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Becky Archibald, Professor of Composition, is an award-‐winning pianist, composer, and recording artist. A graduate of Anderson University, Becky received her Masters in Piano Performance from California State University at Long Beach. From composing for solo piano to chamber music to jazz, Becky’s career has taken her to Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall (solo debut, 2006) to the Dordogne Jazz Summer School in Monteton, France (composer-‐in-‐

residence since 2009.) Her piano CDs (Searching, The Long Ride Home, The Light at the End of the Blues, The Christmas One, and Mood Swing) have been played on radio stations around the country and overseas. Her music has received premieres by Ronen Chamber Ensemble, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Fishers Chamber Players, and Alias Chamber Ensemble in Nashville, Tennessee. Becky has received a Creative Renewal Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis, grants from the Indiana Arts Commission and Central Indiana Community Foundation, and AU’s 2009 Outstanding Alumni in Music Award. For more information, please visit www.beckyarchibald.com.

Dr. Jeffrey Ballard, tenor, is a versatile musician with over twenty-‐five years of teaching and performing experience, having appeared in over twenty opera roles and numerous solo engagements in fourteen states and at two international opera festivals. He was twice selected nationally as Artist Fellow at the Bach Aria Festival of New York, was chosen nationally for the NATS Intern Program (1997), and won first place in the Mississippi NATSAA vocal competition (1992). The Atlanta Journal-‐Constitution has hailed him as a “rich tenor, with a delightful flair for comedy as well as for singing.” Following performance studies at Stetson University, Ballard earned his B.M. and M.M.

degrees at the University of West Georgia and his D.M.A. in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Southern Mississippi (1993). Dr. Ballard has held full-‐time appointments as director of opera at three universities and served on faculty at the Operafestival di Roma. He currently teaches on the voice faculty of Anderson University (since 2004) and privately in Muncie and Indianapolis. [email protected]

Mary Kathryn Brewer teaches voice, voice class, and singer’s diction. She received her MM in Voice Performance from Bowling Green State University and her BM in Voice Performance from Anderson University. Ms. Brewer has performed the roles of Felice in Ermanno Wolf-‐Ferrari’s School for Fathers, Greta Fiorentino in Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, Carolina in Domenico Cimarosa’s The Secret Marriage, and Mrs. Ford in Otto Nicolai’s Merry Wives of Windsor. In April 2011, she sang the role of The

Messenger in the premiere of Rick Vale’s opera The Vagrant, and recently gave a sacred recital as part of Anderson University’s Recital Series. She has performed with the Indianapolis Opera Chorus in their productions of Puccini’s La Boheme and Verdi’s La Traviata, and will appear in the spring 2012 production of Gounod’s Faust. She is a member of the Castleton United Methodist chancel choir and in her spare time enjoys reading, drinking coffee, and spending time with her dog, Poochini. [email protected]

Heaven Fan Described by critics as "captivating optimism and charm" and "virtuoso harp playing", Heaven Fan’s performances have been broadcast on TV and radio programs worldwide. She has been invited internationally as a featured soloist in recitals and orchestral concerts and has appeared in music festivals such as the Festival of Chinese Performing Arts in Boston, the Fukui Harp Festival in Japan, the MasterWorks Festival in Winona Lake,

Indiana, and the World Harp Congress in Prague, Czech Republic. Dr. Fan has won competitions in Taiwan and the U.S., including the Indiana University Travel Grant Competition, the Anne Adams Award Competition of the American Harp Society, and the Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship Award of the Arts Council of Indianapolis and Lilly Endowment. As a founding member of the Pacific Harp Ensemble, a quartet comprised of prize-‐winning harpists from Asia and the U.S., she made the premiere recording of Ami Maayani's Arabesque No. 3 for the Fons label. Dr. Fan has received her Artist Diploma and Doctor of Music from Indiana University, where she completed her studies with Distinguished Professor Susann McDonald. She is currently on the harp faculties of Anderson University and the MasterWorks Festival. [email protected]

Anne Gross, soprano, holds vocal performance degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (B.M.), the Cincinnati College-‐Conservatory of Music (M.M.) and the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance (D.M.A.). Ms. Gross has sung solo recitals on concert series throughout the United States; her international career includes performances in Ireland, Northern Ireland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain and Havana, Cuba. Among her oratorio performances are many

cantatas of J. S. Bach as well as the Mass in B Minor, the St. John and St. Matthew Passion, Misa Cubana (Vitier), Brahms’ Requiem, Haydn’s Paukenmesse and Handel’s Messiah. Ms. Gross recently worked with Martin Katz to record the audio examples for his book The Complete

Collaborator: The Pianist as Partner, published by Oxford University Press. She has been on the voice faculties of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the College of Visual and Performing Arts at West Chester University, and Eastern Mennonite University. Ms. Gross currently teaches voice at Anderson University and Indiana University Southeast. She also chairs the voice department at Belvoir Terrace, a performing arts camp for girls aged 8-‐16, located near Tanglewood in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. [email protected]

Jack Helsley is an active performer on the Indianapolis music scene. After receiving a Bachelors Degree in Music from the University of Louisville, he toured extensively throughout Europe, Africa and the U.S. with the United States Air Force Band. As a freelance bassist, he has been featured on numerous recordings of jazz, pop, rock, and country artists, and has performed with such notable talents as Michael Brecker, Jeff Watts, Joey Calderazzo, Randy Brecker, Benny Golsen, Ernie

Watts, Bob Berg, Lynne Arriale, David Baker, and Jamey Aebersold. He holds a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies from Indiana University. He is currently the Jazz Bass Instructor at Eastern Illinois University, DePauw University, Anderson University, and a Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Indianapolis. He was recently the Jazz and Classical bass professor at Western Illinois University. He is also the co-‐host of the Jazz Radio Show “Have You Heard” on WICR-‐FM.

Diana Huntoon, lyric soprano, received her Bachelor of Music Degree in Education from Millikin University and her Master of Music Degree in Vocal Performance from Bowling Green State University. She has performed with numerous professional opera and musical theatre organizations including The Ohio Light Opera, Toledo Opera, and The Black Swamp Players. Some of her favorite roles include Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte, Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, and Maria in The Sound of Music. Diana also counts Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Handel’s The Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, and Mozart’s Requiem in her repertoire. She

recently performed as guest artist on the concert series at The Cathedral of St. Mary in Freiberg, Germany with organist Dr.Ted Gibboney. Diana is also the former Music Director of Faith Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis and the Interim Director of Music of First Baptist Church of Indianapolis. She has served as adjunct professor of voice at Anderson University since 1997, as well as soprano soloist at First Baptist Church of Indianapolis and for the Kokomo Park Band, a professional Concert Band based in Kokomo, Indiana. Diana is also an active

recitalist and soloist in and around the Indianapolis area. She and her husband, John, reside in Cicero with their son, Isaac. [email protected]

Doug King has been on the dance faculty at AU for ten years teaching primarily the jazz, tap, and musical theatre dance forms. His back ground was a degree in theatre and musical theatre at Ball State University. Since then, he has studied dance in New York, North Carolina, and Butler University. As a dancer, he has danced with Indianapolis Ballet, Dance Kaleidoscope, and Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. As an Actor, Doug was on the first National tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond. Has worked in Chicago and New York

and now does most of his work at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. He has played such roles as the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz, Will Parker in Oklahoma, and Cosmo Brown in Singing in the Rain. [email protected]

Li Li began her music studies at age five in Shenyang, China. At eighteen she came to the USA to study, earning a Bachelor's (Boston Conservatory/Ms. Patricia McCarty), and a Master’s Degree (Boston University/Mr. Steven Ansell, Principal Violist of the Boston Symphony). At Tanglewood Music Center, she was Principal Viola. In 2001, she joined the Syracuse Symphony's viola section, and in 2003, was appointed to the faculty of Syracuse University’s Setnor School of Music. Her chamber music performances have included the Syracuse Symphony String Quartet and Trio Con Brio. Li Li,

Steven Heyman, and Victoria Bullock appeared in the Shenyang Conservatory International Festival (2007) recital and masterclasses, after which all were named “Honorary Guest Professor of Shenyang Conservatory of Music.” Li Li has performed as soloist with many orchestras. She took prizes in the Brevard Festival Concerto Competition and the American String Teacher's Association Competition. She is currently a substitute with the Indianapolis and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, and a faculty member at Anderson University. She plays on a modern American viola made by Utah luthier Lawrence Furse (2001). [email protected]

Gary Moore has been an instructor at Anderson University for 30 years teaching beginning and intermediate guitar. He taught guitar 12 years prior to coming to AU. He has played as a church musician, backup to various gospel groups, and has done studio work for a variety of recordings. Gary attended Purdue and studied advance guitar in Chicago at the Old Town School of Music with Howard Roberts, and with former recording studio

guitarist, Denton Reif, and as a private student at Ball State University. [email protected]

Kyung-‐Nam Oh was born in Seoul, Korea. His degrees are from Kyung-‐Hee University (B.M.), Ball State University (M.A.), and Indiana University (Performance Diploma). He is finishing a D.A. in Music Degree at Ball State University. Mr. Oh was a founding member of the Beehouse Cello Ensemble (Melomania Chamber Orchestra) and is a member of Anderson Symphony Orchestra, Trio Cantabile, and Appasonati Ensemble. Mr. Oh has played numerous solo and chamber music recitals including in the Midwest (US), South Korea, and Hungary. He has played in masterclasses of Richard Aaron, Arto Noras, Timothy Eddy, Hans Jørgen Jensen, and Janos Starker. He

has been an adjudicator for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Young Musicians Contest and the ISSMA Solo District Competitions, among others. His teachers have included Yonghee Hong, Mihai Tetel, Sharon Robinson, and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi. Mr. Oh is currently an adjunct cello faculty member at Anderson University. [email protected]

Amanda Potaczek teaches music business at Anderson University and is lead guitarist and vocalist, for the Indianapolis-‐based band, 1000 Generation (Varietal Records). She is also a songwriter and does booking for the band. In 2007 she won “Song of the Year” at GMA in the Rockies at Estes Park, CO for the song, How Big Small Can Be. Another one of her songs, Fail Us Not, has received significant national airplay. [email protected]

Steven Potaczek teaches record production at Anderson University and works as a producer and songwriter in the Indianapolis area. He is the leader of the Indianapolis-‐based band, 1000 Generations (Varietal Records), and has produced all three of the band’s recordings. Potaczek was also runner-‐up in

the John Lennon Songwriting competition and won “Song of the Year” at the 2007 GMA in the Rockies at Estes Park, Colorado.

Suzanne Rice has degrees from the Eastman School of Music, the University of Michigan, and Ball State University. She has been the horn instructor at Anderson University since 2000 and is an active freelance musician participating in ensembles from chamber music to opera to orchestras

including principal horn with the Marion Philharmonic Orchestra, Muncie Symphony, Anderson Symphony, Indianapolis Opera, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Carmel Chamber Brass, and others. She has a particular affinity for chamber music, exploring the wide variety of ensemble and color combinations available to the instrument. When not playing the horn, she can be found in the library, enjoying the great outdoors, experimenting in the kitchen, or riding herd on the non-‐human household members: Moose, Rocket, and the Unsinkable Molly.

Joseph R. Scagnoli, Jr. is an extremely versatile drummer/percussionist with many years of experience in band, orchestra, chamber, and popular music ensembles. He has studied percussion techniques under Dane Clark, Ndugu Chancler, Dr. Erwin Mueller, Jeff Nearpass and Jack Gilfoy. After graduation from Ball State University with a degree in Instrumental Music Education (1998), Joe moved to Los Angeles to study with acclaimed jazz drummer and recording artist Jeff Hamilton. During this period he performed and

recorded with jazz, rock, and electronic artists such as The Thelonious Monk Jazz Institute Quintet, Southside Slim, IContact, and the USC Big Band. In 2001, Joe began teaching a packed schedule of private students at Zionsville Middle School, The Sycamore School, Indianapolis Drum Center, and Carmel Music Center. Mr. Scagnoli has performed and recorded with the Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra, experimental/electronic musical group F.U.Z.Z., IndyKlez, Indiana Ambassadors of Music and many others. Current projects include drumming and percussion duties with the Freehand Orchestra, electronic music production as Breakspeare and Feelfonk, freelance work in a variety of musical styles, and arranging/composition for percussion ensemble. [email protected]

Cynthia Shaver earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Anderson University in 1987, where she was the instrumental winner in the Concerto-‐Aria competition the same year. She was also selected to perform in the Honors Recital, was the recipient of the Marjory Fritz Memorial Scholarship, and was inducted into the Pi Kappa Lambda music society. Mrs. Shaver taught middle school band for two years in Blackford County, Indiana, and for five years in Frederick County, Maryland. Her bands consistently received superior ratings at adjudication. From 1994 to

2000 she taught private clarinet lessons. Her students were consistently selected for honor bands and received superior ratings at Solo and Ensemble Festivals. Since moving to the Anderson area in 2000, she founded and continues to direct the White River Christian Home Educators instrumental music program. She has also served as a Solo and Ensemble Festival

adjudicator in both Indiana and Maryland. Mrs. Shaver has been teaching the Woodwind Techniques class at Anderson University since 2007. [email protected]

Debra Silveus was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She graduated from Broad Ripple High School and Jordan College Academy of Dance. After high school she moved to New York where she received a B.F.A. in dance performance from the State University of New York in Purchase, New York. Some of her performance experience includes works from Neil Greenberg, Jacquelyn

Buglisi, Stephanie Tooman, and group and solo works by Shen Wei. Since her return to Indianapolis in 2004 she has been working with Motus Dance Theatre as a Core Artist, choreographer, and dancer. She was also on the Board of Directors for Motus Dance Theatre. She has been a part of the modern dance faculty at Anderson University since 2008. [email protected]

Emily Stanek is the flute instructor at Anderson University and has also taught at Wabash College. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Arts degree at Ball State University in flute performance as a graduate assistant of Mihoko Watanabe. Emily holds the position of second flutist with the Anderson Symphony and is also the former principal flutist with the Akron Symphony and former associate principal flutist with the Muncie Symphony. Emily has performed recitals throughout the United States, including New York, New Jersey, Ohio, California, and Maine. The Dailyfreeman newspaper of Rhinebeck, New York writes, “Curiosity and

courage light her discoveries; seeking the infinite with virtuosic agility, her tone wakes the eternal…and holds us in thrall.” Emily has given guest recitals and master classes at the University of Southern Maine and Kent State University and is the winner of numerous competitions. Emily has appeared as a guest soloist with several Indiana orchestras, including the Anderson Symphony Orchestra, the East Central Indiana Chamber Orchestra, the Kokomo Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Anderson University Chamber Orchestra. [email protected]

Dr. Mark Stanek has taught classical, jazz and commercial guitar at Anderson University since 2001. He is the founder of the Anderson University Guitar Ensembles which have performed on the internationally televised Candles and Carols concert. In addition, he has taught numerous courses in music history and music theory at AU. He has been a featured guitarist at music festivals in Maine, Ohio, New Jersey, and Italy. Dr. Stanek is also an active orchestra conductor and has directed and guest conducted numerous orchestras in Indiana. He was the interim director of the Anderson University

Chamber Orchestra and has conducted faculty chamber performances of Soldier’s Tale by Igor Stravinsky and Façade by William Walton. He received his doctorate from Ball State University in classical guitar performance with a minor in orchestral conducting. His guitar teachers have included Paul Reilly, John Holmquist, and James Reid. His conducting teachers have included Kirk Trevor, Kenneth Kiesler, and Leonard Atherton. [email protected]

Oybek Tashpulatov graduated from the Uzbek College of Choreography in 1987. In 1997, Mr. Tashpulatov was awarded the national title of “Honored Artist of the Republic of Uzbekistan” by the country’s President. In February 1998, he came to the USA and was offered a position of Principal Dancer and Ballet Master in the International Ballet at Carnegie Hall in New York City. During his season with the International Ballet, he was also a guest performer with the Ballet Theatre of Boston and the Dance at Holy

Trinity in New York. Mr. Tashpulatov joined Ballet International of Indianapolis and received critical acclaim immediately after his move for his performance as Herr Drosselmeyer in BI’s production of The Nutcracker. His illustrious career has included tours in Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Germany, Russia, and China. He has taught for Performer’s Edge, Jordan Academy of Dance, and Central Indiana Academy of Dance, and has been the Associate Director of the Central Indiana Dance Ensemble. Mr. Tashpulatov has been invited to teach for Regional Dance America Mid-‐States Festival, Summer Intensive Programs at Indiana World Skating Academy, Central Indiana Dance Ensemble, and in 2010 for Jordan Academy of Dance. He has had the privilege of working with Irina Kolpakova, Vladilen Semenov, Sergei Berezhnoi, Jose Mateo, and many others. Currently he is on dance faculty at Anderson University. [email protected]

For more information, contact Beth Doub ([email protected])

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