vita

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas; Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting

University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado; Master of Music in Wind Conducting with a minor in Music Education

Towson University, Towson, Maryland; Bachelor of Science in Music Education

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2002 – Present The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.

Professor of Music, Conductor/Music Director UT Wind Symphony, Director of the Longhorn Band, Associate Director of Bands.

1998 – 2002 The University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado.

Assistant Professor of Music, Associate Director of Bands, Director of the “Golden Buffalo” Marching Band.

1996 – 1998 Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Director of Bands, Assistant Professor of Music

           

1994 – 1996 The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.

Assistant Instructor for University Bands

           

1993 – 1994 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.

Interim Associate Director of Bands and Director of the “Lumberjack” Marching Band

1991 – 1993 The University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado.

Graduate Teaching Assistant for University Bands

1987 – 1991 Dundalk High School, Baltimore, Maryland

Director of Bands

HONORS/AWARDS

2015 Vincent R. and Jane DiNino Professorship in Music
2014 Recipient of College of Fine Arts Walter and Gina DuCloux Teaching Fellowship

2013 Recipient, Butler Faculty Initiative Grant
2012 Outstanding Faculty, Texas Blazers

2012 Recipient, Butler Faculty Initiative Grant
2012 The Eyes of Texas Excellence Award for Service to the University

2010 Inducted into the American Bandmasters Association

2008 Recipient of the UT DADs Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship

2007 Inducted into the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Mu (Honorary International Bandmasters Fraternity)

2006 Featured as distinguished alumnus in the Towson Alumni Magazine

2001 Recipient of the University of Colorado Parents Association “Marinus Smith” Recognition Award

2000 Inducted as an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND CREATIVE WORK

Future Engagements/Works in Progress (selected)

1/15 Conductor, Region 3 Honor Band, Richardson, TX

2/15 Conductor, Maryland All-State Band, Baltimore, MD

2/15 Conductor, Pflugerville Wind Ensemble Winter Festival, Austin TX

3/15 Conductor/Clinician, Southeastern Oklahoma State University Festival of Winds, Durant, OK

3/15 Conductor/Clinician, Forney ISD Band Clinics, Forney TX

4/15 Premiere of David Biedenbender’s Schism for Wind Ensemble

2015 Producer, Western Washington University Wind Ensemble CD, Title TBD,

recorded and in production, release in 2015

2018 Virginia All-State Band
2019 Oklahoma All-State Band
                        

Recordings (selected)

Conductor, UT Wind Ensemble, Donald Grantham’s Concerto for Tuba, Longhorn Music, available iTunes, Amazon, Naxos, 2014

Conductor, Longhorn Band, “To The Top Of The Stadium”, Longhorn Music, 2014

Producer, UT Wind Ensemble:  Music of Dan Welcher, Longhorn Music, 2014

Producer, UT Wind Ensemble:  Starry Crown (featuring the music of Donald Grantham, Karel Husa, Christopher Rouse, and David Maslanka), Longhorn Music, 2013

Co-Producer, Dallas Wind Symphony: Lincolnshire Posy: The Music of Percy Grainger, Reference Recordings, 2009

Conductor, Longhorn Band, 2008 edition

Co-Producer, Dallas Wind Symphony:  Crown Imperial, Reference Recordings, 2007

Conductor, UT Wind Ensemble, “In Performance” Broadcast, KMFA Radio, Austin, TX 2007

Guest Conductor, UT Wind Ensemble from TMEA, Mark Records, 2006

Conductor UT Symphony Band, “In Performance” Broadcast, KMFA Radio, Austin, TX, 2006

Conductor, Longhorn Band:  National Champions, 2006

Associate Producer, Dallas Wind Symphony:  A Child’s Garden of Dreams: the Music of David Maslanka, Reference Records, 2006

Assistant Producer, UT Wind Ensemble CD:  Bells for Stokowski, Reference Recordings, 2004

Assistant Producer, Dallas Wind Symphony:  Arnold for Band, Reference Recordings, 1996

Collaborations/Commissions/Premières (selected)

Commission of David Biedenbender, transcription of Schism for Wind Ensemble, 2014

Co-Commission of Carter Pann, Work for solo Cello and Winds

Co-commissioned Carter Pann to compose Three Embraces, premiered 2013

Co-commissioned Daniel Kellogg to compose With Wings Like Eagles, premiered 2013

Host and organizer of residencies of Carter Pann for performance of his Symphony #1 and Frank Ticheli for performance of his Songs of Love and Life with the UT Wind Ensemble, Austin TX 2013

Consortium Premiere, The Machine Awakes by Steven Bryant with Music for All Summer Symposium Concert Band, Muncie, IN 2012

Premiered Concerto for Tuba by Donald Grantham, Charles Villarubia soloist, with the UT Wind Symphony, Austin TX 2012

Commissioned Donald Grantham to compose Concerto for Tuba, 2011

Collaborated with Donald Grantham on Baron Piquant on Pointe, 2011

Collaborated with Donald Grantham on Spangled Heavens, 2010

Co-Host of Joel Puckett and Steven Bryant Residencies and performance of It Perched for Vespers Nine and Ecstatic Waters with the UT Wind Symphony, 2010

Co-Host of Carter Pann Residency and performance of Four Factories and Hold this Boy and Listen with the UT Wind Symphony, 2009

Southwestern premiere of As We Shine, Singing, Over Waterless Seas - Anthony Suter (winner CBDNA Young Composers Competition) 2008

Co-Host of Claude Baker Residency and performance of Three Pieces for Timpani, Tony Edwards, soloist, with the UT Wind Symphony, 2008

Co-Host of Evan Chambers Residency (UT Visiting Composer) and performance Polka Nation with the UT Wind Ensemble, 2007

Host of David T. Little Residency and performance of East Coast Attitude with the UT Wind Symphony 2007

Host of Joel Puckett Residency and performance of Ping Pang Pong with the UT Symphony Band, 2006

UT commission of Symphony #3 (Circus Maximus) – John Corigliano, 2005

Southwestern premiere of Wild Nights - Frank Ticheli, 2007

Co-Host of Gunther Schuller Residency and performance of On Winged Flight Divertimento for Band with the UT Symphony Band, 2004

Co-Commission and premiere of Divertimetal - Scott McAllister, 2004

Consortium premiere of Push - Rob Smith, 2004

Co-Commission and premiere of Twilight in the Winderness - Christopher Tucher (winner of the Claude T. Smith and CBDNA Young Band Competitions and CBDNA Young Composers Competition), 2003

Host, Columbine Commemorative Concert, Boulder, CO featuring the premiere of An American Elegy, conducted by the composer, Frank Ticheli, 2002

Co-Commission and premiere of Symphony #4 – Maslanka, 1993

Commission and premiere of Portrait:  North and South Maroon - Paul Rudy, 1998

           

Conducting/Clinician Engagements

12/14 Rehearsal Clinician, The Midwest Clinic, Chicago, IL
2/14 Conductor, Arkansas All-State Band, Hot Springs, AR

2/14 Conductor, UMKC Honor Band, Kansas City, MO

1/14 Conductor, Oklahoma All-State Band, Tulsa OK

1/14 Conductor, Eastern Oklahoma Honor Band, Tahlequah, OK

1/14 Conductor, Maryland Tri-County Honor Band, Waldorf, MD

12/13 Conductor, Texas Region 9 Honor Band, Klein, TX
7/13 Clinician, Shenandoah Conservatory Conducting Symposium, VA

1/13 Conductor, Texas Region 24 Honor Band, Lewisville, TX

1/13 Conductor, Texas Region 26 Honor Band, Georgetown, TX

11/12 Conductor, Baltimore All-County Band, Baltimore, MD

11/12 Clinician, Disney World Band Festival, Orlando, FL

10/12 Adjudicator, Kentucky State Band Festival, Louisville KY

7/12 Clinician, Oklahoma Bandmasters Association, Tulsa, OK

6/12 Conductor, Music For All Summer Symposium, Muncie, IN

6/12 Clinician, UT Conducting Workshop, Austin, TX

4/12 Clinician, UIL State Wind Ensemble Contest, Austin, TX

3/12 Conductor, UT Wind Symphony Performance, CBDNA SW Divisional Conference, San Antonio, TX

2/12 Clinician, Florida Atlantic University Festival, Boca Raton, FL

2/12 Conductor, Westminster All County Band, Westminster, MD

2/12 Conductor, Region 18 Honor Band, San Marcos, TX

1/12 Conductor, UMKC Band Festival, KC, MO

1/12 Conductor, Kansas City Region 3 All-District Band, KC, MO

12/12 Longhorn Band, Holiday Bowl, San Diego, CA

12/11 ABA/Oswald Composition Selection Committee, Austin TX

11/11 Clinician, Disney World Band Festival, Orlando, FL

9/11 Clinician, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

6/11 Conductor, Longhorn Music Camp (LMC) Concert Band I, Austin, TX

6/11 Clinician, UT Conducting Workshop, Austin, TX

05/11 Clinician CBDNA Athletic Band Symposium, Scottsdale, AZ

11/10 Clinician/Adjudicator, The University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

6/10 Conductor, Longhorn Music Camp (LMC) Concert Band I, Austin, TX

6/10 Clinician, UT Conducting Workshop, Austin, TX

5/10 Clinician/Adjudicator, UIL State Wind Ensemble Contest, Austin TX

4/10 Clinician, Leander High School Bands, Leander TX

3/10 Clinician, CBDNA SW Divisional Conference, “Teaching Undergraduate Conducting”, Las Cruces, NM

3/10 Guest Conductor, American Bandmasters Association Conference (ABA), University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble, Charleston, SC

2/10 Conductor/Clinician, Western Washington University, Bellevue, WA

2/10 Conductor/Clinician Forney ISD Bands, Forney, TX

1/10 Conductor, Region 3 Honor Band, Dallas, TX

1/10 Conductor, Region 12 Honor Band, San Antonio, TX

1/10 Longhorn Band, Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

6/09 Clinician, UT Conducting Workshop, Austin, TX

6/09 Conductor, LMC Concert Band, Austin, TX

5/09 Conductor/Clinician, Northshore High School, Slidell, LA

5/09 Clinician, Choice Music Festival, San Antonio, TX

5/09 Clinician, Texas State Solo and Ensemble Festival, Austin, TX

4/09 Clinician, Henderson State University Conducting Workshop, Arkadelphia, AR

3/09 Conductor, College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) National Conference, UT Faculty Chamber Players, Donald Grantham’s Music for the Blanton, Austin, TX

3/09 Guest Conductor, UT Wind Ensemble, Meyerson Concert Hall, Dallas, TX

3/09 Guest Conductor, ABA Conference, UT Wind Ensemble, College Station, TX

1/09 Longhorn Band, BCS Game at the Fiesta Bowl, Phoenix, AZ

10/08 Clinician/Adjudicator, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

7/08 Guest Conductor, UT Wind Ensemble, European Tour, including performances in Switzerland Austria, London, and Spain.

7/07 Clinician, Texas Bandmasters Association Conference (TBA), “Making Musical Decisions through Score Study”, San Antonio, TX

6/08 Clinician, UT Conducting Workshop, Austin, TX

6/08 Conductor, LMC Concert Band, Austin, TX

6/07 Conductor, LMC Concert Band, Austin, TX

6/07 Clinician, UT Conducting Workshop, Austin, TX

4/07 Guest Conducted the UT Trombone Choir, Austin, TX

3/07 Adjudicator, La Joya Band Festival, La Joya, TX

1/07 (Spring Semester 2007) Acting Music Director/Conductor of the UT Wind Ensemble, Austin, TX

1/07 Conductor, Region 24 4A Honor Band, Dallas, TX

11/06 Conductor, Florida State University Tri-State Festival, Tallahassee, FL

11/06 Clinician, Panel Discussion: “How Much is Too Much,” Percussive Arts Society International Conference (PASIC), Austin, TX

11/06 Guest Conductor, UT Wind Ensemble with percussion soloist Tom Burritt, Percussive Arts Society International Conference (PASIC), Austin, TX

11/06 Guest Conductor, UT Wind Ensemble, Meyerson Concert Hall, Dallas, TX

7/06 Conductor, Honors Wind Ensemble, Southwestern Oklahoma University (SWOSU) Band Camp, Weatherford, OK

7/06 SWOSU Clinician, Summer Directors Retreat, presented lecture; “Wind Literature: Present and Future,” Weatherford, OK

7/06 Clinician, SWOSU Summer Directors Retreat, presented lecture; “Conducting Fundamentals,” Weatherford, OK

6/06 Conductor, LMC Concert Band, Austin, TX

6/06 Clinician for the UT Conducting Workshop, Austin, TX

5/06 Adjudicator, UIL State Wind Ensemble Contest, Austin, TX

4/06 Adjudicator, American Classic Band Festival, Breckenridge, CO

3/06 Conductor, CBDNA Conference, UT Symphony Band, Waco, TX

2/06 Guest Conductor, UT Wind Ensemble, Texas Music Educators Association Convention, San Antonio, TX

1/06 Conductor/Clinician, Fairborn High School Wind Ensemble, Dayton, OH

1/06 Conductor, Southeastern Oklahoma Band Directors Association Honors Wind Ensemble, Durant, OK

1/06 Longhorn Band, BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

1/06 Longhorn Band, Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, CA

7/05 Clinician, Hong Kong Wind Philharmonia at the WASBE Conference, Singapore

7/05 Conductor/Clinician, Catholic High School Wind Ensemble, Singapore

6/05 Conductor, LMC Honors Wind Ensemble, Austin, TX

6/05 Clinician, UT Conducting Workshop, Austin, TX

3/05 Clinician, Hastings High School Wind Ensemble, Houston, TX

3/05 Clinician, Taylor High School Wind Ensemble, Houston, TX

3/05 Clinician, Kerr High School Wind Ensemble, Houston, TX

3/05 Adjudicator, Round Rock ISD Re UIL Contest, Round Rock, TX

3/05 Clinician, Pflugerville High School Wind Ensemble, Pflugerville, TX

2/05 Guest Conductor, Southwest Oklahoma Band Directors Honor Band, Lawton, OK

2/05 CBDNA National Conference, Guest Conductor, UT Wind Ensemble, Carnegie Hall, NY

1/05 Conductor/Clinician, Fairborn High School Wind Ensemble, Dayton, OH

1/05 Longhorn Band, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

1/05 Longhorn Band, Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, CA

1/05 Guest Conductor, Centerville Community Band, Centerville, OH

1/05 Longhorn Band, 53rd Presidential Inaugural Parade, Washington, D.C.

10/04 Clinician, Owasso High School, Denius Practice Facility, Austin, TX

6/04 Clinician, UT Conducting Workshop, Austin, TX

4/04 Adjudicator, La Joya Band Festival, La Joya, TX

4/04 Clinician, Bowie High School Wind Ensemble, Austin, TX

4/04 Clinician, Klein High School Wind Ensemble, Houston, TX

3/04 Clinician, Fort Bend High School Wind Ensemble, Houston, TX

3/04 Clinician, Kerr High School Wind Ensemble, Houston, TX

3/04 Clinician, Stephen F. Austin High School, Katy, TX

3/04 Clinician, Taylor High School, Katy, TX

3/04 Clinician, Akins High School, Austin, TX

2/04 Conductor, Region XVIII Honor Band, Georgetown, TX

2/04 Conductor, Northern Band Directors Association Honor Band, Tulsa, OK

1/04 Longhorn Band, Holiday Bowl, San Diego, CA

6/03 Clinician, UT Conducting Workshop, Austin, TX

4/03 Conductor, Lawrence High School Wind Ensemble Clinic, Austin TX

3/03 Clinician, CBDNA National Conference, Panel Discussion on Athletic Bands, St. Paul, MN

3/03 Conductor, Austin ISD Honor Band Austin, TX

3/03 Adjudicator, Cobb County Band Festival, Marietta, GA

3/03 Guest Conductor, Towson University Wind Ensemble, Music Educators National Conference (MENC) Regional Meeting, Providence, RI

3/03 Guest Conductor, Towson University Wind Ensemble, Baltimore, MD

2/03 Clinician, University of Montana Band Festival, Missoula, MT

2/03 Guest Conductor, University of Montana Wind Ensemble, Missoula, MT

2/03 Guest Conductor, Converse College Wind Ensemble, Spartanburg, SC

1/03 Conductor, Region 13 Honor Band, Victoria, TX

12/02 Conductor, Tuba Christmas, Capitol Building, Austin, TX

11/02 Adjudicator, UIL State Marching Contest, Waco, TX

5/02 Clinician, World of Music Festival, Denver, CO

4/02 Adjudicator, American Classic Band Festival, Breckenridge, CO

4/02 Adjudicator, American Classic Band Festival, Breckenridge, CO

5/02 Clinician, Colorado State Band Festival, Colorado Springs, CO

4/02 Clinician, Cheyenne High School Band Festival, Colorado Springs, CO

3/02 Conductor, CU Honor Band, Boulder, CO

2/02 Conductor, Solano County Honor Band, Solano, CA

2/02 Guest Conductor, Loveland Honor Band Concert, Loveland, CO

1/02 Conductor, University of Colorado Symphonic Band, CMEA Conference, Colorado Springs, CO

1/02 CU Marching Band, Fiesta Bowl, Tempe, AZ

12/01 CU Marching Band, Exhibition for the National High School Marching Band Competition, BankOne Ball Park, Phoenix, AZ

10/01 Adjudicator, Colorado Bandmasters Association (CBA) 5A Metro Regional Band Festival, Littleton, CO

10/01 Adjudicator, CBA Western Slope Regional Band Fest, Grand Junction, CO

5/01 Clinician, International Music Festival, Estes Park, CO

5/01 Clinician, Music in the Parks Festival, Denver, CO

4/01 Clinician, World of Music Festival, Denver, CO

10/01 Adjudicator, Colorado State University Band Day, Fort Collins, CO

6/01 Clinician, International Music Festival, Estes Park, CO

4/01 Adjudicator, American Classic Band Festival, Breckenridge, CO

2/01 Resident Conductor, Winter Park High School Band Festival, Orlando, FL

11/01 Clinician, Rocky Mountain High School Band Festival, Fort Collins, CO

7/01 SWOSU Summer Directors Retreat, presented lecture; “Musical Expression,” Weatherford, OK

7/01 SWOSU Summer Directors Retreat, presented lecture; “Wind Literature,” Weatherford, OK

5/01 Clinician, Colorado State Band Festival, Colorado Springs, CO

5//01 Conductor, Winter Park High School Band Festival, Winter Park, CO

3/01 Clinician, Cheyenne Mountain High School Wind Ensemble

3/01 Clinician, Niwot High School Wind Ensemble

3/01 Clinician, Conifer High School Wind Ensemble, Conifer, CO

3/01 Guest Conductor, CU Honor Band, Boulder, CO

2/01 Adjudicator, CU College of Music Honors Concerto Competition, Boulder, CO

1/01 Clinician, Mancadoo High School Symphonic Band, MN

12/00 Clinician, Centarus High School Wind Ensemble, Lafayette, CO

10/00 Clinician, Conifer High School Band, Conifer, CO

9/00 CU Marching Band, LA Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

9/00 CU Marching Band, Green Valley HS, Las Vegas, NV

9/00 Clinician, Jefferson Co. Band Festival, Golden, CO

7/00 Conductor, Honors Wind Ensemble, Southwestern Oklahoma University Band Camp, Weatherford, OK

4/00 Clinician, World of Music Festival, Denver, CO

4/00 Clinician, CU Band Invitational, Boulder, CO

3/00 Conductor, Metro League Honor Band, Winter Park, CO

3/00 Clinician, Plano East High School Bands, Boulder, CO

3/00 Clinician, Wheat Ridge High School, Wheat Ridge, CO

3/00 Clinician, Niwot High School Band, Niwot, CO

2/00 CBDNA Conference, presented lecture “Aaron Copland’s Emblems,” Norman, OK

2/00 Conductor, Skyline Honor Band, Westminister, CO

1/00 Clinician, Conifer High School Band, Conifer, CO

1/00 CU Marching Band, Insight.com Bowl, Tucson, AZ

11/99 Clinician, Lewis-Palmer High School Band Festival, Monument, CO

5/99 Clinician, Prairie Middle School Band, CO

4/99 Clinician, Wheat Ridge High School, Wheat Ridge, CO

4/99 Clinician, Walt Clark Middle School

4/99 Clinician, Palisade High School Band

4/99 Clinician, Fruta High School Band, Central High School Band

3/99 Clinician, Northland High School Band (Northland, MN), Boulder, CO

2/99 Clinician, Grand Junction High School, Grand Junction, CO

2/99 Clinician, Grand Junction Central High School, Grand Junction, CO

2/99 Clinician, Ranum High School, Westmisister, CO

1/99 Conductor, Northeastern Oklahoma Honor Band, Tahlequah, OK

7/98 Clinician, Converse College Summer Music Camp, Spartanburg, SC

5/98 Guest Conductor, Dallas Wind Symphony, Dallas, TX

6/196 Guest Conductor, Dallas Wind Symphony, Dallas, TX

3/96 Guest Conductor, Maryland Jr. High All-State Band, MMEA Conference, Ocean City, MD

12/98 CU Marching Band, The Aloha Bowl, Honolulu, HI

12/98 Conductor, Towson University Honor Band, Baltimore, MD

TEACHING

Graduate Student Committees/Student Placement

The University of Texas at Austin

Ryan Kelly, DMA Conducting

Currently: Associate Director of Bands, Central Florida University, Orlando, FL

Jaclyn Hartenberger, DMA Conducting

Currently: Associate Director of Bands, the University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Dennis Illinas, DMA Conducting

Currently: Associate Director of Bands, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Daniel Tembras, DMA Conducting

Currently: Director of Bands, Indiana University Purdue, Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN

Christopher Anderson, DMA Conducting

Currently: Director of Bands, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR

Benjamin Lorenzo, DMA Conducting

Currently:  Assistant Director of Bands, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Catharine Bushman, DMA Conducting

Currently: Associate Director of Bands, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC

Douglas Henderson, DMA Conducting

Currently:  Associate Director of Bands, Oklahoma State       University, Stillwater, OK

Verena Mosenbichler, DMA Conducting

Currently: Director of Bands, Duke University, NC

David Kehler, DMA Conducting

Currently: Director of Bands, Kennesaw State University, Atlanta GA

Cormac Cannon, DMA Conducting

Currently:  Assistant Director of Bands, Michigan State University, Lansing MI

Damon Talley, DMA Conducting

Currently: Director of Bands, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester, VA

Albert Nguyen, MM/DMA Conducting

Currently: Director of Bands, the University of Memphis, Memphis TN

Paul G. Davis, DMA Conducting

Currently:  Director of Orchestral Activities, Webster College, St. Louis, MO

Scott Bersaglia, MM and DMA Conducting

Currently:  Assistant Director of Bands, Campbell State University, Louisville, KY

Christopher Bianco, DMA Conducting

Currently:  Director of Bands, Western Washington University, Bellevue, WA

Steven Bolstad, DMA Conducting

Currently:  Director of Bands, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Bradley Kent, DMA Conducting

Currently: Director of the University Scholastic League Music Division, Austin TX

Mary Schneider, DMA Conducting

Currently: Director of Bands, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Bradley Smith, DMA Conducting

Currently: Music Director, University of Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, Philadelphia, PA

Justin Stolarik, DMA Percussion Performance

Currently:  Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Mark Ramirez, DMA Percussion Performance

Currently:  Director of Percussion Studies, University of Texas Pan America, Edinburg, TX

                       

University of Colorado at Boulder

Brendan Caldwell, MM Conducting

Currently:  Director of Bands, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI

                                   

Cindy Hutton, DMA Conducting

Currently:  Director of Bands, Southern Oregon, Ashland, OR

Christopher Knighten, DMA Conducting

Currently: Director of Bands, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Alexander Koops, MM Conducting

Currently: Associate Director of Bands, AZUSA University, Azusa, CA

Alicia Neal, MM Conducting

Currently: Director of Bands, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

                                   

Matthew Roeder, DMA Conducting

Currently:  Associate Director of Bands, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

James Spinazzola, MM Conducting

Currently:  Visiting Faculty, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Jackson Yonce, MM Conducting

Currently:  Director of Band, Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado Springs, CO

Courses Taught                 

The University of Texas at Austin

Wind Ensemble ENS 107K/MUS 180K

Wind Symphony ENS 107K/MUS 180K

Symphony Band ENS 107K/MUS 180K

Graduate Conducting CON 480

Instrumental Conducting MUS 222J

Longhorn Band ENS 207L

Longhorn Summer Band ENS F107K/F180K

The University of Colorado at Boulder

Advanced Instrumental Conducting MUSC 5136

Instrumental Conducting II MUSC 3186

Wind Literature (Summer 2001)

Wind Ensemble EMUS 3307

Symphonic Band EMUS 3307

Chamber Winds EMUS 3307, 101

Concert Band EMUS 3307, 102

Campus Band EMUS 3307, 103

Marching Band EMUS 3287

Basketball Band EMUS 3277

Marching Band Techniques MUSC 3363

Student Teacher Supervision      

Northeastern State University

Wind Ensemble

Concert Band

Instrumental Conducting II

Orchestration and Arranging

Wind Literature

Marching Band

Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba Studio

SERVICE

National Level

American Bandmasters Association (ABA), Digital Media Committee,  2011-present

ABA, Conference Resource Committee, 2011 - Present

ABA, Oswald Composition Contest Selection Committee, 2011

College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), Ensemble Selection Committee, National Convention, 2007

CBDNA “New Era Think Tank” (2005-07)

Recording Secretary, Big XII Band Directors Association (1998 – 2005)

Member, CBDNA Athletic Bands Task Force (2003 – 2006)

CBDNA Colorado State Chairperson (1998 – 2002)

CBDNA Ensemble Selection Committee, National Convention, 2001

                       

Local Level

Texas – Committees

Executive Committee, Butler School of Music

Co-founder, UT Undergraduate Conducting Workshop

Butler School of Music Director Review Committee, College of Fine Arts

Peer Review Committee, Butler School of Music

University Sportsmanship Committee

Music and Human Learning Faculty Search Committee

UT Conducting Workshops Committee

Conducting and Ensembles Committee

University Athletics Spirit Committee

Athletics Football Production Committee

Longhorn Band/Alumni Band Scholarship Committee

Colorado – Committees

Curriculum Committee, College of Music

College of Music Undergraduate Committee

Denver Public Schools Outreach Committee

Music Education String Faculty Search Committee

CU Honor Band Committee

CU/CBDNA Conducting Symposium Committee

CU High School Band Invitational Committee

CU Summer Orientation Committee

Football Production Committee

Basketball Production Committee

Co-Advisor, Alpha Iota Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi

Oklahoma – Committees

Chair, NASM Accreditation Committee

Chair, Music Scholarship Committee

Chair, Woodwind/Brass/Percussion Admissions Committee

Chair, Band Instrument Capitol Outlay Committee

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

The American Bandmasters Association

The College Band Directors National Association

The Conductors Guild

The Texas Bandmasters Association

The Texas Music Educators Association