School
of Music Faculty
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
Music Education
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
Music Eduation
Carl Vollrath
Composition
Music Appreciation
Dr. Mark
Walker
Associate Director of Bands
Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Low Brass
Lewis Webb, Jr.
Gospel Choir
Choir
Class Voice
Piano
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
School of Music Staff
Jo
Williamson-Adcock
Administrative
Assistant
School of Music
Monique Crawley
Administrative Assistant
University
Bands
Graduate Assistants
Tori Lee
University Chorus
Music Education
Tony Hawthorne
University Bands
Dawn Parkinson
University Chorus /
Music Education
David Samuel
University Bands
Eric Ward
Music Industry
Sean Weiler
University Bands
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 Ralph Ford
rford@troy.edu
Director of Bands
Associate Professor of Music
John M. Long School of Music
Long Hall Band Office
Troy University
Troy, AL 36082
(334) 670-3281
(334) 670-5664 (fax)
Ralph Ford (b. 1963) is Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at Troy University. A native of Panama City, Florida, he has served on the university faculty in numerous areas of expertise since 1986, working mainly as the assistant director, arranger and theory instructor. Since 2001, Mr. Ford has been the conductor of the Troy Symphony Band and Chamber Winds, Jazz Ensemble I, as well as the director of the nationally renowned “Sound of the South” Marching Band. He is the Chairman of the Board of the Southeastern United States High School and Middle School Concert Band Clinic and Honor Bands, a member of the Board of Directors for the National Band Association’s Hall of Fame of Distinguished Conductors, director of the “Sound of the South” Summer Music Camp and Directors Clinic, chapter sponsor for the Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity, and is active on several university-wide committees. His compositions and arrangements for band have been commissioned and performed by middle school, high school and collegiate bands worldwide. His music has been premiered at such prestigious events as the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Convention, the American Bandmasters Convention, the Music Educators National Conference. Mr. Ford’s music is published exclusively by Belwin, a division of Alfred Publications (formerly Warner Brothers Publications) where he serves as staff composer/arranger with over 130 publications for concert band, orchestra, jazz ensemble, and marching band currently available worldwide. In addition, he creates special arrangements and compositions for the Troy band program. He works consistently in the United States and Canada as a composer, arranger, conductor, clinician, technology consultant and adjudicator. In April, 2004, Mr. Ford received the Outstanding Artist Award from the Troy University Chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
Outside of the field of education, Ralph has composed, recorded, and produced music, jingles and 3D graphic designs for radio, television, and video productions. He has won numerous “Addies” as well as recognition and awards from various agencies and international associations for his creative work in the media field.
Ralph is a member of Phi Beta Mu, Music Educators National Conference, the National Band Association, the Troy Rotary Club, Phi Mu Alpha, Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, Sigma Alpha Iota and Delta Chi, among others. He is married to Amanda Ford, the band director at Charles Henderson High School and they reside in Troy with their daughters, Melanie and Abby.
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