

He previously held faculty positions at Middle Tennessee State University and Indiana State University and was an Associate Instructor of Trumpet at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music for two years. This quintet has performed in several venues in the Big Country as well as the TMEA convention in February of 2018.ĭavid Amlung joined the music faculty at Abilene Christian University in 2015. She is also the clarinetist of the Key City Winds Woodwind Quintet, which is the ensemble-in residence here at Heavenly Rest.

She holds a master’s degree in clarinet performance from Michigan State University, and has a bachelor’s degree in music education from Abilene Christian University.Īs a clarinetist, she performed with the ACU Wind Ensemble as a soloist in David Maslanka’s Clarinet Concerto at the Texas Music Educators Association convention in February of 2017. Kristin previously taught at Hope College and Alma College in Michigan as well as Eastern Oregon University. She also serves as adjunct instructor of clarinet at Hardin Simmons University. Kristin Ward joined the music faculty of Abilene Christian University in 2006, where she serves as instructor of clarinet and saxophone, and teaches courses in the areas of music theory, music education, jazz voice, and Cornerstone.

Teel is a graduate of West Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, and the University of Georgia. He also teaches courses in world music and serves as the director of the instrumental division. Teel teaches applied percussion lessons for majors and non-majors, directs the ACU Percussion Ensemble and Steeldrum Band, teaches percussion methods courses, and works with percussionists in the marching band, wind ensemble, and concert band. He has performed and presented clinics at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), the Texas Music Educators Association Convention, and the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention. An active performer, he serves as principal timpanist with the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra where he performed as co-soloist with Robert Van Sice on the world premiere of Martin Bresnick’s Grace: Concerto for Two Marimbas and Orchestra. Allen Teel joined the Abilene Christian University music faculty in 1985 and currently serves as professor of percussion and world music. He serves as chief arranger, editor, and music director for the Acappella “Praise and Harmony” series.ĭr. Rogers’s research interests include jazz tonality, jazz pedagogy, music theory pedagogy and ear training pedagogy. An active member of the Society for Music Theory and the Texas Society for Music Theory, he has presented papers at various regional music theory conferences across the United States. Before teaching music theory, Rogers was a Texas UIL Sweepstakes band director, having taught schools throughout central Texas. Rogers has performed with the Dallas Jazz Orchestra, Pete Peterson and the Collection Jazz Orchestra, the Harvey Anderson Big Band among others.

Rogers holds a PhD in music theory from the University of North Texas, a master’s degree in Music Education/Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas, and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Texas Christian University. During the summers of 20, Worthen taught and performed at the Kammermusik chamber music program in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Mike Rogers is Assistant Professor of music and serves as the music theory/ear training coordinator as well as the Director of Jazz Studies for the school of music. In May of 2011, Worthen presented concerts in NanNing and GuangXi, China. His recording of works by Joseph Bodin de Boismortier with harpsichordist Ursula Duetschler received critical acclaim in the American Record Guide, Early Music America, and European publications. He toured and recorded works by Kaspar Kummer with Red Cedar Chamber Music and performed in Manchester, UK, for the British Flute Society. Since joining the SIUC School of Music faculty in 2008, Worthen has given numerous performances and lectures at the National Flute Convention. He now conducts the Southern Illinois Senior and Junior Flute Choirs. Louis, and performs with the Altgeld Chamber Players at SIU. He has become a regular member of the Kingsbury Baroque Ensemble in St. As of November, 2018, his online research papers and Youtube videos have been downloaded over twenty thousand times. In addition, his study focused on German sources of early nineteenth century performance practice and repertoire. In 2018, Douglas Worthen was given a sabbatical leave to study how musicians signal and communicate to both each other and the audience through physical gesture.
