2002-11-10 Universoty Symphony Orchestra University Choruses [recital program]

              University Symphony Orchestra
Robert Gutter, conductor
University Choruses
prepared by
William P. Carroll, Welborn E. Young,
Randy Price, and Richard Waters
Dwight Coleman, baritone
North Carolina Music Educators Association
In-Service Conference
General Session
Sunday, November 10, 2002
8:00 pm
Stevens Center, North Carolina School of the Arts
Program
Suite from "Der Rosenkavalier,” Op. 59 Richard Strauss
(1864-1948)
Belshazzar’s Feast (1931) William Walton
(1902-1983)
Dwight Coleman, baritone
Thus spake Isaiah:
Thy sons that thou shalt beget
They shall be taken away, and be eunuchs
In the palace of the King of Babylon.
Howl ye therefore:
For the day of the Lord is at hand!
By the waters of Babylon,
There we sat down: yea, we wept
And hanged our harps upon the willows.
For they that wasted us
Required of us mirth;
They that carried us away captive
Required of us a song.
Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
How shall we sing the Lord's song
In a strange land?
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget her cunning.
If I do not remember thee,
Let my tongue cleave to the roof
of my mouth; yea, if I prefer not
Jerusalem above my chief joy.
By the waters of Babylon,
There we sat down: yea, we wept.
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be
destroyed, happy shall he be that
taketh thy children
And dasheth them against a stone,
For with violence shall that great city
Babylon be thrown down
And shall be found no more at all.
Babylon was a great city,
Her merchandise was of gold and silver,
Of precious stones, of pearls, of fine linen,
of purple, silk and scarlet,
All manner vessels of ivory,
All manner vessels of most precious wood,
Of brass, iron and marble,
Cinnamon, odours and ointments,
Of frankincense, wine and oil,
Fine flour, wheat and beasts,
Sheep, horses, chariots, slaves,
And the souls of men.
In Babylon, Belshazzar the King
made a great feast,
Made a feast to a thousand of his lords,
And drank wine before the thousand.
Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine,
Commanded us to bring the gold and
silver vessels: yea, the golden vessels,
which his father, Nebuchadnezzar,
had taken out of the temple that was
in Jerusalem.
He commanded us to bring the golden
vessels of the temple of the house
of God, that the King, his princes, his
wives and his concubines might drink
therein.
Then the King commanded us:
Bring ye the cornet, flute, sackbut,
psaltery, and all kinds of music.
They drank wine again,
And then spake the King:
Praise ye the God of Gold,
Praise ye the God of Silver,
Praise ye the God of Iron,
Praise ye the God of Wood,
Praise ye the God of Stone,
Praise ye the God of Brass,
Praise ye the Gods!
Thus in Babylon, the mighty city,
Belshazzar the King made a great feast,
Made a feast to a thousand of his lords
And drank wine before the thousand.
Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine,
Commanded us to bring the gold and silver
vessels that his princes, his wives and his
concubines might rejoice and drink therein.
After they had praised their strange gods,
The idols and the devils,
False gods who can neither see nor hear,
Called they for the timbrel and the
pleasant harp
To extol the glory of the King.
Then they pledged the King before the
people, crying,
Thou, O King, art King of Kings:
O King, live forever . . .
And in that same hour, as they feasted
Came forth fingers of a man's hand
And the King saw
The part of the hand that wrote.
And this was the writing that was written:
'MENE, MENE, TEKEL UPHARSIN'
'THOU ART WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE
AND FOUND WANTING.'
In that night was Belshazzar the King slain
And his kingdom divided.
Then sing aloud to God our strength:
Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Take a psalm, bring hither the timbrel,
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon,
Blow up the trumpet in Zion,
For Babylon the Great is fallen.
Alleluia!
Then sing aloud to God our strength:
Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob,
While the Kings of the Earth lament
And the merchants of the Earth
Weep, wail and rend their raiment.
They cry: Alas, Alas, that great city,
In one hour is her judgment come.
The trumpeters and pipers are silent,
And the harpers have ceased to harp,
And the light of a candle shall shine no more.
Then sing aloud to God our strength.
Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
For Babylon the Great is fallen.
Alleluia!
Richard Strauss:
Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Richard Strauss may be said to have had a case of mistaken identity; some said he was
the aesthetic descendant of Wagner, even though by upbringing and musical training he
was more nearly like Wagner’s nemesis, Mendelssohn. After the success of his tone
poem Don Juan, he was called the heir to Liszt. Even today, those unfamiliar with his
lineage consider him to be related to the other Strauss family, the waltz kings Johann
and Josef. The appearance in 1911 of Der Rosenkavalier on the heels of such triumphs
as Feuersnot, Salome, and Elektra might be seen as a step backward for Richard
Strauss, and a comparison to Mozart would be inescapable. Looking back to the
fairytale time of Maria Theresa, Der Rosenkavalier is even more rife with intrigue, more
opulent, and more voluptuous than Le Nozze di Figaro.
In the opera the dominant character is the Marschallin, whose presence is constantly
felt, even though she is absent from the end of Act I to the middle of Act III. In the
orchestral suite the emphasis is quite different, and we are reminded that the title is Der
Rosenkavalier, and not Die Marschallin. The accent in the suite is on youth and its joys,
and not on age and its regrets.
There have been several orchestra suites drawn from the opera, including one by
Strauss himself based on a film version of 1926. The suite performed this evening has
come to be known as the standard, and was approved by the composer for publication
in 1945. Its sections include the prelude to Act I, the presentation of the silver rose, the
arrival of Ochs and waltzes from Act II, and the ensembles and waltz from Act III.
—program notes by Richard E. Cook
William Walton:
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar's Feast is one of the outstanding landmarks of English choral music in the
twentieth century, for it revitalized the conception of the Biblical cantata. The work was
commissioned by the British Broadcasting Company and first performed at the Leeds
Festival (England) in 1931. It was Walton's first choral work and he was a young man of 29.
The story is a dramatic one told in one brief chapter of the Old Testament Book of Daniel.
Sir Osbert Sitwell selected and arranged this dramatic story for William Walton to set to
music using the fifth chapter of Daniel, verses from Isaiah, and Psalms 81 and 137.
The cantata opens with a fanfare which introduces Isaiah's dire prophecy of the Babylonian
captivity of the Jews. The male voices announce that "the day of the Lord is at hand" and a
choral lament follows on the text "by the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept." During
this lament the captive Jews move from acute self pity to a burning vengefulness toward
their captors. A baritone recitative follows picturing the riches and might of Babylon as the
story of the feast continues.
Belshazzar, King of Babylon, is drinking wine at a feast in the royal palace. In a state of
drunkenness he orders the golden vessels that his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from
the temple when he captured Jerusalem, to be brought to him. The King, his nobles, his
concubines and his courtesans drink wine from these sacred vessels amid music and
shouts of praise to the pagan gods. As they feast, the fingers of a man's hand appear and
write the strange words, "Mene, mene, tekel upharsen." Daniel is summoned to interpret
the words and announces, "Thou art weighed in the balance and found wanting." That
same day the city is captured, and Belshazzar is slain. The cantata ends with a hymn of
praise to the God of Jacob, "Sing aloud to God, our strength: Alleluia."
— program notes by Jason Roberts and William P. Carroll
Robert Gutter is currently Director of Orchestral Activities at
UNCG and also Music Director of the Philharmonia of
Greensboro and the Fayetteville Symphony. In 1966 he received
an appointment as Principal Guest Conductor of the National
Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine in Kiev. He is founder and
artistic director for the International Institute for Conductors in
Kiev. In his 30 years as a professional conductor, he has devoted
himself to both professional and non-professional orchestras in
over twenty countries. In addition to his symphonic engagements
he has appeared with opera companies both in the United States
and in Europe. Prior to accepting his orchestral posts in North
Carolina in 1988, he served as Music Director and Conductor of the Springfield,
Massachusetts, Symphony for sixteen years. In 1986 he was named "Conductor Emeritus"
of that Orchestra. Prior to his professional conducting, Gutter was principal trombonist with
the Washington National Symphony. He holds the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees
from Yale University.
W. Dwight Coleman, baritone, is currently Coordinator of
Graduate Studies, Voice, and Opera at Georgia State University
in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the Artistic Director of the Harrower
Summer Opera Workshop and on the faculty of the summer
opera festival Musica Lirica in Urbania, Italy. He holds degrees
from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and
Northwestern University. Active as a performer of oratorio and
opera, his credits include appearances with opera companies in
Atlanta, Pensacola, New Orleans, Busseto, Italy, Shreveport,
Jackson, along with the Milwaukee and North Carolina
Symphonies. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1992, Lincoln Center debut in 1994,
and has directed numerous operatic productions.
William P. Carroll, Director of Choral Activities and Chair of the
Vocal Studies Division, holds degrees from Millsaps College,
Southern Methodist University, and the University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music. He has served as guest
conductor for numerous workshops, honor choirs, and clinics,
including the North Carolina High School Honors Chorus and
All-State Chorus, the North Carolina Junior High All-State
Chorus, the Virginia Music Camp, Lake Junaluska Music Week,
Eastern Division ACDA Convention, the Fellowship of United
Methodist Musicians National Conference, and the
Intercollegiate Men's Choruses Association National
Convocation. He recently completed a fifteen-year tenure as Conductor of the Choral
Society of Greensboro. In addition to his University responsibilities he serves as Editor
for Hinshaw Music, Inc.
Welborn Young came from Chicago, Illinois where for five
years he was the Artistic Director and Conductor of Windy City
Performing Arts. During the summer of 1998, Young was invited
to be a featured conductor at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam,
Netherlands, during an international cultural and music festival
and served as guest conductor of Chicago's Grant Park
Symphony Chorus. Young has been the Assistant Conductor of
the Middle Tennessee Choral Society, Artistic Director of the
Augustinian Singers of Nashville, and guest conducted the
Nashville Symphony Chorus and Nashville Opera Association.
He completed the B.M. and M.A. at Middle Tennessee State
University and is completing the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting at the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In addition to his University duties, he serves
as conductor of the Choral Society of Greensboro.
Holiday Choral Concert
Sunday, December 8 · 3:30 pm · Aycock Auditorium · UNC-Greensboro
For tickets, call the University Box Office at (336) 334. 4849
uncg school of music · coming events:
Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday, November 12 · 7:30 pm
Recital Hall
Exposure: Music of Nate Weida
Thursday, November 14 · 7:30 pm
Recital Hall
UNCG Opera Theatre presents:
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Friday, November 15 · 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 16 · 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 17 · 2:00 pm
Aycock Auditorium
Randy Price hails from Charlotte, North Carolina. During the
past few years Mr. Price studied under some of the world’s
leading conductors including James Conlon, Charles Dutoit,
André Previn and the late Robert Shaw. He is a former member
of the Robert Shaw Festival Singers. His undergraduate studies
concluded with a Bachelor of Arts degree with proficiencies in
piano and voice performance. He completed the Master of Music
Degree in 2000 at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
While at UNCG, Mr. Price has conducted the Women’s and
Men’s Glee Clubs, prepared choruses for a number of operas
and taught several classes. This spring Randy will complete the Doctor of Musical Arts
degree in Choral Conducting .
Richard Waters is a Teaching Assistant in the School of Music
at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he
directs the Men’s Glee Club and teaches class voice. In addition,
he is Assistant Conductor of the Choral Society of Greensboro.
Prior to coming to North Carolina, he spent four years as a high
school choral director in the Virginia public school system and
was Assistant Conductor of Cantate, The Children’s Choir of
Central Virginia. Waters is currently pursuing the Doctor of
Musical Arts degree in choral conducting at UNCG. He received
the Master of Music degree in choral conducting from the Hartt
School of Music and the Bachelor of Music degree in music
education from James Madison University.
University Chorale
William P. Carroll, conductor
Laura Moore, accompanist
Marc Foster, R. Benjamin Hutchens II, Heather Potter, Kenney Potter,
Mae Trimble, Harlan Zackery, rehearsal assistants
Josh Alexander
John Bennett
Mary Anne Bolick
Courtney Bowden
Ryan Brookshire
Catherine Butler
Jeffrey Carlson
Adrian Lipscomb
Jessica Capak
Stephanie Carter
John Christian
Meredith Covington
Nathan Crocker
Kellie Davis
Ryan Deal
Elena DeAngelis
Nathan Dellinger
Rita Dottor
Sara Dougherty
Sarah Downey
Marian Elliot
Marc Foster
Trinity George
Aaron Hammersly
R. Benjamin Hutchens II
Shelvia Ivey
Jill Jackson
Bethany Jennings
Mary Keltgen
Laura Knouse
Matthew Lawing
Dusty Lucas
Dalmar Montgomery
Barbara Myers
Tony Ndege
Aaron Phillips
David Parnell
Heather Potter
Kenney Potter
Fred Rice
Allison Ring
Ellen Robbins
Sarah Roche
Jeff Rutledge
Josh Smith
Charles Stanton
Brent Stephens
Amelia Stevens
Rebecca Stevens
Brad Stewart
Mae Trimble
Jeremy Tucker
Jame Updike
Meghann Vaughn
Jenny Watson
Scot Weir
Hadley Wittemore
Harlan Zackery, Jr.
Chamber Singers
Welborn Young, conductor
Jason Gottschalk & Anne Lewis, accompanists
Teri Vancil, Richard Waters, Troy Robertson, rehearsal assistansts
Nicole Asel
Allison Bailey
Warren Coker
Wade Elkins
Jennifer Gaspar
Jason Gotschalk
Nate Kling
Anne Lewis
Renata McCurley
Sidney Outlaw
Jacqueline Petroccia
Troy Robertson
Ariya Sawadivong
Crystal Stroupe
David Trudgen
Teri Vancil
Richard Waters
Women’s Glee Club
Randy Price, conductor
Suji Ko and Faith Park, accompanists
Mae Trimble, rehearsal assistant
Allison Bailey
Tamara Brace
Brienne Brenton-Kramer
Katie Brotherton
Nicolina Burriesci
Arloa Butler
Dana Caldwell
Jessica Cates
Emily Caudle
Amanda Collins-Keener
Mandy Collins
Rebecca Lynn Collins
Rosalyn Congdon
Désirée D. Corbett
Meredith Crenshaw
Cathy Crotty
Keisha Dupree
Laura Emery
Brook Everett
Dena Fauske
Kate Gatlin
Deirdre Gilmore
Beth Goldstein
Angela Grant
Jaclyn Grossano
Liz Harvey
Hilary Hellens
Kelly Higgs
Tiffany Honeycutt
Jennifer Jackson
Micah Jackson
Sarah Jedrey
Amy Jerva
Lauren Johnston
Miriam Kirk
Crystal Kitchens
Suji Ko
Erin Leatherman
Libby Maddocks
Niccolina Mann
Carolina Margarella
Gretchen K. Marsden
Caroline Miller
Sarah Parker
Faith Park
Christy Pulliam
Natali Rosas
Stephanie Rosenthal
Angel Rudd
Mary Sauls
Donna Schimmenti
Martha Sloan
Jennifer Elizabeth Smith
Jamie Surgeon
Bridget Talmage
Mae Trimble
Corinne Van Vliet
Maria Vaughn
Christina Wade
Erin Ward
Catherine Wertz
Melissa B. Westmoreland
Dorothy Wilkerson
Katie Zickefoose
Men’s Glee Club
Richard Waters, conductor
R. Benjamin Hutchens II and Harlan Zackery, Jr., accompanists
Marc Ashley Foster, Kenney Potter, and Troy Robertson, rehearsal assistants
John Bennett
Jack Callaham
Kevin Carswell
Douglas Kent Christian, Jr.
Chris Critcher
Jeffrey Danielson
Adrian Dellinger
Nathan Dellinger
Marc Ashley Foster
Andre C. Graham
Matthew Hayden
Reginald L. Hayes, Jr.
Brian Hege
R. Benjamin Hutchens, II
David Jennings, II
Brian P. Kennedy
Mitchell Killman
Jonathan Kuuskoski
Matthew Lawing
Michael Lindsay
Adrian Lipscomb
Matt Lovett
Andrew Malone
Steven Martin
Christopher R. Nickens
Sidney Outlaw
Aaron Phillips
Kenney Potter
Troy Robertson
Allen M. Rogers
Adam Rolland
Ruben Rush, Jr.
Glenn Setliff
Chris Swaim
Eric Taylor
Robert Trail
Michael Van Patter
Hadley Whittemore
James Wiley
Michael B. Witt
Harlan Zackery, Jr.
Women's Choir
Welborn Young, conductor
Randy Price, accompanist
Heather Potter, rehearsal assistant
Shana Adams
Shatarra Benton
Mary Lauren Burrell
Catherine Butler
Tara Cates
Jennifer Cheek
Sarah Dougherty
Kimberly Ebel
Daphne Franklin
Melanie Hoffner
Erin Holland
Bethany Jennings
Danielle Jones
Kelly Krepelka
Stephanie Lilly
Sarah Lisitski
Nicci Mann
Dina Marinakos
Jenn Mello
Yajaira Morales
Barbara Myers
Sarah Nifong
Gail Peastrel
Sarah Phelps
Marva Pittman
Heather Potter
Ellen Robbins
Ariya Sawadivong
Kate Seymour
Jennifer Simpkins
Elaine Smith
Jane Smith
Crystal Stroupe
Jessica Tartar
Meghann Vaughan
Jennifer Wynn
The UNCG School of Music has been recognized for years as one of the elite music institutions in the
United States. Fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music since 1938, the School
offers the only comprehensive music program from undergraduate through doctoral study in both
performance and music education in North Carolina. From a total population of approximately 12,700
university students, the UNCG School of Music serves over 575 music majors with a full-time faculty
and staff of sixty. As such, the UNCG School of Music ranks among the largest Schools of Music in
the South.
The UNCG School of Music now occupies a new 26 million dollar music building which is among the
finest music facilities in the nation. In fact, the new music building is the largest academic building on
the UNCG Campus. A large music library with state-of-the-art playback, study and research facilities
houses all music reference materials. Greatly expanded classroom, studio, practice room, and
rehearsal hall spaces are key components of the new structure. Two new recital halls, a large
computer lab, a psychoacoustics lab, electronic music labs, and recording studio space are additional
features of the new facility. In addition, an enclosed multi-level parking deck adjoins the new music
building to serve students, faculty and concert patrons.
Living in the artistically thriving Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point “Triad” area, students enjoy
regular opportunities to attend and perform in concerts sponsored by such organizations as the
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, the Greensboro Opera Company, and the Eastern Music Festival.
In addition, UNCG students interact first-hand with some of the world’s major artists who frequently
schedule informal discussions, open rehearsals, and master classes at UNCG.
Costs of attending public universities in North Carolina, both for in-state and out-of-state students,
represent a truly exceptional value in higher education.
For information regarding music as a major or minor field of study, please write:
Dr. John J. Deal, Dean
UNCG School of Music
P.O. Box 26167
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6167
(336) 334-5789
On the Web: www.uncg.edu/mus/
UNCG Symphony Orchestra
Violin I
Fabrice Dharamraj,
concertmaster
Dan Skidmore,
co-concertmaster
Emily Arnold
Julia Barefoot
Jason Caldwell
Katie Costello
Will Freeman
Kwanghee Park
Wayne Reich
Holly Sitton
Violin II
Colleen Chenail, principal
C. Christopher,
asst. principal
Becky Averill
Amy Blacklin
William Caballero
Melissa Ellis
Kimberly Farlow
Rachel Godwin
Tim Kim
Viola
Sally Barton, co-principal
Alvoy Bryan, co-principal
Katie Hayden
Sara Bursey
Frances Schaeffer
Susannah Plaster
Morgan Caffey
Patrick Scully
Jamaal Jones
Jamie DeLong
Morgan Smith
Chip Barnes
Violoncello
Gina Pezzoli, co-principal
Meaghan Skogen,
co-principal
Mike Hickman
Erin Klimstra
Margie Baker
Liane Choe
Sarah Dorsey
Double Bass
Suzanne Luberecki, principal
Andy Hawkes, asst. principal
Patrick Byrd
Emily Manansala
Brent Rawls
Ben Wolf
Flute & Piccolo
Amy Cermak, co-principal
Katie Verinder, co-principal
Natalie Frith
Oboe & English Horn
Melanie Hoffner, principal
Matt Ward
Cathy Meyer, English horn
Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
Luc Jackman, principal
Leslie Miller
Lindsey Clark, bass clarinet
(Walton)
Erika Lamb, bass clarinet
(Strauss)
Bassoon & Contrabassoon
Elaine Peterson, principal
Bryan Fox
Heather Kelly, contrabassoon
Horn
Michael Hrivnak, principal
Richard King, asst. principal
Tara Cates
Mary Pritchett
Helen Peastrel
Trumpet
Scott Toth, co-principal
Mark Hibshman, co-principal
Wayne Bennett
Luke Boudreault
Josh Davies
Stephen Peters
B J Schofield
Justin Stamps
Trent Walton
Trombone
Micah Everett, principal
Amanda Peterson
Bass Trombone
Sean Devlin, principal
Tuba
Sam Nettleton, principal
Piano
Randy Price
Harp
Bonnie Bach
Timpani
A.J. Chenail, principal
Percussion
Billy Bialecki
Caleb Gaston
Emily Harrison
Julia Thompson
UNCG SCHOOL OF MUSIC FACULTY 2002-2003
John Deal (2001), Professor, Dean.
Dennis AsKew (1992), Associate Professor, tuba, euphonium.
Edward Bach (1991), Associate Professor, trumpet.
Mary Ashley Barret (1998), Assistant Professor, oboe
Eddie C. Bass (1968), Professor, composition, theory.
Craig Brown (1998), Lecturer, string bass.
Kelly Burke (1989), Associate Professor, clarinet.
Michael J. Burns (1994), Assistant Professor, bassoon.
Gregory Carroll (1981), Associate Professor, composition, theory.
William Carroll (1984), Associate Professor, choral activities.
Joseph Di Piazza (1974), Associate Professor, piano.
Gavin Douglas (2002), Assistant Professor, ethnomusicology.
Deborah A. Egekvist (1985), Associate Professor, flute.
John Fadial (1998), Assistant Professor, violin.
Robert Gutter (1988), Professor, orchestra.
Andrew Harley (2001). Associate Professor, coach/accompanist.
Steve Haines (1999), Assistant Professor, jazz.
David Holley (1992), Associate Professor, voice/opera.
Elizabeth Keathley (2002), Assistant Professor, music history.
Robert B. King (1992), Lecturer, organ.
George A. Kiorpes (1965), Professor, piano.
Randy B. Kohlenberg (1985), Professor, trombone, music education.
Carla LeFevre (1989), Associate Professor, voice.
Ellen Linton (1973), Lecturer, voice.
John R. Locke (1982), Professor, bands.
Charles A. Lynam (1964), Professor, voice.
Carol Marsh (1978), Professor, history/literature.
Jack F. Masarie (1972), Associate Professor, horn.
Mark Mazzatenta (1987), Lecturer, guitar.
Frank L. McCarty (1976), Associate Professor, theory.
Cort McClaren (1983), Associate Professor, percussion.
Eleanor F. McCrickard (1976), Professor, history/literature.
Constance McKoy (1999), Assistant Professor, music education.
David Brett Nolker (2002), Assistant Professor, music education.
Scott Rawls (1994), Assistant Professor, viola.
John Salmon (1989), Professor, piano.
Levone Tobin Scott (1992), Lecturer, voice.
Patricia E. Sink (1986), Associate Professor, music education.
Paul B. Stewart (1970), Associate Professor, piano.
Steven Stusek (1999), Assistant Professor, saxophone.
Arthur R. Tollefson (1984), Professor, piano.
Donald Traut (2001), Assistant Professor, theory.
Valerie Trollinger (2001), Associate Professor, music education.
Nancy L. Walker (1985), Associate Professor, voice.
Robert Wells (2002), Assistant Professor, voice.
J. Kent Williams (1970), Professor, theory.
Andrew Willis (1994), Associate Professor, piano.
Welborn Edward Young (2000), Assistant Professor, choral activities.