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Dr. Catherine Allard
Voice
Music History
Director of Collegiate Singers


Bryden Atwater
Percussion

Dr. Larry Blocher
Director
Music Education
Bands


Dovie Cutchen
Strings
Piano


Dr. William Denison
Piano
Organ

Matt Dunlap
Guitar

Carol Franks
Flute
Music Theory


Sam Fredrick
Music Appreciation

Ralph Ford
Director of Bands
Coordinator of Winds and
   Percussion


Carla Gallahan

Horn
Music Education
Bands


Dr. Michael Hix
Coordinator of Choral Music
Voice

Dr. Meg Jackson
Visiting Assistant Professor of
  Voice/Ethnomusicology

Dr. John Jinright
Double Reeds
Piano
Music Industry

Tori Lee
Show Choir

Dr. Diane Orlofsky
Director of Concert Chorale
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Choir
Piano

Dr. Timothy Phillips
Music History
Clarinet

James Smith
Coordinator of Undergraduate
   Music Studies
Trombone

Ray Smith
Saxophone
Music Technology

Bands

Robert W. Smith
Coordinator of Music Industry

Gwen Threadgill
Class Piano
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Carl Vollrath
Composition
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Dr. Mark Walker
Associate Director of Bands
Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Low Brass

Lewis Webb, Jr.
Gospel Choir
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Voice

Andy Williamson
Guitar

Dr. Hui-Ting Yang
Instructor of Piano
Accompanist

Dr. James Zingara
Coordinator of Applied Studies
Trumpet
Brass Ensembles

Ginger Zingara
Music Appreciation
Theory
Orchestra

Jo Williamson-Adcock
Administrative Assistant
School of Music

Monique Crawley
Administrative Assistant
University Bands

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Tori Lee
University Chorus
Music Education

Tony Hawthorne
University Bands

Dawn Parkinson
University Chorus /
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David Samuel
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Eric Ward
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Sean Weiler
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   Bryden Atwater
   latwater@troy.edu
   John M. Long School of Music
   Long Hall Band Office
   Troy University
   Troy, AL 36082
   (334) 670-3281
   (334) 670-5664 (fax)

Bryden Atwater is a professor of percussion at Troy University in Troy, Alabama where he teaches applies percussion, and conducts the Troy University Concert Percussion Ensemble. Bryden graduated from Troy State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education and a Masters of Science in Conducting where he has studied with acclaimed wind band composer Mr. Ralph Ford. Bryden is also working as the Percussion Instructor and Arranger for the nationally acclaimed Troy State University ‘Sound of the South Marching Band. He also has works published with Warner Brothers Music. He has studied with Percussive Arts Societies Hall of Fame member Dr. Terrence Mahady of Louisiana.

In recent years Bryden has taught the Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps, Lone Star Drum and Bugle Corps from Texas, and Magic of Orlando out of Orlando Florida. Bryden has written and arranged percussion scores for many high school and college drumlines, as well as for Lone Star Drum and Bugle Corps.

As a performer Bryden has played professionally throughout the southeast. He has played with the Lake Charles Symphony in Lake Charles, Louisiana; the Rapid’s Symphony in Alexandria, Louisiana; and the Southeastern Symphony Orchestra in Dothan, Alabama. He has also performed with such artists and educators as Bruce Paulson, Andy Narrell, Bob Moses, James Campbell, Jeff Prospere, Allen Vezzutti, and Victor Lopez.


   

 



 
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