Music History and Literature Faculty
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Karen Wilson, department head
Educational background: B.A., M.A., Bob Jones University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Hometown: Wheelersburg, Ohio Membership: Music Teachers National Association, National Guild of Pianists Academic Area: musicology, music history, applied piano, director of the Music Library, director of Musica Antiqua. Hobbies: reading, writing poems and hymn texts, crocheting, and sewing Ministry: pianist at Trinity Baptist Church in Gaffney, SC Mission statement: As a piano teacher, I seek for the best in each student so that they may see beyond notes to the inner analysis and interpretation of the piece according to its style and mood. As a history teacher, my desire is to give students not only knowledge of the past and its effects, but also a love for and an interest in the subject. |
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Fred Coleman
Educational background: B.S., Ball State University; M.A., Bob Jones University; additional study at the Vandercook School of Music; the Westminster Choir College and the Robert Shaw Choral Institute (1998); student of Rolf Legbandt. Hometown: Charlestown, Indiana Membership: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Academic Area: head of the church music department, music literature, director of the University Chorus Performances and Publications: several SATB octavos, a men's collection published in 1999 by SoundForth, recently conducted a lecture/recital on Isaac Watts. Hobbies: horticulture, clay targets, backpacking, racketball, and collecting hymnals Family: wife, Ruth, also on the music faculty, and two children: Kristin, a present music student, and Miles. Ministry: minister of music, University Baptist Church, Clemson, SC; recently presented church music workshops in the Philippines. Mission statement: My desire is to prepare godly men and women for ministries using music. |
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Alex Fields
Educational background: B.S., Bob Jones University; M.F.A., University of Georgia; additional study at the University of Iowa and Louisiana State University; student of Himie Voxman, Paul Dirksmeyer, Betty Mather, Ronald Waln, Thomas Ayers, and Ted Jahn. Hometown: Pinehurst, North Carolina Academic Area: chairman of the woodwind department, applied woodwinds, woodwind pedagogy, and woodwind literature Performance: bassoonist with the Greater Anderson Chamber Orchestra, member of the Faculty Woodwind Consort and Duo à Vent. Hobbies: golf and gardening Family: wife, Gay Beth, and four sons: Alexander, Andrew, Aaron, and Alan Ministry: elder and music director at the Overbrook Chapel Mission statement: My desire is to communicate to others a desire and an ability to serve the Lord in music. |
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Dwight Gustafson
Educational background: B.A., M.A., Bob Jones University; D.Mus., Florida State University; LL.D. Tennessee Temple University; additional study at the Aspen School of Music; student of John Boda, Richard Burgin, Carlisle Floyd, Elena Nikolaidi, and Izler Solomon. Hometown: Seattle, Washington Academic Area: dean emeritus of the School of Fine Arts; music history, composition, conducting, music director of the University Symphony Orchestra. Memberships: American Choral Directors Association, Southeastern Composers League, A.S.C.A.P. Publications: numerous choral and instrumental compositions published by Presser, Shawnee Press, Hinshaw Music, Alfred, SoundForth, and Pinner Publications; recently received a commission from the Williamsburg (Va.) Symphonia commemorating the 300th anniversary of the city of Williamsburg. Recent performances: conducted the premier of his new composition Words of Passion and Resurrection for chorus, orchestra and narrator at the 2002 BJU Commencement Concert; slated to conduct the Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah in the fall of 2002; in frequent demand as a festival orchestra conductor and choral clinician. Hobbies: travel, gardening Family: wife, Gwen, a music faculty member for many years, and four children: Dianne Pinner (also on the music faculty), David, Donna Pavluk, and Gale Manor. Mission statement: My vision is to assist my students in their musical growth and in the growth of their love for the Lord and in the refining of their talent and their witness for the 21st century. |
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Dave Lehman
Educational background: B.A., Bob Jones University; M.Mus., Boston University; student of Anthony de Bonaventura and Bela Boszormenyi-Nagy. Hometown: Dracut, Massachusetts Membership: Music Teachers National Association, American College of Musicians Academic Area: head of the piano pedagogy department, applied piano Hobbies: furniture refinishing, gardening Family: wife, Susan, and four children: Bryan, Kristin, Lauren, and Jill Ministry: organist, Trinity Bible Church, Greer, SC Mission statement: My desire is to serve my students and encourage them to godliness through the study of music. The benefits of music study—discipline, confidence, concentration and organization, etc.—should be used as tools to be more effective in God's service. |
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Bill McCauley
Educational background: B.S., M.F.A., Bob Jones University; D.M.A., College-Conservatory of the University of Cincinnati; additional study at New York University and Princeton University; student of Hubert Kockritz, Italo Tajo, Robert K. Evans, Martin Chusid, and Harold Powers. Hometown: Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee Academic Area: applied voice, opera, and voice literature Hobbies: collecting classical music recordings Ministry: minister of music, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Greenville, SC; leader of the European Musical Mission Team. Mission statement: My desire is to inspire students to consider missions as their life's work. |
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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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Jay-Martin Pinner
Educational background: B.A., M.A., Bob Jones University; additional study at the University of New Hampshire and West Washington University; master classes with Dorothy Delay, Joel Krosnick, Milton Katims, David Becker, Heidi Castleman, and Jacquelyn Dillon. Hometown: Annandale, Virginia Membership: Music Educators National Conference, Music Teachers National Association, National School Orchestra Association and American String Teachers Association (NSOA/ASTA), International Society of Bassists, American Viola Society. Academic Area: head of the string department, coordinator of the precollege orchestra program, applied strings, string literature, string pedagogy, and instrument repair. Performances and Publications: 1990 NSOA Composition Award, 1994 ASTA Composition Commission, Who's Who in American Music, has conducted All-State, Festival and Honors Choirs and Orchestras in South Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, and Georgia, five seasons as principal violist with the Greenville Symphony. Hobbies: reading, camping, hiking, canoeing, and backpacking Family: wife, Dianne, also a music faculty member, and two sons: Brian and Nathan Ministry: sacred concerts with family, "Music and the Home" seminars Mission statement: My desire is to pass on to others a desire for excellence in all areas of their lives, and to inspire students to serve God with their musical abilities, whatever their calling may be. |