Music Faculty & Staff

Kathleen Cowens
B.M., Missouri State University
M.S.Ed., Missouri State University

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

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

Michael Dove, saxophone

Ph.D., University of Kansas

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

B.S.Ed., Missouri State University

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

Darrel Barnes

Adjunct Professor of Violin, Viola, and French horn has been a member of the Drury Faculty since 2001. His teachers include Esther Wyman, Henri Nosco, David Cerone, Ivan Galamian, William Preucil, Nathan Gordon and Joseph dePasquale (Violin and Viola) as well as Robert Fries and David Krehbiel (French Horn). Mr. Barnes was already a violist with the Detroit Symphony when he competed on French horn in the National Federation of Music Club’s national competition, winning First Prize in the winds category. From there, he won an audition to become a member of the Viola section of the Philadelphia Orchestra, where he also doubled on French horn. For several years, Mr. Barnes was Principal Violist of the St. Louis and later the Indianapolis Symphonies. He has held two full-time positions, first at Florida State University and then at Ithaca College where he taught Viola and chamber music. In addition he was Violist of the internationally renowned Lenox Quartet, in residence at Ithaca College. In addition Mr. Barnes was an adjunct professor at Washington University (St. Louis), DePauw (Terre Haute), and Butler (Indianapolis). He has also recorded on the Vox label the Beethoven Trio for Flute, Violin and Viola and the Brahms Clarinet Quintet. More recently, he was a member of the Lawrence Welk Orchestra in Branson, MO.

Presently, in addition to his teaching duties at Drury University, Mr. Barnes performs with the faculty woodwind quintet and brass quartet, and is Principal Violist of the Fort Smith, Arkansas Symphony. He holds memberships in the College Music Society, National Music Teachers Association, American Viola Society, International Horn Society, and the American Federation of Musicians.

B.A., Wayne University

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

Sue Reichling

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

Denise Fink

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

Carol Harrison, violin

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

Darrel Barnes

Adjunct Professor of Violin, Viola, and French horn has been a member of the Drury Faculty since 2001. His teachers include Esther Wyman, Henri Nosco, David Cerone, Ivan Galamian, William Preucil, Nathan Gordon and Joseph dePasquale (Violin and Viola) as well as Robert Fries and David Krehbiel (French Horn). Mr. Barnes was already a violist with the Detroit Symphony when he competed on French horn in the National Federation of Music Club’s national competition, winning First Prize in the winds category. From there, he won an audition to become a member of the Viola section of the Philadelphia Orchestra, where he also doubled on French horn. For several years, Mr. Barnes was Principal Violist of the St. Louis and later the Indianapolis Symphonies. He has held two full-time positions, first at Florida State University and then at Ithaca College where he taught Viola and chamber music. In addition he was Violist of the internationally renowned Lenox Quartet, in residence at Ithaca College. In addition Mr. Barnes was an adjunct professor at Washington University (St. Louis), DePauw (Terre Haute), and Butler (Indianapolis). He has also recorded on the Vox label the Beethoven Trio for Flute, Violin and Viola and the Brahms Clarinet Quintet. More recently, he was a member of the Lawrence Welk Orchestra in Branson, MO.

Presently, in addition to his teaching duties at Drury University, Mr. Barnes performs with the faculty woodwind quintet and brass quartet, and is Principal Violist of the Fort Smith, Arkansas Symphony. He holds memberships in the College Music Society, National Music Teachers Association, American Viola Society, International Horn Society, and the American Federation of Musicians.

B.A., Wayne University

Darrel Barnes

Adjunct Professor of Violin, Viola, and French horn has been a member of the Drury Faculty since 2001. His teachers include Esther Wyman, Henri Nosco, David Cerone, Ivan Galamian, William Preucil, Nathan Gordon and Joseph dePasquale (Violin and Viola) as well as Robert Fries and David Krehbiel (French Horn). Mr. Barnes was already a violist with the Detroit Symphony when he competed on French horn in the National Federation of Music Club’s national competition, winning First Prize in the winds category. From there, he won an audition to become a member of the Viola section of the Philadelphia Orchestra, where he also doubled on French horn. For several years, Mr. Barnes was Principal Violist of the St. Louis and later the Indianapolis Symphonies. He has held two full-time positions, first at Florida State University and then at Ithaca College where he taught Viola and chamber music. In addition he was Violist of the internationally renowned Lenox Quartet, in residence at Ithaca College. In addition Mr. Barnes was an adjunct professor at Washington University (St. Louis), DePauw (Terre Haute), and Butler (Indianapolis). He has also recorded on the Vox label the Beethoven Trio for Flute, Violin and Viola and the Brahms Clarinet Quintet. More recently, he was a member of the Lawrence Welk Orchestra in Branson, MO.

Presently, in addition to his teaching duties at Drury University, Mr. Barnes performs with the faculty woodwind quintet and brass quartet, and is Principal Violist of the Fort Smith, Arkansas Symphony. He holds memberships in the College Music Society, National Music Teachers Association, American Viola Society, International Horn Society, and the American Federation of Musicians.

B.A., Wayne University

Riley Robison, double bass & cello

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

Riley Robison, double bass & cello

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

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