Fleezanis lured her away from California to the frozen Midwest, where she spent several years studying with Mrs. Fleezanis, as well as performing with the Minnesota Opera, and freelancing with the Minnesota Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

Ms Giles joined the Charlotte Symphony as assistant Concertmaster in the 2006-2007 season. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and baking, spoiling her cats, and horseback riding.

James A. Grymes received his Ph.D. in Historical Musicology from The Florida State University, where he also earned Masters degrees in Historical Musicology and Bassoon Performance, as well as a Certificate in Early Music. While at Florida State, Dr. Grymes was a member of the Tallahassee and Albany (GA) Symphony Orchestras. Dr. Grymes received his baccalaureate degree in Music Education from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dr. Grymes is a leading authority on the life and works of the famous Hungarian-born musician Ernst von Dohnányi and the author of Ernst von Dohnányi: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood Press, 2001), as well as the editor of Ernst von Dohnányi: A Song of Life (Indiana University Press, 2002) and Perspectives on Ernst von Dohnányi (Scarecrow Press, 2005).

In addition to presenting academic papers at national and international conferences hosted by organizations such as the American Musicological Society, the College Music Society, and the Institute for Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Grymes has contributed articles to journals such as Music Library Association Notes, Studia Musicologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, and The Hungarian Quarterly, and his research has been published in German and Hungarian.

Dr. Grymes is also an engaging lecturer who has addressed audiences at venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, and he has presented his cutting-edge teaching techniques at a number of national conferences on pedagogical innovations. His ground-breaking classes have been featured in news stories by regional affiliates of CBS, Fox, NBC, and NPR - some of which were rebroadcast nationwide - and he has been interviewed by national print and broadcast media including The New York Times, ABC News, and CNN about his classes. Dr. Grymes is currently Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies in Music and Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

A native of Wisconsin, Randy Haldeman has taught Choral and General Music at all levels of academia Pre-K through collegiate - in Wisconsin, Idaho, Illinois, Florida, Vermont, and Italy. Haldeman earned the Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, the Master of Music degree in Voice and Opera Performance from Northwestern University, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Music Education (Choral Conducting emphasis) from Florida State University. Haldemans choral arrangements are published in the Rodney Eichenberger Choral Series, and have been performed by groups under the direction of Andr Thomas, Rodney Eichenberger, and other collegiate directors throughout the country. Active as a performer as well as an educator, Haldeman has garnered critical praise on the operatic, musical theatre, and concert stages. Appearances of national importance include Mr. Snow in the 50th Anniversary Production of Carousel, and Uncle Billy in the Chicago premier of Sheldon Harniks A Wonderful Life. As a conductor, his choral groups have received enthusiastic responses from audiences and critics alike in 11 states and Europe, including several state and regional festivals and contests. He currently directs UNC-Charlotte's choral music program, is Coordinator of Choral Music Education, and teaches conducting and music education courses.

A native of Toronto, Canada, Anne Harley holds the Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University (Comparative Literature, French and Russian), the Master of Music degree from Boston University (Voice Performance), attended the Boston University Opera Institute and received her Doctorate in Music from Boston University (Historical Performance with a concentration in voice) in 2006. She has taught at Longy Conservatory and Boston University. Several years ago, she founded The Voice Institute, an interdisciplinary institute for voice training, which hosts workshops combining bel canto voice training, extended voice performance training and theatrical voice work (including Fitzmaurice Voicework) for performers of all kinds. In 2006, she was invited to join an international voicework exchange for teachers of voice at the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia and at San Diego State University. She is a specialist in contemporary and early music, and has appeared across North America and Europe with Opera Boston, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Opera Unlimited, The American Repertory Theatre, The Handel & Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, and Boston Camerata. She has spent several seasons performing new works at the Banff Centre for the Arts (Alberta, Canada) and at the Tanglewood Festival. She debuted in Europe at Amsterdams Conzertgebouw as the lead in Handel's Acis and Galatea, and has since toured in Europe several times. In conjunction with the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles and Oberlin College, she performed the leading roles in the modern-day premier of Royers Le Pouvoir de lAmour.

In 2000, she cofounded the ground-breaking early Russian music ensemble, TALISMAN in 2000 with Dr. Oleg Timofeyev, and their first recording project was awarded the Noah Greenberg award by the American Musicological Society and lauded by Gramophone. Since then, then group has recorded several more CDs of early Russian music and was recently featured at the Boston Early Music Festival 2005. They have presented programs and residencies at Harvard University, Yale University, Wellesley College, Oberlin College, Colby College, University of Iowa and Grinnell College, among others. She joined the music faculty of University of North Carolina at Charlotte as Assistant Professor in Fall 2006.

Mr. Manceaux holds a Master Degree in Woodwind Performance (sax, clarinet, flute, oboe) from Winthrop University. He obtained his Bachelor of Music degree from Louisiana State University and UNC-Charlotte studying both saxophone with Dr. Griffin Campbell (LSU), Tim Gordon (Winthrop), and clarinet with Dr. Phil Thompson (Winthrop), Dr. Douglas Bish, and Gene Kavadlo (UNC-Charlotte). Mr. Manceaux has studied woodwinds with Mark Thomas, Dr. Robert Spring, and James Houlik. He has also studied double reeds with professors from Winthrop and UNC Greensboro.

He is principal clarinetist with the Charlotte Civic Orchestra and performs extensively throughout the region with such organizations as the Blumenthal Broadway Lights Series, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Greenville (SC) Symphony Orchestra, Piedmont Players (Salisbury), CPCC Summer Theatre, and CPCC Opera Company.

A native of California, Dr. Larry Marks, Associate Professor and Director of Bands, joined the music faculty of UNC-Charlotte in 1999. He also instructs courses in conducting and music education. During his tenure, the band program has grown to include two concert bands: the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Concert Band, and a Chamber Winds organization. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble has appeared in behalf of the North Carolina Music Educators Association (2002 & 2007); and was the first UNCC ensemble ever invited to play at a national event, performing at the College Band Directors National Associations 2006 convention at Nashville, TN. Dr, Marks has received praise from several notable composers, including Walter Hartley, Samuel Hazo, Brian Balmages, David Holsinger, and David Gillingham, for interpretive renderings of their works. He frequently serves as a clinician, adjudicator and guest conductor, having appeared in twenty-three states and Canada. Dr. Marks holds degrees in clarinet performance and music education from San Jose State University; a masters in music education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; and the doctorate in music education/wind conducting from the University of Southern California. Prior to undertaking doctoral studies, Dr. Marks produced nationally prominent high school bands in California. He came to UNC-Charlotte from the University of Missouri-Columbia where he served as Associate Director of Bands. Other prior appointments included positions at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Louisville.. Dr. Marks also conducts the Charlotte Youth Wind Ensemble, a regional honors band the draws talented high school students from .North and South Carolina.

Mr. Mosley received his degrees from Hardin-Simmons University and Indiana University, where he studied music theory and bass. He is co-principal bassist with the Charlotte Symphony. An accomplished musician, he is co-principal bassist with the Charlotte Symphony and performs with the North Carolina Dance Theatre and Opera Carolina. He also performs regularly with the Viva Klezmer ensemble and in many area churches. Mr. Mosley coordinates the music theory area for the Department of Music and regularly receives excellent reviews of his teaching from students in the Department. As a guitarist, he has studied and attended master classes with Christopher Parkening, Alexander Lagoya, Jose Tomas, Manuel Barrueco and others. Professor Mosley is professionally affiliated with the Guitar Foundation of America and the International Society of Bassists.

Dr. Pickney is an orchestral musician who has performed professionally since the age of 18. She has been performing in professional orchestras for over thirty years and has been a contracted member of such orchestras as the Florida Philharmonic, Greater Miami Opera Orchestra, Fort Lauderdale Symphony, West Palm Beach Symphony, Illinois Philharmonic, and toured Europe with the Chicago-based American Chamber Symphony.

Her skill as a musician also extends to the podium, where she has served as Music Director and Conductor of the Alliance Symphony Orchestra, the Paradise Valley Chamber Orchestra and has served as cover conductor for the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and developed educational outreach programs in which she conducted the Phoenix Symphony in public school programs and clinics. She has also served as clinician, in both the orchestral and band realm, in Illinois, Ohio, New York, Arizona and North Carolina, including a presentation at the Music Educators National Conference. During the Summer months she taught at the internationally acclaimed, Interlochen Arts Camp, located in Northern Michigan, where she had been on the conducting faculty for 19 consecutive years.

Currently she holds the position of Orchestra Director for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Founder and Music Director/Conductor of the UNCC Youth Orchestra, plays frequently as an extra with the Charlotte Symphony, and performs as a free-lance musician throughout the greater Charlotte area.

Dr. Pickney also maintains a private studio of high school horn students who consistently win auditions to participate in All-State Band and Orchestra, Western Regional All-State Orchestra and Honors Festivals. Her horn teachers include Elizabeth Bobo and Jerry Peel of the Florida Philharmonic; Dale Clevenger, Richard Oldberg, and Arnold Jacobs of the Chicago Symphony; and Verne Reynolds of the Eastman School of Music and the Eastman Brass Quintet. Her conducting teachers include Dr. Timothy Russell of the Eastman School of Music and Arizona State University, Dr. William Reber of Arizona State University, and Ms. Elizabeth A. H. Green, Professor Emeritus of the University of Michigan.

Dr. Pickney holds the following degrees: Bachelor of Music in Horn Performance from the University of Miami, Master of Music in Horn Performance and Master of Music in Music Education from Northwestern University, and Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.

Her most recent accomplishments include the acquisition of National Board Teacher Certification, selection for Who's Who Among American Teachers in 2004 and recipient of the title of Professional Development Master Teacher in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public School System.

Dr. Price holds bachelors and masters degrees in music from UNC Greensboro and a Doctor of Music degree from Florida State University. He has also done post-doctoral study at Yale University with New York City Opera's principal tenor, Jerrold Siena. Dr. Price, a lyric tenor, has been an Artist Fellow at The Bach Aria Festival and Institute in Stony Brook (New York), a regional winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and has performed throughout the eastern United States and in China in solo recitals, opera, oratorio, and with symphony orchestras. Dr. Price has a number of recordings to his credit, the most recent being a compact disc of the songs of Vittorio Giannini that has national distribution. He is also the author of two books, including a collection of the previously unpublished songs of Giannini. Dr. Price has taught at UNC Greensboro and at Appalachian State University. Before coming to UNC Charlotte, he was Associate Professor of Music at Marshall University.

A native of upstate New York, Mr. Sadak earned his MM in Clarinet Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. After graduation he served as Principal Clarinet for Miami City Ballet. Two years later he was appointed to the Clarinet/Bass Clarinet chair of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra and Florida Grand Opera. He has collaborated with musicians ranging from Itzhak Perlman, John Williams and Cecilia Bartoli to Collective Soul. Mr. Sadak has been active as a session musician both in New York and Miami recording for various commercial artists. He has recorded for the Smithsonian Institute for a film on the future of music and can be heard on the Naxos label.

Since coming to Charlotte he has performed with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra as well as being an active freelance musician. Mr. Sadak has been instructing clarinetists since 1988. Before coming to UNCC Mr. Sadak has been on the music faculties at Concordia College and the New York Music Institute in New York as well as Florida International University and the New World School of the Arts in Miami. He has teaches Master Classes in Clarinet and Chamber Music throughout the area and maintains an active private studio.

Dylan Savage holds Doctoral and Master's degrees in music from the Indiana University School of Music and a Bachelor of Music from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. His teachers include Michel Block and Sedmara Rutstein.

Dylan Savage, concert pianist, is a recording artist for the Capstone Records label and a Bösendorfer Concert Artist. He appears with nationally and internationally acclaimed Duo Savage and has performed extensively throughout the U.S., Europe, and Virgin Islands. He made his European debut in Rome, Italy, as the piano winner of the Rome Festival Orchestra Competition. Savage is a co-author of a new piano pedagogy book called A Symposium for Pianists: Strategies to Develop the Mind and Body for Optimal Performance, by Heritage Music Press. It has been adopted as the primary piano pedagogy text by over thirty universities to date. He currently is an editor for "American Music Teacher" magazine (a juried publication of MTNA) and a columnist for "Entrepreneurship for Pianists" in Pianovision, a web-magazine of the World Piano Pedagogy Conference.

His groundbreaking research using slow-motion video filming to analyze and diagnose incorrect and inefficient motion at the piano has led to master classes at leading music schools in the U.S. His articles have been published in Clavier and Pianoforte magazines. Savage's research has been the topic of feature programs on both NBC and PBS television affiliates.

Dr. Savage has been an Assistant Professor of Piano at Henderson State University, Mississippi State University, and Artist-in-Residence at Bluefield College. He has been a faculty member at the Medical Problems of Musicians and Dancers Conference at the Aspen Summer Music Festival. He has been a regular speaker and panel member of the Pianists' Committee on Wellness at the National and World Piano Pedagogy Conferences since the early 1990's. He maintains an active performance and speaking schedule.

Fred P. Spano is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at UNC Charlotte. A specialist in Choral Music and General Music, Spano teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Music Education, supervises field experiences and student teachers, and coordinates the music education program.

Dr. Spano has taught general music and choral music not only in the US, but also in international schools in Iraq and Ecuador. He has been a conductor for the International Schools Music Festival, Quito, Ecuador, UT Martin Women's Honor Choir, the Georgia Independent Schools Association Music Festival, the Middle Tennessee Vocal Music Association's Freshmen Women's Honor Choir, and has adjudicated for music festivals in Middle and West Tennessee. While living in Tennessee, Spano was active with partnerships with local school districts working with general and choral music teachers.

Dr. Spano has presented workshops for the Southern Division of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the Tennessee Music Educators Association (TMEA), the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR), and for international school professional organizations in Africa and Greece. He maintains active memberships in ACDA, the International Society for Music Education (ISME), the North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA), TMEA, AGEHR, and the College Music Society (CMS).

Dr. Spano received the BA in Music Education from William Penn University, the MM in Choral Music Education from Westminster Choir College-The School of Music at Rider University, and the Ph.D in Music Education from Florida State University. His previous appointments included The University of Tennessee at Martin and visiting professor at the University of Memphis' Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music.

LINDA SUDA (Phonetics and Articulation for Singers)

Linda Suda has performed a variety of operatic and music theatre roles with companies on the east coast as well as in the west. A native of Pennsylvania, Ms. Suda graduated from Seton Hill College and pursued graduate studies at the University of Missouri and Peabody Conservatory. While a student at Peabody, Ms. Suda was chosen, through process of audition, as an Artist Diploma candidate. She was a national winner in the American Opera Awards, a Metropolitan Opera regional finalist and a finalist with the Center for Contemporary Opera. Ms. Suda has received critical acclaim for her oratorio roles including the Angel in Laud To The Nativity, and soprano soloist in the Elijah, Bach Cantata #51, and the Rutter Requiem. She has perfumed as a soloist with the Four Corners Opera, Light Opera of Manhattan, Baltimore Opera Company, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis among others. Ms. Suda's appearances with area organization include soloist with the Northwest Chamber Orchestra, Tacoma Opera, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. One of her most recent appearances was as soprano soloist with the Earshot Jazz Duke Ellington Sacred Concerts. Linda was co-founder and general director of Oklahoma Civic Opera in Oklahoma City and as an Oklahoma State Arts Council Artist in Residence, Linda directed and performed the role of the Queen of the Night in that company's first production, The Magic Flute. Linda is a past Artist in Residence in New York, Oklahoma, and was a roistered artist with the Washington State Arts Commission and the ESD in Mt. Vernon. She is a former instructor of music and drama at Archbishop Murphy High School in Everett (formerly Holy Cross High School) and served as director and choreographer for all music theatre productions. Linda Suda held the position of Arts Director and Middle School instructor in theatre arts, choral music at Cannon School in Concord, North Carolina from 2004 until December of 2006.

Ethan Uslan (pronounced "Yoo-slin") is one of the hottest names on the ragtime/traditional jazz scene today. The first place winner of the 2007 World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest (Peoria, IL), Uslan has performed on NPR's A Prairie Home Companion as well as various concerts and festivals nationwide. Uslan grew up in South Orange, N.J. and later studied classical piano and musicology at Indiana University. During his college days, he developed his skills as an improviser by accompanying "Full Frontal Comedy," an improv-comedy troupe that staged live improvised musicals based on audience suggestions. After graduating from college, Uslan found his way to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he lives with his wife Kate and son Benjamin. Ethan is a recipient of the North Carolina Regional Artists Grant and performs regularly in the Charlotte area and beyond for private events, concerts, and silent movie screenings. His first CD, "Carolina Moon," was released in 2006 for Rivermont Records.

Jennifer Whitaker received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from George Mason University and the Master of Music Education and Ph.D. in Music Education from Louisiana State University. She was a public school band director in Virginia and Louisiana. Whitaker teaches courses in instrumental methods, supervises student teachers, and conducts the University Concert Band. While her research interests are varied, her primary focus is student and teacher perceptions of teaching behaviors. Whitaker has presented research papers at regional, national, and international conferences.

A native of England and Australia, Dr. Geoffrey Whitehead began his teaching career in Western Australia as an instrumental music teacher, band director, and choir director in several of Perth's primary and secondary schools. Geoffrey also taught low brass performance at the University of Western Australia and the Western Australian Conservatorium. In 1989, he was appointed principal tuba in the Western Australia Arts Orchestra and occupied that position for three years. He also performed regularly with the Western Australia Symphony Orchestra, with whom he recorded several TV soundtracks for Lucasfilm, as well as a compact disc of the orchestral music of Ottorino Respighi on the Polygram label.

Geoffrey received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Western Australia and completed the Doctor of Music degree at Indiana University in 1999. His tuba professors at Indiana University were Daniel Perantoni, Harvey Phillips, and M. Dee Stewart. While studying at Indiana, Geoffrey was appointed as an Assistant Instructor for the Music Education department and taught classes for three years. Geoffrey co-designed one of Indiana University's most popular summer music programs, "College Audition Preparation".

In addition to his responsibilities at Indiana University, Geoffrey taught instrumental music in several of Bloomington's middle and high schools. For three summers he also taught an outreach program, "Come Up Taller", for disadvantaged middle school children. Geoffrey recorded two compact discs with the Harvey Phillips Tuba Company; one of America's leading tuba ensembles. Every Christmas season, Geoffrey donned a Santa outfit and performed with the Harvey Phillips TubaSantas!

From 2000 until 2004, Dr. Whitehead held the position of Instrumental Music Director at Wingate University. His book, A College Level Tuba Curriculum, was published by the Edwin Mellen Press in 2003. This text is used throughout the USA by tuba professors at the collegiate level.

Geoffrey is currently the Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Charlotte Civic Orchestra. He also teaches at Central Piedmont Community College and Cabarrus College of Health Sciences.

Geoffrey lives in Charlotte with his wife Amy, flutist in the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. In his spare time, he enjoys working with the animals at the Charlotte Humane Society and bicycle racing.

Jacqueline Yost is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, earning the DMA, The Performer's Certificate, and undergraduate degree in organ performance, while receiving honors in music theory and counterpoint. She also holds a Master of Music Degree in organ from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Master of Arts Degree in Theory Pedagogy from the Eastman School of Music. As a member of the American Guild of Organists and the National Piano Guild, Dr. Yost teaches private piano and organ, while performing as a concert organist. Dr. Yost is also the Artistic Director of the Cabarrus County Arts Experience Choirs and Youth Oratorio, and the Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church in Concord, overseeing an extensive and graduated choral program for children and youth.

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