Robin Armstrong
associate professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan;
Dr. Armstrongs' specialties include the history, interpretation, and performance of early music, music in the African-American traditions and a variety of popular music styles.
Margaret Boudreaux
professor; D.M.A., University of Colorado;
Dr. Boudreaux is active as a guest conductor throughout the region and is currently performing and publishing her own editions and arrangements of choral music. Her choirs have performed at The Kennedy Center, The National Cathedral, The Hartt School of Music, and for conferences of the College Music Society and the Music Educator's National Conference.
Eric Byrd
lecturer; MM-Morgan State University
Mr. Byrd has opened for and/or played with Wynton Marsalis, Vanessa Rubin,
Kenny Burrell, Charlie Byrd, and many others. He has recorded a solo CD
and one with his group, The Eric Byrd Trio.
Glenn Caldwell
professor (chair), Ph.D., Ohio State University;
Dr. Caldwell is an active composer and arranger, most recently doing orchestrations for Stevie Wonder's "Natural Wonder Tour" (Europe), "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard, Tramaine Hawkins, and the Lionel Hampton Orchestra with featured vocalist Chaka Khan, and numerous other orchestras. Dr. Caldwell presently oversees the computer aided instruction in theory and composition.
Steven "Bo" Eckard;
senior lecturer; B.A., Loyola College
Mr. Eckard is the Director of Jazz Studies at McDaniel College, McDaniel College Electric Bass and Jazz ensembles, and is regionally known as a performer, songwriter, and studio musician. He has performed in a variety of settings, including the Kennedy Center.
Kyle Engler
senior lecturer; MM, Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University
Ms. Engler has been featured with several orchestras throughout the East Coast and in the summer of 2002 toured Japan with the Washington Opera. Ms. Engler was a founding member of the New Horizons Contemporary Chamber Ensemble and the Morpheus Trio.
David Kreider
senior lecturer; D.M.A., Catholic University of America;
A previous Fulbright scholar in Vienna, Austria, Dr. Kreider has received recognition for his artistic contributions, most notably at Carnegie hall. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Chamber Music on the Hill.
Linda Kirkpatrick
senior lecturer; D.M.A., University of Maryland, flute performance and pedagogy, conducting, 1997
Dr. Kirkpatrick directs the college band, student chamber music series and teaches instrumental conducting. She also performs with The Mistral Winds Quintet, and is the administrator of the college summer music camp and Community Music Program.
Areas of particular teaching interest: Professor Boudreaux: choir, music history; Professor Caldwell: theory and composition; Professor Armstrong: music history and world music, early music, jazz history; Senior Lecturer Kreider: piano, piano pedagogy, film music, music history; Senior Lecturer Kirkpatrick: band, flute, instrumental conducting, chamber music, music history; Senior Lecturer Eckard: jazz, bass; Senior Lecturer Engler: voice, musical theatre; and Lecturer Byrd: gospel choir, jazz piano.