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image\"\/><\/div><div id=\"sp-wp-carousel-pro-id-11476\" class=\" wpcp-carousel-section sp-wpcp-11476 wpcp-post-carousel detail-on-bottom wpcp-preloader\" ><div class=\"wpcpro-row wpcp-masonry\"><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/preston-light\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/PLight1-web.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/PLight1-web.jpg\" alt=\"Preston Light\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/tuba-euphonium-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tuba &#8211; Euphonium Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/preston-light\/\" target=\"_self\">Preston Light<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Dr. Preston Light currently serves as Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Tennessee Tech&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/matthew-younglove\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2026\/08\/youngglove-web.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2026\/08\/youngglove-web.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Younglove\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/saxophone-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Saxophone Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/matthew-younglove\/\" target=\"_self\">Matthew Younglove<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Saxophone Josh Holritz \u2013 Violinist | Concertmaster | Educator Hailed as \u201cparticularly outstanding\u201d (Chattanooga Times&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/josh-holritz\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2026\/08\/Josh-Holritz-Promo-Photo-3jpg-scaled-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2026\/08\/Josh-Holritz-Promo-Photo-3jpg-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Holritz\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/violin-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Violin Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/josh-holritz\/\" target=\"_self\">Josh Holritz<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Violin Faculty Josh Holritz \u2013 Violinist | Concertmaster | Educator Hailed as \u201cparticularly outstanding\u201d (Chattanooga&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/justin-waller\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2026\/08\/Justin-Waller.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2026\/08\/Justin-Waller.jpeg\" alt=\"Justin Waller\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/trombone\/\" rel=\"tag\">Trombone Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/justin-waller\/\" target=\"_self\">Justin Waller<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Trombone Dr. Justin Waller is an active musician and teacher across the United States. He&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/taylor-brown\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Brown_Taylor-crop-for-web.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Brown_Taylor-crop-for-web.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Brown\" width=\"552\" height=\"398\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/double-bass-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Double Bass Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/taylor-brown\/\" target=\"_self\">Taylor Brown<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Master\u2019s degree from Duquesne University&nbsp;Bachelor\u2019s degree from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/dr-michael-arndt\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Michael-Arndt.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Michael-Arndt.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Michael Arndt\" width=\"270\" height=\"227\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/tumpet-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tumpet Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/dr-michael-arndt\/\" target=\"_self\">Dr. Michael Arndt<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">A native of the Midwest, Dr. Michael Arndt joined the MTSU School of Music as&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/todd-waldecker\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/MG_3371-e1523385958504.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/MG_3371-e1523385958504.jpg\" alt=\"Todd Waldecker\" width=\"512\" height=\"550\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/clarinet-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Clarinet Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/todd-waldecker\/\" target=\"_self\">Todd Waldecker<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Todd Waldecker&nbsp;has served on the faculty of the Middle Tennessee State University School of Music&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/staci-spring\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Spring-HeadshotWeb.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Spring-HeadshotWeb.jpg\" alt=\"Staci Spring\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1160\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/bassoon-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bassoon Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/staci-spring\/\" target=\"_self\">Staci Spring<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">University of Tennessee Chattanooga and Lee University Based in Chattanooga, TN,&nbsp;Staci A. Spring&nbsp;leads a versatile&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/brian-mueller\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Mueller1_crop.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Mueller1_crop.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Mueller\" width=\"276\" height=\"259\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/percussion-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Percussion Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/brian-mueller\/\" target=\"_self\">Brian Mueller<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">A native of Wichita, Kansas, Dr. Brian Mueller is currently Lecturer in Percussion at Middle&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/amy-collins\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Amy-Collins-oboe.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Amy-Collins-oboe.jpg\" alt=\"Amy Collins\" width=\"500\" height=\"601\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/oboe-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oboe Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/amy-collins\/\" target=\"_self\">Amy Collins<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Amy Collins&nbsp;is a highly respected oboist, educator, and entrepreneur with a career spanning many decades.&nbsp;&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/bryan-hayslett\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Faculty_photo_3.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Faculty_photo_3.jpeg\" alt=\"Bryan Hayslett\" width=\"912\" height=\"700\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/cello\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cello<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/bryan-hayslett\/\" target=\"_self\">Bryan Hayslett<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Cellist Bryan Hayslett continues to distinguish himself as a versatile solo, chamber, and orchestral player&#8230;.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/kevin-chance\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Kevin-Chance-web.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Kevin-Chance-web.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Chance\" width=\"860\" height=\"1290\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/piano-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Piano Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/kevin-chance\/\" target=\"_self\">Kevin Chance<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Named Teacher of the Year by the Alabama Music Teachers Association and Music Educator of&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/deanna-hahn\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/201381_1718261.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/201381_1718261.jpg\" alt=\"Deanna Hahn\" width=\"199\" height=\"248\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/flute-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Flute Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/deanna-hahn\/\" target=\"_self\">Deanna Hahn<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Associate Professor, MTSU&nbsp;DM, Indiana University&nbsp;Deanna R. Hahn, associate professor of flute at Middle Tennessee State&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/ayn-balija\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Balija-2015-headshot-web.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Balija-2015-headshot-web.jpg\" alt=\"Ayn Balija\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1206\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/viola-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Viola Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/ayn-balija\/\" target=\"_self\">Ayn Balija<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">DMA, James Madison University&nbsp;Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music Violist Ayn&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/angela-deboer\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Angela-DeBoer.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Angela-DeBoer.jpg\" alt=\"Angela DeBoer\" width=\"309\" height=\"357\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/horn-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Horn Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/angela-deboer\/\" target=\"_self\">Angela DeBoer<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Associate Professor of Horn &amp; Music Theory&nbsp;Middle Tennessee State University Angela DeBoer&nbsp;is the Associate Professor&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/andrea-dawson\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Andrea-Dawson.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Andrea-Dawson.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Dawson\" width=\"518\" height=\"768\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/violin-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Violin Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/andrea-dawson\/\" target=\"_self\">Andrea Dawson<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Andrea Dawson&nbsp;joined the MTSU Music Faculty in 2007 and the faculty of the Tennessee Governor\u2019s&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/reggie-coleman\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Reggie-Coleman.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Reggie-Coleman.jpg\" alt=\"Reggie Coleman\" width=\"1000\" height=\"871\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/music-production-coordinator\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Production Coordinator<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/reggie-coleman\/\" target=\"_self\">Reggie Coleman<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Reginald (Reggie) Coleman serves as the band director at Rocky Fork Middle School. A native&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/dr-jerome-reed\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Jerome-Reed-at-piano-web.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Jerome-Reed-at-piano-web.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jerome Reed\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1730\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/music-chair\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Chair<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/dr-jerome-reed\/\" target=\"_self\">Dr. Jerome Reed<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Jerome A. Reed is the Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Piano at Lipscomb University&#8230;.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcpro-col-xs-1 wpcpro-col-sm-2 wpcpro-col-md-3 wpcpro-col-lg-4 wpcpro-col-xl-5\"><div class=\"wpcp-single-item\"><div class=\"wpcp-slide-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/amy-dorfman\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Amy-Dorfman.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/11\/Amy-Dorfman.jpeg\" alt=\"Amy Dorfman\" width=\"837\" height=\"837\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wpcp-all-captions \"><ul class=\"wpcp-post-meta\"><p class=\"wpcp-post-cat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/program\/piano-faculty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Piano Faculty<\/a><\/p> <\/ul><h2 class=\"wpcp-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/person\/amy-dorfman\/\" target=\"_self\">Amy Dorfman<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wpcp-post-content\">Pianist Amy Dorfman has enjoyed a wide variety of musical collaborations throughout her career. For&#8230;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Commissioned Composers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1985 Orchestra Kenneth Schermerhorn &#8211; Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Overture &#8220;Celebration! A Tennessee Quilting Party&#8221; 1986 Orchestra Marvin Lamb &#8211; Tennessee Technological University, &#8220;Amazin&#8221; for Orchestra and Chorus Wind Ensemble Don Freund &#8211; Memphis State University, &#8220;Jug Blues and Fat Pickings&#8221; 1987 Orchestra L. Thom Hutcheson &#8211; MTSU, &#8220;We, the People&#8230;&#8221; for Orchestra, Mixed Choir, and Narrator Wind Ensemble Jeffrey Wood &#8211; Austin Peay State University, &#8220;Symphonic Fantasy&#8221; 1988 Orchestra Gilbert Carp &#8211; University of Tennessee, Martin, &#8220;Serenade for Orchestra&#8221; Wind Ensemble Robert Jager &#8211; Tennessee Technological University, &#8220;Old Hickory Suite&#8221; 1989 Orchestra Jordan Tang &#8211; Jackson and Paducah Symphony Orchestras, &#8220;Preludes for Orchestra (1989)&#8221; 1990 Orchestra Paul Martin Zonn &#8211; University of Illinois, &#8220;Dawn River&#8221; 1996 Orchestra and Chorale Commissioned for the Tennessee Bicentennial Celebration Vernon Whaley &#8211; Cedarville College and President, Integra Music Group, &#8220;Tennessee Morning&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School for the Arts provides educational instruction for students skilled in strings, wind ensemble, piano, and both choral and opera technique..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9876,"parent":458,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-bannernosidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-389","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11793,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/389\/revisions\/11793"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/gsfta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}