Barbara Flooding

Orchestra Conductor

Currently teaching orchestra at Valley View Middle School in Edina. Her teaching career began at St. Cloud Apollo High sSchool and North Junior High School, where she directed the Apollo Symphony, Chamber Orchestra and Sinfonia, as well as two junior high orchestras.

Under her direction the Apollo Symphony appeared in New York's Carnegie Hall Youth Debut Music Series and at several conventions of the Minnesota Music Educators Association. While in the St. Cloud area she was a violinist with the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra and the Amadeus Chamber Symphony. She presently is the conductor of Concertino, an orchestra in the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS) organization and a member of Allegro Sinfonia, a Twin Cities based orchestra.

Ms. Flooding holds a Master's degree in Orchestral Conducting from St. Cloud State where she studied under Ching-Hsin Hsu, and a Master's degree in String Development from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Michael Zemek

Assistant Professor of Music, Augustana College

A graduate of St. Cloud State with a Masters degree in Choral Conducting, Dr. Zemek now teaches at Augustana College (IL) where he conducts the Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Singers, teaches music methods, conducting, and supervises music education students.

 

Recently, he presented a session titled "Cast Your Nets: Strategies for Establishing High School Choral Programs in Worship" at the National American Choral Directors Association convention in Miami, Florida. The presentation centered around the topic of involving senior high youth in church music settings.

 

Bruce Pearson

Regarded by many as the single most important publication for beginning band instruction, his "Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method" is on music stands all over the world and is now published in English, Chinese, Spanish and Italian.

Following graduation from SCSU in 1964, Pearson spent more than 30 years in elementary, secondary and college classrooms. His work has earned him such prestigious awards as the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Directors Clinic Medal of Honor and the 2001 SCSU Distinguished Service to Music Award.

"We ... have the greatest job in the world! We have the privilege of providing inspired influence by helping young people to love music, love learning, love others and love themselves, all while making beautiful music."

St. Cloud State Outlook Magazine Article "Hitting a High Note" - Oct, 2005

Peggy Kriha-Dye

 

A native of Brainerd, Minnesota, she received an undergraduate degree in music from St. Cloud University, a master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music, and spent two years as a member of the Juilliard Opera Center. She is also the recipient of the SCSU Outstanding Alumni Award.

She made her San Francisco Opera debut in the summer of 1996 as Musetta in La Bohème, subsequently appearing with the Company during the 1996-97 season in Die Fledermaus (Adele), the West Coast premiere of Harvey Milk, and Salome. She has also performed here in Madama Butterfly (1997); Death in Venice and Le Nozze di Figaro (1997-98); the 1998 Femmes Fatales staging of L'Incoronazione di Poppea (Damigella); A Streetcar Named Desire (one performance as Stella), Manon, Peter Grimes and Betrothal in a Monastery (1998-99); as well as in Louise (1999).

She was also recently praised for her performances of Nannetta in Falstaff with Utah Opera, as well as for Despina in Così fan tutte, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Musetta in La Bohème and Zerlina in Don Giovanni with Festival Opera of Walnut Creek. Upcoming engagements include Adina in L'Elisir d'Amore with Festival Opera, Stella in Streetcar with the Pittsburgh Symphony, in addition to Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and Villa Lobos's Bachiana Brasileria No. 5 with the Napa Valley Symphony.

Winner of a prestigious scholarship grant from The Liberace Foundation, Kriha Dye was a participant in the 1993 Merola Opera Program who sang the role of Nannetta and her first Fledermaus Adele. In 1995, she appeared as Barbarina in the Merola Program staging of Le Nozze di Figaro, repeating the part and singing the role of Susanna on the subsequent Western Opera Theater tour.

Michael Klima

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Klima of the United States Army Field Band graduated from SCSU with a degree in music performance in 1994 and has been with the band since 1999. He is section leader of the trumpet section and frequently serves as a soloist with the band.

In addition to playing with the United State Army Field Band and the United States Army Brass Quintet he has also performed with the Kent Brass Quintet, Great Lakes Brass Quintet, Baltimore Opera, St. Cloud Symphony, and the Springfield Symphony.

 

Mary Weeks

 

Massachusetts American String Teachers Association 2004 Orchestra Director of The Year

Mary Weeks has taught in the Melrose Public Schools since 1976. In addition to her full-time teaching schedule, she has served on the Arts Advisory Council at the Department of Education, was the viola coach of the National High School Honors Orchestra and is the personnel manager of the Melrose Symphony Orchestra.

 

She has earned music degrees at St. Cloud State University and her graduate studies with Francis Tursi at the Eastman School of Music and Vincent Mauricci of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

 

 

 

 

Robert Sieving

 

Retired High School Vocal Music Teacher, Choral Arranger

Robert Sieving lives in the Twin Cities area after retiring from a career as a high school vocal music teacher and choir director in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Mr. Sieving's Apollo High School choirs appeared in state conventions of the Minnesota Music Educators Association, state and regional conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, numerous collegiate and international choral festivals including Vienna and Mexico City. In Minnesota, his choirs have appeared with the Dale Warland Singers, the Minnesota Orchestra and the King's Singers, as well as internationally known conductors such as Bob Chilcott, Eric Ericson, Paul Salamunovich and Sir David Willcocks. He studied conducting with the late B. R. Henson at Oklahoma University; his degrees are from St. Cloud State University.

Active in the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Sieving has served as President of ACDA of Minnesota and is a past recipient of that organization's Conductor of the Year Award. He has been recognized with a number of awards for educational excellence, among them the Plymouth Music Series Award for Creative Programming and is listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. In addition to his ACDA of Minnesota activities, Mr. Sieving is an active choral arranger with works published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Mark Foster Music and Roger Dean Publishing.

Christina Seaborn

 

Freelance Professional Musician

Expert at fiddling and jazz improvisation, Cristina holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Berklee College of Music, and a Masters in Conducting for Orchestra, from St. Cloud State University.

Cristina is a violinist and fiddler with over thirty years of experience. In symphonies, quartets, jazz ensembles, and folk/rock bands, her musical background includes influences in classical, jazz, Celtic, bluegrass, and Texas swing fiddle.

Previous performance groups include the Fullerton Symphony, Ketchikan Symphony, Black Hills Symphony, Juneau Symphony, St. Cloud Symphony, Windy Ridge (bluegrass fiddle), á la Modal (ethnic & jazz), Underground Jazz String Quartet (viola), Temple of Rhythm (reggae keyboards), South Plains Playboys (Texas swing), Flying T Chuckwagon (country), The CounterPlayers, (original, folk, rock, jazz, blues, reggae, bluegrass, new age), Fort Hays Wranglers (Western), Chinook (folk), The Sweet Potato (jazz string quartet on viola), and Ring of Kerry (Celtic).

 

 

Kathleen Shimeta

Professional Singer

Kathleen Shimeta, mezzo-soprano, is a versatile interpreter of art songs, chamber music, oratorio and opera whose work has been enthusiastically received throughout the United States and Europe. She received her Bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota and her Master of Music from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.

For several years Miss Shimeta devoted time to discovering and recording works from the rich repertoire of American composer Gena Branscombe (1881-1977).  “Ah, Love I Shall Find Thee: Songs of Gena Branscombe,” now available on Albany Records, is a collaboration of the singer with accompanist Martin Hennessy. Kathleen’s art song recital, “Life, Love, Song! A Visit with Gena Branscombe,” showcases fifteen of Miss Branscombe’s elegantly lyric songs with a vivid first-person dialogue performed and written by Ms. Shimeta and co-authored by Evan Pappas. The concert gives tribute to a woman ahead of her time, a pioneer for today’s women composers. 

Recent performances include the Library of Congress in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the MacDowell Colony and the women composers of that artistically famous group. Other performances include the University of Maryland, and Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA. In March 2008 Miss Shimeta performs “Life, Love, Song! A Visit with Gena Branscombe” at Washington, DC’s National Gallery of Art, New York’s Hofstra University and with the Cantata Singers of Elmira, NY

Ms. Shimeta was selected to participate in renowned photographer Steffen Thalemann’s exhibit, “Outside the Box” based on the life of Albert Einstein. The exhibit focuses on portraits of known and unknown personalities: people who have left their mark on society with innovative thinking. Visit her online at www.kathleenshimeta.com

Glen Everhart

 

Freelance Professional Musician

Often heard on Minnesota Public Radio, he graduated from St. Cloud State University in the fall of 1979. There he saw other singer guitarists playing in local clubs and coffeehouses. Looking easier and more fun than washing dishes, Glen learned enough songs to get hired and play the St. Cloud "circuit". He did that for five years while earning his bachelor of science degree in K-12 Vocal Music Education, then took a job in the little town of Cold Spring as the elementary music teacher.

The musical life of Glen Everhart started on the swing set in the back yard when he was five years old, singing the Beatles songs he heard on the radio When he was seven, the Sunday school teacher heard him sing and made him sing a solo in the church program, which led to duets with his sister (while he strummed the three chords he knew on the ukulele) when he was ten. Then, in junior high, Glen discovered that girls liked guys who could sing, so he began to take it more seriously. “Choir was the greatest thing that ever happened to me...it gave me my friends, my love for music, and an identity” says Everhart. By the time he finished high school, there was no doubt that Glen Everhart wanted to be a singer. “I started teaching myself the guitar when I was fifteen, and started performing with it (rather poorly) six months later.”

 

John Froelich

John Froelich, a 1972 graduate of SCSU is a recently retired instrumental music instructor from the Osseo Public Schools where he taught for over 25 years. He is a past president of the Minnesota Music Educators Association. He has been a long time member of the Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis and currently performs with the Lake Wobegon® Brass Band, The Basilica (Minneapolis) Brass, The Paramount Jazz Orchestra and the Riverside Brass Quintet. For seven years he was the conductor of the MMTA 20 Piano Concert at Northrop Auditorium. John has served as visiting faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College and the College of Saint Benedict. For four years he worked at the Minnesota Department of Education supporting school change and since retirement he has worked as an independent consultant for school improvement as an expert in data, curriculum development, and staff development for No Child Left Behind. John Lives with his wife, Karen, in Dayton, Minnesota.

 

Lisa Sheppley

 

Director of Education, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Lisa Sheppley graduated from SCSU in 1992 with a degree in trumpet performance.  She also holds masters degrees in trumpet performance and music history from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore Maryland.

 

She has been with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra since 1997 where she was named Director of Education in 2002.  The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra serves over 50,000 students annually and programs thirty-two concerts each season for children pre-kindergarten through grade eight.

 

 

 

Sigrid Johnson

 

 

Manitou Singers, Conductor / Artist in Residence, Voice

Sigrid Johnson received a B.M. in vocal performance from St. Cloud State University and an M.M. in voice performance from the University of Michigan. She is the conductor of the Manitou Singers.  Before her appointment at St. Olaf, she was on the music faculties of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter and at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Ms. Johnson is also the Associate Conductor of the Ensemble Singers and Chorus for Philip Brunelle’s VocalEssence, formerly known as the Plymouth Music Series of Minnesota.

In January through March 1999, Ms. Johnson conducted the National Lutheran Choir of Minneapolis.  Ms. Johnson has served as Conductor of the Dale Warland Symphonic Chorus and the Associate Conductor of the Dale Warland Singers.  She has prepared symphonic choruses for Neemi Jarvi, Sir Neville Mariner, David Zinman, Stanislaw Skrowaczewsky, Gerard Swartz, Edo de Waart, and Leonard Slatkin among others. In August 2002, she was one of the featured lecturers for the Sixth World Symposium on Choral Music.  In October 2004, Mrs. Johnson was a featured lecturer and clinician at the Australian National Choral Directors National Conference in Adelaide.  In 2006 she was a member of the esteemed jury for the Bela Bartok International Choral Competition in Debrecen, Hungary and in 2008 she will be a lecturer on choral sound for the Eighth World Symposium on Choral Music in Copenhagen.

 

Lori Wooden

 

Assistant Professor, Central Oklahoma University

Lori earned a Bachlors degree in music education from SCSU, a Masters degree from the University of Minnesota, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the bassoon teacher, Associate Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra, Director of the Symphonic Band, and Coordinator of Woodwind Studies at Central Oklahoma University.

Before coming to Oklahoma, she was the assistant conductor and manager of the Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra at the Hochstein Music School in Rochester, NY and on the music faculty at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and the Monroe Community College.

Since 1988 Dr. Wooden has been instructor of bassoon and saxophone at the Interlochen Arts Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.

 

 

Jill Pattock

 

Principal Clarinet, Austrian American Mozart Academy in Salzburg, Austria

In addition to her undergraduate degree in music from St. Cloud State University, Jill Pattock has also earned a Masters degree from Western Michigan University and a DMA from the University of Missouri Kansas City. Her major research project was on performance anxiety and its effect on musicians.

 

John Perkins

 

Assistant Professor of Music, Central Methodist University

John Perkins is Assistant Professor of Music at Central Methodist University, where he teaches studio trumpet and horn, music education, and assists with the bands. Before relocating to Missouri in the Fall of 2004, Dr. Perkins served on the faculties at Shippensburg University (PA), Angelo State University (TX), and The University of Texas as a Graduate Assistant of Trumpet. He also taught in a San Antonio area school district.

 

 

 

 

 

Jenny ( Olson ) Dufault

Instructor of Music, Minnesota State University - Moorhead

Jenny Dufault is a native of Williston, North Dakota. She joined the Minnesota State University - Moorhead team in 2000 after studying at Boston University. Jenny has earned her Master of Music degree from SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music and her Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from St. Cloud State University. She is in the process of completing her PhD in Music Education from the University of Minnesota.

At MSUM Jenny’s responsibilities include: 1) the elementary music education method courses 2) supervising student teachers during their elementary experience 3) teaching applied voice and 4) organizing the MSUM  Kodály Orff-Schulwerk summer graduate certification program. She also helps co-advise the MENC student organization and  advises music education majors. Jenny is member of the Fargo/Moorhead Opera board and is an advisor to the FM Symphony educational committee.  She is also an officer for the Northern Plains Kodály Chapter.

 

Timothy Tharaldson

 

Composer, Conductor and Singer

He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from St. Cloud State University; a Master of music degree from University of Northern Colorado; and is pursuing a Doctorate of Arts degree in Choral Conducting and Composition from the University of Northern Colorado.

The 2005-2006 season of the Longmont Chorale will mark Timothy Tharaldson’s third year as the group’s Artistic Director and his fourth year with organization. In addition to the Longmont Chorale, Timothy is the interim choir director at First Presbyterian Church in Greeley.Prior to his position in Greeley he served as Choir Director at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boulder, where he also was Choral Faculty for the Leadership Program for Musicians Serving Small Congregations (LPM).

 An accomplished singer, Timothy is a member of Kantorei, one of the nation’s premier choral ensembles, based in Denver.He has studied conducting with Galen Darrough, Steven Deitz, Jeff Douma, and Howard Skinner.He has also sung under the direction of Phillip Brunelle, Rene Clausen, and Dale Warland.

 Timothy is a member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the American Composer’s Forum (ACF), he is a registered composer and publisher for The American Society of Composer’s, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).

 

Sarah Bahauddin

Instructor of Music, Central Washington University and Washington State University

Sarah earned a Bachelors degree in music from SCSU followed by Masters and Doctorate degrees at the University of Washington.

As a free-lance musician in the Seattle and Tacoma areas she has been an oboe coach for the Tacoma Youth Symphonies, on the faculty at the University of Puget Sound for the Community Music Program, and performed with the Bellevue Philharmonic and the Northwest Sinfonietta. Currently, she is busy working at two universities where she teaches a combination of oboe, music theory, and music history.

 

Mary Beth Molenaar

 

Northwestern University Preparatory Academy Director, Piano Division Coordinator

Dr. Molenaar holds a Masters and Bachelor of Music degrees in piano performance from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin respectively. She also graduated with a Doctor of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Northwestern University. In addition to piano, her training includes instruction in organ and harpsichord.

Dr. Molenaar has received numerous honors and awards including the Outstanding Service to Music Education in Minnesota Award, and the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from St. Cloud State University. Her teaching experience includes working with students of all ages and levels in both individual and group piano instruction on the faculty at St. Cloud State, at the University of Wisconsin, and at Northwestern. Dr. Molenaar has a full-time position as Lecturer at Northwestern University.

In addition to her work in the Music Academy, she teaches pedagogy courses and supervises student teaching experiences for piano pedagogy majors. She remains active as a soloist and accompanist, with performance credits in the Midwest and St. Petersburg, Russia. She serves as an adjudicator for area music competitions, and as a workshop clinician. She is a member of Music Teachers National Association, the Illinois State Music Teachers Association and Sigma Alpha Iota.

 

Troy Rogers

Composer, Sound Artist, Instrument Designer

Troy Rogers is an emerging artist whose output includes music for soloists, chamber ensembles, orchestra, dance, theater, digital media and homemade music robots. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in Music from St. Cloud State University in 2001, Troy moved to the University of Oregon where he received a Master of Music in Intermedia Music Technology in 2005.

While completing his master's degree, he spent time as a composer/researcher at Simon Fraser University's Sonic Research Studio exploring acoustic ecology and soundscape composition. More recently, at the University of Oregon, Department of Computer and Information Sciences' Cognitive Modeling and Eye Tracking Laboratory, he collaborated with researchers Anthony Hornof and Tim Halverson to create an audio/visual piece controlled by eye movements. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Virginia, pursuing a degree in Composition and Computing Technologies at the Virginia Center for Computer Music.

In the Spring of 2006 he returned to St. Cloud State University as the keynote speaker for the Student Research Colloquium.

Troy's Keynote Address, Not either/or but both/and:  compositional and performative gestures in the spaces between complementary domains will include discussion and demonstration of his work on PercusBot Study No. 1 (music for his computer-controlled robotic percussion ensemble), EyeMusic v1.0 (a work in which the performance is controlled in real-time by eye movements), and other compositions.

Alan Bryan

Professional Singer

Alan Bryan  has sung with the Eastman Opera Theater in New York, Denver Lyric Opera, North Star Opera, Musica Nova, Minnesota Opera and with numerous other companies and orchestras throughout the United States. He has more than 40 leading opera roles to his credit, regularly premieres new works and has performed recitals across the country. As director of opera theater at the University of St. Thomas he has coordinated and directed the premieres of five new student operas in the last decade. One of these premiere productions, "Belissa" by Albert Biales, was selected by video audition to be performed next season by the Estonian National Opera in Tallinn. Dr. Bryan received his D.M.A degree from the Eastman School of Music in New York.

Vicki Peters

 

Vocal Music Teacher

Vicki Peters graduated from St. Cloud State University in Music Education (vocal emphasis) receiving three scholarships (voice, choral, and opera) and Phi Kappa Phi membership. Her voice teacher/coaches include Charles Peterson, David Hamilton and Lucy Thrasher while also receiving conducting instruction from Rene Clausen and Dale Warland.

 Vicki is a private voice teacher, frequent soloist, and church musician directing vocal, hand bell and orchestral groups. She taught at Fridley High School, was a project singer for Dale Warland, and has been the assistant director and soloist for Two Rivers Chorale and the North St. Paul High Alumni Choir, directed by Bruce Phelps and Carl Lipke. Vicki currently is the Chancel Choir director at Anoka United Methodist Church, sings with The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists directed by Matt Culloton, and also with the Two Rivers Chorale directed by Tim Sawyer. Vicki also serves on the State High School League Contest Music Selection and Review committee, is an active member of ACDA, and judges State Choral and Solo/Ensemble contests.

 

Gina Mathison

Professional Singer

Gina Mathison has a BS in vocal Music Education, from St. Cloud State University. She has taught eight years of music and has been a private voice and piano teacher for eleven years. She currently is studying voice with Dr. Alison Feldt at St Olaf. She has performed with the Minnesota Opera Chorus for Turandot in 1995, played Melissa Frake in LTO’s “State Fair”, performed with the Owatonna Community Chorus for the “Creation” in 2004 and “The Seven Last Words of Christ”in 2005.

Steve Molloy

Artist in Residence

Steve Molloy graduated from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree and also earned a Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of Kansas. He is currently Artist in Residence at Missouri Western State University where he teaches applied trumpet. Prior to that he was the studio jazz director at Mid-America Nazarene University. He has been a musician for Walt Disney World and has toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra as its lead trumpeter and soloist, an engagement which included a six week tour of Japan and two recordings: "Here We Go Again" (Victor Records) and Barry Manilow's "Singin' with the Big Bands" (Arista Records).

Molloy maintains an active free-lancing schedule, performing in a variety of organizations including the Brookside Brass Quintet, the Fountain City Brass Band, the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, the Kansas City Brassworks, the Trilogy Big Band, the Boulevard Big Band, the Worlds of Fun Powerhose Band, and the Starlight Theater Orchestra. He has performed with the Kansas City Symphony and is currently a member of the St. Joseph Symphony. He is a member of the Kansas City Federation of Musicians and the International Trumpet Guild. He is also a member of the Kansas City Federation of Musicians and the International Trumpet Guild.

Randall Sorensen

Assistant Professor of Music

Randall Sorensen is currently an Assistant Professor of Music at Louisiana Tech University. His duties include private lessons for trumpet and horn, teaching music theory, and coordinating the faculty concert series. He holds degrees from St. State University (BA 1988), The University of Wisconsin Madison (M.M 1990), and Ball State University (D.A. 1998). Dr. Sorensen has studied trumpet with Dr. Albert Moore, John Aley, and Paul Everett. Former positions include directing the jazz ensemble and studio trumpet at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh (1998-2004) and performing with the U.S.
Army Signal Corps Band (1994-1996) and the Army Ground Forces Band in Atlanta, GA (1996-1998).

 

 

 

Ann Sorensen

Mrs. Sorensen is currently an adjunct instructor at Louisiana Tech University where she is the orchestra director and studio strings instructor. She is also an instructor of Music Appreciation at Delta Community College in Monroe, LA. Mrs. Sorensen currently performs as a violinist in the Louisiana Tech Faculty Piano Trio, The Monroe Symphony, and the Rapides Symphony. She holds degrees from St. Cloud State University (BA
1987) and Ball State University (MA 1992).

 

Craig Priebe

Assistant Professor of Music Performance - Voice, Opera

Craig Priebe earned a Bachelor of Music degree from St. Cloud State University, Opera Diploma from Die Hochschule fur Musik und Theater in Hannover, Germany, and the Masters of Music and D.M.A. degrees in Voice and Opera Directing from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He was artist-in-residence for Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where he taught voice and directed the opera theatre program, and was formerly on the voice faculty at Northern Kentucky University. He is currently on the faculty at Ball State University.

 

Sarah Snyder

Sarah Snyder, violinist, BM, received her masters from Chicago University, and has been concertmaster for a community symphony in the Chicago area for five years.

 

Bert Strassberg

Bert Strassberg, violinist, BM has one of the top orchestra programs in the state: Eden Prairie High School. He has two orchestras there: the full symphony and a chamber orchestra that is performed without a conductor. They have won numerous awards throughout the state, and have performed regularly at the MMEA convention.

 

Robert Whitney

Bob Whitney, violinist and oboist. received his masters degree in conducting in 1997 from St. Cloud State University. He has been conducting the Wilmar Symphony until he retired two years ago. www.whitneymusic.com/

 

Julie Nagle

Julie Nagle (and former Miss Teen USA from North Dakota), violinist studied with Dr. Marion Judish at St. Cloud State University, went on to Hollywood and is playing in a Hollywood orchestra and making childrens videos with dance and music. She was also Miss North Dakota for the 1997 Miss Teen USA Pageant in South Padre Island, Texas.

 

Allissa Bottke

Allissa Bottke, violist, BS graduated from St. Cloud State University in 1997 and has been teaching in Atlanta GA ever since. She has a high school orchestra, went on to receive her masters in viola and is performing in her community orchestra.

 

 

 

 

 

Successful Masters Degree Graduates

Masters Degree Graduates (pdf 19.3k) Graduates of the Masters degree program and their achievements.