School
of Music Faculty
Dr.
Catherine Allard
Voice
Diction
Dr. T. Adam Blackstock
Assistant Professor of
Percussion
Assistant Director of Bands
Dr.
Larry Blocher
Director
Music Education
Bands
Dovie Cutchen
Piano
Dr. William Denison
Piano
Organ
Carol
Franks
Flute
Music Theory
Sam Fredrick
Music Appreciation
Ralph
Ford
Director of Bands
Coordinator of Winds and
Percussion
Carla Gallahan
Coordinator of Music
Education Interns
Music Education
Horn
Dr. Robert Gibson
Guitar
Dr. Michael Hix
Coordinator of Choral Music
Voice
Dr. Meg Jackson
Coordinator of Music
History/Ethnomusicology Voice
Dr. John Jinright
Music Industry
Double Reeds
Piano
Michael Keeley
Trumpet
Dr. Kevin Manderville
Guitar
Dr. Diane Orlofsky
Director of University Choirs
Music Education
Dr. Katrina Phillips
Clarinet
Music Theory
Dr. Timothy Phillips
Clarinet
Music History
James
Smith
Coordinator of Undergraduate
Music Education
Trombone
Ray
Smith
Coordinator of Jazz Studies
Concert Band
Saxophone
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
Eric Ward
Music Industry
Percussion
Lewis Webb, Jr.
Gospel Choir
Voice
Andy Williamson
Guitar
Dr. Hui-Ting Yang
Piano
Accompanist
Dr. James Zingara
Coordinator of Applied
Studies
Trumpet
Brass Ensembles
Ginger Zingara
Strings
Music Theory
School of Music Staff
Rhonda Taylor
Administrative
Secretary
School of Music
Monique Crawley
Administrative Secretary
University
Band
Graduate Assistants
Laura Aaron
University Choirs
Music Education
Zach Dobos
University Bands
Bucky Alleman
University Bands
Matt Woulard
University Bands
Shane Brantley
Music Industry
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Dr. Robert Gibson
John M. Long School of Music
Troy University
Troy, AL 36082
Robert Gibson, born in 1977, began his musical studies at age 11. In 2000 he earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Guitar Performance from the University of Texas at San Antonio under the direction of Dr. Matthew Dunne. He completed a Master’s of Music degree in 2002 and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 2007 with Adam Holzman at the University of Texas at Austin where he was an assistant from 2005-2007. In the summer of 2006, he completed his fourth year of studies with the legendary guitarist Oscar Ghiglia at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena Italy. Dr. Gibson has also studied with Pepe Romero, David Russell, Eliot Fisk, Sharon Isbin, Aaron Shearer, Leo Brouwer, Ricardo Cobo, Bruce Holzman and others in master class settings.
Robert has given performances in United States, Mexico, Spain and Italy. He has also performed as a soloist with several orchestras including the San Antonio Symphony, under the baton of Ken-David Masur and Larry Rechleff. Robert is dedicated to performing and promoting new music for the guitar. Dr. Gibson has had the privilege of working with and premiering the works of such notable composers as Donald Grantham, James Norman and actor Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Robert has won prizes in several competitions including the Appalachian Guitar Festival Competition, the U.T.S.A Concerto Competition and the Etude Music Club Competition and the M.T.N.A. National Competition. In addition he has also been a finalist in several national and international competitions, such as the 2000 American String Teachers Association competition and the 2001 Stotsenberg International Classical Guitar Competition.
Dr. Gibson currently teaches guitar at Troy University in Troy Alabama and B.T.W. Performing Arts Magnet High School in Montgomery Alabama.
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