SUMMER MUSIC CAMP 13 Mr. Ben Cantrell, Percussion Instructor, is excited to be back to the UNCG Summer Music Camp. Ben is the Camp Staff percussion instructor at Winston-Salem State University and drumline instructor at Elon University. He is pursuing a DMA at UNCG. Ben is proud to be an educational artist for Mapex/Majestic Percussion and Innovative Percussionist Ms. Anja Arko, Piano Instructor, is a Slovenian born and mallets. pianist pursuing a DMA in Piano Performance at UNCG where she studies with Joseph Di Piazza. She completed Dr. Brian Carter, Voice Instructor, a native of High Point, a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance and Music NC, is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Music and Education at the University of Ljubljana and continued Voice at Washington State University. Formerly a cellist, her studies in the US at the Schwob School of Music Dr. Carter discovered classical singing in his late twenties in Georgia. She also earned a MM degree in Piano and went on to pursue vocal studies earning a Bachelor’s Performance from the University of Florida. Arko has degree from UNCG, a Master’s degree from University of studied with Alexander Kobrin, Natalia Antonova, Ann Houston, and a DMA degree at the University of Michigan. Schein, Yong Hi Moon, and Robert Roux. He has appeared as a solost for the Washington-Idaho Symphony, and the North Carolina Symphony, the Royal Mrs. Patricia Hughes Ball, Conductor of the Week Two Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland, the Goldman Senior Band, is the Director of Bands at West North Carolina Music Educators Association, the Piedmont Forsyth High School in Clemmons, North Carolina. She Wind Symphony, the Fibonacci Chamber Orchestra, and is a 1994 graduate UNC-Chapel Hill and a 2004 graduate the Michigan Pops Orchestra. He is a member of the of UNCG. She received certification from the National National Association of Teachers of Singing, the Voice Board for Professional Teaching Standards in 2007 and Foundation, and College Music Society. recertification in 2017. Prior to her coming to West Forsyth, Mrs. Hughes Ball was the founding director of the Cedar Mrs. Melody Causby, Conductor of the First Week Red Ridge High School Band program in Hillsborough, NC. She Junior Band, is a Greensboro native who earned a BS in is also an active adjudicator and clinician. Music Education from Campbell University and a MM in Music Education from UNCG. After spending eleven years Ms. Diane Blanchard, Piano Instructor, is a nationally teaching band in NC public schools, Melody is now in her certified teacher of music, and owner of a highly third and final year of the PhD program in Music Education successful piano studio. She is a summa cum laude piano at UNCG. She is also the Interim Director of Bands at pedagogy graduate of Meredith College, and has served Elon University and an active adjudicator and clinician on the faculty of the Raleigh Conservatory of Music. throughout the state. She was past president of the Raleigh Piano Teachers Association, past president of the NC Music Teachers Dr. Caroline Crupi, Voice Instructor, is visiting Faculty at Association, and currently Southern Division Director on UNCSA where she teaches both high school and college the MTNA National Board. Ms. Blanchard is a frequent classes. She received her BA in music form Florida State adjudicator at the state and local level. University and her MM and DMA in voice performance from UNCG. An avid performer and teacher, she has Dr. Katharine Boyes, Piano Instructor, has performed solo sung the roles of Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Adele in Die and chamber music recitals throughout Great Britain and Fledermaus, and Josephine in H.M.S Pinafore. This is her the USA in venues such as The Royal Festival Hall and fourth year teaching at the UNCG Summer Music Camp. Barbican Center-London, Temple Concert Series-Salt Lake City, and Davies Symphony Hall-San Francisco. She has Mr. Josh Cvijanovic, Conductor of the Week One White been featured on BBC radio and American Public Radio Junior Band, has served as the Director of Bands at Cedar and has released a CD: "Piano Portraits of the Seasons." Ridge High School in Hillsborough since the Fall of 2014. Katharine received a DMA in Piano Performance from the Mr. Cvijanovic serves as the Chair-Elect of the NCMEA College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Jazz Section, the Chair of the CDBA All-District Band, site and holds degrees from the Royal Academy of Music, host for the CDBA Central MPA, and as an adjudicator London and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. and clinician for concert, marching, and jazz events across North Carolina. Josh holds a BM in Music Education and Mr. Charlie Burts, Conductor of Week Two Blue Junior the MM in Percussion Performance from UNCG, and has Band, is a graduate of UNCG and is currently in his 25th worked as a rehearsal assistant and conductor with the year of teaching. He has enjoyed 17 years in the Fairfax Summer Music Camp for 11 years. County Public Schools, where he currently serves as Band Director at Sidney Lanier Middle School. He also Dr. Andrew L. Dancy, Junior Mixed and Piano Camp previously taught for 10 years at Carl Sandburg Middle Chorus Accompanist, holds a Doctor of Musical Arts School. Since 2006, his bands have commissioned and degree in Percussion Performance from UNCG. He premiered works by Brian Balmages, Michael Oare, Erik performs frequently throughout NC and at numerous Marales, and Robert Thurston. Previously, he also taught locations including Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the National in Raleigh, NC at Ligon GT Middle School, where he also Conference on Percussion Pedagogy, North Carolina served as Chair of the Fine Arts Department. Additionally, Day of Percussion, Percussive Arts Society National he taught in Chesapeake, Virginia at Western Branch Convention, Charleston Southern University, and High School. For 20 summers he has taught at the UNCG Greensboro College. Currently, Dr. Dancy is the music Summer Music Camp, where he was named to its “Hall of teacher at Winget Park Elementary in Charlotte, NC. He Fame.” He resides in Springfield, VA, with his wife Mindy, also maintains a private studio of piano and percussion and their two sons Simon and Alex. students. This is his 15th year working at SMC. 14 U N C G Ms. Elizabeth Davis, Piano Instructor, is completing a DiMartino and Mark Clodfelter and is an active member of DMA in Piano Pedagogy at USC (ABD). She holds a BA the Lexington Brass Band. Most recently, Mr. Elliott was in Piano Performance and a MM in Piano Pedagogy from the 2nd place finalist in the Women's International Brass UNCG. During her time at USC, Elizabeth was a piano Conference and Solo Competition and the overall winner instructor at Columbia International University and USC of the Mock Military Band Audition Competition held at School of Music's Center for Piano Studies. This is her Northern Kentucky University. third year teaching at the UNCG Summer Music Camp. Mr. Chris Ferguson, Conductor of the Week One Orange Dr. Joseph Di Piazza, Piano Instructor, earned his BM Beginner Band, is currently the Band Director at the from DePaul University and the MM and DMA from Braxton Craven School in Trinity, NC. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Di Piazza is a member Appalachian State University (BM) and the UNC School of of MTNA, the National Federation of Music Clubs, Pi the Arts (MM) and is a National Board Certified Teacher. Kappa Lambda, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He has He is principal trombone with the Salisbury Symphony performed throughout the United States and Europe as and trombonist with the Giannini Brass. Mr. Ferguson a recitalist, chamber player, and soloist with symphony has performed with numerous organizations including the orchestras and has performed in festivals at Interlochen, Barnum & Bailey Circus Band, Guy Lombardo and his Eastern Music Festival, Chicago Spring Arts Festival, Royal Canadian Mounties, the Longhorn Rodeo Band, the Beethoven Festival on Long Island, the University of and the North Carolina and Long Bay (SC) Symphonies. Illinois, Methodist College, and UNCG. Mr. Josh Follweiler, Musicianship Class Instructor, Mrs. Jennifer G.M. Duerkoop, Musicianship Class earned his BM in Music Education from UNCG in 2005. Instructor, is the Director of Bands at Rising Starr Middle He has experience teaching middle school and high School in Fayetteville, GA. She is a graduate of UNCG school band, and he is currently teaching General Music with a BM Flute Performance (2000). She joined the US at Wentworth Elementary School in Rockingham County. Army Band Program in 2001, and served proudly both While in Rockingham County, Mr. Follweiler has served as in Heidelberg, Germany and Ft. McPherson, GA, until chairperson for the Elementary School All-County Chorus December 2008. While in the Army, she toured and was and directed numerous musical programs. Mr. Follweiler soloist in 19 countries and received the Commandant's is also the Youth Director at Madison United Methodist Coin of Excellence for her quintet's performance at Church. This is his 15th year working at SMC. ABLT (Army Band Leader's Training). This is her 24th year working with Summer Music Camp, where she is a Mr. Ronnal Ford, Musicianship Class Instructor, is member of the SMC Hall of Fame. the English Horn/Oboist in the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and an adjunct instructor at Guilford Technical Dr. André Duvall, Piano Instructor, has performed Community College and Forsyth Technical Community as a piano soloist with the Arkasas Symphony and College. He is currently earning his Doctor of Musical University of Memphis Symphony orchestras, and has Arts degree in Oboe Performance from the University of served as a clinician, adjudicator, and performer in the North Carolina at Greensboro.