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Cameron University Music Department Newsletter Summer 2013 page

The Beat Goes On… A message from Dr. Jim Lambert, Chair

Summer 2013

Greetings from the Cameron University Music Department!

Please accept our annual communication of musical goodwill to you reflecting the activities of our Cameron University Music Department during the past academic year—2012/2013. This 2013 Newsletter represents a collection of current activities, the achievements of our alumni who have responded to our 2012 Newsletter and an updated and

continued listing of our Cameron University Music Alumni and Faculty—including some of our Music Faculty’s activities this past year. We want to keep you informed about our music activities and events, and we also want you each to feel welcome to attend them in the future. The Cameron Music Department has been quite active in the past academic year, and I hope you were able to either attend or feel connected with some of these outstanding performances. Having completed more than five full academic years since my appointment as Chair of the Department of Music at Cameron University, I am delighted either to correspond with many of you or to email you with our department’s renewed vision of collective ownership, opportunity, and outreach. As a Music Department, we also embrace our fourfold University Mission which is: 1. to provide a diverse and dynamic student body access to quality educational opportunities; 2. to foster a student-centered academic environment that combines innovative classroom teaching with experiential learning; 3. to prepare students for professional success, responsible citizenship, life-long learning, and meaningful contributions to a rapidly changing world; and 4. to be a driving force in the cultural life and economic development of the region. Toward the achievement of these collective vision, goals and mission, Cameron’s academic motto reflects our department’s dynamic interest and investment in each student through “Every Student, Every Story.” This academic motto was coined under our Cameron President Cynthia Ross who announced her retirement effective June 30, 2013. Our new Cameron President will be Dr. John McArthur, who has been the Provost at Cameron University.

Summertime is an opportunity for each of us to reflect upon the past year’s achievements and to renew our connections with our friends, constituents and alumni, and we want all of you to be fully aware of our music activities here at Cameron. To that end, we continue to publish this Cameron University Music Department Newsletter once a year (during the summer) and also have it posted on our music department webpage (www.cameron.edu which can be accessed through Cameron University’s webpage). If you graduated from Cameron and studied music here, you are one of our partners in ownership of our music program at Cameron. If you live close to us, we want you to feel welcome either to attend or to participate in our university or community ensembles. Even if you don’t live close to us now, we want to hear from you and know what you’re doing at the present time. We have heard from many of you, but please take the time to mail back to us an enclosed information card which will provide us an update on your activities! You will find in this Newsletter condensed input of what we have received from many of you during the past year. We’re proud of all of our Cameron Music graduates, and we are continuing to provide a listing of them in this Newsletter! As you know, Cameron University’s Department of Music possesses a very talented, highly-skilled faculty, an energetic, enthusiastic student body, and a supportive, loyal set of alumni and constituents who embrace our university’s mission. Please email me, phone me, or contact at our mailing address if I can be of any further assistance to me regarding your university, Cameron University! Dr. Jim Lambert, Chair Department of Music 580.581.2440 [email protected]

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Cameron University Music Department Newsletter Summer 2013

Summary of Concerts and Activities and

Department Faculty Updates Fall 2012

During the Fall, 2012, semester, the Cameron University

Music Department hosted over thirty concerts and

recitals. At the beginning of each semester, it has become a

tradition to have a Cameron Music Advisory Board

meeting which permits music educators and local music

constituents to meet with the Cameron music faculty in a

casual setting. Among the topics covered are the schedules

of both Cameron’s music events as well as area choir,

band, orchestra and piano recitals. At this particular event

in August, 2012, we introduced two temporary professors

for 2012/13 who were Dr. John Cornish (who taught choir,

vocal diction, voice lessons and opera workshop) and Dr.

Michael Compton (who taught applied woodwinds, jazz

ensemble, conducting and jazz improvisation).

Dr. Hyunsoon Whang,

McMahon Endowed

Chair and Professor of

Music at Cameron

University presented a

faculty piano recital on

Thursday, August 30,

2012, at the Cameron

University Theatre. The

recital featured the piano music of J. S. Bach (French Suite

No. 5 in G major), Robert Schumann (Waldszenen), Mozart

(Sonata in A major), Chopin (Mazurka in a minor), Franz

Liszt (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15). On October 2, 2012, Dr.

Whang performed in combined concert with Mr. David

Kim, violinist (Concertmaster of the Philadelphia

Symphony Orchestra) performing Mozart’s Sonata for

Piano and Violin in e minor, Brahms’ Sonata for Piano and

Violin in d minor, Fritz Kreisler’s Liebeslied, and Pablo de

Sarasate’s arrangement of the Carmen Fantasy (from Bizet’s

opera). Cameron University student Amanda Morales

presented her senior piano recital on September 28.

Amanda is a piano student of Dr. Thomas Labe. Jiha Choi

presented her senior piano recital on November 11. Jiha is

a piano student of Dr. Hyunsoon Whang.

On October 6, Dr. Roy Couch presented

a Faculty Tuba Recital and was

accompanied on piano by Yiuka Chan‐

Spannagel. Dr. Couch’s repertoire

reflected works or transcriptions by the

following composers: Robert Schumann,

Elizabeth Raum, Tchaikovsky, Martin

Ellerby and Abreu.

The Cameron University Civic Symphony, conducted by

Kirsten Underwood, performed a Fall concert on Tuesday,

October 9, and included the following repertoire: Mozart’s

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Leroy Anderson’s Jazz Pizzacato,

Brett Ligon’s Bossa Verde, and Gustav Holst’s St. Paul’s

Suite.

The Cameron/Lawton Community Band, conducted by

CU Department Chair Dr. Jim Lambert, performed a full‐

length concert on October 14th. Included in their Fall, 2012,

programming were National Emblem by E. E. Bagley,

Overture A La Russe by Warren

Barker, Heritage of Freedom by

James Curnow, Teddy Trombone

by Henry Fillmore, I’ve Made My

Plans for the Summer by John

Philip Sousa, I’ve Got Rhythm by

George and Ira Gershwin

arranged by Ken Dye, Armed

Forces Salute arranged by Bob

Lowden, and Stars and Stripes

Forever by John Philip Sousa.

This community concert band

engaged fifty area performing

woodwind, brass and percussion

performers.

Cameron University Concert Choir, conducted by John

Cornish, and the Cameron University Centennial

Singers, conducted by Doris Lambert, presented a

combined concert on October 16th which included choral

works by Dan Forrest, Franz Schubert, William Byrd, and

Gabriel Faure. The Centennial Singers performed

compositions by Heyman/Young, Michele Wier, Leon

Russell and Alex Phan.

Student members of the Fall, 2012, Cameron Opera

Workshop presented scenes from Mozart’s Comic Operas

under the direction of John Cornish on October 26.

Student vocalists included Jordan Brickhouse, Alyssa

Yates, Jereme Cobb, Mark Deyesso, Jose Rodriguez,

Cameron University Music Department Newsletter Summer 2013 page 3

Summary of Concerts and Activities and Department Faculty Updates Fall 2012 (continued)

Jennifer Nixon, Peter Macias, and Melissa Delgado. This

event was co‐sponsored by a generous grant from the

Southwest Oklahoma Opera Guild and included scenes

from Cosi fan tutte, Le Nozze di Figaro, and Don Giovanni.

The October music concerts continued in the Fall, 2012,

semester with a full‐length performance by the members

of the Cameron University Percussion Ensemble on

October 30. Featured on the Fall, 2012, CUPE concert were

senior Quinton Williams as marimba soloist on Jack

Jenny’s Pursuit—as well as additional compositions by

Lynn Glassock, Jared Spears, Warren Benson, Mark Ford

and Pat Metheny. Student percussionists included:

Quinton Williams, Andy Vitense, Trent Ford, Cody

Ressell, Lilah

Gilmore, Tyler

Reeves,

Kendall Jones,

Marquis

Williams, and

Dylan

Shadoan. The

members of the

CU Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Jim Lambert,

also provided a performance of the Cameron University

Drumline—which also performed for basketball games and

special occasions at Cameron University. The CU Pan

Express also performed on this concert. Later, on

November 10, Mr. Quinton Williams presented his junior

percussion recital featuring compositions by Tanaka, John

Beck, William Kraft, Mark Ford, and Lalo Davila. Quinton

is a percussion student of Dr. Jim Lambert.

On November 1, Blackberry Bushes Stringband was

featured as guest performers for the 2012 Country/Jazz

Fusion concert—with the Cameron University Jazz

Ensemble directed by Temporary Assistant Professor, Dr.

Michael Compton. The Cameron/Lawton Community

Jazz Ensemble also performed on this outstanding jazz

event. Included on this Country/Jazz Fusion were

compositions by Don

Menza, Antonio Carlos

Jobim, Gene Puerling,

Hoagy Carmichael,

and Randy Brecker.

This event was

generously funded by

the Cameron Lectures

and Concerts Series.

On November

13, Dr. Michael

Compton

presented his

woodwind

ensemble

students

featuring the

Flute Choir, the Clarinet Choir, and the Saxophone

Ensemble in shared concert. Flute students included:

Kirstie Bridges, Melissa Delgado, Savannah Freeman,

and Diane Pihulic. Clarinet performers included: Kelsey

Alden‐Cox, Mariama Abramson, Brittany Curtis, and

Jasmine Schultz. Saxophone students included:

Todd Stuart,

Irmtraud Bryant,

Leslie Carberry,

Prezell Duckett,

and Drake Parker.

Cameron University adjunct music instructor Kristina

Henckel was featured in a piano recital on November 15,

2012, in McCutcheon Recital Hall. Among her

compositions performed included Janacek’s In the Mists,

Beethoven’s 32 Variations in c minor, Smetana’s Concert

Etude (On the Seashore) and Chopin’s Sonata in b minor.

Kristina Henckel is the regular accompanist for the

Cameron University Centennial Singers and earned her

Master of Music degree from the Prague Conservatory.

She completed her advanced music studies at the

University of Oklahoma and is ABD.

The Cameron University Guitar Ensemble presented a

Chamber Music recital on December 1 at McCutcheon

Recital Hall which featured four Cameron guitar students

from the studio of Mrs. Kirsten Underwood. These

students were: Ashim Bohara, Russell Caballero, Daren

Powell, and Shane Rutherford. Among the repertoire

performed were compositions by Agustin Barrios

Mangore, Mozart, Scheidt, and Grieg.


The Cameron University Concert Band presented its Fall

semester concert on December 4 in the Cameron

University Theatre. The CU Concert Band was conducted

by Dr. Roy Couch and its repertoire included Triumphal

Ode by Howard Hanson, The Echo Never Fades by David

Gillingham, Festal Scenes by Yashuhide Ito, Symphony No. 4

by Boysen, Glenbury Grove by Giroux, and Festivo by

Gregson.

The Cameron University Concert Choir and the

Cameron Centennial Singers were presented in a

December 6th combined concert which was highlighted by

holiday music from the Concert Choir including John

Rutter’s Magnificat, Dan Forrest’s The First Noel and Arise

Shine. The Centennial Singers performed Mark Hayes’

Sounds of the Season, Alfred Burt’s Some Children See Him,

Mel Torme’s The Christmas Song, and Mark Hayes’ Jesus,

Oh What a Wonderful Child. John Cornish conducted the

Cameron Concert Choir (accompanied on piano by Yiuka

Chan Spannagel),

and Doris Lambert

conducted the

Cameron

Centennial Singers

(accompanied on

piano by Kristina

Henckel).

The Cameron University Guitar Ensemble presented a

Chamber Music recital on December 8 at McCutcheon

Recital Hall which featured six

Cameron guitar students from

the studio of Mrs. Kirsten

Underwood. These students

were: Ashim Bohara, Russell

Caballero, Tyler Farmer, Daren

Powell, Shane Rutherford and

Matthew Stringfellow. Among

the repertoire performed were:

Tant que vivrai by Sermisy,

Ferando Sor’s Estudio No. 2,

Antonio Lauro’s Vals

Venezolano, and Jaime

Zenamon’s Impressionen.

On Saturday, December 8, The Lawton Schubert Music

Club, Fort Sillʹs New Post Chapel, and the Cameron

University/Lawton Civic Chorus presented the 70th

Annual concert of Handelʹs MESSIAH at the McMahon

Auditorium, located in Elmer Thomas Park, Lawton. The

100‐voice chorus and professional orchestra were

conducted by Mrs. Doris Lambert.

Summary of Concerts and Activities and Department Faculty Updates Fall 2012 (continued)


During the Spring, 2013, semester, the Cameron

University Music Department also featured a number of

outstanding music concerts and recitals. The semester

started with a Music Advisory Board meeting with area

music educators and members of the Cameron University

music faculty. Our guest speaker was retired Cameron

University Professor, Dr. George Smith, who challenged

those present with timeless gems of advice on the value of

music at all ages. A healthy exchange of ideas and the

sharing of calendared events also highlighted this

meeting.

Dr. Hyunsoon Whang was featured at the CU@SC Music

Series at Duncan’s Simmons Center on Friday, February 1,

2013. Her solo piano recital included: Impromptu in G‐flat

major by Franz Schubert, Beethoven’s 7 variations on “God

Save the king”, Debussy’s Estampes, and several selections

from Chopin including his Nocturnes in C‐sharp minor, D‐

flat Major, and his waltzes in D‐flat major, A‐flat major and

the Grand Waltz in A‐flat Major. This event was also a part

of the Cameron student art exhibit opening at the

Simmons Center.

Dr. Greg Hoepfner, Cameron composition professor,

presented the premiere production of his own

composition (a one‐act musical) entitled The Juries, on

February 12. This comic production included current

Cameron students, Cameron graduates and area

Lawtonians including: Justin Dipprey, Johnny Horn,

Martha McCartney, Janice Bear, Brandon Landers, Holly

Evans, Jarod Grice, Leah Mazur, Jennifer Nixon, Melissa

Delgado, Alex Huff, Mark Deyesso and Kelsey Logan.

The Juries was accompanied by Yiuka Chan‐Spannagel on

piano.

On February 19, the Cameron University Lectures and

Concerts Series co‐sponsored the annual Cameron

University New Music Festival featuring the music of

Trio Tulsa: Maureen O’Boyle, violin, Diane Bucchianeri,

cello, and Roger Price, piano. Cameron resident

composer, Dr. Greg Hoepfner, coordinated this concert.

Dr. Hyunsoon Whang was featured on a Gifted and

Talented presentation on February 22 for the Lawton

Public Schools‐‐which she presented at Cameronʹs

McCutcheon Recital Hall on which she performed music

reflecting her selected theme of “For the Love of Our

Planet.” Included were compositions by Schumann,

Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninoff and Liszt.

The Cameron University Concert Choir and the Cameron

Centennial Singers presented a February 26th concert

which featured the Concert Choir performing Byrd’s Sing

Joyfully and Elgar’s

Scenes from the Bavarian

Highlands. Among the

Centennial Singersʹ

repertoire included

Deke Sharon’s

arrangement of Axel F,

John Purifoy’s

Shenandoah, Eckert’s

arrangement of

Menescal’s Telephone

Song, Anders and

Astrom’s Jar of Hearts

and Kirby Shaw’s

arrangement of

Spivery’s Operator. The

Lawton High School

Choir, conducted by

Lisa Cullison, was a guest choral ensemble with the

Cameron Concert Choir on this concert. Dr. John Cornish

conducted the Concert Choir, and Mrs. Doris Lambert

conducted the Centennial Singers. Tom Willoughby

accompanied the Cameron Concert Choir, and Kristina

Henckel accompanied the Centennial Singers. Dr.

Michael Compton was guest jazz saxophonist with the

Centennial Singers.

On February 28th the Cameron University Jazz Festival

featured guest saxophone performer, Dr. Michael Cox,

who is a Cameron University alumnus and currently

teaches saxophone at Capital University in Columbus,

Ohio. This event was also sponsored by the Cameron

Lectures and Concerts Series and included performances

by the Cameron University Jazz Ensemble and the

Cameron/Lawton Community Jazz Ensemble—both

conducted by Dr. Michael Compton.

Summary of Concerts and Activities and Department Faculty Updates Spring 2013


On March 1, the Cameron

University Lectures and Concerts

Series presented Three Pianists

Concert featuring Thomas Labe,

Hyunsoon Whang, and guest Jerry

Wong—piano professor at Kent

State University, Ohio. Included on

this special combined recital were

dynamic piano works by Franck,

Liszt, Schubert, Scriabin, Saint‐

Saens and Rachmaninoff.

The Cameron/Lawton Community Band and the

Cameron/Lawton Civic Chorale presented a combined

concert in University Theatre on Sunday, March 3.

Conducted by Doris Lambert, the C/L Civic Chorale was

accompanied on piano by Kristina Henckel. Their

program consisted of the Schubert Mass in G. The

Cameron/Lawton Community Band, conducted by Dr.

Jim Lambert, performed Fillmore’s 136th USA Field

Artillery March, Jacob’s Suite in Bb, Alfred Reed’s Golden

Year, and Karrick’s Exuberance. The concert concluded

with a combined presentation of Irving Berlin’s America,

featuring a medley of Berlin hits including There’s No

Business Like Show Business, Alexander’s Ragtime Band,

Puttin’ on the Ritz, Blue Skies, Always and God Bless America!

The Cameron Civic Symphony

conducted by Dr. Kirsten

Underwood presented a concert in

McCutcheon Recital Hall on March 5.

Among the composers represented

on this concert were Hassler, Bach,

Mozart, Grainger, Henry Mancini,

and Billy Strayhorn. Featured soloists

were Kathy Liticker and Kevin

Liticker, violinists, and Kathryn

Patterson, piano.

The Cameron University Opera Workshop under the

direction and piano accompaniment of Dr. John Cornish

presented an abridged version of Mozart’s The Marriage of

Figaro. This production (on March 7) was generously

sponsored by the Southwest Oklahoma Opera Guild and

included Cameron music students: Peter Macias, Jennifer

Nixon, Melissa Delgado, Jamie Hatcher, Mark Deyesso,

Jose Rodriguez, Alyssa Yates, Chris Beckett, Thomas

Hudson, and Alyson Hays.

On March 12 Cameron senior

soprano Melissa Delgado

presented her Senior Recital.

Melissa was accompanied on the

piano by Yiuka Chan‐Spannagel.

She is a voice student of Dr. Greg

Hoepfner (and formerly of

retired Cameron voice professor,

Dr. Jan Logan). Among Melissa’s

repertoire included: Schubert’s

selections from Lied der Mignon;

Vaughn‐Williams’ Four Last

Songs; Rossini’s Una voce poco va;

Faure’s Reve d’amour; and

Rossini’s Non piu mesta.

The Cameron University Concert

Band under the direction of Dr.

Roy Couch presented its Spring

concert on March 14. The Cache

High School Concert Band, Ben

Silber, conductor, was a guest

performance ensemble on this

concert. Included on the Cameron

Concert Band repertoire were

Grainger’s Irish Tune from County

Derry, Persichetti’s Pageant, Pann’s

Hold This Boy and Listen, and

Alfred Reed’s El Camino Real.

Summary of Concerts and Activities and Department Faculty Updates Spring 2013 (continued)


The Cameron University Percussion Ensemble, conduct‐

ed by Dr. Jim Lambert, hosted guest drumset performer

and Cameron University alumnus John Simon on their

Cameron University campus performance on March 26.

Mr. Simon’s guest performance was sponsored by the CU

Lectures and Concerts series. Featured on this concert was

repertoire by David

Mancini (Jubilee), Bill

Douglas (Feast), Miki

(Marimba Spiritual),

George Green (Dotty

Dimples), and David

Mancini (Suite for Solo

Drumset). Featured stu‐

dent percussionists were

Quinton Williams,

Trenton Ford, Andy Vitense, Lilah Gilmore, Marquis

Williams, Tyler Reeves, Kendall Jones, Dylan Shadoan,

and Jake Downing. The Pan Express portion of this con‐

cert was repeated at the Duncan’s Simmons Center

(CU@SC) on Friday, March 29, and an abridged concert

by the Cameron Percussion Ensemble was presented at

the 2013 Oklahoma Percussion Festival at Jenks, Oklaho‐

ma, on Saturday, April 6.

On Friday, March 29,

CU@SC presented a Perfor‐

mance Panorama of Camer‐

on University Music Depart‐

ment Students in Showcase

Recital at the Simmons Cen‐

ter in Duncan, Oklahoma.

Included on this Showcase

Recital were student pianists

Jiha Choi, Ike Chan, Kassan‐

dra Duran and Kathryn

Patterson. String performers

included guitarists Ashim

Bohara, Shane Rutherford

and Anastasia Rave—as well

as cellist Spenser Jones. Lorenzo Diaz performed on

trumpet. Members of the Centennial Singers performed

including Jordan Brickhouse, Jessica Fernandez, Jennifer

Nixon, Jamie Hatcher, Alyson Hays, Alyssa Yates, Peter

Macias, Jose Rodriguez and Brad Wolf. Members of the

Cameron University Pan Express (the official steel drum

ensemble of Cameron University) concluded this special

concert. Faculty members participating included Dr. Jim

Lambert, Dr. John Cornish, Dr. Kirsten Underwood, Dr.

Hyunsson Whang, Doris Lambert and Kristina Henckel.

The Cameron University Guitar Ensemble directed by

Dr. Kirsten Underwood, presented its Spring Concert in

McCutcheon Recital Hall on April 4. The Cameron Guitar

Ensemble included Ashim Bohara, Shane Rutherford,

and Anastasia Rave.

On Tuesday, April 9, Cameron University piano students

(from the studios of both Dr.

Hyunsoon Whang and Dr.

Thomas Labé) presented a piano

recital entitle “An Evening of

French Piano Duets” on which

five piano majors and one piano

alumna (Yiuka Chan Spannagel)

performed piano four‐hands lit‐

erature by Faure, Bizet and

Ravel. Included on this piano

concert were Cameron students

Jiha Choi, Amanda Morales, Kassandra Duran, Ike

Chan, and Kathryn Patterson.

The Cameron University Lec‐

tures and Concerts Series pre‐

sented guest cellist Patrice

Jackson from New York City

in solo recital in McCutcheon

Recital Hall on April 15. Ms.

Jackson was accompanied on

piano by David Berry. Included on the recital were cello

works by Beethoven, Schumann, Penderecki, Debussy and

Martinu.

The Cameron University Con‐

cert Choir, conducted by Dr.

John Cornish, and the CU

Centennial Singers, conduct‐

ed by Doris Lambert, present‐

ed its Spring concert on April

23 . The Cameron University

Centennial Singers per‐

formed O My Luve’s Like a Red,

Red Rose by Clausen, L‐O‐V‐E

arranged by Kirby Shaw, In

My Life (Beatles) arranged by

Steve Zegree and Irving Berlin’s I Love a Piano. Kristina

Henckel performed Liszt’s excerpts from “Totentanz.”

The Cameron Concert Choir performed Prelude by Ola

Gjeilo, Sing Me to Heaven by Gawthrop, Good Night, Dear

Heart by Dan Forrest, John Cornish’s Abide With Me, and

Craig Courtney’s I Will Rise.



On April 25 the Cameron University Concert Band,

conducted by Dr. Roy Couch, and the Fort Sill 77th Army

Band, Matthew David, conductor, were presented in

combined concert. Among the repertoire performed in this

annual combined concert band concert were Golden

Festival Overture by James Barnes, The Vanished Army by

Kenneth Alford, Ecstatic Fanfare by Steven Bryant, Six

Studies by Vaughn‐Williams (arranged by M. David), The

Unknown Soldier by Hilliard, and Ticheli’s Symphony No. 2.

Over 50 Cameron University Music Students were

featured in weekly studio, area and departmental

recitals—which occurred each Friday at 11 AM during

our Music 1000 Recital Hour.


Cameron University Mission Statement

Cameron University provides a diverse and dynamic student body access to quality educational opportunities; fosters a student‐centered academic environment that combines innovative classroom teaching with experiential learning; prepares students for professional success, responsible citizenship, life‐long learning, and meaningful contributions to a rapidly changing world; and is a driving force in the cultural life and economic development of the region.

Cameron University Department of Music

Mission Statement The Cameron University Department of Music supports the university’s mission in a number of ways. The Department of Music has a three‐fold mission of: (a) service to the music major, (b) service to the non‐music majors (including the music minor), and (c) service to the community. The Cameron University Music Department’s programs, goals, and objectives emphasize the acquisition of music skills, knowledge, values, and professional attitudes.

Faculty Listing Jim Lambert, Chair…………………(580) 581‐2440 Roy Couch………………........……..(580) 581‐2437 Michael Compton…………………..(580) 581‐2802 Alfred Duckett……………...……….(580) 581‐2441 Greg Hoepfner……….….….………(580) 581‐2449 Thomas Labé………..…….………...(580) 581‐2431 Kathy Scherler……………………...(580) 581‐2531 Kirsten Underwood...……….……..(580) 581‐2445 Hyunsoon Whang……….………....(580) 581‐2803

Adjunct Faculty

David Anderson Doris Lambert

Cecile Crabtree Holli Hill‐Le

Bruce Detweiler Kathy Liticker

Susan Diekman Daniel Martin

Kathy Hickman John Moots

Yiuka Chan‐Spannagel Charlotte Oates

Tom Willoughby

Office Staff

Michele McDowell, Administrative Assistant I

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1971—Janet Smith. Janet is still teaching voice and direct‐

ing the Opera Theatre at California State University—

Fullerton. She also has a private voice studio in Tustin,

California. She can be contacted at

[email protected]

1980—Laura Collins. Laura received national certification

from the Organization of American Kodaly Educators

through the University of Oklahoma in 2011. Laura serves

as soloist at the First Church of Christ Scientist in Tulsa

and will continue teaching vocal music (grades pre‐K

through 6) for the Tulsa Public Schools (this is Laura’s 32nd

year of teaching in the Tulsa Public Schools). Laura main‐

tains a studio of voice and piano students. Laura Collins

can be contacted at 3903 S. Rockford Ave., Tulsa, OK

74105 or at email [email protected]

1980—Dr. Scott Deal. Dr. Scott Deal is Professor of Music

and Director of the Donald Tavel Arts Technology Re‐

search Center at Indiana University Purdue University

Indianapolis. Scott can be reached at email [email protected]

1980—Dr. Robert Stewart teaches at New Orleans Baptist

Theological Seminary, 3939 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans,

LA 70126. Dr. Stewart is Associate Professor of Philoso‐

phy and Theology and Chair of the Greer‐Heard Faith and

Culture. He can be contacted via email at

[email protected]

1980—Dr. Kathy Scherler. Dr. Kathy Scherler has been

named Assistant Professor of Music at Cameron Universi‐

ty starting the Fall, 2013, semester. Kathy will be conduct‐

ing the Cameron University Concert Choir, teaching

Opera Workshop, private voice lessons, vocal diction, and

other assigned duties. Kathy earned her Ph.D. from the

University of North Texas in 2005. Her email address is

[email protected]

1981—Mark Dalton. Mark resides in Plano, Texas, and is

principal of the Hebron 9th Grade Center in Carrollton. His

school is a part of the Lewisville, Texas, Independent

School District. Mark’s email is [email protected]

1990—John Simon. John Simon is regional sales manager

for Relyco Printing and Payment Solutions. John can be

reached via email at [email protected] John was the

guest performer on drumset with the Cameron University

Percussion Ensemble in March, 2013, at Cameron Univer‐

sity.

1991—Tim DeWitt. Tim lives in Elk City, Oklahoma, and

can be reached via email at [email protected] Tim spent

three years in Hobart, Oklahoma, and seventeen years at

Elk City, Oklahoma. He has soloed with Benny Goodman,

Count Basie, and he has given lessons to J. J. Johnson, Ste‐

ve Trey and Christian Lindberg. Tim is president of the

Shortgrass Directors Association and is a part‐time golf

pro at the Elk City Country Club.

1991—Donna Emerson Schultz. Donna is the band direc‐

tor at Snyder (Oklahoma) High School—but with some

small changes. She is “head director,” also in charge of

beginning band and the high school band. Donna also as‐

sists her husband, Greg, with the 6th‐7th grade band. Greg

assists her with the beginners and the high school band

program. Donna also teaches music to pre‐K through 4th

grade. In addition to Donna’s band director assignments

at Snyder, she is the junior high academic coach! Donna

can be reached at P.O. Box 221, Snyder, OK 73566 or email

at [email protected]

2002—Eugene Holmes. Eugene Holmes lives in Wilson,

North Carolina. He is a retired U. S. Army bandsman

(tuba). Eugene can be reached via email at

[email protected]

2009—Sarah Goedicke. Sarah lives in Phoenix, Arizona,

where she is engaged in the music business industry. She

also teaches private saxophone in her own studio. Sarah

can be reached via email at [email protected]

2011—Christopher Brackett. Chris lives in Lawton and

teaches at Phil Sampson’s Guitars. Chris can be reached

via email at [email protected]

2012—Matthew Stringfellow. Matthew is participating in

a Christian missions trip to South Africa. He is teaching

local church volunteers to be music leaders. He will be

returning June, 2013. Matthew can be reached via email at

[email protected]

Cameron University Music Alumni News/Updates Received from 2012 Newsletter (please email us your updated information to [email protected])














Cameron University Department of Music Community Band and Civic Chorale


Cameron University Department of Music pictures from 2012 ~ 2013

Civic Symphony

Dr. Michael Cox

Concert Band

Centennial Singers

Jazz Ensemble

CU Percussion Ensemble

Quinton Williams, John Simon, and Kendall Jones


Cameron University Department of Music 2013 Music Awards

Ceremony

Dr. Roy Couch and Fatima Rivera Dr. Michael Compton & Lorenzo Diaz Dr. Kirsten Underwood & Spenser Jones

CU Percussion Ensemble

Jiha Choi, William Fletcher

Piano Award

Jordan Brickhouse, Presser Scholar

2013 ~ 2014

Drs. Hyunsoon Whang and Thomas Labé

2013 ~ 2014 McMahon Scholars

Vocal Awards ~ Drs. John Cornish and Greg Hoepfner and Mrs. Doris Lambert

Cameron University Music Department

Bachelor of Music Education Amanda Morales

Bachelor of Arts Leah Bennett

Prezell Duckett Rubin Ghimire

Jarod Grice Daren Powell

Heesun Stanfield Todd Stuart

Bachelor of Music Jiha Choi

Melissa Delgado

2012-2013 Congratulations Music

Back row (L—R); Prezell Duckett, Daren Powell, Rubin Ghimire, Todd Stuart and Dr. James Lambert. Front Row (L— R): Jiha Choi, Leah Bennett, and Amanda Morales.

Drs. Greg Hoepfner, John Cornish (with Mrs. Doris Lambert)

recognizing Jessica Fernandez, Outstanding

Freshman Vocalist

Alyssa Yates, Kathryn Hickman Award with Kathryn Hickman

Peter Macias and Brittany Curtis, David Sandstrom award with

David Sandstrom


Complete Alumni Listing of Cameron University Music Graduates

1970 Larry Adkisson—Fort Worth, TX Guynette Lane—Macomb, OK Inez Larson—North Little Rock, AR 1971 Jim Casteel—Lawton, OK James Davis—Tucson, AZ Margaret Drouillard—Elmendorf, TX Richard Garrison—Lawton, OK Janette Giffin—Williamsburg, VA Diane Landers—Altus, OK Erma Lee Leach—Bartlesville, OK Carol Lockhard—Faxon, OK Janet Smith—Tustin, CA James Tate—Stillwater, OK 1972 Lawrence Johnson—Apple Valley, CA Lester Lee—Fort Worth, TX 1973 Robert Knowlton—Orlando, FL Nelson Ottinger—Fletcher, OK Karen Pearson—Oklahoma City, OK Cheryl Terry—Norman, OK 1974 Donald Daugherty—Lawton, OK Steven Delonais—Lawton, OK Susan Dooley—Austin, TX Nita Kidd—Anadarko, OK Rene Knox—Fort Worth, TX Dianne Malone—Lawton, OK 1975 B. Jeanne Blanton—Crandall, TX Charolette Brown—Lawton, OK 1977 Kathy Ballard—Duncan, OK Diana Boydstun—Lawton, OK Michael Cates—Little Rock, AR David Kemp—New Orleans, LA 1976 Deloris Beard—Wichita Falls, TX Joel Blomgren—Edmond, OK Ethel Clements—Wichita Falls, TX Mikel Hill—Lawton, OK Brian Hogan—Nichols Hills, OK Vanessa Kibbe—Tujunga, CA Lee Lattimore—Dallas, TX Dorcia Lockett—Kerrville, TX Beverly Metz—Davis, OK Paton Parrish—Levelland, TX Carl Reno—Columbia, MO Robert Richerson—Arlington, TX Carol Thorne—Gunter, TX Kathryn Hickman—Lawton, OK Debra West—Dallas, TX 1979 Karen Chadwick Hay—Lawton, OK Elizabeth Tate-Dierdorf—Denton, TX Darlene Holley—Coconut Creek, FL Charles Hollingsworth—Haywville, KS

Curtis Klein—Fort Dodge, IA Enola O'Connor—Broken Arrow, OK Darla Richerson—Arlington, TX Gregory Seamans—Neosho, MO Harriet Thornton—Collinsville, OK Jimmy Zinn*—Duncan, OK *deceased 2004 1980 Ronald Barnes—Colorado Springs, CO Laura Collins—Tulsa, OK W Scott Deal—Indianapolis, IN D Lynette Farrand—Fair Grove, MO Eva Harmantas—Newport News, VA Ned Hughes—Edmond, OK Leah Nellis—Norman, OK Erin Pedersen—Desoto, TX Harry Ross—Lawton, OK David Scherler—Sunset, TX Kathy Scherler—Sunset, TX Robert Stewart—Williamsburg, VA Estelle Vipond—Las Cruces, NM 1981 Erin Baucum Vail—DeSoto, TX Brad Butler—Sapulpa, OK Mark Dalton—Frederick, OK Carol Ice—Brighton, CO Benjamin Muirhead—Wichita Falls, TX Michael Wooldridge—Pacific Plsds, CA Melissa Zielinski—Baldwin, MO 1982 Vurl Bland—N Richland Hills, TX Kathleen Carlton—Pauls Valley, OK Karen House List—Alpharetta, GA John Thomas—Mesquite, TX Eugena Williams—Altus, OK Kevin Zinn—Duncan, OK 1983 Marsha Millender Adams—Lawton, OK Michael Cox—Columbus, OH David Gabriele—Faxon, OK Horst Hambrick—Pontiac, MI Mary Hambrick—Pontiac, MI Thomas Mennefee—Suffolk, VA Mark Nelms—San Marcos, TX Cheryl Teel—Lawton, OK 1984 Sharon Carr—Silver Spring, MD Russell Freeman—Broken Arrow, OK Danna Frost—Duncan, OK Roxanna Perdue—Simi Valley, CA Donald Thomas—Oklahoma City, OK 1985 David C. Anderson—Lawton, OK Kimberly Chapman—Elgin, OK William Clark—Columbus, OH Bruce Dickinson*—Maple Falls, WA Carlene Henson**—Lawton, OK Jon Kalbfleisch—Alexandria, VA Sally Koch—Duncan, OK Catherine Rosado—Cayey, PR Kathleen Wheeler—Duarte, CA *deceased 2008 **deceased 2010

1986 Kenneth Harmon—Arlington, TX Karen Hinkle—Oklahoma City, OK Amy McIntyre—Houston, TX John Staggs—Live Oak, TX Scarlett Taylor—Shelton, CT 1987 David Selstad—Tulsa, OK Karen Torbert—Lawton, OK 1988 David Anderson—Broken Arrow, OK Jennifer Elbert—Lawton, OK Debra Flores—Lawton, OK Paul Hennessee—Lawton, OK Thomas Kuhn—Terrell, TX Charlotte Means—Lawton, OK Laura Moyers—Leavenworth, KS Hyesun Stuart—Owings Mills, MD 1989 Melody Brewer-Rader—Fort Worth, TX Robert Goodin—Elgin, OK Helen Norris—Copperas Cove, TX James Odle—Oklahoma City, OK Kimberly Quickle—Grandfield, OK Cristina Reyes—Austin, TX 1990 Laura Bayless—Lawton, OK Roxie Beishline—Durant, OK David Duncan—Sterling, OK Janette Garton—Lawton, OK Dwana Livesay—Porter, OK David Norris—Kempner, TX Kristine Reinhardt—Riverton, NJ Tony Seres—Lawton, OK John Simon—Denton, TX 1991 Sean DeNike—McAlester, OK Kendel Hickenbottom—Vernon, TX Steven Hooper—Crowley, TX Stacy Loggins—Ashburn, VA Denise Rayl—Clarksville, TN Donna Schulz—Snyder, OK Timothy Simmons—New Orleans, LA 1992 Joyce Gill—Lawton, OK Nedra Leonard—Elgin, OK James Porter—Lawton, OK Gwen Redmon Paga—Shreveport, LA Darren Willard—Wichita, KS 1993 Brigitt Bedwell—Colorado Springs, CO Leslie Brennan—Lawton, OK Jonathan Gooch—Lawton, OK Lisa Metcalfe—Walters, OK Crystal Scott—Tuttle, OK Kara Tulipana—Kansas City, MO Kristie Bryant-Weber—Lawton, OK


1994 Nancy Rardin—Tulsa, OK Kathy Robinson—Scottsdale, AZ Scott Strobel—Clarendon, TX Cathy Wiedeman—Lawton, OK 1995 Timothy Bradberry—Waco, TX Gretchen Brickhouse—Altus, OK Irmtraud Bryant—Lawton, OK Gray Parsons—Austin, TX Carisa Schreiner—Frederick, OK 1996 Matt Gaskins—Lawton, OK Cheri Spurgin—Marlow, OK Amanda Bryant-Weber—Lawton, OK 1997 Dallas Bayless—Burkburnett, TX Vy Brittingham—Lawton, OK Brock Burbach—Sunrise, FL Kathryn Carlson—Colorado Springs, CO Kevin Cook—Odell, TX Melanie Coons—Wichita Falls, TX Elaine Curry—Fayetteville, NC Brad Hayes—Oklahoma City, OK Misti Hively—Lawton, OK Patricia Jennings—Duncan, OK Shawna O'Briant—Fayetteville, NC Elizabeth Rodriguez—El Paso, TX Josh Sampson—Lawton, OK Christian Logan Morren—Norman, OK 1998 Curtis Lewis—Fuquay Varina, NC Mario Major—McKinney, TX William Ponder—Lawton, OK Patricia Skinner—Missouri City, TX Christy Storck—Lawton, OK Travis Storck—Lawton, OK Michael Wylder—Oklahoma City, OK 1999 Grace Beidleman—Rogers, AR Ronald Morton II—Stockbridge, GA Teresita Nieves—Homestead, FL Heather Polzien—Las Vegas, NV Kenneth Schell—Keller, TX Laneigha Shuman—Temple, TX 2000 Christy Anderson—Lakewood, WA Mikel Araujo—Medicine Park, OK Shannon Bradford—Tonkawa, OK Julie Beth Buehne—Edgewood, TX Carla Fulner—Lawton, OK Rebekah George—Carthage, NY Nina Gilbert—Deactur, IL Jeremy Howe—Fort Huachuca, AZ Audrey Jenkins—Wilson, LA Sara Young—Edmond, OK 2001 Peter Burke—Elgin, OK Jennifer Reich—Mustang, OK

2002 Larry Baldwin—Lawton, OK Nicole Bishop—Canyon Lake, TX Brandon Dollarhite—Lawton, OK Shawna Hall—Lawton, OK Eugene Holmes — Wilson, NC Ray Trevino—San Antonio, TX Nakia Troutman—Edmond, OK Carrie Walls—Lawton, OK Robert Wright—Lawton, OK 2003 Monty Booker—Lawton, OK Holli Hill Le—Lawton, OK Veronica Hodgson—Lawton, OK Young Keun Im—Lawton, OK Hazeline Martin—Oklahoma City, OK James Morris—Lawton, OK Yolanda Mullen—Georgetown, KY Jennifer Williams—Lawton, OK 2004 Wendy Berry—Ringling, OK Toby Cox—Aurora, CO Ana-Maria Fusu—Fullerton, CA Tai Livingston—Jacksboro, TX Karen Schell Brunker—Iowa Park, TX Patrick Smith—Altus, OK Carl Stringer—Duncan, OK Kevin Winter—Iowa Park, TX 2005 Ji Hye Choi—Lawton, OK John Cornish—Duncan, OK Rashel Willeford Cornish—Duncan, OK David Desgalier—Cache, OK Justin Dipprey—Lawton, OK Jessica Foster—Lawton, OK Lysbeth George—Blanchard, OK Cynthia Gilbert—Grovetown, GA Derrick Hurst—Lawrence, KS Chad McGill—Vine Grove, KY Yiuka Spannagel—Lawton, OK Cortney Weber—Lawton, OK 2006 Andrea Dumas—Tulsa, OK Sarah Prior—Enid, OK Karyn Schafer—Manhattan, KS William Spannagel—Lawton, OK 2007 Susanna Black—Bartlesville, OK Marcus Brooks—Lawton, OK Luis Calderon—Lawton, OK Sarah Jones—Muldrow, OK Adrianne Mayweather—Lawton, OK Sarah Outhier—Manhattan, KS 2008 Tony Bertram—Lawton, OK Nathan Franklin—Lawton, OK Adam Gutierrez—Elgin, OK Cassy Hill—Lawton, OK Kellee LeRoy—Duncan, OK Jeremiah Phillips—Oklahoma City, OK Diane Pihulic—Lawton, OK Amanda Styer Cunningham—Irving, TX Sylvia Thompson—Tulsa, OK Jacey Toombs—Lawton, OK Marie Cobb McCarthy—Lawton, OK Marcos Rivera—Washington DC Addam Tate—Lawton, OK Eric Vandergrift—Lawton, OK

2009 Jacob Aguilar—Fairbanks, AK Matthew Armstrong—Salt Lake City, UT Melissa Caswell Johnson—Lawton, OK Sarah Goedicke—Altus, OK Ashley Gonzalez—Lawton, OK Richard Johnson—St. Louis, MO Jarrod LaRoche—Lawton, OK Danny Morris—Seattle, WA Jeremy Toombs—Lawton, OK Chris Williams—Oklahoma City, OK 2010 April Abraham—Lawton, OK Jasmine Glass—Oklahoma City, OK Cara Hall—Lawton, OK Shapauni Hunter—Duncan, OK Clint Williams—Lawton, OK 2011 Natasha Branch — Bloomington, IN Tristi,Chan—Hong Kong, China Sonja Detweiler—Lawton, OK Sabrina Harrell—Lawton, OK Gwendolyn Jester—Cache, OK Grant Johnson—Lawton, OK Ryan Pipkins—Pocola, OK Jordan Kruczneic—Ft. Sill, OK Emily Amos Dunham—Duncan, OK Jonathan Phelps—Lawton, OK Penny Sutton—Duncan, OK 2012 Kimberly Garza Nyhart—Iowa Park, TX James Robert Joplin—Lawton, OK Anjelika Ramsdell—Lawton, OK Amanda Richey—Lawton, OK Matthew Stringfellow—Lawton, OK Melinda Taylor—Lawton, OK 2013 Leah Bennett — Lawton, OK Jiha Choi — Seoul, Korea Melissa Delgado — Lawton, OK Prezell Duckett—Lawton, OK Rubin Ghimire — Kathmandu, Nepal Jarod Grice — Frederick, OK Amanda Morales —Lawton, OK Daren Powell — Lawton, OK Heesun Stanfield — Lawton, OK Todd Stuart—Lawton, OK


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