College of Fine Arts and Design

School of Music Faculty

School of Music Faculty and Staff
Department Chair Conducting and Ensembles: Bands Faculty Conducting and Ensembles: Choirs Faculty Conducting and Ensembles: Orchestras Faculty Graduate Studies Instrumental Studies: Woodwinds Faculty Instrumental Studies: Brass Faculty Instrumental Studies: Strings Faculty Jazz Studies Faculty Keyboard Studies Faculty Music Education Faculty Music History Faculty Music Theory and Composition Faculty Vocal Studies Faculty Oklahoma Center for Arts Education Professional Staff

Department Chair

Dr. Keith White, Director, School of Music

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Conducting and Ensembles: Bands Faculty

Brian Gorrell, Jazz Ensemble I & Jazz Studies Division Head

David Hanan, Associate Director of Bands

David Hardman, Latin Jazz Ensemble

Jeff Kidwell, Jazz Ensemble II

Dr. Brian Lamb, Director of Bands

Lee Rucker, Jazz Ensemble III & Jazz Lab Director

Danny Vaughan, Jazz Guitar Ensemble

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Conducting and Ensembles: Choirs Faculty

Dr. Kevin Eckard, Voice and Director of Opera

Dr. Karl Nelson, Director of Choral Studies

Dr. Greg White, Director of Music Theatre

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Conducting and Ensembles: Orchestras Faculty

Dr. Ralph Morris, Director of the Symphony Orchestra

Dr. Tess Remy-Schumacher, Cello and Chamber Music Professor

Dr. Lori Wooden, Head of Winds and Percussion

Dr. Hong Zhu, Violin and Chamber Orchestra Director

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Graduate Studies

Dr. Sion "Ted" Honea, Head of Graduate Studies

Brian Gorrell, Jazz Studies Graduate Advisor

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Instrumental Studies: Woodwinds Faculty

Dr. Emily Butterfield, Assistant Professor, Flute

Joe Fine, Saxophone, jfine1@uco.edu

Brian Gorrell, Saxophone

Dr. Ron Howell, Professor

Katherine McLemore, Oboe

Dr. Lori Wooden, Winds Brass/Percussion Division Head & Bassoon

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Instrumental Studies: Brass Faculty

Dr. Wayne Clark, Low Brass, wclark@uco.edu

Genevieve Craig, Horn, gcraig1@uco.edu

Jeff Kidwell, Trombone and Jazz Ensemble II

Dr. James Klages, Professor, Trumpet

Clint Rohr, Jazz History and Jazz Lab Night Manager, clintrohr@ucojazzlab.com

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Instrumental Studies: Percussion Faculty

David Hardman, Latin Jazz Ensemble

Nicholas Steward, Percussion Instructor

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Instrumental Studies: Strings Faculty

Lu Deng, Violin

Scott Johnson, Classic Guitar

Dr. Ralph Morris, Viola, Director of the Symphony Orchestra

Theodora Morris, Violin

Dr. Tess Remy-Schumacher, Cello and Chamber Music Professor

Danny Vaughan, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Lab Arranger and Midi Specialist

Dr. Hong Zhu, Violin and Chamber Orchestra Director

Michael Geib, String Bass

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Jazz Studies Faculty

Brian Gorrell, Jazz Ensemble I & Jazz Studies Division Head

David Hardman, Latin Jazz Ensemble

Jeff Kidwell, Jazz Ensemble II 

Dr. Kris Maloy, Jazz & Commercial Music Arranging, kmaloy@uco.edu

Clint Rohr, Jazz History and Jazz Lab Night Manager, clintrohr@ucojazzlab.com

Lee Rucker, Jazz Ensemble III & Jazz Lab Director

Danny Vaughan, Jazz Guitar Ensemble

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Keyboard Studies Faculty

Dr. Chindarat Charoenwongse-Shaw, Piano

Dr. Carol Chiang, Piano

Dr. David Forbat,Head of Piano/Keyboard Studies Division, Piano

Brian Gorrell, Jazz Piano

Dr. Valery Kuleshov, Piano, Artist-in-Residence

Dr. Linda Owen, Piano

Dr. Sallie Pollack, Collaborative Piano

Natalie Syring, Aural Skills

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Music Education Faculty

Dr. Darla Eshelman, Vocal/Elementary Music Education Coordinator, deshelman@uco.edu

David Hanan, Associate Director of Bands

Jeff Kidwell, Instrumental Education Coordinator, Jazz Ensemble II

Dr. Sandra Thompson, Music Appreciation

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Music History Faculty

Earl Hefley, Music Appreciation

Dr. Sion "Ted" Honea, Music History and Head of Graduate Studies

Dr. James Klages, On-line Music Appreciation, Trumpet

Dr. Sandra Thompson, Music Appreciation

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Music Theory and Composition Faculty

Dr. Samuel Magrill, Composer-in-Residence

Dr. Kris Maloy, Aural Skills, kmaloy@uco.edu

Dr. Thomas McCullough, Cello

Pamela Richman, Music Fundamentals

Natalie Syring, Aural Skills

Dr. Sandra Thompson, Theory

Dr. Keith White, Director, School of Music

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Vocal Studies Faculty

Dr. Kevin Eckard, Voice and Director of Opera

Dr. Robert Glaubitz, Voice

Dr. Marilyn Govich, Head of Opera and Music Theatre

Dr. Roxane LaCombe, Voice, rlacombe@uco.edu

Dalycia Phipps, Voice, dphipps1@uco.edu

Nicholas Saverine, Voice, Music Theatre, nsaverine@uco.edu

Steven Smeltzer, Music Theatre

Dr. Barbara Streets, Head of Vocal Arts Division

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Oklahoma Center for Arts Education

Ines Burnham, Program Manager of Oklahoma Center for Arts Education, iburnham@uco.edu

Lesley Penton, Project Assistant, lpenton@uco.edu

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Professional Staff

Ben Davis, Piano technician, bdavis@uco.edu

Laurie Flewwellin, Administrative Secretary II

Tia Hall, Administrative Assistant I, mhall25@uco.edu

Richard Jobe, Staff Accompanist

Mariann Searle, Staff Accompanist, msearle@uco.edu 

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