Texas Christian University

Concert Chorale

TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL CONVENTION

Christopher Aspaas, conductor

Marla Ringel, associate conductor
Janet W. Pummill and Amy Pummill-Stewart, collaborative artists

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Texas Ballroom
Grand Hyatt Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
8:00 p.m.
 Texas Christian University
Concert Chorale

To the current TCU Chorale:

Thank you for your effort, dedication, and investment in our community and our growth as musicians. I am beyond blessed to collaborate
with such fantastic human beings. You have been an integral part of my development as a leader, teacher, and musician and for that I am
eternally grateful. My wish is that you will surround yourselves with great people as I have been surrounded by you, Chorale. –Dr. A

Special thanks to the TCU Chorale alumni whose contributions from 2015-2017 created this performance opportunity:
Shaikha Al Wahaibi Trevor Dunn Alex Kilcoyne Deanna Rupp
Shelby Bohlman Lauren Escalante Aubrey Kistler Jai Shams
Collin Boothby Angela Gallardo Rachel Land Monica Suarez
Daniel Bryson Marium Hameed Sawyer Lowe Lindsey Thomas
Jonathan Carmichael Addison Harper Madison Marshall Hannah Urias
Emily Champagne Jonathan Hatley Francesca Mehrotra Katelyn Wall
Kevin Chavez Sterling Horning Robert Murillo Bo Wang
Michael Daugherty Alaina Ice Leanna Noblett Taylor White
Sarah DeHondt Blake Jennings Tomas Padron Tanner Wilemon
Claire DeJarnett Alli Jones Sarah Posz Will Wood
 TCU CONCERT CHORALE
CLASS OF 2018 Brenna Jennings, B.M.E. Victoria Medrano, B.M.E.
Briana Berk, B.M. Church Music Melody Knight, B.M. Performance Kait Mitchell, Business
Lance Fricke, General Studies Owens Olivia, B.M.E. Max Navarro, B.M.E.
Emily Hoskins, B.M. Performance Wellington Owen, B.S., Math Evan North, B.S. Economics
Evan Lane, B.M.E. Marla Ringel, D.M.A., Conducting Ben Smith, B.M.E.
Jessi Maynard, B.M.E. Allyson Smith, Business Connor Stewart, B.M. Performance
Tori Miller, B.S. Nursing Adam Thomas, B.M.E.
Dante Mireles, B.M Performance CLASS OF 2020 Tasha Weathersbee, B.M.E.
Becca Wilson, B.A.English Ed. Amaya Aguilar, B.M.E.
Audrey Burchfield, B.M.E. CLASS OF 2021
CLASS OF 2019 Melissa Cannon, B.M.E. Jacob Dyksterhouse, B.M.E.
Kyle Barker, B.M.E. Alex de Lawyer, B.S., Engineering Kalina Fajardo, B.M.E.
Annie Brenkus, B.A. Music Mark Dingler, B.M.E. Nathan G. G. Gepanaga, B.M.E.
Amber Davis, B.M.E. Gilbert Espinoza, B.M.E. Janson Guillen, B.M.E.
Caleb Fritz, B.M.E. Nathan Griffin, B.S. Economics Maddie Miller, B.M.E.
Addison Gardner, B.M.E. Jessica Harper, B.M.E. Patrick Vu, B.M.E.

The TCU Concert Chorale is the University’s flagship choral ensemble, committed to the exploration and performance
of the finest repertoire from the 16th century to the present. Since 2015, the Chorale has premiered and/or made premiere
recordings of works by Blaise Ferrandino, Till MacIvor Meyn, Nico Gutiérrez and Roque Cordero. One of six choral
ensembles in the TCU School of Music, the Chorale is an auditioned group of forty-two singers including music majors as
well as students from other academic disciplines. All members of the Chorale recognize the important role of the arts in
their personal and professional development.

The Chorale has had a remarkable history under the leadership of Texas visionaries B. R. (Bev) Henson (1929-1998) and
Ronald Shirey (1933-2009) with TMEA, SWACDA and National ACDA Conference appearances. Under Shirey’s
leadership, the Chorale performed numerous times at Carnegie Hall.

The Chorale enjoys annual collaborative performances with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the TCU Symphony, and
other excellent ensembles from Dallas/Ft. Worth. In October the Chorale and TCU Symphony, under the direction of
Germán Gutiérrez, premiered Roque Cordero’s Cantata Para la Paz—a 35-minute, twelve-tone work commissioned for the
opening of the Kennedy Center in 1979 but not previously realized.

THANKS to the faculty and staff that contribute on a daily basis to the success of our students:
The TCU College of Fine Arts, Dr. Anne Helmreich, Dean
The TCU School of Music, Dr. Richard Gipson, Director
The TCU School of Music Administration, Faculty, and Staff
The TCU School of Music Vocal Faculty, David Brock, Division Chair

SPECIAL THANKS to the individuals that have given time, effort, and energy towards this performance:
Dr. Elisabeth Adkins Guillermo Martinez Dr. Amy Pummill-Stewart
Dr. Neil Anderson-Himmelsbach Patricia Neighbors Dr. James Rodriguez
Kyle Haugen Dr. Sheri Neill Jake Runestad
Melissa Logan Michael Plantz Dr. Z. Randall Stroope
Dr. Jerry McCoy Janet Pummill Brad White

STRING QUARTET: Santiago Ariza Rodriguez, Grace Kimbrough, Nini Liao, and Iva Raykova
 We all experience within us what the Portuguese call ‘saudade’, an inexplicable longing, an unnamed and enigmatic
yearning of the soul, and it is this feeling that lives in the realms of imagination and inspiration, and is the breeding
ground for the sad song, for the love song. Saudade is the desire to be transported from darkness into light, to be touched
by the hand of that which is not of this world … [T]he love song is never simply happy. It must first embrace the
potential for pain. Those songs that speak of love, without having within their lines an ache or a sigh, are not love songs
at all, but rather hate songs disguised as love songs, and are not to be trusted. These songs deny us our human-ness and
our God-given right to be sad, and the airwaves are littered with them. The love song must resonate with the whispers of
sorrow and the echoes of grief. The writer who refuses to explore the darker reaches of the heart will never be able to write
convincingly about the wonder, magic and joy of love, for just as goodness cannot be trusted unless it has breathed the
same air as evil, so within the fabric of the love song, within its melody, its lyric, one must sense an acknowledgement of
its capacity for suffering.

Nick Cave, ‘The Secret Life of the Love Song,’ in The Complete Lyrics 1978-2007

PROGRAM
(please, hold your applause until the end of each set)

lost and found

I. yearning

“Hymn of Light” from the Bridegroom Matins Carpathian-Rus', Byzantine Chant

arr. Christopher Aspaas

Чертог Твои, Спасе мои, I see your bridal chamber

вижду украшенныи, completely engulfed by light, my Savior,
И одежды не имам, and I do not have a wedding garment
да внилу в онь. to enter and enjoy your brightness.

Lost in the Night arr. Kyle Haugen

Lost in the night do the people yet languish, longing for morning the darkness to vanquish,
plaintively heaving a sigh full of anguish. Will not day come soon? Will not day come soon?

Must we be vainly awaiting the morrow? Shall those who have light no light let us borrow,
giving no heed to our burden of sorrow? Will you help us soon? Will you help us soon?
Miloserdiya dveri, Op. 43, no. 3 Pavel Chesnokov

Милосердия двери отверзи нам, The door of compassion open unto us,
Благословенная Богородице, O blessed Theotokos,
надеющиися на Тя, да не погибнем, that hoping in thee, we might not perish;
но да избавимся Тобою от бед, but through thee may be delivered from adversities,
Ты бо ecu спасение рода христианскаго for thou art the salvation of our race.

“Kyrie” from Requiem, Op. 9 Maurice Duruflé

Kyrie eleison Lord, have mercy

Christe eleison Christ, have mercy
Kyrie eleison Lord, have mercy

“O’vè, lass’, il bel viso?” from Madrigali Morton Lauridsen

Ov'è, lass', il bel viso? Alas, where is the beautiful face?

Ecco, eì s'asconde. Behold, it hides.
Oimè, dov'il mio sol? Woe is me, where is my sun?
Lasso, che velo Alas, what veil
S'è post'inanti et rend'oscur'il cielo? Drapes itself and renders the heavens dark?
Oimè ch'io il chiamo et veggio; Woe is me, that I call and see it;
eì non risponde. it doesn’t respond.
Deh, se mai sieno Oh, if your sails
a tue vele seconde have auspicious winds,
Aure, dolce mio ben, My dearest sweet,
se cangi pelo and if you change your hair
Et loco tardi, et se 'l signor di Delo And features late, if the Lord of Delos
Gratia et valor Hides grace and valour
nel tuo bel sen'asconde, in your beautiful bosom,
Ascolta i miei sospiri et da' lor loco Hear my sighs and give them place
Di volger in amor l'ingiusto sdegno, To turn unjust disdain into love,
Et vinca tua pietade il duro sempio. And may your pity conquer hardships.
Vedi qual m'arde See how I burn
et mi consuma fuoco; and how I am consumed by fire;
Qual fie scusa miglior, qual maggior segno What better reason, what greater sign
Ch'io son di viva fede et d'amor tempio! Than I, a temple of faithful life and love!
 II. isolation

Tristis est anima mea Carlo Gesualdo

Tristis est anima mea usque ad mortem : My soul is sorrowful even unto death;
sustinete hic, et vigilate mecum : stay you here, and watch with me.
nunc videbitis turbam, Now ye shall see a multitude,
quæ circumdabit me. that will surround me.
Vos fugam capietis, Ye shall run away,
et ego vadam immolari pro vobis. and I will go to be sacrificed for you.

De Profundis Christopher Aspaas

De Profundis clamavi ad te Domine Out of the depths, O Lord, have I cried unto Thee.
Mi’ma’amakim keraticha Adonai.

Domine, exaudi vocem meam O God, hear my voice.

Eli, Eli, lama azav tani. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Rahok mishuati dibre sha’agati, Why are you so far from helping me,
and from the words of my groaning?
Elohai, ekra yoman ve’lo ta’ane, My God, I cry in the daytime,
but you do not answer;
Ve’laila ve’lo dumiya li. In the night season, and am not silent.
Father, forgive.

Richte mich, Gott, Op. 78, no. 2 Felix Mendelssohn

Richte mich, Gott, und führe meine Sache wider das unheilige Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly
Volk, und errette mich von den falschen und bösen Leuten. nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Denn du bist der Gott, du bist der Gott meiner Stärke; warum For thou art the God of my strength:
verstössest du mich? why dost thou cast me off?
Warum lässest du mich so traurig geh'n, Why go I mourning because of
wenn mein Feind mich drängt? the oppression of the enemy?

Sende dein Licht und deine Wahrheit, dass sie mich leiten zu Send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them
deinem heiligen Berge, und zu deiner Wohnung. bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

Dass ich hinein gehe zum Altar Gottes, zu dem Gott, der meine Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my
Freude und Wonne ist, und dir, Gott, exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee,
auf der Harfe danke, mein Gott. O God my God.

Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele, Why art thou cast down, O my soul,
und bist so unruhig in mir? and why art thou disquieted within me?
Harre auf Gott! denn ich werde ihm noch danken, Hope in God: for I shall yet praise him,
dass er meines Angesichts Hülfe, who is the health of my countenance,
und mein Gott ist. and my God.
 III. submission

The Ocean of Peace Ralph M. Johnson

The ocean of peace lies ahead of me. Sail the boat, O pilot
You are my constant companion now.
Take me in your lap.
Along our journey to the infinite the polestar alone will shine.
Giver of Freedom, set me free.
May your forgiveness and compassion be my eternal resources for the journey-
May the mortal ties fall away.
May the vast universe hold me in embrace
And with an undaunted heart may I come to know the Great Unknown

Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger/Amazing Grace arr. Christopher Aspaas and Marla Ringel

I’m just a poor wayfarin’ stranger, a-trav’lin’ through this world of woe,
And there’s no sickness, toil or danger in that fair land to which I go.
I’m goin’ there to meet my mother, I’m goin’ there no more to roam.
I’m only goin’ over Jordan. I’m only goin’ over home…

‘Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,

through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come
I once was lost…

Please Stay Jake Runestad

No! Don’t Go!

Don’t let your worst day be your last.

The storm is strong but it will pass.
You think you can’t go on another day,
But please, stay. Just stay.

Hope is real. Help is real.

You are breath, you are life,
You are beauty, you are light.

Your story is not over.

You are not a burden to anyone.

Please, stay. Just stay.

Not One Sparrow is Forgotten arr. William Hawley

Not one sparrow is forgotten, E'en the raven God will feed;
And the lily of the valley From His bounty hath its need.
Then shall I not trust Thee, Father, In Thy mercy have a share?
And through faith and prayer, my Mother, Merit Thy protecting care?
 lost and found

Program Notes

I am always looking for my keys, or my wallet, or that flash drive—I ‘lose’ these things almost every day. My daughters
have inherited my gift—sometimes, it is a water bottle; sometimes, a lunch box; sometimes, shoes… ‘Lost’ happens
everyday for even the most organized among us: it is mundane and often the result of the chaos that surrounds our busy
lives. Our program is about more than misplaced things: it is about being misplaced…

The first set of our program, yearning, contains texts that plead for light, mercy and love. Our opening work comes from the
Carpathian Russian tradition of Byzantine Chant and a liturgy called the Bridegroom Matins sung during Holy Week: the soul
is in the role of ‘bride’ to the role of ‘groom’ given to the Christ. Kyle Haugen’s haunting arrangement of a Finnish folk
tune, Lost in the Night, is based upon the story of the wise and foolish virgins awaiting the arrival of the bridegroom. This
leads into a work by Pavel Chesnokov that begs for salvation from adversity with a unique rhythmic shifting between duple
and triple in every measure that creates motion and unease... The “Kyrie” from Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem follows with
colorful and urgent layering of voices: this is especially apparent in the “Christe eleison” section sung by the sopranos and
altos. We finish this set with one of Morton Lauridsen’s early choral works, “Ov’é lass’, il bel viso” (Alas, where is the
beautiful face) whose surging emotional shifts are represented by pungent dissonances and stark contrasts of texture.

Our second set, isolation, takes us down the path even farther with three sacred texts: a Responsory for Maundy Thursday of
Holy Week and the Psalms. We open with Gesualdo’s Tristis est anima mea, a work that harmonically defies its time with a
constant and ever changing modality. The opening motive—a descending stepwise line—creates a mood of despair. In
fashion with the time, each line of text receives its own unique musical material: one hears tremendous contrast between the
vigorous rhythms of “vos fugam” (you will flee) and the simple sadness of “et ego vadam” (and I will go) set one after the
other. The second piece in the set, De Profundis, was written last fall in memory of Rebecca Read, who passed away before
she could begin her studies at TCU. Following that tragedy, and the plagues of violence that swept our country that
summer, the Psalmists words, “Out of the depths, O Lord, I cry to Thee” continued to find their way into my thoughts. The
piece ends with the words, “Father, forgive,” with two distinct sonorities braced against one another: B major and C major.
The first sonority represents the supplicant’s longing while the second represents the Divine. In this story, the two never
find harmony—only discord. The answer to this is Mendelssohn’s setting of Psalm 43, which, after the opening sentences
begs, “Send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me.”

Our final set begins with a poem by Chorale member Amaya Aguilar after the loss of a friend last year, and will lead into The
Ocean of Peace composed by Ralph Johnson. Johnson chose to set a text by Rabindranath Tagore, a Benagali poet and Pulitzer
Prize winner, written only weeks before his death... The spirit of these words captures the theme of our last set: submission.
Not submission in the sense of giving up, but rather yielding to a greater understanding self and circumstance: who and
when and where we are. We move from Johnson’s elegant setting into a brief arrangement that weaves together Poor
Wayfarin’ Stranger and Amazing Grace and connects with Jake Runestad’s powerful Please Stay. The Chorale is honored to
premiere this version for string quartet and piano commissioned for today’s performance. Runestad’s text is a plea against
choosing suicide as an answer to life’s challenges and was adapted from a Twitter feed, #IKeptLiving. Even more broadly,
these words and their setting further call for self-acceptance, asking us to love ourselves no matter what. To seek and find
peace and to reach out to those around us in need. William Hawley’s beautiful Recessional invites us home with a call to the
Divine that we may “Merit Thy protecting care.”

I once was lost…

 Christopher Aspaas serves as Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music at TCU.
Christopher received his Ph.D. in Choral Music Education at The Florida State University, his M.M. in
Choral Conducting from Michigan State University, and his B.M. in Voice Performance from St. Olaf
College. Christopher has served on the faculties of St. Olaf College, Central Washington University and
Mount Holyoke College.

At TCU, Christopher leads the Concert Chorale, TCU’s flagship mixed ensemble as well as the Frog
Corps, TCU’s premier male vocal ensemble. He also teaches coursework in basic conducting, choral
conducting, choral literature, advanced choral conducting and oversees the graduate choral conducting
program. His travels as a guest conductor, clinician, adjudicator and lecturer have taken Christopher
across the United States and around the world. He has conducted All-State Choruses in eleven states as
well as the British Columbia and Manitoba All-Province Honour Choirs. Additionally, Christopher led
the All-Northwest Mixed Choir in 2015 and ACDA Southern Division Men’s Honor Choir in 2016.
Most recently, Christopher travelled to South Korea to headline the 35th Annual International
Symposium on Choral Music and will travel to Germany in March to lead the AMIS Men’s Honor Choir.

Christopher compositions and arrangements are published by Augsburg Fortress, earthsongs, Hal Leonard, and Aspen Hill Music, a publishing
house Christopher co-founded with his wife Nancy in 2013. Do Not Ask Me to Remember premiered at the 2017 National Conference of the
American Choral Directors Association in Minneapolis, Minnesota under the direction of Chi-Chi King.

Marla Ringel is pursuing a DMA in Choral Conducting at Texas Christian University. Currently, she
assists with the TCU Concert Chorale and is the Associate Director of Frog Corps, TCU’s tenor/bass
choir. Prior to her return to graduate school, Ms. Ringel taught middle school and high school choir where
her students frequently performed at invitational events as well as participated in international performance
tours. Marla Ringel holds a Master’s degree in Music Education with specific research in the field of vocal
pedagogy and its function within a choral setting.

Ms. Ringel has been honored to serve as an adjudicator, guest clinician, region officer, presenter at the
TMEA annual convention and guest conductor for high school and middle school region choirs. Marla is a
proud member of the Ken Davis Chorale and has been the Administrative Director for the TCU All-State
Choir Camp since 2008. In 2012 Marla Ringel received the honor of being named a “Top Teacher” by Fort
Worth Magazine for her work in the classroom and recently named the recipient of the TMEA graduate
student scholarship.

Janet Whitcomb Pummill, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Coordinator of

Collaborative Piano, Texas Christian University, has achieved a national reputation and is in great
demand as accompanist, collaborative and solo artist throughout the country for concerts, recitals,
conventions, and honor and all-state choirs. She has had wide acclaim for her accompanying skills by
many conductors including the late Robert Shaw. The late Paul Salamunovich has written, “Janet
epitomizes the perfect choral accompanist.” Mrs. Pummill has had five of her choral compositions
premiered by the New York Pops in Carnegie Hall and has accompanied for the American High School
Honors Performance Series in Carnegie Hall.

Mrs. Pummill’s accompaniments and arrangements are featured in numerous CDs distributed in schools
nationwide in the Silver Burdett Ginn Making Music series. She sang with the Robert Shaw Festival
Singers for several seasons including the final institute gathering in Gramat, France as well as the Desert
Chorale of Santa Fe.

Amy Pummill Stewart is an Instructor in the choral, musicology, and theory departments at TCU. She conducts the Purple, White, and
Blues, teaches From Rock to Bach and Elementary Ear Training, and accompanies the Concert Chorale.
Amy attended TCU and received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Master of Music in
Organ Performance, and holds a Doctor of Worship Studies from the Robert Webber Institute of Worship
Studies. Amy has been featured as a soloist with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, the Santa Fe Symphony, the
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Corpus Christi Symphony, Windsong Chamber Choir, Arlington
Master Chorale, and the Choral Artists of Fort Worth. She has performed in productions with the Fort
Worth Opera, Parterre Box Opera Troupe in New York City, and the Zwei-Groschen-Oper in Humbach,
Germany.

As a conductor, Amy has led a variety of ensembles including adult church choirs, youth and children’s
choirs, handbell choirs, jazz ensembles, symphony pops choruses, and collegiate choirs. Each summer, she
serves as music director for Bloys Campmeeting, often conducting hymns for upwards of 2000 people. As a
collaborative pianist, Amy has accompanied TCU’s Concert Chorale, The Choral Union, University
Singers, and Cantiamo and serves as the accompanist for the North Carolina Summer Institute for the
Choral Arts Middle School Choir.
 Victor Boschini, Chancellor, TCU
Music takes center stage at Texas Christian University and in Fort Worth. Without a doubt,
the School of Music is among our flagship programs, lending special vibrancy to the cultural
life of the university and city. We are especially proud of the TCU Choirs, which have a
century-long tradition of excellence. Our university is honored that the Texas Music
Educators Association have invited the Concert Chorale to perform at this prestigious
gathering. We hope that you enjoy the music of these talented performers as much as we do!

Anne Helmreich, Dean, TCU College of Fine Arts

The College of Fine Arts at TCU is delighted that the TCU Concert Chorale has been selected
to perform for the Texas Music Educators Association. The TCU Concert Chorale
exemplifies the pursuit of excellence here at TCU, through world premieres, including
Cantata Para la Paz by Roque Cordero for the 2017 Latin American Music Festival at TCU, as
well as dynamic collaborations with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and prominent high
school programs. We are proud to contribute so much to the cultural life of our campus and
community. We are also grateful for the leadership of Christopher Aspaas, Director of Choral
Activities and Conductor of the TCU Chorale & Frog Corps, who epitomizes our
commitment to faculty mentorship. Enjoy the performance!

Richard Gipson, Director, TCU School of Music

On behalf of the TCU School of Music, welcome to this TMEA 2018 performance by the
TCU Concert Chorale under the direction of Dr. Christopher Aspaas. We at TCU are
justifiably proud of our historically wonderful choral program, as well as all the other fine
performing groups in the School of Music. The TCU Concert Chorale has appeared in concert
throughout the world, including multiple performances in Carnegie Hall, and most recently
on tour in Austria and the Czech Republic. Performing for TMEA remains a highlight honor
for us at TCU. We sincerely hope you enjoy the performance.

For more information about the TCU Choral Program or Summer Music Camps, visit our website at:
https://finearts.tcu.edu/music
 Dr. Richard C. Gipson, Director
Paul Cortese, Assistant Director for Operations, Director, Summer Music Institute
Kristen Queen, Assistant Director for Academic Programs

Band Orchestra
Bobby Francis*, Director of Bands Dr. Germán Gutiérrez, Director of Orchestras
Brian Youngblood, Associate Director of Bands
Matt Garrett, Assistant Director of Bands Organ/Church Music
Dr. H. Joseph Butler*
Brass Studies
Dr. Jon Burgess*, Trumpet Percussion Studies
Dr. David Begnoche, Trombone Dr. Brian West*
Richard Murrow, Euphonium, Tuba Joseph Carter
Dr. Cara Pollard, Trumpet Dr. Richard C. Gipson
Heather Test, French Horn Jeffrey Hodge
Center for Latin American Music Studies Piano
Dr. Germán Gutiérrez*, Director John Owings*
Dr. Ann Gipson, Director of Piano Pedagogy
Choral Activities Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky
Dr. Christopher Aspaas*, Director of Choral Activities Dr. Gloria Lin
Dr. Sheri Neill, Associate Director of Choral Activities Harold Martina, Pianist-in-Residence
Dr. Amy Pummill Stewart Guillermo Martinez
Janet Pummill, Coordinator of Collaborative Piano
Conducting Dr. Tamás Ungár
Dr. Christopher Aspaas
Bobby Francis Chief Piano Technician
Dr. Germán Gutiérrez James Williams
Miguel Harth-Bedoya
String Studies
Jazz Studies Dr. Misha Galaganov*, Viola/Violin
Joe Eckert*, Director of Jazz Bands, Saxophone Dr. Elisabeth Adkins, Violin
Thomas Burchill, Jazz Guitar Dr. Laura Brandenburg, Harp
Joseph Carter, Piano and Percussion Thomas Burchill, Jazz Guitar
Kyp Green, Bass Dr. Jesús Castro-Balbi, Cello
Dr. Brian West, Percussion Chip Christ, Guitar
Yuan Xiong Lu, Double Bass
Music Education Amanda Musser, String Music Ed
Dr. Sheri Neill* Michael Shih, Violin
Bobby Francis
Amanda Musser Theory/Composition
Dr. Laura Singletary Dr. Blaise Ferrandino*
Brian Youngblood Dr. Neil Anderson-Himmelspach
Dr. Sean Atkinson
Music Preparatory Dr. Martin Blessinger
Lori Christ, Director of Music Preparatory Division Matthew Briggs
Jennifer DeSantis Joseph Carter
Janis Janes Trey Gunter
Guillermo Martinez Guillermo Martinez
Dr. Till M. Meyn
Music Technology Richard Murrow
Dr. Neil Anderson-Himmelspach Dr. Amy Pummill Stewart
Paul Cortese
Guillermo Martinez Voice
J. David Brock*
Musicology Nancy Elledge
Dr. Stuart Cheney* Richard Estes
Dr. H. Joseph Butler Lois Sonnier Hart
Dr. Will Gibbons Dr. San-ky Kim
Heidi Irgens Colleen Mallette
Dr. Won Yong Lee Twyla Robinson
Dr. José Pablo Quesada Dr. James D. Rodriguez
Dr. Cara Pollard Allison Whetsel Ward
Dr. Amy Pummill Stewart Angela Turner Wilson
Dr. Timothy Watkins
Woodwind Studies
Opera Studies Gary Whitman*, Clarinet
David Gately, Director of TCU Opera Studio Joe Eckert, Saxophone
Mark Metcalf Charles Hall, Bassoon
Kristen Queen, Flute
Dr. Shauna Thompson, Flute
Stewart Williams, Oboe