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Music Faculty Dr. Keith Dippre (2001), Department
Chair; Associate Professor of Music; B.A., Azusa Pacific University;
M.A., California State University at Los Angeles; D.M.A., Ohio State
University.
He was recently honored at Azusa Pacific University, his alma mater, with the Academic Hall of Honor award and was a guest composer at the Ohio State University’s Contemporary Music Festival in February of 2007. His primary teaching duties at Methodist University include aural skills courses, music theory, composition, and jazz listening.
Jane Weeks Gardiner is currently Associate Vice President for Academic
Affairs at Methodist University. At Methodist University, she has
also served as Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean
of the School of Arts and Humanities and Chairman of the Music Department.
Mrs. Gardiner is the founder of Friends of Music at Methodist.
In 1976, Mrs. Gardiner received her undergraduate degree in piano
performance from Salem College where she was the recipient of the
Rondthaler Award in Music. She earned a Master of Music in Piano
Performance from The New England Conservatory of Music where she
studied with Victor Rosenbaum. In addition, she has been the recipient
of a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship at Harvard
University. In 2006, Mrs. Gardiner was awarded the Outstanding Faculty
Award by the Methodist University Alumni Association and in 2007
she was the recipient of Methodist University's Professor of the
Year Award. She has appeared several times as a soloist with the
Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and performs frequently in recital
as a solo and collaborative pianist. Mrs. Gardiner is also the pianist
and choir accompanist at Hay Street United Methodist Church. Dr. Scott Marosek (2007), Assistant
Professor of Music; B.M., M.M., University of Missouri at Kansas
City; D.M.A., University of North Texas. Dr. Marosek is an experienced music educator, having served as Adjunct Professor of Piano at Southwestern Adventist University from 2005 to 2007 and as a keyboard instructor at the University of North Texas from 2002 to 2005. As a faculty member of the Eastern U.S. Music Camp he teaches piano, piano literature, and music theory. At Methodist, Dr. Marosek teaches piano and music history, accompanies the Methodist University Chorale, and plays for weekly chapel services. Mr. Michael D. Martin (2007),
Instructor of Music; Director of Choral Activities and Music Education;
B.M.Ed., M.M., University of Maine; further study, Kent State University.
He has taught in grades 4-12, in the capacity of orchestral, choral and, instrumental education positions, throughout ME, NH and MA. He has received recognition as a teacher and conductor, having been the recipient of several teaching awards, serving as a guest conductor, vocal clinician, and judge for New England, Midwestern, and Southeastern music festivals. His past performing ensembles have received both regional and national acclaim for their performances. His guest conducting includes both mixed, SSAA, and TTBB choirs in New England and the Midwest encompassing several genres of choir music. Mr. Martin has also enjoyed a rich involvement in conducting community choral groups in ME and NH. In 2001, he created a semi-professional chorus, The New Vocal Collective, in central New Hampshire recording one compact disc. Under his tutelage, they performed works by 20th century composers and large works by Britten, Fauré and Rutter. He also conducted the Portland Downeasters, a Portland, ME based barbershop chorus, which became one of the top four choruses in the Northeastern District in 2002-2004. He received national attention with his championship barbershop quartet The Management (1986-2003) by touring New England schools in support of music programs. This became part of a national trend by the Barbershop Harmony Society to promote youth outreach and involvement in music. For this work, the quartet shared the National Education Service Award sponsored by MENC and SPEBSQSA in 1995, and Barbershopper of the Year award from the Northeastern District of SPEBSQSA in 1996. In 1996, he received distinction as the recipient of Distinguished Choral Director of the Year from the Maine Chapter of ACDA, an award that he shared with his quartet. He is currently the Director of Choral Activities and Music Education for the music department. Additionally, he is the Artistic Director of the Cumberland Oratorio Singers. He lives in Fayetteville with his wife Amanda who is an excellent AP Calculus teacher, his 6-year-old son David, and 1-year old daughter Meredith. His children constantly remind him that life is sometimes best enjoyed through the eyes of a child. Dr. Larry Wells (2006), Associate
Professor of Music; Director of Instrumental Activities; B.A., M.S.,
Washington State University; M.S., Portland State University; D.M.A.,
University of North Texas.
Currently, Larry is the Director of Instrumental Studies at Methodist University in Fayetteville. Prior to his appointment at Methodist, Larry taught for one year at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and three years at Southwestern Oregon Community College. In addition to teaching, Larry was the General Manager and Associate Conductor for the 500+ member Metropolitan Youth Symphony in Portland, Oregon. During his five-year tenure at MYS, Larry oversaw all operational aspects of the non-profit group, and conducted the Preparatory Band. Larry also spent four years working for the David. G. Monette Corp. building custom trumpets for notable players such as Wynton Marsalis, Adolph Herseth, and the late Maynard Ferguson. As a performer, Larry holds a position in the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he has played numerous times with the Portland Opera, the Oregon Symphony, the Eugene Symphony and Opera, and the Salem Chamber Orchestra. While at the University of North Texas, Larry played with the UNT Symphonic Band, UNT Baroque Orchestra, and the UNT Opera Orchestra. Outside of music, Larry’s interests include playing golf, woodworking, and playing with his three children: Pruette (7), Harrison (5), and Daulton (2). Adjunct Faculty Mr. Charles Dumas (2007), Director of Athletic Bands.
Mr. Dumas has been a public school educator for twenty years. He served as Band Director at Fairmont High School and Middle School with the Public Schools of Robeson County for four years, before Mr. Dumas returned to his alma mater and has been the Director of Bands at Douglas Byrd High School for the last sixteen years. During that time the bands at Douglas Byrd have received consistent ratings of Excellent and Superior in the areas of Marching, Concert and Jazz musicianship. The Marching Eagle Regiment received over 300 first and second place awards along with 10 Grand Championships from 1995 to 2007. Under Mr. Dumas' direction, the Douglas Byrd Bands have been chosen to represent the State of North Carolina in Washington, DC at the Bicentennial Celebration of the White House, the National Veterans Day Parade in New York City, and the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade. In 2004 Mr. Dumas received the Inez Easley Educator of the Year Award for Cumberland County based on his work in Multi-Cultural integration in the classroom. The North Carolina Bandmasters Association recognized Mr. Dumas in 2007 with their highest honor, the Award of Excellence. The recipient of this award is chosen by his or her peers for their outstanding performance in the field of Instrumental Music Education. Methodist University will be starting a marching band, the Methodist University Marching Monarchs -"The Pride of the Carolinas" for the school year 2009-2010. Along with his responsibilities as single reeds instructor, Mr. Dumas will be responsible for the directing the Marching Band for football games and the Pep Band for basketball games, as well as recruiting new members for the music department. Mr. Dumas is a member of the North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA), the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), the Southeastern District Bandmasters Association (SEDBA), and the Cumberland County Band Directors Association (CCBDA). He is also a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity. Gayane Grigoryan (2008), Adjunct Instructor of Strings.
Kelly Hardee (2008) is a native of south eastern North Carolina. In 1996 she received her high school diploma with a concentration in trombone performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts. She then went on  to
pursue a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester,
NY. There she studied with Professor John Marcellus and received the
prestigious Performer's Certificate, Certificate in Arts Leadership
as a participant in the Arts Leadership Program, and a Certificate
of Business from the University of Rochester. In 2002, she completed
her studies and received a Master of Music in trombone performance
from the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with Steven Witser.
Kelly always had a love and interest in traveling in order to experience
different countries and cultures, so she applied for a grant from
the German government for post-graduate study. She was selected by
the German Academic Exchange Service as a grant recipient. In 2002-2003,
she studied at the Hochschule für Musik-Detmold with Professor Heinz
Fadle, learning the German language and German styles of trombone
performance and study. In the fall of 2003, Kelly came back to the
US for Army Basic Training and then returned to Germany to be stationed
in Heidelberg with the US Army Europe Band. With the Army Europe Band
she performed for historically significant events such as the 60th
Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy and in Moscow, at various European
Military Band Tattoos, toured many countries in Eastern Europe with
the Concert Band, and performed with the US Army Europe Soldiers of
Swing in Italy, Poland, at the US Embassies in Morocco and Paris,
and much more. After 5 years of living abroad Ms. Hardee chose to
return state-side and is currently living and working in Fayetteville,
NC. During her studies Ms. Hardee performed with various orchestras
such as the Harrisburg, Fort Wayne, and Alabama Symphonies and currently
performs with the Fayetteville Symphony, the Fayetteville Jazz Orchestra,
and teaches low brass at Methodist University.
Mr. Jason Jordan (2008), Adjunct Professor of Classical Percussion Mr. Jordan is currently teaching percussion at Methodist University and has been the Director of Bands at Terry Sanford High School since the fall of 2003. Originally from Hope Mills, NC, and a graduate of Southview High School, Mr. Jordan received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he studied percussion with Cort McClaren and conducting with John Locke and Nicholas Holland III. He received his Master of Music Performance degree from Appalachian State University studying percussion with Rob Falvo and Scott Meister. Mr. Jordan has performed with the North Carolina Symphony, Asheville Symphony, Western Piedmont Symphony, Fayetteville Symphony, the New Paradigm Percussion Quartet, and the Philidor Percussion Group. Mr. Jordan holds professional affiliations with Percussive Arts Society, Music Educators of North Carolina, and Winter Guard International. Sharon McNair (2008), a Fayetteville
native, taught in the Cumberland County Schools for 30 years before
retiring from E.E. Smith High School a McNair earned a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from North Carolina A&T State University and a Master of Music from East Carolina University. She has done further study at the Boston Conservatory of Music. She serves as secretary of the Board of Directors of Friends of Music at Methodist and is a board member of the Cumberland Oratorio Singers. She is active in productions with the Cape Fear Regional Theater. Mrs. McNair has been married 33 years to Bill McNair. They have two adult children, William and Victoria. Dr. Emily G. Orr (2007), Adjunct instructor of Flute. B.M., State University of New York at Fredonia; M.M., West Virginia University.
Ms. Deanne Renshaw (2006), Fine Arts Coordinator; Adjunct instructor of Oboe. B.M., M.M., Northwestern University.
Deanne has played with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the South Bend (Indiana) Symphony Orchestra, the Kenosha (Wisconsin) Symphony Orchestra, and the International and Jerusalem Symphony Orchestras in Jerusalem, Israel. She also performed with the Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra and taught oboe at Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Illinois. She is currently the principal oboist in the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and the Raleigh Civic Symphony and teaches oboe at Methodist College following several years on the music faculty at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. She is also quite active in the music ministry in her church and performs regularly as a freelance musician both locally and in surrounding counties. In 2002, she also collaborated with guitarist Danny Infantino on a Christmas recording project entitled, "Of Blessed Beasts and Children." Deanne resides in Pinehurst, North Carolina, with her husband, Scott, and two young children.  Matt
Roehrich (2008) is an active clinician, educator, and performer
in Virginia and North Carolina. Mr. Roehrich is equally adept in both
classical and jazz performance as a saxophonist, and has been recognized
in both areas. He has won several awards for classical performance
and has performed with the Greeley Philharmonic in Greeley, CO, and
as a guest solo artist with the University of Northern Colorado Wind
Ensemble. As a jazz performer, Mr. Roehrich held the Jazz Tenor chair
in the University of Northern Colorado’s prestigious Jazz Lab One
for two years, and has worked professionally with The Colorado Jazz
Orchestra, the Jimmy Dorsey Band, and the Chie Imaizumi Jazz Orchestra,
among others. Mr. Roehrich received a BM in Jazz Studies from East
Carolina University and an MM in saxophone performance from the University
of Northern Colorado. In addition to performing, Mr. Roehrich teaches
saxophone at Methodist University and is a regular clinician at several
high schools and colleges in and around his hometown of Forest, Virginia.
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Dr.
Keith Dippre is currently an associate professor of music and the
Department Chairman at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North
Carolina. He received his B.A. degree in music at Azusa Pacific
University (Azusa, California), his M.A. in composition at California
State University, Los Angeles, and his D.M.A. in composition at
The Ohio State University (where he was composer-in-residence).
His most recent orchestral premier was his work Attacca 1956 with
the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra in November of 2006. A self-described
eclectic, he has participated as composer and performer with Lucas
Foss, Daniel Pinkham, and John Corigliano. Dr. Dippre’s most
recent solo piece, entitled California Low Brow (for piano
solo) premiered in the NOW Music Festival in San Francisco in May
of 2006.
Ms.
Jane Weeks Gardiner
Dr.
Marosek performs regularly as a soloist and collaborative pianist.
His recent performances in Beijing, Guangzhou, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv,
New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Dallas have included appearances
at such renowned venues as Xinghai Hall, the Jerusalem Music Centre,
and the Meyerson Symphony Center. Dr. Marosek has also performed
several solo recitals sponsored by the Van Cliburn Foundation. He
has performed premieres of several new works, a result of his ongoing
interest in new music. 
Michael
D. Martin hails from the great state of Maine. He completed a Bachelor
of Music Education Degree (Percussion) at the University of Maine
(1986) and returned to the University to complete a Master of Music
degree in Choral Conducting (1990). In 2007, he completed his doctoral
studies and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Music Education with
an emphasis in choral music education through Kent State University,
Kent, OH. His dissertation research concerns the roles and implications
of multi-discipline vs. specialist teaching with regard to its efficacy
and teacher licensure.
Larry
holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Science in Education
from Washington State University (1990). He holds a Master of Science
in Teaching Music from Portland State University (1996), and has
recently completed a Doctor of Musical Arts in Trumpet Performance/Wind
Conducting from the University of North Texas (2006). His dissertation
is entitled Construction Applications, Practices, and Techniques
of Natural Trumpets; A Comparative Analysis of Baroque and Modern
Era Trumpet Construction Methods.
Mr.
Charles Andrew Dumas, Jr. is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Mr. Dumas holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Pembroke
State University (now UNC-P). 
Gayane
Grigoryan began playing violin at the age of seven. She studied
at the Arno Babajanian Music College and the Komitas State Conservatory
of Music where she worked with Ara Bogdanyan, a former student of
David Oistrakh, and Armen Haroutunian. Ms. Grigoryan performed in
several recitals, including solo appearances and recordings with
the Yerevan Youth Symphony Orchestra,the Arno Babajanyan Symphony
and Chamber Orchestras,the Alan Hovhannes Chamber Orchestra and
the Armenian TV and Radio National Symphony Orchestra where she
was the concertmaster. She also participated in two competitions:
the Aslamazyan and Gabrielyan National String Competition where
she received a Diploma, and the J.S. Bach National Competition where
she received the First Prize. Ms. Grigoryan recorded with the Gloria
string quartet in Yerevan, Armenia and was a member of the Hrachya
piano trio in Beirut, Lebanon. She also served as a faculty member
at the Arno Babajanyan Music College and was a member of the Saloniki
Opera and Ballet Symphony Orchestra in Saloniki, Greece. In December
2007 she performed as a soloist with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra,
and in Summer 2008 she performed with the Espirito Santo Philharmonic
Orchestra in Vitoria, Brazil and will perform with the Alan Hovhannes
Chamber Orchestra in Yerevan, Armenia and the Hamburg chamber orchestra
in Hamburg, Germany. 
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accepting a position as an Adjunct Instructor of Music at Methodist
University. Mrs. McNair is also the Director of Music at both Haymount
Presbyterian Church and Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in the Fayetteville
area. Mrs. 
Originally
from New York State, flutist Emily Orr is an adjunct instructor
at Methodist University and the University of North Carolina at
Pembroke. In addition, she is the lead teacher of the Instrumental
Music Department at the North Carolina Governor's School East. Emily
has performed throughout the Northeastern United States, at Alice
Tully Hall, and on National Public Radio. Prior to graduate studies
in flute, she was a public school band director in Chautauqua County,
NY. Currently, she is on the Board of Directors of the Raleigh Area
Flute Association, and is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda. Emily received
her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro, where she was the 2004 recipient of the Outstanding
Graduate Assistant Award for Excellence in Teaching. She also holds
degrees from West Virginia University (M.M.) and the State University
of New York at Fredonia (B.M.)
A
transplant to North Carolina from Chicago, Illinois, Deanne is a
professional oboist. She holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music
degrees from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She
has studied oboe under Ray Still and Alex Klein, former principals
of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carl Sonik, former principal
of the Saint Louis Symphony, and Bernard Shapiro, former principal
of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
Mr.
William D. Smith
Mr.
Skip Walker
Elizabeth
Winstead