Just Some of Our Ohio University Saxophone Studio Alumni
and What They are Doing With Their Music
(listed alphabetically. Alumni - email [email protected] with updates!)
Ben Baker
BM in Composition, 2020. Masters student in Composition at University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Daniel Bollin
BM Music Education, 2023. 5th-8th grade band director at the Glendale, Arizona Elementary School.
Noah Brandt
BM Music Education, 2021. Served as Director of Bands at Paint Valley MS and HS in Bainbridge, OH, now pursuing MM in Music Education at
OU.
Avery Bumgarner
MM Saxophone Performance, 2023. Adjunct Professor at University of North Carolina Charlotte. Operations and Education Manager for
Western Piedmont Symphony (North Carolina).
Alex Burgoyne
MM Saxophone Performance, 2012. Librarian for Columbus Jazz Arts Group, Ohio; freelancer and lesson instructor in Columbus, OH.
Corey Burrow
BM Music Education, 2020. Associate Director of Bands and Director of Orchestras at Lawrence North High School, Indiana
Jason Burrow
MM Woodwind Pedagogy, 2007. Associate Professor of Music Theatre, University of Arkansas
Jordan Carinelli
MM Woodwind Pedagogy, 2018. Director of Bands at Cabell-Midland High School, WV.
Kathleen Dean
BM Music Education, 2010. Masters in Arts Management from Carnegie Mellon University; Executive Assistant to the General Director of the
Washington National Opera in Washington, D.C.
Kyler Decker
BM Music Education, 2021. Graduate student in Musicology at Bowling Green State University.
Slade Denman
BM Music Education, 2016, MM Music Education 2020. Assistant Professor & Director of Instrumental Music, University of Pikeville, KY
Andrew Dykeman Daams
Graduate student, Rowan University Dept. of Music
Will (Billy) Foster
BM Music Education, 2013. US Army saxophonist with the 392nd Army Band, Fort Lee, Virginia.
Hayden Frey
BM Music Education, 2022. Director of Bands, Eastern Local School District, OH
Christine Gasch
BM Music Education, 2000. Music teacher for the Warrensville Heights City School District, Ohio
Julia Haller (Misel)
BM Music Education, 2018. Assistant Band Director at Mt. Vernon High School, Ohio
Jeremy Harmon
MM Music Education, 2016; BM Music Education, 2011. Assistant Professor, Ball State University, directing marching band, wind symphony,
pep bands
Josh Harper
MM Saxophone Performance, 2021. Saxophonist with U.S. Army bands
Kelly Harrison
MM Music Education, 2013. Music teacher for Highland Local Schools, Ohio
Paul Hess
BA Music, 2015. Band instrument repair technician for A & G Central Music, Madison Heights, Michigan
Casey Knox
BM Music Education, 2019. Served as Director of Bands for Vinton County Local Schools, McArthur, Ohio, now pursuing MM in Music Education
at OU.
Sara Lewis (Hudson)
BM Music Education, 2014. Assistant Director of Bands at Northmont High School, Clayton, Ohio.
Katherine Hudson-Sabens
MM Woodwind Pedagogy, 2014. Music teacher in Middleburgh Central School District, New York
Chet Jenkins
MM Saxophone Performance, 2013. Earned the DMA from Ohio State University, Director of Bands and Instructor of Saxophone at Cedarville
University, Ohio
Karen Kreutzberg
Music Therapist for New River Valley Community Services, Blacksburg, Virginia
JD Little
Professor of Saxophone at Cameron University, received DMA in Saxophone Performance from University of Colorado-Boulder
Trey Mandt
BM Music Education, 2021. Middle and HS Band teacher at South Gallia Middle and High Schools, Mercerville, OH.
Michael McCarthy
BM Music Education, 2016, MM Music Education, 2022. Band Director at Toronto Junior/Senior High School, Ohio.
Ryan McCormack
MM Composition, 2004. Honors Coach for Student Success Division at University of Tennessee.
Andrew Meyer
MM Saxophone Performance, 2020. Freelance saxophonist in England. Former Musical Director for Celebrity Cruise Line, former Music Director
for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, former clarinet technician for Selmer-Conn, Inc.
Christopher McDerment
MM Woodwind Pedagogy, 2009; MM Performance, 2010. Music Specialist for Kanawha County Schools, WV
Blaine Milam
BM Music Therapy, 2013. Music Therapist for Mount Carmel Behavioral Health, Ohio
Caleb Miller
BM Music Education, 2013. Music teacher for Groveport Madison Schools, Ohio
Sam Miller
BM Music Education, 2017. Director of Bands, Oakstone Academy, Westerville, OH
Judyta Murzyn
MM Woodwind Pedagogy, 2016. US Army saxophonist for the 300th Army Band in Los Angeles, and freelancer in Phoenix, Arizona
Jordan Reed
BM Saxophone Performance, 2009; MM Saxophone Performance, 2014. Instructor of Saxophone & Jazz Ensembles at Marietta College (OH); Adjunct Instructor of Saxophone at Ohio University
Michael Reeves
BM Music Education, 2012. Director of Bands at Olentangy-Berlin High School, OH.
Simonne Ronk
MM Saxophone Performance, 2008. Program Coordinator and Manager of the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute Special Collections,
Northeastern University. Former librarian for Boston Public Library; former Music Librarian and Archivist for the American Guild of
Organists.
Nikhita Siobhan Sheller
HTC 2019, violinist and saxophonist. MA Musicology teaching assistant at University of Arizona.
Greg Sigman
BM Music Education, 1992; MM Music Performance 1995. Assistant Director of Harry Scherman Library, Mannes College of the New School for
Music.
Jerod Smith
BM Music Education, 2010; MM Music Education, 2014. Band director for Granville Exempted Village Schools, Ohio
Andrew Stonerock
Professor of Saxophone at Tarleton State University; DMA recipient from University of Colorado-Boulder
Dean Tartaglia
BM Saxophone Performance, 2012. Founder of Little Star PR
Ted Terhune
BM Music Education, 2014. Chair of Instrumental Music Dept. for Lorain City School District, Ohio
Rosalind Thacker
MM Music Education, 2021. Director of Bands, Steubenville High School, Ohio.
Trent Thacker
BM Music Education, 2019. Adjunct Professor at Terra State Community College, Band Director at Tiffin Columbian High School in Tiffin, OH.
Francesca Wantuch
BM Saxophone Performance, 2018. Instructor of Saxophone at Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Robert Ward
BM Saxophone Performance, 2014. DMA recipient in Saxophone Performance at University of Colorado - Boulder. Saxophonist for 1st Cavalry
Division Band, US Army.
Brooke Woods
BM Music Education, 2016, MM Conducting, 2020. Conductor, Band Warrant Officer for 100th Army Band, Ft. Knox
and What They are Doing With Their Music
(listed alphabetically. Alumni - email [email protected] with updates!)
Ben Baker
BM in Composition, 2020. Masters student in Composition at University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Daniel Bollin
BM Music Education, 2023. 5th-8th grade band director at the Glendale, Arizona Elementary School.
Noah Brandt
BM Music Education, 2021. Served as Director of Bands at Paint Valley MS and HS in Bainbridge, OH, now pursuing MM in Music Education at
OU.
Avery Bumgarner
MM Saxophone Performance, 2023. Adjunct Professor at University of North Carolina Charlotte. Operations and Education Manager for
Western Piedmont Symphony (North Carolina).
Alex Burgoyne
MM Saxophone Performance, 2012. Librarian for Columbus Jazz Arts Group, Ohio; freelancer and lesson instructor in Columbus, OH.
Corey Burrow
BM Music Education, 2020. Associate Director of Bands and Director of Orchestras at Lawrence North High School, Indiana
Jason Burrow
MM Woodwind Pedagogy, 2007. Associate Professor of Music Theatre, University of Arkansas
Jordan Carinelli
MM Woodwind Pedagogy, 2018. Director of Bands at Cabell-Midland High School, WV.
Kathleen Dean
BM Music Education, 2010. Masters in Arts Management from Carnegie Mellon University; Executive Assistant to the General Director of the
Washington National Opera in Washington, D.C.
Kyler Decker
BM Music Education, 2021. Graduate student in Musicology at Bowling Green State University.
Slade Denman
BM Music Education, 2016, MM Music Education 2020. Assistant Professor & Director of Instrumental Music, University of Pikeville, KY
Andrew Dykeman Daams
Graduate student, Rowan University Dept. of Music
Will (Billy) Foster
BM Music Education, 2013. US Army saxophonist with the 392nd Army Band, Fort Lee, Virginia.
Hayden Frey
BM Music Education, 2022. Director of Bands, Eastern Local School District, OH
Christine Gasch
BM Music Education, 2000. Music teacher for the Warrensville Heights City School District, Ohio
Julia Haller (Misel)
BM Music Education, 2018. Assistant Band Director at Mt. Vernon High School, Ohio
Jeremy Harmon
MM Music Education, 2016; BM Music Education, 2011. Assistant Professor, Ball State University, directing marching band, wind symphony,
pep bands
Josh Harper
MM Saxophone Performance, 2021. Saxophonist with U.S. Army bands
Kelly Harrison
MM Music Education, 2013. Music teacher for Highland Local Schools, Ohio
Paul Hess
BA Music, 2015. Band instrument repair technician for A & G Central Music, Madison Heights, Michigan
Casey Knox
BM Music Education, 2019. Served as Director of Bands for Vinton County Local Schools, McArthur, Ohio, now pursuing MM in Music Education
at OU.
Sara Lewis (Hudson)
BM Music Education, 2014. Assistant Director of Bands at Northmont High School, Clayton, Ohio.
Katherine Hudson-Sabens
MM Woodwind Pedagogy, 2014. Music teacher in Middleburgh Central School District, New York
Chet Jenkins
MM Saxophone Performance, 2013. Earned the DMA from Ohio State University, Director of Bands and Instructor of Saxophone at Cedarville
University, Ohio
Karen Kreutzberg
Music Therapist for New River Valley Community Services, Blacksburg, Virginia
JD Little
Professor of Saxophone at Cameron University, received DMA in Saxophone Performance from University of Colorado-Boulder
Trey Mandt
BM Music Education, 2021. Middle and HS Band teacher at South Gallia Middle and High Schools, Mercerville, OH.
Michael McCarthy
BM Music Education, 2016, MM Music Education, 2022. Band Director at Toronto Junior/Senior High School, Ohio.
Ryan McCormack
MM Composition, 2004. Honors Coach for Student Success Division at University of Tennessee.
Andrew Meyer
MM Saxophone Performance, 2020. Freelance saxophonist in England. Former Musical Director for Celebrity Cruise Line, former Music Director
for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, former clarinet technician for Selmer-Conn, Inc.
Christopher McDerment
MM Woodwind Pedagogy, 2009; MM Performance, 2010. Music Specialist for Kanawha County Schools, WV
Blaine Milam
BM Music Therapy, 2013. Music Therapist for Mount Carmel Behavioral Health, Ohio
Caleb Miller
BM Music Education, 2013. Music teacher for Groveport Madison Schools, Ohio
Sam Miller
BM Music Education, 2017. Director of Bands, Oakstone Academy, Westerville, OH
Judyta Murzyn
MM Woodwind Pedagogy, 2016. US Army saxophonist for the 300th Army Band in Los Angeles, and freelancer in Phoenix, Arizona
Jordan Reed
BM Saxophone Performance, 2009; MM Saxophone Performance, 2014. Instructor of Saxophone & Jazz Ensembles at Marietta College (OH); Adjunct Instructor of Saxophone at Ohio University
Michael Reeves
BM Music Education, 2012. Director of Bands at Olentangy-Berlin High School, OH.
Simonne Ronk
MM Saxophone Performance, 2008. Program Coordinator and Manager of the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute Special Collections,
Northeastern University. Former librarian for Boston Public Library; former Music Librarian and Archivist for the American Guild of
Organists.
Nikhita Siobhan Sheller
HTC 2019, violinist and saxophonist. MA Musicology teaching assistant at University of Arizona.
Greg Sigman
BM Music Education, 1992; MM Music Performance 1995. Assistant Director of Harry Scherman Library, Mannes College of the New School for
Music.
Jerod Smith
BM Music Education, 2010; MM Music Education, 2014. Band director for Granville Exempted Village Schools, Ohio
Andrew Stonerock
Professor of Saxophone at Tarleton State University; DMA recipient from University of Colorado-Boulder
Dean Tartaglia
BM Saxophone Performance, 2012. Founder of Little Star PR
Ted Terhune
BM Music Education, 2014. Chair of Instrumental Music Dept. for Lorain City School District, Ohio
Rosalind Thacker
MM Music Education, 2021. Director of Bands, Steubenville High School, Ohio.
Trent Thacker
BM Music Education, 2019. Adjunct Professor at Terra State Community College, Band Director at Tiffin Columbian High School in Tiffin, OH.
Francesca Wantuch
BM Saxophone Performance, 2018. Instructor of Saxophone at Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Robert Ward
BM Saxophone Performance, 2014. DMA recipient in Saxophone Performance at University of Colorado - Boulder. Saxophonist for 1st Cavalry
Division Band, US Army.
Brooke Woods
BM Music Education, 2016, MM Conducting, 2020. Conductor, Band Warrant Officer for 100th Army Band, Ft. Knox