The Department of Music offers the Bachelor of Music with concentrations in

Instrumental Performance, Piano Performance, and Vocal Performance and the

Bachelor of Arts degree in Music. We also work with the College of Education to

offer the Bachelor of Music Education, Master of Education in Music Education,

and Ph.D. in Music Education degrees. Our students hone and develop their

musical talents in rigorous programs that require dedication, self-discipline, self-

motivation, collaborative, and time management skills. Additionally they acquire

confidence, entrepreneurial ideas, conceptual thinking, perseverance, focus, self-

expression, creativity, and the ability to present themselves in public

performance, which equip them for success in graduate school or a wide variety

of careers.

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Table of Contents

Awards and Honors…………………………………………………..……..3

Grants……………………………………………………………………..……….3

Publications………………………………………………………………………4

Refereed Conference Presentations………………………………….6

Performances……………………………………………………………………8

Music Performance-Ensemble Member..…………………………11

Music Composition-Commission……………………………………..13

Outreach…………………………………..…………………………………….14

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AWARDS AND HONORS Matthew Hoch: Eleanor Hale Wilson Summer Scholarship, Mu Phi Epsilon

Foundation; Author Award for A Dictionary for the Modern Singer, Auburn

University.

David Odom, Selected as a Performing Artist with D’Addario and Co., Inc.

Rosephanye Powell: A Top Academician in Music, Auburn University; Charles W.

Barkley Endowed Professor, Auburn University.

GRANTS Matthew Hoch: SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grant; Bettylou Scandling Hubin Music

Technology Grant, Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation; Discretionary Teaching Grant-in-

Aid, Auburn University; OVPR Urgent Research/Travel Grant, Auburn University;

CLA New Faculty Summer Research Grant, Auburn University.

Ann Knipschild: SENCER-NSF Post-Institute Implementation Award.

Matthew Wood: SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grant.

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PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

Matthew Hoch. Welcome to Church Music & The Hymnal 1982, Morehouse, 2015.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Mark DeGoti. “Informed Practice: Keeping a Healthy Face and Mind during

College.” International Trumpet Guild Journal, Vol. 59, No. 1: October 2015.

Mark DeGoti. “The Best Resumes.” The Instrumentalist, Vol. 69, No. 7, February

2015, p. 30-35.

Matthew Hoch. “A Musical Overview of Strauss’s Krämerspiegel.” The Journal of

Singing. Volume 71.3, January/February 2015, 285–295.

Matthew Hoch. “The Structural and Dramatic Role of the Piano in Strauss’s

Krämerspiegel.” The Journal of Singing. Volume 71.4, March/April 2014, 415–430.

Matthew Hoch. “Vocal Technique for Church Choirs: Achieving Maximum

Potential from Your Volunteers.” Part 1 of 2. The Chorister. Volume 66.6,

April/May 2015, 10–15.

Matthew Hoch. “Vocal Technique for Church Choirs: Achieving Maximum

Potential from Your Volunteers.” Part 2 of 2. The Chorister. Volume 67.2,

August/September 2015, 6–10.

Spurlin, Corey. "Charting for Precision," National Band Association Journal, Vol.

LV, No., spring 2015.

COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED CDS

Jeremy Samolesky, solo piano CD Recording, released by Centaur Records, Inc.,

March 2015, Music of Prokofiev and Chopin, received positive, unsolicited reviews

from Classical Net and American Record Guide.

MUSIC COMPOSITIONS-PUBLICATION

Mark DeGoti, Grainger, P. Colonial Song, arranged for brass ensemble. M. Festus:

JPM Music Publications, September, 2015.

William Powell, I Wanna Be Ready, arranged for SAB Choir and Piano. Gentry

Publications.

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William Powell, Sorida, arranged for TTBB Choir and percussion, Hal Leonard

Corporation.

Rosephanye Powell, Gospel Trinity, SATB, four-movement work for voice and

piano or orchestra, Hal Leonard Corporation.

Rosephanye Powell, “Great is the Lord,” SATB a cappella, with percussion octavo,

JPM Music Publications.

Rosephanye Powell, “Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child,” arranger, SSAA a

cappella, Gentry Publications.

Rosephanye Powell, “With What Shall I Come,” SATB, piano and violin,

Earthsongs.

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REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Karen Garrison, “Influence of Folk Music on Wind Chamber Music Composition,”

Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, HI, January

2015. Lecture and performance with Laurelie Gheesling and Ann Knipschild.

Karen Garrison, "All about that Bass: Source Evaluation for Music Performance

Students," International Conference on Information Literacy," Coastal Georgia

Center, Savannah, GA, September 2015. Lecture with Liza Weisbrod, AU Libraries.

Karen Garrison, "Women Composers Vying for Acceptance," National Conference

of The College Music Society, Indianapolis, IN, November 2015. Lecture and

performance with Laurelie Gheesling and Ann Knipschild.

Rick Good, "A Musical Approach to Conductors: Saving Energy and Limiting

Injury." Nevada Music Educators Conference, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, NV,

April 2015.

Matthew Hoch, “Applying Exercise Science Principles to Voice Pedagogy: Skill

Acquisition and Literature Selection.” Voice Foundation Symposium, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania.

Matthew Hoch, “Episcopal Hymnody: The Hymnal 1982 in the 21st Century.”

Hymn Society of the United States and Canada Conference, New Orleans,

Louisiana.

Matthew Hoch, “Incorporating Fatigue-Resistance Principles into Vocal Warm-

Ups as a Means to Injury Prevention.” International Symposium on Singing and

Song, St John’s, Newfoundland.

Matthew Hoch, “Mechanisms of Fatigue Resistance: Application to Vocal

Performance.” Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA) Symposium,

Greensboro, North Carolina.

Matthew Hoch, “Incorporating Fatigue-Resistance Principles into Vocal Warm-

Ups as a Means to Injury Prevention.” Voice Foundation Symposium, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania.

Matthew Hoch, Poster Presentation: “The Need for a 21st-Century Singing

Dictionary: Why, What, and How.” Pan-European Voice Conference (PEVOC),

Florence, Italy.

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Corey Spurlin, Panel Discussion, “The Future of Marching Bands in the New

College Football Playoff,” CBDNA National Collegiate Marching and Athletic Band

Symposium; Colorado State University; Fort Collins, Colorado; June 2015.

Corey Spurlin, Marching Band Performance Videos (juried selection); CBDNA

National Conference; Nashville, Tennessee; March 2015.

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PERFORMANCES (REGIONAL, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL) Sara Lynn Baird, conductor, Laurelie Gheesling, piano, VI Festival Internacional de

Música de Campina Grande, Madrigal da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campina

Grande, Brazil, July 2015.

Sara Lynn Baird, conductor, VI Festival Internacional de Música de Campina

Grande Combined Choirs and Brass Ensemble, John Rutter, Gloria, Campina

Grande, Brazil, July 2015.

Mark DeGoti, trumpet, Jeremy Samolesky, piano, Mississippi State University,

February 2015.

Rick Good, conductor/clinician, the Southern Mississippi National Band

Association Symphonic Band Symposium, Biloxi, MS, January 2015.

Rick Good, conductor/clinician, the Marysville University Senior Wind Band

Celebration, Marysville University, Wilkes Barre, PA, January 2015.

Rick Good, conductor/clinician, University of Nevada-Reno Symphonic Band,

American Bandmasters Association Convention, Reno, NV, March 2015.

Rick Good, conductor/clinician, Festival Disney at Disneyworld in Orlando, FL.

March and April 2015.

Rick Good, conductor/clinician, Alaska Region 3 High School Symphonic Band,

Anchorage, AK, March 2015.

Rick Good, conductor/clinician, University of Kentucky Symphonic Band

Symposium, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, April 2015.

Rick Good, conductor/clinician, Six Flags Over Georgia in Atlanta, GA, May 2015.

Rick Good, conductor/clinician, Mesa Community College Senior High Symphonic

Summer Band Camp, Mesa, AZ, June 2015.

Rick Good, conductor/clinician, "Today Show," Macy's Great American Marching

Band, New York, NY, 11/23/15.

Rick Good, conductor/clinician, "Macy's Great American Marching Band," the

2015 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York, NY, November 2015.

Matthew Hoch, voice, solo recital, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

Matthew Hoch, voice, solo recital, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO.

Matthew Hoch, voice, solo recital, Mississippi College for Women, Columbus, MS.

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Matthew Hoch, voice, role of “Tarquinius” in Scene from Britten’s The Rape of

Lucretia, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

David Odom, clarinet, featured performer, Augusta Read Thomas Gala Concert

and Artist Talk, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2015.

David Odom, clarinet, Laurelie Gheesling, piano, solo recital, VI Festival

Internacional de Música de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil, July 2015.

David Odom, clarinet, Laurelie Gheesling, piano, solo recital, International

Clarinet Association 2015

ClarinetFest Conference, Madrid, Spain, July 2015.

Rosephanye Powell, Composer-in-Residence, Workshop and Video recording of

my work with the Dayton (OH) Women's Correctional Institution Women's

Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Cathy Roma. Rosephanye Powell, Conductor/

Composer-in-Residence, Youth Jam Choral Festival, Richmond, VA, November

2015.

Rosephanye Powell, Composer-in-Residence-Conductor, 2015 Choral Composer

Festival, Birmingham, MI, November 2015.

Rosephanye Powell, Clinician-Presenter, Alleluia Conference 2015, Baylor

University, Waco, TX, July 2015.

Rosephanye Powell, Clinician, Festival Disney Choral Festival, Orlando, FL, April

2015.

Rosephanye Powell, Composer-in-Residence and Conductor, Sonoma Valley

Community Chorus, Workshop, Sonoma, CA, March 2015.

Rosephanye Powell, Guest Artist, First Presbyterian Church, Sonoma, CA, March

2015.

Rosephanye Powell, Composer-in-Residence, Festival of Worship, hosted by the

Fred Bock Institute and the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, CA,

February 2015.

Rosephanye Powell, Conductor, Kentucky Music Educators Association All-State

SSAA Chorus, Louisville, KY, Feb 2015.

William Powell, rehearsal conductor, Auburn University Chamber Choir with

Columbus State University Choirs and Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Ninth

Symphony, Beethoven, Columbus, GA, October 2015.

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William Powell, Festival of Worship, Fred Bock Institute of Music, Brehm Center,

Los Angeles, CA, February 2015.

Bill Schaffer, horn solo with South-East Horn Workshop Reginal Artists’ Concert,

Louisiana State University, March 2015.

Corey Spurlin, conductor/clinician, Alabama District IV Honor Band; Birmingham,

AL, March 2015.

Corey Spurlin, conductor/clinician, James Clemens High School Symphonic Camp;

Madison, AL, February 2015.

Matt Wood, trombone, Josh Pifer, piano, solo recital, University of Arkansas,

Fayetteville, AR, fall 2015.

Matt Wood, trombone, Josh Pifer, piano, solo recital, University of Central

Arkansas, Conway, AR, fall 2015.

Matt Wood, trombone, solo recital, Austin Trombone Camp, Austin, TX, WHEN

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MUSIC PERFORMANCE-ENSEMBLE MEMBER Mark DeGoti: Trumpet, Brass Quintet with Indianapolis Children’s Choir,

Indianapolis, IN, December 2015; Columbus Symphony Orchestra, The Nutcracker,

December 2015; McCall Music Festival, McCall, ID, July 2015; Colorado Symphony

Orchestra, Denver, CO, May 2015; Professor’s Trumpet Ensemble for Trumpet

Festival of the Southeast, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, January 2015.

Howard Goldstein: Violin, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, January, February,

March, April, September, October, and November 2015, Columbus, GA;

Concertmaster (violin) and conductor, performance of Handel’s Messiah,

December 2015, Columbus, GA.

Guy Harrison: Violin, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, March 2015.

Ann Knipschild, Oboe, Nativity Episcopal Church Choir England Tour, Durham,

York, and Selby, England, June-July 2015; Oboe/English Horn, Southeast Kansas

Symphony, Pittsburg, KS; Organ, April 2015; “Reunion Concert” for Betty Scott,

Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri, Tucson, AZ, February 2015.

David Odom, Clarinet, Principal, Atlanta Opera, Atlanta, GA, February, April, May,

and October 2015; Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Columbus, GA, February,

March, April, October and November 2015; Guest Principal, Savannah

Philharmonic Orchestra, Savannah, GA, May 2015; Guest, Chamber Music

Charleston, Charleston, SC , November 2015.

Michael Pendowski, saxophone, Chris Sarlas Orchestra, Chicago, IL, January 2015;

Kid Blue, Reynolds Lodge, Greensboro, Ga, May 2015; Bill Porter Big Band,

Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana, July 2015.

Doug Rosener: Percussion, "The Producers," Springer Opera House, Columbus,

GA, March 2015.

Jeremy Samolesky: Piano, Chamber Music Recitals with PSPA International

Ensemble, Tenby Concert Hall, Ipoh, Malaysia; Malaysia University Penang Sien,

Pengang, Malaysia; Syuen Hotel, Ipoh, Malaysia, Royal Concert for Sultan of

Perak; Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; August 2015.

Chamber Music Recital: Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (August).

International Ensemble. Solo and Chamber Performances: Faculty Showcase

Recital, Auburn

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Bill Schaffer: Horn, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, principal, January, April, May, November,

and December 2015; LaGrange Symphony, March, April, October, and November

2015; The Nutcracker, principal, Niceville, FL, November 2015; Lessons and Carols,

principal, LaGrange College, December 2015.

Matt Wood, trombone, Southeast Trombone Symposium, member of the

Professors Trombone Choir, WHERE AND WHEN.

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MUSIC COMPOSITION-COMMISSION Powell, Rosephanye, “Just Over the Way Where the Rainbow Fell,” SATB accompanied, commissioned by the Sonoma Valley Chorale, Sonoma, CA. Powell, Rosephanye, “Lord, I Believe,” SATB accompanied, commissioned by the First Presbyterian Church. Sonoma, CA. Powell, Rosephanye, “Friendship,” Two-part treble, piano and percussion, commissioned by the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus, Jacksonville, FL. Powell, Rosephanye, “There is a Place,” commissioned by Muse: Cincinnati's Women's Chorus, Cincinnati, OH, for Festival 2016 Gala Choruses Concert, Denver, CO. Powell, Rosephanye, “Have You Seen the Baby Jesus,” SSAA a cappella, commissioned by Bella Voce Mobile's Premier Women's Chorus, Mobile, AL. Michael Pendowski, arrangement of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" for Richmond Clarinet Choir, Richmond, VA, April 2015.

- composer/arranger 4/11/15 Marching band show for Addison Trail High School Addison, Il - composer/arranger Doug Rosener "Heroes," arranged and composed percussion and wind music for

Oak Mountain High School's 2015 marching band production, 5/28/15.

Doug Rosener, "Today Show," percussion music for students of the Macy's Great

American Marching Band for the 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and a

performance on the Today show. New York, NY, November 2015.

OTHER Sara Lynn Baird, Clinician, VI Festival Internacional de Música de Campina Grande,

Choral Conducting course, Campina Grande, Brazil, July 2015.

Laurelie Gheesling, Clinician, VI Festival Internacional de Música de Campina

Grande, Alexander Technique course, Campina Grande, Brazil, July 2015.

Matthew Hoch, Performer and Lecturer, Song Collaborators Consortia Art Song

Festival, Canyon and Amarillo, TX.

David Odom, Clinician, VI Festival Internacional de Música de Campina Grande,

Clarinet instruction, Campina Grande, Brazil, July 2015.

Powell, Rosephanye, Presenter, "NDSU Choral Symposium: Contemporary

Composition in America," NDSU, Fargo, ND, October 2015.

Corey Spurlin, Head Clinician, Advanced Drill Charting, Smith Walbridge Drill

Design Workshop; Charleston, Illinois; July

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OUTREACH Outreach is a natural outgrowth of music performance and teaching because

connecting with audiences and other musician as performer and teacher is critical

to our very existence. All of our student ensembles and music faculty members

perform several times per year in formal concerts and recitals, as well as for a

wide variety of events on campus and around the community. Music faculty

members present master classes and workshops for local, state, and regional high

school students who demonstrate an interest in and talent for music

performance. Our interaction with area schools and performances for the

community are a hallmark of our regular activities. Music faculty, ensembles, and

students present nearly 200 performances and boast numerous appearances in

master classes and clinics annually in the local community and on campus.