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Music Faculty & Staff

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Portrait of Stephen Bomgardner.Stephen Bomgardner, D.M.A.
Professor of Music / Voice
Fine and Performing Arts Department Chair

Andrew Campbell. D.M.A.
Visiting Assistant Professor/Director of Choral Activities

Portrait of Julie Cassity.Julie Cassity
Instructor and Clinical Director of Music Therapy

Lori Hutton, M.Ed.
Instructor/Director of Jazz Studies

Portrait of Troy Peterson.Troy Peterson
Marching and Athletic Bands Director

Portrait of Carlyle Sharpe.Carlyle Sharpe, D.M.A.
Professor of Music / Composition and Theory

Portrait of Allin Sorenson.Allin Sorenson, D.M.A.
Professor of Music / Voice

Portrait of Natalie Wlodarczyk.Natalie Wlodarczyk, Ph.D.
Professor of Music / Director of Music Therapy

 

Faculty by Area

Flute

Laura Killingsworth
M.M., Missouri State University
B.A., Drury University

Oboe

Angel McGlasson

Currently serves as adjunct oboe instructor at Drury University. She attended Southwest Missouri State University where she graduated with a B.S. in Education with a Diploma in Music. Angel is certified to teach K-12 vocal and instrumental music. She has served in two public school districts and in one private school in both vocal and instrumental education and in elementary music. She has been teaching oboe for 25 years and currently maintains a large studio of private oboe students. Angel has also taught oboe at three private colleges in the area: Drury University, Southwest Baptist University, and Evangel University since 1985. Currently she serves as the music instructor for the Second Baptist Church Child Development Center. Angel has been a long time musician in the Springfield area. Currently she plays in the Springfield Symphony, Springfield Regional Opera, Springfield Little Theatre, Chamber Orchestra of the Ozarks and the Second Baptist Church Orchestra. Angel also plays numerous other freelance jobs both in the Springfield area and in Branson.

Education

B.S. in Education, Southwest Missouri State University

Clarinet

Suzann Brewer
B.M., Missouri State University
M.M., Missouri State University

Saxophone

Michael Dove, saxophone

Ph.D., University of Kansas

M.M.E., University of Missouri-Kansas City

B.S.Ed., Missouri State University

Trumpet

Tijuana Julian

Email: tjulian@drury.edu
Phone: (417) 873-7215
Office: Findlay Student Center 201

Tijuana Julian is currently the Dean of Students at Drury University. In addition, she is also Professor of Music, teaching trumpet and several other lecture courses in music. Prior to returning to Drury University, Dr. Julian was on the faculty of Truman State University in Kirksville, MO. She is active in the Springfield area as a trumpet player performing as principal trumpet of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Springfield Regional Opera orchestra. She frequently serves as an adjudicator, clinician, and soloist throughout Southwest Missouri. She was the recipient of the Burlington Northern Award for Faculty Achievement at Drury University and was awarded the 1996 Distinguished Faculty Award by the Drury Alumni Association. She has served on the Festivals committee of the Missouri arts council and on the Board of Directors of the Springfield Area Arts council. She was a finalist in the 1997 solo competition at the International Women’s Brass Conference held on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. She was selected as a finalist by the American Council on Education in Washington D.C. for their fellowship program in developing leaders in higher education administration. Most recently, the Springfield Business Journal named her as one of the most 20 influential women in Southwest Missouri.

Education:
B.M.Ed., Drury College, 1981
M.M., University of Kansas, 1983
D.M.A., University of Kansas, 1987

Drury University faculty member since 1987
Professor since 2004

Horn

Richard Ruhe
M.M., Northern Arizona University
B.M.E., Brigham Young University

Low Brass

Bob Swanson

Bob Swanson (trombone) is a graduate of Missouri State University (Bachelor of Music Performance) and the University of North Texas (Master of Music Performance). While in Texas he was a member of the renowned North Texas Wind Symphony, toured Europe with the world-famous One O’Clock Lab Band and was with an award-winning trombone choir that played at the 1999 International Trombone Festival. This group was also Downbeat Magazine’s Best College Classical Chamber Group two years in a row (1999 and 2000). Bob has also spent time in Florida with the All-American College Band at Walt Disney World, sailed Alaska and the Caribbean while playing on cruise ships, and was a member of the Bobby Vinton/Glenn Miller Orchestra in Branson, MO. In 2003, Bob went on tour with the jazz trombone group, “Spiritual to the Bone”. He has taught low brass at Southwest Baptist University as well as privately in Missouri and Texas. A member of the Missouri Jazz Orchestra (MOJO), New Creole Jazz Band, and the M-Dock Band, he plays regularly as a substitute trombonist for the Springfield Symphony and has played for numerous musicals at Springfield’s own Landers Theatre. Bob is also a published arranger for various ensembles. His teachers include William Hartman and Vern Kagarice.

B.M. (1998) Missouri State University
M.M. (2000) University of North Texas

Percussion

Sue Reichling

M.M., University of Missouri-Kansas City
B.A., Coe College

Harp

Denise Fink

M.M. and Professional Studies Diploma, Cleveland Institute of Music
B.M., University of Northern Iowa

Violin

Carol Harrison, violin

B.M., University of Kansas
M.A., University of Iowa

Viola

Carol Harrison
M.A., University of Iowa
B.M., University of Kansas

Cello

Riley Robison, double bass & cello

B.A., Missouri State University
M.M., Missouri State University

 

Double Bass

Riley Robison, double bass & cello

B.A., Missouri State University
M.M., Missouri State University

Trombone

Bob Swanson

Is a graduate of Missouri State University (Bachelor of Music Performance) and the University of North Texas (Master of Music Performance). While in Texas he was a member of the renowned North Texas Wind Symphony, toured Europe with the world-famous One O’Clock Lab Band and was with an award-winning trombone choir that played at the 1999 International Trombone Festival. This group was also Downbeat Magazine’s Best College Classical Chamber Group two years in a row (1999 and 2000). Bob has also spent time in Florida with the All-American College Band at Walt Disney World, sailed Alaska and the Caribbean while playing on cruise ships, and was a member of the Bobby Vinton/Glenn Miller Orchestra in Branson, MO. In 2003, Bob went on tour with the jazz trombone group, “Spiritual to the Bone”. He has taught low brass at Southwest Baptist University as well as privately in Missouri and Texas. A member of the Missouri Jazz Orchestra (MOJO), New Creole Jazz Band, and the M-Dock Band, he plays regularly as a substitute trombonist for the Springfield Symphony and has played for numerous musicals at Springfield’s own Landers Theatre. Bob is also a published arranger for various ensembles. His teachers include William Hartman and Vern Kagarice.

B.M. (1998) Missouri State University
M.M. (2000) University of North Texas

Guitar

Tia Becker, guitar

B.M., Missouri State University


John Strickler, guitar

M.M., University of North Texas
B.M., Missouri State University


Leslie Jones, guitar

M.M.T and B.M.T., Drury University

Piano

Jane Harris, piano

M.M., Missouri State University
B.A./Music, Washburn University


Esther Guy, piano

M.M., Missouri Sate University
B.A., Central Bible College


Jacob Clark, piano

M.M., Missouri State University
B.A., Central Bible College


Leslie Jones, piano

M.M.T. and B.M.T, Drury University

 

Organ

Vicky Claborn, organ
M.M., Missouri State University
M.B.A., Augusta State University
B.M., University of Georgia

 

Voice

Stephen Bomgardner

Allin Sorenson


Andrew Campbell, voice

M.M. and D.M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.S. Southwest Baptist University


Rebecca Claborn, voice

M.M. Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
B.M. Simson College

Choral Ensembles

Andrew Campbell, choral ensembles

M.M. and D.M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.S. Southwest Baptist University

Conducting

Allin Sorenson


Andrew Campbell, conducting

M.M. and D.M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.S. Southwest Baptist University


Troy Peterson
M.M., California State University, Long Beach
B.M.E., Truman State University

Jazz Studies

Lori Hutton, jazz studies

M.Ed. and B.A., Drury University

Special Topics

Amelia Davidson, special topics

Ph.D., University of Kansas
M.M. and B.M.E., Missouri State University

Composition and Theory

Music History

Stephen Bomgardner


Amelia Davidson

Ph.D., University of Kansas
M.M. and B.M.E., Missouri State University

Music Education

Troy Peterson
M.M., California State University, Long Beach
B.M.E., Truman State University


Lori Hutton

M.Ed. and B.A., Drury University

Music Therapy

Julie Cassity

Natalie Wlodarczyk


Leslie Jones, piano

M.M.T. and B.M.T, Drury University

Wind Symphony

Troy Peterson
M.M., California State University, Long Beach
B.M.E., Truman State University

Chamber Orchestra

Alexandra Kovatch, chamber orchestra

M.M., Missouri State University
B.M., Washburn University