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recently by Albany Records, features his own jazz compositions,
performed by Salmon on piano, with overdubbing on every track.
Critical reaction has been enthusiastic: “It’s clear, extroverted piano, with
a driving bass and primary colors. I like these piano shenanigans. And I
like how he makes them sound easy.” (Mary Kunz Goldman, The Bu�alo
News) … “a strong and imaginative writer ... an infectious groove that
will get you toe-tapping.” (Jean-Yves Duperron, classicalmusicsentinel.
com) … “With good sonics, excellent music and superb playing this disc
is self-recommending.” (Dominy Clements, musicweb-international.
com) … “Those who have heard John Salmon’s earlier CDs [of Brubeck
and Kapustin] will be delighted with Salmon Is A Jumpin’, while other
fans of both classical music and jazz need to investigate his entertaining
music.” (Ken Dryden, allmusic.com)
Wayne Dannheim’s ’80 daughter Kate is a senior at ACU, majoring
in vocal education. Son Jonathan is a sophomore at ACU, majoring
in business. Wife Deborah is retired from SBC. Wayne has �nished
28 years of teaching band and has various vending and concession
businesses on the side, most recently Little Jimmy’s Italian Ice. He is
a recent cancer survivor. He and his wife are members of the 4th and
Elm Church of Christ in Sweetwater.
Dwayne Dunn ’84 has just completed his 10th year at Olathe East
High School and was named Kansas Music Teacher of the Year for 2011
by the Kansas Music Educators Association at its February convention.
He is serving as the state vocal chair for the Kansas All-State Choir
2011-13 and is a candidate for president of the Kansas Choral Directors
Association. He lives in Lawrence with his wife, Cindy Colwell Dunn,
and three children, Bryce (12), Cuyler (7) and Cassidy (7). Dwayne
enjoyed returning to Fort Worth to sing the Brahms Requiem in honor
of Ron Shirey last November.
Jan M. Foutch ’84 is director of quality systems and risk management
at Southwest Transplant Alliance.
Al Holcomb ’84 left the University of Central Florida and moved to
Princeton, N.J., last summer to become chair of music education at
Westminster Choir College.
Andrea D’Ascenzo Delaney ’88 is playing second violin in the
Brockton Symphony Orchestra, a volunteer community orchestra
in southeast Massachusetts. She plays violin in church services and
for weddings. Occasionally, she and her husband go to a small pub
on Cape Cod and play in Irish music slow sessions. Delaney went to
the Chamber Music Roundup in 2010, and she is looking forward to
another visit sometime in the future. What a great time that is!
Amy Detrick Allibon ’89 is in the 23rd year of her teaching career and
third year at Birdville High School. Brother Danny (’86, ’88) is her �ne
arts director, and, for the life of her, Amy is not sure how she ended up
having to answer to her big brother in her 40s! She actually loves that
his o�ce is 100 yards from hers and that his son is in her JV Men’s Choir
this year. Amy has just completed a two-year term as president of the
Texas Choral Directors Association and will serve as past president for
the next two years. She and Rob still live on Park Place and enjoy being
so close to TCU and seeing all of the growth. They will celebrate their
21st anniversary in December.
Stephen Coover ’89 was on jazz scholarship (guitar) at TCU. He played
in M-W-F and T-Th bands (no lunch). He also studied harp with Sydney
Wilson, and he toured in Tokyo with Curt Wilson playing steel guitar/
guitar, playing bluegrass and country with Miss Texas.
In addition to his full-time church position, John Hutchinson ’89, ’91
led a tour group to Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic, with
the Passion Play at Oberammergau as the focal point. He served as
organist for a multichoir, multiperformance presentation of Fauré’s
Requiem and as pianist for �ve performances of The Wizard of Oz. He
prepared and conducted the regional premiere of Robert Hobby’s
“Holy Light” for full orchestra and 100-voice chorus. He was featured
soloist on the NGCSU concert series on a program of music for organ,
double brass sextet and percussion and performed the Symphony No.
1 in D Minor by Alexandre Guilmant for organ/orchestra with the North
Georgia Symphony. Hutchinson created and oversaw the installation
of a permanent art piece of painted wooden organ pipes, representing
the work of 50 artists, and also continued to lead and serve as founder/
director of the Cumming First United Methodist Church Festival of
Arts, one of the largest regional �ne arts programs in Georgia.
Ralph Morgan ’89 is entering his 20th year as a public school music
educator in Texas. It has been a very satisfying career, even with
the latest round of public school funding crisis talk, etc. He married
a TCU friend, Llewellyn Shields (Ellyn), in 2003. They met in the TCU
orchestra in 1985 but did not date until they met in the Irving school
district in 2002. They had their �rst child in 2004 and second in 2007.
Both of the kids (girls) love TCU. Ralph was honored to be inducted
into the TCU Band Hall of Fame in October 2010, one year after his
dad, Bill Morgan, was inducted. Ralph is still active as professional
bassoonist, performing with the Dallas Wind Symphony, Lewisville
Lake Symphony, East Texas Symphony, Wichita Falls Symphony and
others. The highlight of 2011 so far has been �ying out to Los Angeles
to attend the Rose Bowl with his family (all Horned Frog band alums)
Robert Morgan, Bill and Nyla Morgan, and friends Troy and Mary Jane
Self Phillips. It is always a great time to be a Horned Frog, but this year
has been especially sweet. Go Frogs!
Alan Burton ’90 plays quite a bit with local pop/party bands in Dallas,
and he is living large and single in Plano!
Chrissy Ryder Holbrook ’90 was named director of bands at Daniell
Middle School in Cobb County, Ga., e�ective fall 2011. Her husband,
Perry, is beginning his 11th year as director of orchestras at Walton
High School, Cobb County. Their daughter, Bailey, is a freshman cellist
at Walton High School.
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