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Ensembles

Faculty

Welcome to Wind and Percussion!


Undergraduate Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Music Education
  • Bachelor of Music
    • Instrumental Performance Emphasis
    • Jazz Studies Emphasis

Graduate Degrees

  • Master of Music
    • Instrumental Performance Emphasis
    • Jazz Studies Emphasis
    • Conducting Emphasis
  • Doctor of Arts
    • Instrumental Performance Emphasis
    • Jazz Studies Emphasis
    • Instrumental Performance/Pedagogy Emphasis
    • Conducting Emphasis

Degree Requirements University Catalog


Ensembles

The performing ensembles offered to the students at UNC are many and diverse. Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band and Orchestra comprise our large instrumental ensembles. Our chamber music offerings include various woodwind, brass and percussion ensembles. Students from the wind and percussion area also participate in UNC’s Jazz Lab Bands and combos.

Wind and Percussion Faculty

  1. Gray Barrier, percussion
    Area Head
  2. Brad Behn, clarinet
  3. Jason Byrnes, tuba
  4. Andrew Dahlke, saxophone
  5. James Hall, flute
  6. Charles Hansen, bassoon
  7. Marian Hesse, horn
  8. Bil Jackson, clarinet
  9. Steven Marx, trumpet
  10. Richard Mayne, Associate Director of Bands
  11. Sarah Mellander, oboe
  12. Kenneth Singleton, Director of Bands
  13. Nat Wickham, trombone, bass trombone and euphonium

 

 

 

Audition Information

  1. Specific audition and repertoire requirements are listed on the application available on the Admissions Page
  2. Auditions for Ensemble Placement take place in the Fall.

  1. Rocky Mountain Trombone Festival
    November 6, 2009
  2. UNC Conducting Symposium January 15-16, 2010
  3. Colorado All-State Band
    April 8-10, 2010