Brass & Percussion Faculty
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Paul Jantz, department head
Educational background: B.S., M.A., Bob Jones University; further study at Boston University; student of Ron Barron. Hometown: Denver, Colorado Membership: International Trombone Association; owner, Jantz Music Publications Academic Area: head of the brass and percussion department; applied trombone; administrative assistant to the Dean of Fine Arts; director of the Trombone Choir and Brass Choir. Performances and Publications: member of the Greater Anderson Chamber Orchestra, the Palmetto Posaunen, and the Foundation Brass; numerous sacred brass arrangements published through Jantz Music Publications. Hobbies: soccer, camping, woodworking Family: wife, Cindy, a junior high music teacher, and three sons: Jeremy, Jamin, and Joshua. Ministry: instrumental music coordinator, Heritage Bible Church, Greer, SC Mission statement: My desire for my ministry here at BJU is to instill in my students a desire for excellence in their music, a desire to dedicate their talents completely to the Lord, and a desire to continue to use their talents for the Lord after graduation. |
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Bruce Cox
Educational background: B.S., Bob Jones University; M.S., University of Illinois; postgraduate studies at Arizona State University; D.M.A., University of Southern Mississippi; student of Michael Tunnel, Allan Cox, and Ruth Still. Hometown: Findlay, Ohio Membership: Music Teachers National Association, International Trumpet Guild Academic Area: applied trumpet, brass pedagogy, music education, director of the Concert Band and Trumpet Choir Performances: section trumpet with Spartanburg Philharmonic, member of the Foundation Brass, performed with the Meridian Symphony Orchestra and the Southern Arts Quintet. Hobbies: gardening, golf Ministry: minister of music, Suber Road Baptist Church, Greer, SC Mission statement: My burden is to train godly young men and women whose skills in music make them attractive to the professional market, but who are ministry-minded and people-oriented. |
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Mark Frederick
Educational background: B.S., M.Ed., Bob Jones University; M.Mus., University of Colorado, Boulder; student of Bryan Kennedy, Louis Stout, and David Pinkow. Hometown: Pontiac, Michigan Membership: International Horn Society, National Association of Music Educators Academic Area: applied horn, music education, Jr. High Band Performances: free lance artist in Denver and Boulder, CO, and Greenville, SC; member of the Foundation Brass; Faculty Woodwind Quintet; BJU Symphony Orchestra Family: wife, Jennifer, and two children: Samuel and Josiah Hobbies: sports, automobiles, lawn maintenance Mission statement: To give a Godly example to my students that honors and glorifies the Lord, and by this example compel students to want to serve the Lord with their lives for in this is the only source of true happiness and fulfillment. |
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Dan Kirsop
Educational background: B.S., M.A., Bob Jones University Hometown: Kent, Washington Membership: Music Teachers National Association, International Trumpet Guild Academic Area: applied trumpet, music education Performances: principal trumpet, Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic and the Greater Anderson Chamber Orchestra; soloist with Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic, the Greater Anderson Chamber Orchestra, and the Bob Jones University Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Band; member of the Foundation Brass. Family: wife, Linda, piano teacher at the BJES, and three children: Nathan, Lisa, and Laura Beth Ministry: music director, Community Baptist Church, Taylors, SC Mission statement: My desire is to train young people to develop their talents, and to give them a vision of what God can do through them. |
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Heather McNeely
Educational background: B.Mus. Bob Jones University; M.Mus. Converse College; doctoral candidate, Bob Jones University; student of Robin Wallace, Robert Dorer, and Jan Roller Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina Membership: American Musicological Society (AMS), International Trumpet Guild (ITG) Academic Area: applied trumpet, music history, musicology, graduate music advisor Performances: presented a paper at the 1999 southeast chapter meeting of the American Musicological Society in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; performed with the Converse College faculty brass quintet; section trumpet with the Spartanburg Philharmonic Hobbies: reading, listening to music, running Family: husband, Brent; three sons: Brendan, Colin, and Dillon Ministry: active in the music program at Heritage Bible Church, Greer, SC |
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Paul Overly
Educational background: B.A., M.A., Bob Jones University; D.Mus., Florida State University; further study at the Eastman School of Music and Harmony Ridge Brass Center; student of John Drew, John Marcellus, and Paul Ebbers. Hometown: Blue Ball, Pennsylvania Membership: International Trombone Association (ITA) Academic Area: applied trombone, euphonium, and tuba; brass literature; music appreciation; director of the Tuba/Euphonium Choir. Performances: principal trombone, Greater Anderson Chamber Orchestra, Palmetto Posaunen, Foundation Brass; soloist with the FSU Chamber Winds and BJU Symphonic Wind Band; trombone literature reviewer for the ITA; 1985 Winner of the Music Teachers National Association Collegiate Artist Competition, brass division; formerly bass trombone, Tallahassee Symphony. Hobbies: sports, church history Family: wife, Debbie; three children: Daniel, David, and Claire Ministry: assisting the Gospel Tabernacle, a mission work in downtown Greenville; board member of Calvary Bible Ministries. Mission statement: My vision is to help develop students academically, musically, and spiritually so they can function responsibly and independently in the various callings God has for them. |
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Rob Schoolfield
Educational background: B.S., Tennessee Technical University; M.M., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; additional study University of South Carolina and Bob Jones University; student of Charles Hiebert, Joseph Rasmussen, Monte Coulter, James Hall, Morris Lang, and James Blades. Hometown: Pikeville, Tennessee Membership: Percussive Arts Society (president of state chapter), past competition chairman for the percussion division of the South Carolina Music Teachers Association. Academic Area: applied percussion, music education Performances: principal percussionist, Hendersonville (N.C.) Symphony Orchestra; solo performance with the BJU Symphonic Wind Band and at Northland Baptist Bible College; article published in Percussive Notes. Hobbies: photography, target shooting, Civil War history Family: wife, Brenda; two children: Ellis and Kate Mission statement: I want to maintain a top-notch percussion program that will train young musicians to become dedicated musicians who will go out and serve the Lord with their musical gifts. I also wish to create a full marimba choir for touring, extension ministry, and concerts. |
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Dan Turner
Educational background: B.S., Bob Jones University; M.S., Ed.D., University of Illinois; additional study at the University of Colorado and Furman University; student of Harry Begian, Dan Perantoni, and Robert Gray. Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina Membership: National Band Association; Music Educators National Conference Academic Area: head of the music education department, applied tuba, conducting, director of the Symphonic Wind Band Performances and Publications: author of Conductors Choice and Standing Without Apology: The History of Bob Jones University and Reflecting God's Life: Facets of a Miracle published by BJU Press; For God and Country, published by BJU Press; For God and Country, recording of the BJU Symphonic Wind Band released by SoundForth; member of the Greater Anderson Chamber Orchestra; member of the Foundation Brass; conductor of 2001 Providence Band Clinic, Tampa, Florida; Indiana Christian Band Clinic, Indianapolis; the 2002 South Carolina Region 2 Senior Band, 1998 South Carolina Region 1 All-State Band in South Carolina and 1997 All-County Bands in Pickens (SC) and Charleston (SC). Hobbies: tennis, gardening, fishing Family: wife, Jamie; son, Jess Mission statement: My vision is to challenge young musicians to godly excellence in all aspects of their lives, including band performance and musical growth. |