From the Chair - Tennessee Tech University

From the Chair
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Spring | 998
The Newsletter of the Department
of Music qnd Art qt Tennessee
Tech nologicol U n iversity
he arts at Tennessee Technological University are alive, well, and flourishing. From dedicated
funding for a performing arts series and new uniforms for the marching band, ro the
inception of a new communiry arts school, rhis has been a year of achievement.
A performing arts series, along with nume rous othe r events in the support of fine arts and
multicultural education, is now a realiry at Tennessee Tech. The universiry has dedicared, rhrough
student fees, approximately $150,000 annually to support bringing prominenr professional musicians,
artists, and public figures to campus. This spring our students will benefit from hearing and
working with the percussion ensemble Nexus, the Ahn Trio, jazz arrists Crofi.rt and Brubeck, and
pianist Leon Bates, to name just a few. Planning for next year includes bringing an internationally
prominent composer and artist ro campus as well as sponsoring a series of activities in the visual and
Perrormlng arts.
I am happy to report that, largely through the efforts of alumni, the marching band will be
sporting new uniforms next fall. In a campaign lasring only eighteen months, over $80,000 was
raised to fund this project. My thanks to so many oFyou for your conrributions. Please come and
cheer with the Golden Eagle Marching Band nexr falll
The 35th annual Festival of Vinds and Percussion,3lst annual Insrrumental Symposium, and the
8th annual Jazz Festival continue to serve the state and region in providing outsranding opportunities
for high school students and school music teachers. Severa.l new programs for high school
students have been added to complement these traditional events. The Vocal Masterclass Day,
already tripled in enrollment in its second year, provides an opportuniry For choral music students to
work with TTU faculry in sharpening performance skills in anticiparion of solo and ensemble
festivals. The Southeast Chamber Music Institute, now preparing for irs fourth year, continues ro add
areas of emphasis in instruction. New this year ro the existing study in brass, winds, jazz, srrings, and
voice, are percussion and piano. The rwo one-week summer programs have brought over 300
students to campus over the past three years to study music through involvement in small ensembles,
private lessons, and master classes.
This spring, the department, in cooperation with the Exrended Education division of the Univer-
siry inaugurated'ArtsCumberland," a community music and arr school. ArtsCumberland will offer
non-credit coutses for srudents ranging in age from pre-schoolers to adults. This term, Saturday
morning art and music classes for young students along wirh evening adult guirar and adult piano
classes have been well-received.
fu you can see, this has been a year of achievement. In the following pages you will read about
some of the outstanding accomplishments of our students and flaculry. fu always, we invire you to
attend the many concerts, recitals, and exhibits sponsored by the Departmenr oIMusic and Art.
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Uniuersity Mourns the
Death of Joan Derryberry
She will always be re membe red as Tennessee
Techk firsr lady. Joan Pitt Rew Derryberry died
early on the morning of January 21. She was 91.
Mrs. Derryberryt death followed several years of
declining health.
"Mrs. Derryberry was one of the finest and
most gracious people I have ever come ro know,"
said curre nr TTU President Angelo Volpe. "Her
passing truly marla the end of an era in rhe
history of *re Universiry. \7e'll miss he r warm
smile, wonderful personaliry and dedication to
this campus and the entire communiry. Her
contribution to the arts and music will be an
indelible part of tnnessee Tech forever."
To this day, students at TTU are reminded of
her contributions to rhe campus. Her memories
of her native Englandt Oxford Universiry where
she met her husband, inspired her to have chimes
insralled in the clock tower, which sdll play every
hour. She composed the Universityt ofTicial
hymn and helped form che universiry's symphony
orchestra.
A native of Devonshire, England, she married
Everetr Derryberry in 1933 and began her life as
an American citizen. She taught piano and music
history at Tennessee Tech in the 1940s, and was
soon hailed for her contributions to the arts and
culture in rhe Universiry and throughouc the
state as a founding member of theTennessee Arts
Commission. She was also on rhe board of
directors at Cheekwood and the Tennessee Art
League.
Joan Derryberry was survived by her son and
daughter-inJaw, Dr. \W'alter and Alice Derryberry
of Cookeville; a daughter and son-in-law June
and Bill Sfl'alker of Brownsville, Tennessee; four
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Thefollouing is excerptedfvom the eulogy deliuered at
Mrs. Derryberry\ funeral on Janaary 23 by John E.
Taylor, fonner Chair of the TTU DepartTnent of Music
and Art.
"Joan Derryberry was born inTorrington, North Devon, Eneland, in
1906. \X/hen she was abour fifteen, Joan was told by the reachers ar
Vestbank School in Bideford that she would have ro concenrrare in one
area, eirher piano or the visual arts. Up until that time, she had done both
with equal skill. Thus, Joan chose piano and rerminated her art srudies.
"til/hen she was eighreen, she was accepted at rhe Royal College of
Music in London, where she studied piano intensively [or lour years. In
her last year at the Royal College, her shining accon.rplishment was rhrt
she rvas chosen ro plav a'fchaikovskv Piano Concerto with the London
Philharmonic Orchestra. After she finished at the Royal Colleee oFMusic,
she sat ftor the exams of the Royzrl Academy of Music, which she passecl.
'fhus, she is both a graduate of the Royal Colleee, and a licenciate
of the
Royal Academy.
"V/hen
Joan left college, she went to Oxford, where she taught music at
the Wychwood School-a prep.school for girl.s. During her first year
there, she joined the Oxford Choral Sociery. So it was that in rhe rehears-
als of 'Weber's Der Freischiln, she was positioned in the chorus line-up next
to an American Rhodes scholar, William Everett Derryberry, because of
their similar heights. Over the course oIthe rehearsals they came to know
each other, and that is how their romance began.
"Everett and Joan were married on August 5, 1933, in St. Michael's
Church ar Great Torrington, and after honeymooning in South Devon, he
brought her to rhe hills ofTennessee, where he had accepred a position as
head of the English Department and head football coach at the Universiry
of'lennessee
Junior College at Marrin. There [her rwo beloved children,
'Walter and June, were born, and] Joan taught piano to a Few gi{:ted
students.
"The young family moved to Murray, Kentucky, in 193U. Everett
became head of the English Department at Murray State College. Joan
taught at Murray, and began concertizing seriously again. Then, in
December, 1940, the Derryberrys came to Cookeville, where Everett
began his long and brilliant career ar rvhat is now called Tennessee
ltchnological University
'After IWorld W'ar II] was over, Joan began teaching full time at Tech,
and she wasTHE piano faculry until 1961, when she retired from
teaching and decided that it was time ro go back to her other original
artistic expression, painting. Thus, once again she took up brush and
palette. From the start, at age fifry-five, she numbered and caralogued a1l
her paintings, and ended up wirh something slightly under 2,000 paint-
ings as her life's work. She kept the money she made from the paintings
separate from the household money, and she always tithed her painting
income to the church.
"\X/hile the re are a number of instirutions which bear wicness to the life
and ministry of Joan De rryberry in this community, rwo of the most
notable, which demonstrate her life-long devotion to art and music, and
to young people, are the Joan DerryberryArt Gailery, and the annual Joan
Derrybe rry Conce rto Competition ac Tennessee Tech. The world is a
richer and better place because
Joan Derryberry lived and rvorked here."

Joan Derrjtberry: Tuto Personal
Reflections
Joan Derryberry's presence in this Universiry
communiry, srace, and region has been felt bv many
people. The luckiest o[us knew her personally, but
many more have been influenced by the work of
this generous and gracious lady. So many people
benefit from her energetic advancement ofthe arts
in our communiry nor even realiz.ing that she was
the source and tireless supporter of these culrural
additions to the region. The qualiry of the projects
and programs in the arts to which she gave so much
energy will continue to affect the qualiry of future
lives in thjs communiry, both within the universiry
and ourside.
Joan Derryberry'.s unique gifts in both music and
art, along with her commitment to creating and
supporting every opportuniry to increase the qualiry
oFthe cultural life of Tennessee, make her legendary.
Her presence, warmth, graciousness, and beaury
will be missed by all of us. But how very lucky we
are to have had her enthusiastic leadership as an
artist, as our First Lady ofTennessee Tech, as a
constant supporter of che arts, and as our friend.
t t S ally Crai n -Jager, Profe ss o r of Ar t.
fu I recall, my first meeting with Joan Derryberry
was perhaps a year afier I had flrst arrived in
Cookeville. It was after a concert at Tennessee Tech
that she introduced herself to me and said, "My
husband has heard you sing, and suggested I do che
same. V/hy don't you come over for tea sometime?"
That first invitation developed into many. There
were many teas, lunches, or just simple conve rsa-
tions which I will never forgec. Our discussions
dealt wirh music or ebout lifre in general, and always
our time together was inspiring, thought-provoking,
rnd just plain fun. She was a ch;rrming individual
who possessed a great deal of warmth, an :rrnazing
inrellect, and a surprising wir.
Joan was also very supportive of:the things I did
in Cookeville and at'Iennessee
Tech. She always
promoted my performances among her friends and
acquaintances, and actended many of those same
activities until her health failed. She allowed me to
bring some of my students over ro her house to give
mini-recitals for her and a few friends. This
wonderful opportuniry allowed the students ro work
out some o[the bugs and nerves before they
performed at Tennessee Tech.
Because of my association wirh Joan Derryberry,
my life has been greatly enriched. I am deeply
saddened that she is no longer with us, and I have
truly losr a great friend.
ftFrederick Kennedy, Professor of Music.
Gomposer Robert Jager enjoys a tight moment with members of
the Cumberland Ghildrens Ghorus and the conductor during
preparations for the premiere ol I Dream ol Peace. Pictured are,
left to right, Jager (seatedl, conductor John Dodson, and choristers
Nick Davis, Glaire Williams, Shane Langford, Ashley Buckner,
and Joseph Groom.
Jager Choral Work Honors
Children of Yugoslauian War
'il/he
n American children sang TTU compos€r Robert Jage rt choral
work / Dream of Peace, perhap.s the loudest sounds coming from rhe
background were the cries of children from wars in distanr lands. Prof.
Jager composed the children's choral and orchestra piece to honor children
of the former Yugoslavia. The Cumberland Childre n's Chorus, along with
childre ns choruses from Kershaw Counry, Souch Carolina; Columbia,
South Carolina; and tmpa, Florida; and an orchestra including the
Cumberland Quintet premiered the work on February 28 at the Southern
Division American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) convention in
Charleston. Sourh Carolina.
"Choral music ofren is wrirren rs a reaction ro specif-ic atrocities. My
music was inspired by a UNICEF book contirining drawings, letters and
poems from schools and refugee camps in the Former Yugoslavia," explained
Jager. In rhe book, thousands of children reveal their hopes :rr.rd
fears in the lace of war's death and destruction. One child pleads, "l do not
want to grow old while still a child." The voices jumped from the pages,
inspiring the composer, he said.
"T'he children's voices caughr in war will come alive through children
who have never known war. The power oFmusic will bring hopes and
dreams alive," Jager said.
Music education professors Linda Ferreira and Mirzi Groom also
contributed to Jager's work. They were organizers of the ACDA's "Balkan
Project," inspired by war images Ferreira saw in the Balkans. The women
then requested that Jager wrirc I Dream of Peace specifically for the 1998
convenrion. Ferreira, Groom, and'94 music education alumnus Clarissa
Miller direct the award-winning Cumberland Childrens Chorus. The
entire ensemble was conducted by TTU Director of Orchestras John
Dodson.
The composition was made possible through a grant from the Tenne.ssee
Arts Commission and with the pe rmission of UNICEF.

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Degree Deuelops
The new BFA degree wirh an emphasis
in Painting and Drawing has grown
quickly during rhis first year since its
approval. The number of ma.iors has
increased to fifteen, with severa-l students
nearing their senior year. The culmination
of this year will be the BFA exiibitions of
rhe first rwo students to graduare wirh a
painting ma.jor, scheduled for April in the
Joan DerryberryArt Gallery. Efforrs are
made to provide rhese students with
exposure to
rnuseums and
galleries.
In February
ProI Sally
Crain-Jage r
escorted
thi rteen
srudents to
Atlanta to see
the Hieh
Museum's
exhibit of the
Picasso
collection, and
in March,
studenrs
travelled ro
Chicago to visit
rhe fur Insticure
Museum and
School, plus
other significanr
art landmarks.
Vorks by
painting
students can be
viewed this semester in the lobby recep-
tion area o[the Bryan Fine Arts Building
atTTU.
First Performing Arts
Series Announced
A commitment by Tennessee Tech last
year to increase financial support for the
arts is bearing fruit here this year. Spring
semester, 1998, marked the first program-
ming of national and international
musicians, actors, and srorytellers on the
TTU campus.
Prof. Crain.Jager's advanced painting studio class poses with some ol
their work. They are, ttont l.r: Jann Curry and Ruth Phipps; second row
kneeling: Anissa l{ix, Gathy Lamb, Stacy McBroom and Julie Hughes;
back: Vickie Lawson, Lori Vaughn, Jessica Agnew, Jason Johnson, Nancy
Williams, Lisa Hill, and Rux McGlain.
General education fund money was
earmarked to expand the studencs' exposure
to qualiry performances. "Performers who
could elecrrify and surprise audiences with
fresh, contemporary work were chosen,"
says Greg Danner, Chair of the Depart-
ment of Music and Art. Speaking of the
series. he went on. "There will sciil be Bach
and Brahms to be heard, but these world-
class performances are not ordinary fare
because of cheir contemporary and
international scope."
Opening the series on January 21 was
the Ahn Tiio. Sisters Maria. Lucia. and
Angella are internacionally famous Julliard
graduates From South Korea rvho play cello,
piano, rrnd violin, respectively.
The remainder of the series slated the
piano and vocal program Gershwin by
Requeston February 17, the innovative
brass ensemble Conuersation on February
26, the lvlixed Company theater group's
producrion of "Valley Song" on March 2,
the percussion grotp Nexus on March 3,
the musician/storytelling group VorldColor
in a racial and environmental issue-oriented
program on March 24, and on April 29,
banjoist and instrumenralisr duo Crofut
and Brubech will close the series.
Joan Derryberry) Art
Gallery Actiuities Noted
The 1997-98 year is a stellar one for
the exhibit schedule in the Joan
Derryberry Art Galle ry. Artists represent-
ing seven states and six major unive rsities
will have presented outstanding exhibits
and have served as visiting artists there
rhis year. Gallery presentarions, evening
slide shows, interaction with rhe art
students in their classes, and special
availabiliry to all students across campus
have begun to increase awareness of the
offerings of the Gallery
Progr:1ms.
An exhibit entitled
"Three Facets ofEve"
opened on March I wirh
work by three significanr
Nashville area artists: N:rncy
Blackwelder, Sharon
Charney, and Kathryn
Dettwiller. The exhibir of
paintings comments on
issues appropriare to the
observation of Women's
History Month in March.
The artists presented :r
special slide/discussion
session and ;r g.rllery r.rlk.
Dont miss the March
30-April 13 exhibit of
Kyung Sook Koo, a
conceptual fi bers artisr
currently doing a residence
ar rhe TTU Appalachian
Center for Crafts. Koo will
cr€ate an installation in the
rece pcion area of the Bryan
Fine futs Building with
special receptions and slide lectures
scheduled fbr March 30 and 31.
Current Music Srudents
Achieue Recognition
Jackson Henry, sophomore musrc
performance major (piano), was the
winner of the annual Joan De rryberry
concerto competition on January 22, lr is
fitting that a pianist should have won
this year's comperirion, falling as it did
the day after the death o[NIrs.
Derryberry, herself an acco mplished
pianist. Jackson will perform the Saint-

SaEns Concerto A/o. ,l with the Bryan
Symphony Orchestra on April 26 at 3:00
p.m. Dvordk's New World Symphony will
also be heard on rhe program.
Four band srudents auditioned recently
and were selected f

Last summer, Dr. Howard
Brahmstedt conducred a professional
brass choir in Beijing, China, composed of
selecred brass players from three sym-
phony orchestras and the top army band
of China. He also became ln activc
performer with the European-based
Institure for the Developmenr of Inrercul-
tural Relations Through rhe Arts
(IDRIART). He performed trurnpet with
them in Lhasa, Tiber, at a cultural
exchange festival. He was the only
American with several perFormers from a
few European countries, rwo from South
Anrerica, and numerous Tibetan perform'
ers. Dr. Brahmstedt performed rrump€r
solos with special arrangements he had
adapted for a srring quarrer ofTibetan
musicians. Miha Pogacnik, an outstanding
violinist and the founder and president of
IDRIART whom he worked with, visited
Tl-U last fall to presenr four different
lecture-performances which showed the
relevance of music and all the arts for all
professions and, especially, for achieving
increased understanding berween people
of diverse cultrrres and in promoting
world peace. He reached an audience of
about 1,000 people. Dr. Brahmsredt has
been invired to perform again nexr
summer with IDRLAM in Tibet and ro
work with rrumper and other brass
musicians of the Tiber Song and Dance
Ensemble/Symphony Orchestra. This will
be che seventh consecutive year he has
taught and performed in China and the
[ourth year of erhnomusicology field
research and performance in China.
Michael Clark, direcror of music
therapy, and Anne Lipe, fbrmer Visiring
Assistant Professor of Music Therapy at
TTU, have been informed rhat their
research arricle, Tlte ute of music to decrease
aggressiue behayior in persons with dementia
of the Alzheimer's type, has been accepred
for publicarion in the Journal of
Gerontological Nursing.
Sally Crain-Jager, arrisr, has been
actively involved in a variery ofexhibitions
during the past welve months. She was
featured in a one-person exhibit at Adams
Gallery oI Cumberland University in
February and lectured to class€s. Lasr
Ocrober, Sally's painting, Fagade, won firsr
place in "Gallery 8," a juried comperirion,
as part ofan on-air auction and fund
raising event for VDCN (channel 8)
public television in Nashville. Also during
Ocrober, rwo of her paintings werc
accepted and exhibited in a nationally
advertised .iuried show called "Exhibit
South, '97," in Tirscumbia, Alabama. In
November, a mixed media work entitled
M1 Right to be Lefiwasjuried inro the
Tennessee All-State Exhibition at the
Parthenon in Nashville, and was awarded
the "Patron's Award." Prof. Crain-Jager
serves as advisor for rhe BFA in painting
program and is chair of the University Art
Committee.
Greg Danner presented a paper rirled
"Music Theory in the Progressive Curricu-
lum" to the College Music Sociery
southern chapter on February 28 at the
Universiry of Georgia. Also at this
conference, his composirion "The Moons
of Jupiter" for unaccompanied trumpet,
was performed. The TTU Symphony
Band will premiere "Nebula," a rhree-
movement symphony for band, on April
19 in 'Wattenbarger
Arrditorium on the
Tennessee Tech campus.
John Dodson, director of orchestral
acriviries, was vored 1997 Faculry Member
ofthe Year by the Panhellenic Society. Last
summer, John returned to the Tennessee
Governor's School for the Arts as orchestra
conductor, and conducted the first
Colorado Symphony Orchestra Camp at
the Unive rsity of Denver School of Music,
Lamont Campus. His 1998 plans include
guest conducting the Albany Symphony
Orchesrra, and a premiere of I Dream of
Peace by Roberr Jager.
Linda Ferreira. voice and music
education, is Director of the Choral /
Vocal Workshop at rhe Adirondack
Festival of American Music held each July
in Saranac Lake, New York. At the Fesrival
she regularly sings with The Gregg Smith
Singers, who are in residence, and on fut
Song and Meer the Composer recirals.
In other activities, Linda is Co-Guest
Edicor of rhe March, 1998, gboral
lournal, the narional oublication of the
American Choral Directors fusociation.
She presented a paper co-authored with
Mitzi Groom enritled, "Detivering Arts
Education in Concert: A Collaboration
with a History," ar rhe National Rural
Education annual convention in -lucson,
Arizona. The paper described the history
of the Choral Music Classroom and
Project Singl designed by ProFs. Ferreira
and Croom. h-or seve n years this project
has provided choral music instruction to
1,000 elementary school childre n each
year. Thirry elementary music specialists
from surrounding counties have been
involved wirh their srudenrs in concerrs ar
TTU as a parr of rhe project.
Mitzi Groom, music educarion, was
guest clinician at the Florida Music
Educators National Conference Conven-
tion in Thmpa in January. Mitzi was
hospitaliry chair ar the Southern Division
American Choral Directors Association
convention in Charlescon, Sourh Caro-
lina, in February. She has assumed duties
as the firsr Director of the newly-formed
ArtsCumberland, a communiry outreach
education program based in the depart-
ment. Its first oFferings are made this
spring.
Prof. Groom is chair of rhe Srate High
School Choral Festival, and host ofthe
€vent at TTU and Union Universiry in
Jackson, Tennessee, in April. She is choral
adjudicaror at rhe \JTorlds o[Fun Choral
Festival in Kansas City in May. In
addition, she has publications in the
Sourhern Division ACDA Newslerter and
Choral ,lournal, and serves on a commirrec
developing a new docroral degree in rhe
TTU College of Education.
For his contributions to conremDorarv

I
Ame rican music, Robert Jager, com-
poser, has won Tennessee Techt highest
faculty award - the 1997-98 Caplenor
Faculry Research Award, one that usually
goes ro a scientist or engineer. In facr, Bob
is the first faculry member from the arrs
area to receive the honor. The award, first
presented in 1984, is named ro honor the
lare Donald Caplenor. ltormer associate
vice president for research and dean of
instructional development. Prof. Jager
accepted a plaque and an honorarium
during the Universiry's fall commence-
ment ceremony, where he was cired for his
achievements in music and research by
President Angelo Volpe.
Two significant concerrs were recently
credited to Jager. Last August, the Air
Force Band of the Midwest ar Scorr Air
Force Base in lllinois performed an All-
Jager concert at the Arkansas Band
Directors Associarion convenrion in Fort
Smith. Prof. Jager narrated his Pied Piper
of Hamelin, and conducted orhers. TTU
music education alumnus Dawn Srrike r
('89) is a member of the Scott Band.
Another important evenr for Bob was
the premiere of his Sea of Glass Mingled
with Fire during a concerc last Noven'rber
by the Thcoma (Vashington) Conce rt
Band. T'he three-movemenr work was
comissioned by the Band, which repeated
it the following evening for the Norrhwest
Music Conference in Seatcle.
Roy Kennedy, music therapy, was
{teatured in a twenry-minute program on
his profession broadcast on Cookeville
PBS station \(CTE in February as a parr
of Music Therapy Aware ness
'Week.
Roger Martin, flure, has been busy
with professional engagements of various
types lately. He performed a solo f.lure
faculry reciral in September, and a solo
alto saxophone faculry recital in January
rhis year. He was guesr principal flute rvith
rhe Nashville Symphony in November,
and pe rformed piccolo on rheir Decem-
6er, 1997 ru.n of The Nutuacker. Roger
was guesr clinician and soloist for the
Virginia Commonwealrh Universiry Flute
Fesrival in February, and will serve in the
same role at rhe University of Tennessee-
Knoxville's Flute Festival in April. And he
is returning for his elevenrh season as
principal flute with the Festival Chamber
Orchestra of Breckenridge (Colorado)
Music Institute nexr summer, where he
will pe rform a duo concerto with acclaimed
American flurist Carol 'W'incenc
on August 2,1998.
K.thy McGhee, arrisr, has recenrly
been named Higher Education Art
Educator ofthe Year by the Tennessee Art
Education fusociation for 1998. This
award is given by the Tennessee Arr
Educarion Association to individuals
making conrributions ro the field of Art
Education on an annual basis. Kathy is the
Directol oIArt Educarion at tnnessee
Tech and is active in providing workshops
for teachers and children. She is zrlso
involved in the research o[aesthetic
preferences ofyoung children, has lectured
in Ausrralia and Scorland. and has
published several articles in professional
journals. Her rnost recent publicarion,
Community Landscapes, appeared in the
January, 1998 issue ofSchool Arts. Prof.
McGhee has also recently been assigned
the Southeastern Director of Higher
Education for the Narional Art Educacion
Association.
Wayne Pegram, music education,
comments that his 1997 Tennessee
Ambassadors of Music tour of Europe was
a huge success, including performances by
both band and choir in London. Paris.
Montreux, Innsbruck, and Rorhenburs.
The band had over 100 players, rhe choir
had 40 members, and there were fourteen
TTU alumni along as staff. Alumni may
recommend students for the Ambassadors
or go rhemselves by contacting Dr.
Pegram.
Lasr [all,'Wayne adjudicated the South
Carolina State Marching Contest, the
prelims for A, AA, and finals for AAA and
AAd{, the Northeast Marching Fesrival,
and rhe Louisiana Stare Marching Band
"Parade of Champions" in Lafayette. This
semester, he is preparing rhree publica-
tions for Kjos Music For irs Standards of
Excellence series, and is working on a new
textbook for direcrors enritled Principles,
Policies, and Procedures for Insnumental
Music Ensembles for G. Schirmer. He will
also conduct, judge, or present clinics in
New York; Toronto; Gatlinburg; Washing-
ton Counry Virginia; Williamson Counry,
Tennessee; and at the TMEA Annual In-
Service Conference in Nashville .
Clint Snell retired from his position as
Building Activities Coordinator for the
department last November after his
associarion wirh us since Augusr of 1980.
Although retired from TTU, Clint has
begun a new phase of work here in
Cookeville with New Day Maintenance,
Inc. $/e are pleased to announce that
Shelby Lewis (music pe rformance, '94) is
temporarily filling the position. Shelby
complered master of music studies at
Notre Dame University in South Bend,
Indiana, in 1997. He teaches and per-
forms rrumpet in the area and has toured
with Jack Daniel\ Silver Cornet Band.
Carol Ventura, arrist, has been busy
teaching workshops. She is helping the
800 students of Ba-rre r Ele mentary make
paper, macrami, and photograms over
nine Fridays this semester. Last winter she
taughr children at the same school to
make "God's Eyes" with yarn and popsicle
sticks. She also did two tapestry work-
shops for Chain Link in Chicago last
August.
Carol has exhibited handmade books,
glass, or clay in ar leasr six locarions over
the past year. Her tapestry crochet ev€n
took the Universal Award at the 1997
"Chicago: Ciry of Ethnic Celebration"
exhibit.
Her article, The Symbolism ofJahalnk
Maya Tiee Grown Gourd Wssels and Corn
Drinhs in Guatemah was published in the
]ournal of Erhnobioloev in rhe winter,
1996 issue. And she is the recipient of a
Short-Term Visitor Grant from the
Smithsonian National Museum of
American Art to research American crafrs.
Prof. Venrura conrinues ro organize
popular cours for the V.A.S. (Visual Arts
Sociery). Most recently, she has escorted
them to Knoxville, on a fiber studio tour
in Sewanee, and to Spain and Portugal.
For more information on Carol's
activities, contacr her by email ar
cventura@tntech.edu, or through her web
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Attention Band Alumni!
As noted in the past issue, Joseph Hermann, Director of
Bands, is researching the history of the TTU Bands. Alumni
and friends ofrhe Bands have already been contributing
items to the project. Still being sought are documents,
progralns, recordings, instruments, u ni forms, photographs,
and items of historical interesc. which are archived and used
in the formulation of the TTU Band history. Full credit is
given to contributors. The late Joan Derryberry was
extremely helpful and a wonderfi.rl source of information.
Any anecdotes abouc former students, faculry, concerts,
conductors, or classmates are welcome too.
Alumni Band Day Report
On November 22, 1997, rhe Tennessee Tech Univcrsiry
Alumni Band had a wonderful day o[social functions,
storytelling, and performing. The rarher cool Sarurday in
late November coincided with the annual game berween
Tech and arch-rival MTSU, a game that became an ir.npres-
sive victory for the Golden Eagles-at last!
The Alumni Band began it.s day with a rehearsal of music
for the stands and field under the direction ofProL \7ayne
Pegram, followed by a lively brunch at the Universiry
Center. At halFtime, rhe Alumni Band joined the Golden
Eagle Marchine Band on the field for rwo selections. After
the game, they had a grand evening o[stories, legends, and
tales over dinner at Spankie's Restaurant
Accordin6l to Joseph Hermann, Direcror of Bands, "The
value of the Alumni tsand is seen in so many ways. First, rhe
TTU bands have a very proud and lengthy tradirion. All of
us need to share the memories oFthe past to maintairr the
traditions. Secondly, an alumni gathering such as this
promotes incredible pride among rhe current students ar
Tennessee Tech who work very hard. tW.hen
the alumni rrre
here , they have the opportunity to see some o[the people
(characters?) who started the traditions and 'passed
the
torch.' Finally, what could be more fun?-rncmbers^ of rhe
TTU Band from the last 40 years getting together, playing,
and enjoying each other's company. It was a delightful
eve nt."
ProF. Hermann adds that Lisa (Bo'rven) Field ('78) from
Dickson, and Bill Hull ('69) from Columbia, have indicared
an interest in buildins the Alumni Band. Please contact
them (see Updates) for more information. Of course you
can feel free to phone the band office at any time.
For either band history contribucions or Alumni Band
lnlormatlon, contact:
Prof. Joseph Hermann, Director of Bands
TTU Box 5045
Cookeville TN 38505
931-372-3165, or FAX: 931-372-6279, or email:
jwhermann@tntech.edu or unicorn@tntech.campus. mci.net
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Clarice Hargrove
524 Westcrest Dr.
Nashville TN 37211
Has taught piano/musicianshio
at the Nashville Community
Music School since 1986
where she and a long{ime
student were recently subjects
of a two-page article about the
school for the Nashville
Tennessean. She also teaches
in her home studio. As
president of the Nashville
chapter of NGPT (National
Guild of Piano Teachers), Ms.
Hargrove helped organize a
workshop featuring Dennis
Alexander, in Nashville. Write
lo her for more information.
'59
Norman Woodall
6505 Greenwood Rd.
Knoxville TN 37918
email: woodf inch @aol.com
Past president of East
Tennessee School Band and
Orchestra Association. He
directed the band program at
Hixson High School in
Chattanooga from
'1959
until
1969, and in 1971, assumed
the position of Director of
Bands at Central High School
in Knoxville where he has been
ever since.
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John R. Bridges
1621 Dole St., #1208
Honolulu Hl 96822
email: bridges @ lava.net
In second year as band
director ol Punahou SchooL,
Honolulu, Hawaii. Married in
1997 to former Cynthia Moses
of Port Lavaca, Texas.
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Glenn Martin
204 Lei Lani Dr.
Lebanon TN 37087
Glenn was appointed
instructor of Music Theory,
Instrumental Methods, and
Private Brass at Cumberland
University in Lebanon in the
lall of 1997. He is active as a jazz
trombonist and each summer
directs the Summer Jazz Camp
at Cumberland University. He has
compositions published by CPP/
Belwin, and the T.U.B.A. Press,
and recently completed Overlure
for Brass Quintet, which was
premiered by the CU Brass
Quintet in December. Glenn's
daughter Valerie has been an allstate
clarinetist for the past two
years, and is lead alto sax in the
Mid-State Jazz Band. His wife, [,!i!.i^ i]:ri.i i ],, :
Debra, teaches elementary
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performer. He would like to hear
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David Enzlelder
480 Gatlin Ave.
Orlando FL 32806
Taught band for Orlando
schools for 15 years, but has
been Financial Consultant with
SmithBarney now for 11 years.
He and Suzanne iust celebrated
their 25th wedding anniversary
and have three kids, all grown.
He still plays trombone with
various church orchestras in the
Orlando area. "Hail Sinfonia,
etc.," he says.
Dave with his kids and tho
family scarecrow, rrtho ono
with the hat"
BillHull
3953 Churchill Rd.
Chattanooga TN 37406
Bill and Lisa (Bowen) Field
want to hear from band alumni
{rom all vears who are interested
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Band Day next fall.
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Melinda (Mendy) Richards
email: mrichard @ f rank.mtsu.edu
On a one-year leave of
absence from Putnam County
Schools, where she is a speech/
language pathologist, in order to
teach on the Communication
Disorders faculty at Middle
Tennessee State Universitv.
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Alan M. Clark
518 Indian Lake Road
Hendersonville TN 37076
Now at Ellis Middle School and
Hendersonville High School. He
was included in the publication
Who's Who in Enbrtainment.
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Lisa (Bowen) Field
1120 West Field Rd.
Dickson TN 37055
Band ciirector at Charlotte and
William James Junior High
Schools in Dickson County. Lisa
was manied on June 1, 1996, to
Bob Field who works at the Ford
Glass Plant in Nashville. "Bob is
a former member of the U.T.
'Pride
of the Southland' Band
(alto sax), so he is a very
understanding band director's
spouse. Many of you in east
Tennessee know Bob's brother,
Jerry, of Bandland Horns and
Percussion in Knoxville."
Amy Jo (Dixon) Melnick
'1807
Rockridge Pl.
Atlanta GA 30324
email: amelnick@ ox{ordinc.com
Currently Information Systems
Audit Manager at Oxford
Industries, Inc. Amy received
Cedif ied Inlormation Systems
Auditor (CISA) certification last
September. "l am managing to
move on with my life after the
death of my husband, Ted (B.S.
Mechanical Engineering,'81 ) in
September, 1996. We were
manied for '15
year-old 'Frank son, Cayce Aaron
is pastor oi Macedonia
Primitive Baotist Church and
teaches brass classes in the
band program of Arkadelphia.
Arkansas.
Carolyn E. Wright (formerly
Carolyn Tice)
421Tuxworth Circle
Decatur GA 30033
Married to Todd Early in
August of 1995, she is an
associate attorney with King &
Spalding in Atlanta.
Melissa M. Edwards
4326 Trinity Ave.
Greensboro NC 27407
email: edwamel @ nr.infi.net
Admissions Assistant and
Systems Manager for Eastern
Music Festival in Greensboro. In
addition to her duties with the
EMF, she is third horn with the
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra,
and hornist with the Greensboro
Symphony Wind and Brass
Quintets. Melissa received her
M.M. in horn oerformance from
lllinois State University, and in
1995. comoleted her D.M.A. in
horn performance {rom the
)Aa
6J
Jetf Beckman
Recently earned his M.A. in
education f rom Cumberland
University.
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Dr. Edwards
continues to appear as a guest
artist and clinician as well as
teaching and free-lancing in the
North Carolina region.
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Alicia (Brahmstedt) Mueller
320 NW Pan Drive
Pullman WA 99163
Alicia sends the following
professional updates:
Publications-A. Contributing
author for music content chapter
of a book in press: Pathways to
Success: C ultu ral ly Res ponse
Teaching. B. team author with Dr.
Howard Brahmstedt for article in
winter. 1997 General Music
Today. C. Author of feature article
for WMEAs state journal, Voice,
May, 1997. D. WMEA's State
Collegiate Advisor, and author of
quarterly articles for Voice.
National conference presentations-A.
Colloquium for
Teachers of General Music,
Michael O'Connor
1 606 East-West Highway,
Apt.141
Silver Spring MD 20910
Currently working on a PhD. in
Musicology at Florida State
University. Michael is living in the
Washington, D.C. area, and
performs with the Washington
Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble
and Soires Brass Band. He
teaches part{ime at Towson
State University in Baltimore.
'96
David Talbert
Married to Angela Crabtree
(Business Administration,
'91)
on
December 26. David is the band
Mountain Lake, Arizona, May, director at Cookeville High
1997. B. AOSA national School, and Angela is employed
conference, Seattle/Bellevue, by Averitt Express in Cookeville.
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Washington, November, 1997. C.
3rd consecutive presentation at
MENC national conference, 6/
Phoenix, Arizona, April, 1998. D. Barry Fowler
Numerous state, regional, and ln his second year as Youth
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local conference presentations. Minister and Worship Leader at
Brownsville Road Church in
Memohis where he teaches a
6)
children's choir and a teen choir.
Jerry B. Beckman
He comoleted a M.M.E. at
812 Waterview Terrace Belmont College with a perfect
Mt. Juliet TN 37122
grade average in 1995 and has
ls principal ot St. Edward begun working toward a Master
vears."
Elementary School in Nashville. of Arts in Religion degree at
$
Performs with the Capital Brass Harding University. He is active
'91
Quintet and just released a as a singer with the Memphis
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compact disc entitled, "Caroling Vocal Arts Ensemble. With Ooera
Frank Buttrey
with the Capital Brass." Write him Memphis, Barry has performed in
Frank and his wife, GayLynn, for more information.
La Traviata by Verdi and in
live in Arkansas with their 1l-
Mozart's The Magic Flute.
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Susan (Burgess) Keith
3747 Joe Rawlings Rd.
Cookeville TN 38506
Susan and Earl (Mechanical
Engineering,
'87)
are happily
raising, and home-schooling,
their three girls, ages 6, 3, and 4
months. Susan "retired" from
band directing in 1991. Earl
works as a mechanical engineer
for a local heating and cooling
contractor.
''We
welcome hearino
from old friends."
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Brian Amaral
2545 W. Broad. Aot. B-2
Cookeville TN 38501
Has been teaching instrumental
music at Avery Trace Middle
School and Cookeville High
School since the fall of 1992. He
performs on clarinet with the
Nashville Wind Ensemble and is
pursuing a master's at TTU.
Denise (Ferrell) McReynolds
302 Sunnyside St.
Kingsport TN 37664
Denise and husband Jeff are
proud to announce the birth of
their son, Daniel James (D.J.) on
July 15, 1997. He weighed in at 9
lbs.. 2 oz.. and was 20 1/2 inches
long. Denise is the choral and
drama teacher at Sullivan Central
High School in Blountville.
Carmen Osburn
Has comoleted her Master of
Creative Arts Therapy (MCAT) at
Allegheny School of Health
Sciences in Philadelohia.
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Conservatory of Music, and Eustis Dick Scholarshio from the which provides technology
Tracie (Horner) Craighead performed with Jack Daniel's National Association for Music access and other services to
Music specialist at Algood Silver Cornet Band on their 1997 Therapy. Now pursuing a Master oersons with disabilities.
Elementary in Putnam County. Christmas tour. He is also of Music Therapy at Florida State
performing as principal eupho- University.
Andy LaValley
Jimmy Whittenberg
nium on a new UCC-CM Wind
Working as a music therapist
P.O. Box 267
Symphony compact disc release. Kelly Jo (Pugh) Birmingham at the McFarland Specialty
Hohenwald TN 38462
Music specialist at DeKalb Hospital in Lebanon, Tennessee.
In sixth year as music Michael Choate
County High School.
educator in Tennessee, and Michael is a music specialist at
second year as Director of Bands Capshaw Elementary in
Andy Chelton
Craig Terry
at Lewis County High School in Cookeville and teaches private Recently finished his intern- While pursuing a master's
Hohenwald where he has been prano.
ship at Middle Tennessee Mental degree in accompanying at
appointed music department
Health Institute in Nashville. Manhattan Conservatory, Craig is
supervisor. Jimmy has been a Ying Li
busy accompanying recitals and
member of the 129th Army Band Married to John Akkos of Los Michael Choate
master classes at both Manhat-
in Nashville for ten years. Angeles, California, on June 29, Music specialist at Capshaw tan and the Julliard School as
1997. Ying is currenlly free- Elementary in Cookeville. He has well as at the New York City
'94
lancing in the LA area.
served as professional accompa- Ooera and elsewhere. One of his
nist and private piano instructor, favorites was a master class with
Alicia (Webb) Crespo
and has performed on the stage famous soprano Kiri Te Kanawa.
Music specialist at Tusculum
of the Cookeville Drama Center. He will be one of three staff
Elementary School in Davidson
accomoanists at the Casals
Coung.
Brian Cotton
Festival in San Juan, Puerto
Married Ellen Carruth (music Rico, this coming summer.
Kevin Fletcher
therapy,
'95)
on Valentine's Day,
Presidentelect of the
1998. Brian and Ellen are living Elisa Wardeska
Cookeville Arts Council. He has
and working in Scott County, Recently completed her
directed musicals for the Wesley
Tennessee.
internship in music therapy at the
Arena Theatre, and is an active
Stockley Center, Georgelown,
member of the American Choral
Jennifer Evans
Delaware. She is back in
Directors Association and Music
With Richard Cox (music Tennessee looking for her first
Educators National Conference.
education,
'97),
presented an music therapy position.
Kevin is the music specialist at
alumni voice recital in
Sycamore Elementary School in Ying Li and John Akkoc Wattenbarger Auditorium of 'o7
Cookeville.
Bryan Fine Arts Building last
Clarissa Miller
November. They performed a Lori Ann Arnold
Alecia Gibson
Music soecialist at Baxter varied program of arias and art Married to Steve Chatham
Received her M.M. at North Elementary (Putnam County). songs, as well as a few Broad- (Criminal Justice,
'93)
on January
Carolina University. She is living She has founded and directs an way selections. Jennifer is 31. Lori is employed as the Music
in Atlanta where she continues after-school choir and advanced working toward a master's TherapisVDirector of Day Care
her vocal study, teaches voice, ensemble. Clarissa is Assistant degree in vocal performance at Services for GerAssist, Inc., of
and sings with the Atlanta Opera Conductor of the Cumberland the University ol South Carolina Cookeville, a corporation which
Company.
Children's Chorus and has toured where she has a lead role in a operates facilities for older adults
with its members throughout the USC production.
in Middle Tennessee. Steve is the
Alicia (Jayne) Lewis
U.S. and abroad. A member of
Youth Minister at Washington
ls Activity Director at the NHC American Choral Director's Alissa Ely
Avenue Baotist in Cookeville.
Health Care Center in Cookeville. Association, M ENC, TMEA, Finishing internship at Central
She holds the oosition vacated MTVA, and NEA, she is pursuing State Hospital in Milledgeville,
by Sarah (Cavin)
Shannon Burns
McDonald
(music
'92),
a master's in music education. Georgia, in February. On March Music soecialist at Smithville
therapy, who was
21, she was married to Adam Elementary, DeKalb County,
recently blessed with the birth of Jennifer Yost
Patterson. They plan to relocate Tennessee.
her first child.
Was married to Jimmy Vaden
(music '97) to Atlanta.
education, on
Eric Paull
'c)<
December 20 in Cookeville. Amy Goodwin
Married Cynthia Helen Carver
Jennifer is an RMT and graduate
Lloyd Bone
Working as an Activity in Nashville on December 13,
assistant at TTU. Jimmy is a past
email:
Assistant
bonele @
at the NHC Health
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email.uc.edu
997. Eric is pursuing doctorate
president of the Tech chapter of
Lloyd was one of
Care facility in
seven
Hendersonville, in music from lndiana Universitv.
Phi Mu Alpha and a member of
collegiate euphonium players
Tennessee.
up
Amy's band,
the First Tennessee Company, a "Ferguson's
to the age of 34 in the
Blue," performs
United
Carrie Ransdell
Civil War reenactment unit in
States selected to compete in
frequently in
the
Cookeville and other Married to Mark Lively in
Nashville.
International Euohonium Solo
Middle Tennessee locations. December,1997.
Competition in Riva del Garda, 'o(
Italy, in July, 1997. He is finishing
Sally McTigue
Carmen Sharpe
a Master of Music degree at the
Finished her internshio in mid- Music soecialist with Nashville
Beth Bible
University of Cincinnati College-
February at the STAR Center in Public Schools.
Winner of the 1997 Edwina Jackson, Tennessee, a facility
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Teaching private voice and
substitute teaching in Tempe,
Arizona. Recently sang the role
of Fruma-Sarah in "Fiddler on
the Roof."
Jesse Turner
Music specialist with
Nashville Public Schools.
OBITUAHES
Ken Holder, music
education class of 1977, and
Choral/Theater Director at
Lithia Springs High School in
Georgia passed away lasl year.
The past issue o{ Da Capo
noted that Mr. Holder had been
suffering f rom leukemia.
(Thanks to Amy Jo Dixon
Melnick ior bringing this
information to our attention.)
Jewell Nolan, a physica.
education orofessor at TTU for
44 years, died February 23,
1997. Ms. Nolan was named
"Patron of the Yea/' by the
Cookeville Arts Council in 1990
on a day coinciding with the
proclamalion of "Jewel Nolan
Day" by the mayor ol
Cookeville. In 1977, a fund was
established in her honor which
provides an annual scholarship
to a Tennessee Tech senior
music maior.
Matthew Erick Shreeve,
f reshman music education
major (saxophone), lost his life
in a tragic five-vehicle accident
only minutes from campus on
his way home for Thanksgiving
break on November 26, 1997.
He was eighteen years old.
Harold G. Webb, music
education class oi 1953, died
on August 2, 1996, in Kirksville,
Missouri. He had been a music
teacher in Missouri for nine
years, having earned his
master of music degree from
Peabody in 1 961 .
AlUmni, we want to stay in touch. Let us know
where you are ind what you are doingl
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