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Music Program Midwestern State University 3410 Taft Blvd Wichita Falls, Texas 76308 |
Music Faculty Dr. Larry Archambo, Professor of Music Joined University in 1988; Education: B.A., Oral Roberts University, M.M., The University of Kansas, D.M.A., The University of Kansas
Mr. Alan Black, Assistant Professor of Music Joined University in 1987; Education: B.A., Brigham Young University, M.A., Boise State University, Ph.D. (ABD), University of Utah
Mr. Norval Crews, Associate Professor of Music Woodwinds, Music Appreciation, Instrument Repair. Office phone (940) 397-4294. Email Mr. Crews.
Dr. Ronald Hough, Professor of Music Joined University in 1971; Education: B.A., Wheaton College, B.M., Wheaton College, M.S.M., M.R.E., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, D.M.A., University of Illinois
Dr. Denise Koncelik, Adjunct Instructor of Flute Private flute lessons, (940) 397-4267. Email Dr. Koncelik.
Mr. Gary Lewis, Associate Professor of Music Piano, Music Appreciation. Office phone (940) 397-4185. Email Mr. Lewis. Joined the University in 1971; Education: B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Michigan State University. Additional study with John Perry and David Renner at University of Texas, Austin. Dr. Don Maxwell, Professor of Music Joined University in 1971; Education: B.A., Colgate University, B.M., Friends University, M.M., University of Oklahoma, D.M.E., University of Oklahoma
Dr. Maxwell teaches voice, opera workshop, vocal pedagogy, diction, and vocal performance class. Office phone (940) 397-4242. Email Dr. Maxwell. Dr. Ruth Morrow, Professor of Music and Chair, Department of Music; Dolores P. Bolin and D. Phil and Aurora S. Bolin Chair of Music Piano, Keyboard Literature, Accompanying. Office phone (940) 397-4789. Email Dr. Morrow.
Dr. James Schuppener, Associate Professor of Music Director of Choral Activities, Choral Conducting. Office phone (940) 397-4268. Email Dr. Schuppener.
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Dr. Archambo is director of the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, and together with Mr. Alan Black, directs the Marching Band and the Basketball Pep Band. Dr. Archambo's masters and doctoral degree are in instrumental conducting. He was chair of the Music Program at MSU for seven years. Dr. Archambo teaches low brass, Music Technology, secondary music education courses, beginning and instrumental conducting, and the brass methods course. Dr. Archambo has taught at Thomas A. Edison High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. He is the principal trombonist with the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra and a former member of the U. S. Navy Band. Office phone (940) 397-4210. 
Alan Black is the director of the MSU Jazz Ensemble and teaches percussion, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz/Rock Music Appreciation, Percussion Instruments Class, Marching Band Methods, and secondary music education. He is the Co-director of the MSU Marching Band and the Basketball Pep Band and he also directs the Winterguard, one of the few university-sponsored competitive colorguards in Texas. He came to MSU in 1987. Prior to MSU, Mr. Black was the Associate Director of Bands at Northern Michigan University, and taught at high schools in Burley, Idaho and Payson, Utah. A percussionist, Mr. Black was a member of the first McDonald's All-American Marching Band in 1967. He has played professionally with symphonies and wind ensembles in Utah, Idaho, and Michigan, and is now timpanist/principal percussionist with the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra. He is also the drummer for the Ken Nelson Big Band in Wichita Falls. Mr. Black is active in the Texas Music Educators' Association, the Texas Bandmasters' Association, the International Association of Jazz Educators, and the Percussive Arts Society. Office phone (940) 397-4186. 
Dr. Hough has been a member of the MSU faculty for over 30 years teaching organ, music theory, and string methods class. He currently is in his third year serving as Music Program Chair. His D.M.A. degree is in organ performance. During his tenure at MSU he has performed numerous organ recitals on campus as well as in twelve different states at churches and universities. In addition, Dr. Hough has been a member of the cello section of the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra for many years and is organist at First Presbyterian Church where he has served for 20 years. He has previously taught at Mississippi State College for Women, Western Illinois University, and Hardin-Simmons University. Office phone (940) 397-4260. 
Awards: Grand prize for his performance of a Twentieth Century Piano Sonata submitted to the Teachers Division-International Recording Competition sponsored by the National Guild of Piano Teachers; Second prize for his performance of a Late Beethoven Piano Sonata submitted to the Teachers Division-International Recording Competition sponsored by the National Guild of Piano Teachers.
Dr. Don Maxwell is a Professor of Voice and has been a member of the MSU faculty for 30 years. Dr. Maxwell has won numerous awards as a singer, including the National Association of Teachers of Singing Regional Adjudications, Metropolitan Opera Auditions, and the Bloch Young Artist competition which culminated in two solo engagements with the Oklahoma City Orchestra. His voice students have been winners in major vocal competitions and several have launched singing careers on an international scale. Dr. Maxwell has directed 18 operas and musicals. He frequently serves as a vocal judge for competitions and is in demand as a teacher of master classes.
Dr. Ruth E. Morrow, NCTM, is the current Dolores P. Bolin and D. Phil and Aurora S. Bolin Chair of Piano and Chair of the Department of Music at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. She holds degrees from Indiana University (DM, Piano Performance and Pedagogy), the Eastman School of Music (MM, Piano; MA, Musicology), and Whitman College (BA, Music, Philosophy). With a background spans all musical styles and includes performances throughout the United States and Europe, Dr. Morrow remains in demand as recitalist, collaborative pianist, and lecturer on topics from ragtime to movement. She teaches at the Indiana University Piano Academy each summer, and is a Certified Instructor of the Feldenkrais® Method. In addition to her numerous musical endeavors, Dr. Morrow is an avid marathon runner.
Dr. James Schuppener is in his second year as Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music at MSU. Dr. Schuppener conducts the University Singers, Midwestern Singers, and the Oratorio Chorus. He also teaches Choral Conducting, Choral Literature, Vocal Diction, and applied voice lessons. Before coming to MSU, Schuppener was Professor of Music at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas for twenty years. Schuppener has also taught on the faculties of Ripon College, and West Virginia Wesleyan College. Choirs under his direction have performed in Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New York, and Washington, DC. He has also conducted choirs that have toured Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.
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