{"id":3053,"date":"2023-09-04T15:05:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/?page_id=3053"},"modified":"2026-02-26T19:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:09:27","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/music\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3053\" class=\"elementor elementor-3053\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1b271b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1b271b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7ba8c2\" data-id=\"a7ba8c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f3d6a6\" data-id=\"5f3d6a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f588b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f588b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Music &amp; Performing Arts <br>Faculty &amp; Staff<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9d0d81 elementor-section-boxed 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elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"92ca13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#music\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Music<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-211b9da\" data-id=\"211b9da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f09aa9 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget 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data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#humanities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Humanities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c7717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"95c7717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"admin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61c8f9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61c8f9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-57777e8\" data-id=\"57777e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6648a35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6648a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Administrative Faculty and Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5319f4 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e5319f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/01\/Dr.-Woods-High-Resolution-Photo-scaled-1-e1738248153193-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-6058\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Demarr Woods<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department Chairperson<br>\nLocation: Phenix Hall 112 <br>\nPhone: 757-728-6508 <br>\nEmail: demarr.woods@hamptonu.edu <br>\nExpertise: Music Performance - Trumpet <br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3544171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3544171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5581\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5581\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5581\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5581\"><p>Dr. Demarr Woods is Chairperson of Music and Performing Arts at Hampton University located in Hampton, Virginia.<\/p><p>He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Southeastern Louisiana University, Master of Music from Howard University, the Performer\u2019s Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University, and Doctor of Arts in Music Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado.\u202f<\/p><p>Dr. Woods is a Sphinx LEAD (Leaders in Excellence, Arts, and Diversity) fellow.\u202fSphinx LEAD is a fellowship designed to evolve the industry landscape by empowering the next generation of executive leaders of Color. This is achieved through participation in executive leadership retreats, mentorship, and networking at top institutions at the national level.<\/p><p>Dr. Woods has been recognized as one of the nation\u2019s foremost music educators. He has received several teaching awards including the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Chancellor\u2019s Distinguished Teaching Award and the Peabody Preparatory of The Johns Hopkins University\u2019s Diversity in Teaching Award.\u202f<\/p><p>Dr. Woods has held teaching positions at the University of Northern Colorado, Coppin State University, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, the Levine School of Music, and the Peabody Preparatory of Music. Dr. Woods has enjoyed performing and teaching throughout the U.S., Japan, China, and Thailand.\u202f<\/p><p>Dr. Woods is very committed to community engagement. Dr. Woods is currently a member of Virginia Symphony Orchestra\u2019s Music Advisory Council, and a member of the board of directors with Soundscapes Music, and has previously served as a board member with the Natural State Brass Band in Little Rock, Arkansas.<\/p><p>Dr. Woods has performed as principal trumpet with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra. The Sphinx Symphony Orchestra is based in Detroit MI and is a premiere organization that is strongly dedicated to diversity in the arts and is completely comprised of members who are of African American and Latinx descent. This ensemble includes performers with full-time positions in the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit, Seattle, and Phoenix Symphonies, and university professorships.<\/p><p>Dr. Woods has shared the stage with a wide variety of artists including, Doug Yeo, The Coaster\u2019s, The Drifter\u2019s, Wallace Roney, K.D. Lang, John Legend, Fred Wesley, Bill Pierce, and several others.\u202f<\/p><p>Dr. Woods\u2019 primary teachers include, Dr. Bryan DePoy, Prof. Fred Irby III, Prof. Josef Burgstaller, Prof. Edward Hoffman, and Dr. John Adler.\u202f<\/p><p>Dr. Woods holds membership with the International Trumpet Guild, North American Brass Band Association, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities National Consortium.\u202f<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06bc3c elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a06bc3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/09\/Murphy-e1758130606612-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-7820\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/09\/Murphy-e1758130606612-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/09\/Murphy-e1758130606612-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/09\/Murphy-e1758130606612.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ms. Maegan Murphy<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Administrative Assistant<br>Location: Armstrong Hall Music Library<br>Email: maegan.murphy@HAMPTONU.EDU<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50dc2f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"50dc2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8471\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8471\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8471\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8471\"><h3 style=\"font-size: 1.73333rem;font-style: normal\"><em style=\"font-size: 15px;font-weight: 400;color: var(--ast-global-color-3);font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Administrative Assistant<\/em><\/h3><p>Ms. Maegan Murphy is excited to be at Hampton University to serve in the Department of Music and Performing Arts! She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre from Sarah Lawrence College and a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Journalism from the University of Michigan Dearborn.<\/p><p>Having served as an admin assistant in the past, she is well versed in helping students and faculty with any organizational and administrative needs. She looks forward to working with everyone and to being a part of the department!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32307b7 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"32307b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/02\/Dr.-Eric-Reiff-Photo-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-4025\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Eric Wade Reiff<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Music Librarian<br>Location: Armstrong Hall Music Library<br>Email: ERIC.REIFF@HAMPTONU.EDU<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f30c6a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"f30c6a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2541\"><h3 style=\"font-size: 1.73333rem;font-style: normal\"><em style=\"font-size: 15px;font-weight: 400;color: var(--ast-global-color-3);font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Music Librarian<\/em><\/h3><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Dr. Eric Wade Reiff, Music Librarian at Hampton University, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Brandeis University, a Master of Fine Arts degree in Choral Conducting from the University of California, Irvine, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting (Orchestral) from the University of South Carolina where he studied under Dr. Donald Portnoy. He has worked with many orchestras in the United States and other countries including Austria, Brazil, China, Israel, and Russia. In 1999 and 2000 he received the Helen F. Wittaker Fellowship to participate in the Conductors Guild New Orchestra of Boston Conducting workshop. In October 2000 he was invited to India to conduct the Calcutta Foundation Orchestra. In 1995 he was an active student in the Dirigentenkurs at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. His principal conducting teachers have included Manuel Alvarez, Hans Beer, David Epstein, Daniel Lewis, and Donald Portnoy. He has also worked with Eleazer de Carvalho, Ferdinand Leitner, Samuel Jones, Kirk Muspratt, Gunther Schuller, and Paul Vermel.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">In 1994 he made his New York conducting debut with the New York Debut &amp; Premiere Orchestra, in Lincoln Center\u2019s Alice Tully Hall, conducting a concert celebrating Israel\u2019s 46th Anniversary. During two and a half years in Israel he had conducted the Jerusalem New Music Ensemble, and worked with orchestras in Haifa and Beer Sheva, and with a choral group in Beer Sheva. In August 1998 he conducted the National Opera and Ballet Orchestra of China in a recording of Mozart\u2019s Symphony #29 and J.A.C. Redford\u2019s \u201cThe Growing Season\u201d. While living in Israel, he had been \u201cArtist-in-Residence\u201d, in the Arad Arts Project and was appointed its Musical Advisor. He also served as Artistic Director of the Israeli-American Music Consortium.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Dr. Reiff joined the YRSO as a violinist. He became conductor in November 2008 and in recent years shared the podium with Clint Correll for most concerts, and with Reginald Fox for the holiday concerts. He is a member of the Hampton University Department of Music and is currently its Music Librarian.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c1584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"89c1584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"music\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-339e22f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"339e22f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9f43fa\" data-id=\"b9f43fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8ad8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea8ad8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Music Faculty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adff25e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"adff25e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/bracey_jerry-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3078\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. Jerry Alexander Bracey<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor\/Jazz Ensemble &amp; Chamber Orchestra Director<br>\n\nLocation: Armstrong Hall, 141A<br>\n\nPhone: 757-728-6604<br>\n\nEmail: jerry.bracey@hamptonu.edu<br>\n\nExpertise: Conductor, Educator, Musician and Mentor<br>\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa5f655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"fa5f655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2621\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2621\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2621\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2621\"><h4 style=\"font-style: normal\"><span style=\"color: #4b4f58;font-size: 15px;font-weight: 400;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Assistant Professor\/Jazz Ensemble &amp; Chamber Orchestra Director<\/span><\/h4><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;color: #4b4f58\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u00a0<\/span>Professor Jerry A. Bracey MA, MM Ed. \u00a0continues to impress audiences with his interpretation of the standard orchestra and band repertoire, his exceptional affinity for 20<span style=\"font-size: 11.25px;line-height: 0;position: relative;vertical-align: baseline;top: -0.5em\">th<\/span>\u00a0Century music and his command of a broad jazz repertoire.\u00a0 Maestro Bracey\u2019s extensive commitment to the organizations with which he has been affiliated has garnered him a reputation as an orchestra and band builder.\u00a0 Bracey joined the faculty at Hampton University as Assistant Professor of Music and Assistant Director of Bands in the fall of 1996.\u00a0 In 1998, he was appointed Director of the Jazz Ensemble and Conductor of the University Orchestra. Additionally, he is the founder of Hampton University Chamber Orchestra student- based ensemble.\u00a0 Since his appointment marked the first time that one artist held both musical posts at Hampton University. He serves as Coordinator of the Hampton University Music Enrichment Program for Youth (HUM), Instrumental Area Coordinator and Coordinator for the Annual Week of Jazz, Acknowledged for Excellence as a Distinguished Educator in Who\u2019s Who Among America\u2019s Teachers and Sutton Who\u2019s Who in Academia.\u00a0 He is in demand as guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;color: #4b4f58\">Prior to his arrival at Hampton University, he served as Director of Bands in Tensas Parish Public Schools, Jackson Public School District and Dougherty County School System.\u00a0 Under his guidance and experience, the Jazz Ensemble, Symphonic, Concert and Marching Bands received numerous awards, and superior ratings on the local, state and national level.\u00a0 He also served as the Conductor of the Dougherty Country Youth Symphony Orchestra of Albany, GA.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;color: #4b4f58\">An important aspect of Bracey\u2019s career has been his close connection to student musicians.\u00a0 He holds degrees from Jackson State University, Northeast Louisiana University, and further studies at the Nice Academic Internationale D\u2019ete in Nice, France.\u00a0 While abroad in Europe, he studied conducting with Pierre Dervaux, Ferdinand Quaptocchi; and viola with Christos Michalakakos.\u00a0 During his studies at Northeast Louisiana University, he studied with Joseph Cleveland, a student of William Primrose.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;color: #4b4f58\">Bracey is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi honorary Band Fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, Music Education National Conference (MENC), American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association (ASTA) and (NSOA), International Conductor Guild, National Band Association and the College Orchestra Director Association.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;color: #4b4f58\">He was the first African American to become a member of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra. Bracey\u2019s performance credits include appointments with the Mississippi Symphony, Monroe Symphony Orchestra, Greenville Symphony, South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Ruston Civic Orchestra and the Opera\/South Orchestra.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;color: #4b4f58\">Conducting highlights include productions of Handel\u2019s Messiah and Antonio Vivaldi Magnificent in G minor, Bracey also severed as Musical Director for Hampton University Little Theatre productions of The Broadway show\u2019s GREASE, Smokey Joe\u2019s Caf\u00e9 and DREAMGIRLS.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e2425 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"72e2425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/cox_clifford-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3082\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. Clifford Cox II<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor<br>\n\nLocation: Convocation Center, Concourse C Upper Level<br>\n\nPhone: 757-728-6875<br>\n\nEmail: clifford.cox@hamptonu.edu<br>\n\nExpertise: Instrumental Music with an emphasis on Brass<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481fda7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"481fda7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7561\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7561\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7561\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7561\"><p><span>Assistant Professor<\/span><span>\nLocation: Convocation Center, Concourse C Upper Level<\/span><span>\nPhone: 757-728-6875<\/span><span>\nEmail: clifford.cox@hamptonu.edu<\/span><span>\nExpertise: Instrumental Music with an emphasis on Brass<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0fb643 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a0fb643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Dr.-Steven-Cunningham-Photo-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3196\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Dr.-Steven-Cunningham-Photo-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Dr.-Steven-Cunningham-Photo-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Dr.-Steven-Cunningham-Photo-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Dr.-Steven-Cunningham-Photo.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-2);font-size: 1.73333rem;, sans-serif\">Dr. Steven Cunningham<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-2);font-size: 1.73333rem;font-style: inherit;, sans-serif\"><\/span><br><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor of Music Education<br>\nEmail: STEVEN.CUNNINGHAM@hamptonu.edu<br>\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008e29c elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"008e29c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5821\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5821\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5821\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5821\"><h4 style=\"font-style: normal\"><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Assistant Professor of Music Education<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">A gifted composer\/arranger as well as a formidable trumpeter and improviser, Steven has had the opportunity to perform with the Brass Band at Battle Creek, Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, Josh Groban, El DeBarge, No BS! Brass Band, Lagniappe Brass Quartet, Jah Works, Maestro J, Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Black Masala, The KG Experience, Brass of the Potomac, Joye B. Moore, The Peacherine Ragtime Orchestra, The Flavor Project, and Brunswick. He has performed in high-profile venues such as Carnegie Hall, DAR Constitution Hall, The Kennedy Center, Washington National Cathedral, Toronto Jazz Festival, The Tower Theater, The National Orchestral Institute, Musikfest, New York Gypsy Festival, International Trumpet Guild Conference, National Trumpet Competition, American Bandmasters Association Convention, and The Richmond Jazz Festival.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Steven received his Bachelor of Music degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2011, studying with Prof. Rex Richardson. He merited his Master of Music degree in 2014 and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 2017 from the University of Maryland, College Park, studying with Prof. Chris Gekker. Steven has served on the faculties at Grambling State University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Dinwiddie High School. He was recently appointed Assistant Professor of Music Education at Hampton University, where he will teach a wide variety of courses, including applied trumpet.<\/p><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1459028 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1459028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9269\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. Omar Dickenson<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director of University Choirs, Assistant Professor <br>\nLocation: Clarke Hall, 6 <br>\nPhone: 757-727-5603 <br>\nEmail: omar.dickenson@hamptonu.edu <br>\nExpertise: Choir, Conducting, Sacred Music, Keyboard Accompaniment<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7577c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"7577c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1231\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1231\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1231\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1231\"><p>Director of University Choirs, Assistant Professor\u00a0<br \/><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;color: var(--ast-global-color-3);font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Location: Clarke Hall, 6\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3);font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">Phone: 757-727-5603\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3);font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">Email: omar.dickenson@hamptonu.edu\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3);font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">Expertise: Choir, Conducting, Sacred Music, Keyboard Accompaniment<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f40ed6c elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f40ed6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/02\/IMG_5536-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-4086\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. Benjamin Francis Garner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">University Organist and Instructor of Piano and Organ<br>\n\nLocation: Armstrong Hall, 265<br>\n\nPhone: 757-727-5702<br>\n\nEmail: benjamin.garner@hamptonu.edu<br>\n\nExpertise: Piano, Organ, Recording Technology, Accompanying, Collaboration<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddde603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"ddde603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2321\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2321\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2321\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2321\"><p>University Organist and Instructor of Piano and Organ<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Garner was born in Newport News, Virginia where he began piano lessons at age five.&nbsp; He continued lessons privately until he enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) where he studied music performance from 2001-2007. During his time at VCU he gave performances in groups ranging from classical trios, string quartets, orchestras, and vocal choirs to experimental music and fusion bands.&nbsp; Benjamin took a break from his studies and toured the east coast with a rock\/jazz fusion band from 2004 to 2007. He then returned to VCU in 2007 to finish his Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree with a concentration in performance.<\/p>\n<p>From there, Benjamin continued his studies in Winston-Salem, NC while attending University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Aided by an assistant-ship in recording, Benjamin completed his Master of Music (M.M.) degree in Music Performance with a concentration in Piano Performance in 2010. While in Winston-Salem, Benjamin performed solo and in ensembles spanning Music, Dance, Theater, and Film.<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln Center Institute, Kenan Teaching Fellowship followed completion of his Master\u2019s Degree, and launched Benjamin into New York City to work alongside extraordinary teachers and performers. Benjamin quickly developed connections at numerous schools and taught music composition and instrument skills on Piano, Voice, Violin, Viola, Cello, Mandolin, Guitar, Percussion and more.<\/p>\n<p>A technology enthusiast as well, Benjamin repairs and restores vintage electronic instruments and computers.&nbsp; He has experience recording live sound in many environments. He has studied sound mixing and producing as well as worked regularly in a jointly owned recording studio.&nbsp; Benjamin has since continued his fascination with recording technologies by starting and maintaining his own recording business, BG Mobile Recording. Benjamin has recorded sound for Television (PBS), ADR, Audition DVDs, full band albums, solo artist albums, and singles. Benjamin has also worked as Sound Designer for a variety of shows and venues in New York, North Carolina, and Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to playing the piano and organ, Benjamin sings, plays many string instruments, percussion, teaches music privately, composes and arranges music and designs sound for various ensembles and configurations. Benjamin has served as substitute director, as well as organist and pianist in numerous churches in Virginia, North Carolina, and New York for the last 18 years. Recently, Benjamin performed on synthesizer accompanying the JSMT Dance Project at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in Edinburgh, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Benjamin is University Organist and Instructor of Piano and Organ at Hampton University.&nbsp; He is an active member and substitute for the Tidewater Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973c12b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"973c12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Mr.-Alexander-Hamilton-II-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3094\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. Alexander Hamilton II<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Director of Bands \/ Percussion Instructor<br>\nLocation: Convocation Center, Percussion Studio<br>\nPhone: 757-728-6869<br>\nEmail: alexander.hamilton@hamptonu.edu\nExpertise: Music, Percussion\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38451de elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"38451de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5901\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5901\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5901\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5901\"><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Assistant Director of Bands \/ Percussion Instructor<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Mr. Alexander T. Hamilton, II is a goal-oriented man with an aptitude for teaching, music, technology, photography, and videography. He is a graduate of Virginia State University (VSU) with a Bachelor of Music Degree and a graduate of the University of Louisville (UoL) with a Master of Music Education degree. Mr. Hamilton has been a part of several performing ensembles that have performed across the country and world. Currently, Mr. Hamilton is a faculty member of the Hampton University family as an Assistant Director of Bands in the department of Music and Performing Arts where he is responsible for instruction with music pedagogy courses, applied lessons, marching, concert, and percussion ensembles.<\/span><\/p><div><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a8ebe elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"20a8ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Pic3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3116\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"> Dr. Tiffany Ren\u00e9e Jackson<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor of Music (Voice)<br>\n\nEmail: TIFFANY.JACKSON@hamptonu.edu<br>\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d747206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"d747206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2251\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2251\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2251\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2251\"><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Assistant Professor of Music (Voice)<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><br \/>New Haven, CT native, Dr. Tiffany Ren\u00e9e Jackson, is a groundbreaking multidisciplinary artist. She has excelled in the classical and jazz aesthetics as a singer, scholar, and vocal pedagogue. She earned a Bachelor of Music from the University of Michigan, a Master of Music and Artist Diploma from Yale School of Music, a Professional Studies Degree from the Manhattan School of Music, and a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of Connecticut.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><br \/>Dr. Tiffany Renee Jackson has an extensive lauded singing career that spans both the classical and jazz genres. Following an apprenticeship with the Houston Grand Opera Studio, the Metropolitan Opera awarded her a study grand, which led to international performances in Norway, Slovenia, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, and many others. She has been a featured soloist with numerous Symphony Orchestras including National Philharmonic Orchestra, Gotham City Orchestra, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Greater Bridgeport Symphony, and the Akron Symphony. Dr. Jackson has performed in premier festivals such as Tanglewood, Ravinia and the Aspen Festival. In 2005, she made a Carnegie Hall debut as the soprano soloist in Haydn\u2019s Paukenmesse.<br \/><br \/>Dr. Jackson\u2019s most recent performances include a Christmas concert with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and a performance of her one woman show, \u201cRising of the Necessary Diva\u201d at the Bardo Arts Center in Cullowhee, NC. In the jazz arena, Dr. Jackson is known for her interpretations of the music of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington. She has appeared at the Blue Note (NYC) and Dizzy\u2019s Club Coca Cola, at Jazz Lincoln Center. She can be heard on recordings with Emmy Award winning pianist, composer and educator, Dr. Rex Cadwallader, A Balm in Gilead, and Sweet Perfume in an Alabaster Jar.<br \/><br \/>In addition to her singing credits, Dr. Jackson is a fitness competitor and sports nutrition specialist. She brought all her talents to the world in 2011 when she appeared on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d as the \u201cNecessarydiva\u201d, the opera singing bodybuilder. She appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show in 2003, which highlighted her trip to South Africa with Harpo Productions.<br \/><br \/>After two successful years as Assistant Professor of Music at Western Carolina University, this fall Dr. Jackson joined the faculty at Hampton University, one of the nation\u2019s most prestigious HBCU\u2019s. For information regarding Dr. Jackson\u2019s upcoming performances and appearances, visit www.necessarydiva.net.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d10ccd elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1d10ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Dr.-Thomas-Jones-Director-of-Bands-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3361\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"> Dr. Thomas Jones<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director of Bands<br>\n\nEmail: THOMAS.JONES@HAMPTONU.EDU\n\n-<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13e609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"b13e609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1851\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1851\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1851\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1851\"><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Director of Bands<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Dr. Jones is from Brooklyn, New York and is a graduate of Hampton University, where he was a member of the Trombone section (Slide-Force), the Trumpet section (Brass-D), and also served as Drum Major (T.W.E.E.T. T.W.E.E.T.). He also received the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University, Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University, Specialist in Education degree in Educational Leadership from Liberty University, and Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership Studies from North Carolina A&amp;T State University. Dr. Jones previously served as the music arranger and drill writer for the Brooklyn \u201cSteppers\u201d Marching Band, as well as the Chief Music Arranger, drill writer, Media Team Coordinator, and Music Instructor for the NC A&amp;T \u201cBlue &amp; Gold Marching Machine.\u201d Dr. Jones is a Charter member of the Pi Beta chapter of Phi Mu Alpha, Sinfonia Fraternity of America, Inc., and an alumnus of the Gamma Epsilon chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. In addition to his musical duties, Dr. Jones is also a member of the United States Army Reserve, having served as a Psychological Operations Team Sergeant and currently serving as a Drill Sergeant.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4043e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"cb4043e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/01\/Snead-Headshot-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9051\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/01\/Snead-Headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/01\/Snead-Headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/01\/Snead-Headshot-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/01\/Snead-Headshot.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Lia Snead <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director of Wind Studies <br>\n\nEmail: lia.snead@hamptonu.edu <br>\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b419036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"b419036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1881\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1881\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1881\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1881\"><p>Dr. Lia Snead is a native of Queens, New York and holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Georgia Southern University (formerly Armstrong Atlantic State University), a Master of Music from Northern Illinois University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of South Carolina.<br \/><br \/>Dr. Snead has held teaching and conducting positions across the secondary and collegiate levels, including applied Trumpet at Savannah State University, Director of Bands at Robert W. Groves High School, Associate Director of Bands at Richmond Hill High School, and Director of Bands at Wartburg College following completion of her doctorate. Her ensembles have earned consistent superior ratings, numerous festival awards, and participated in national and international concert tours. She has also performed with the Savannah Wind Symphony, serving on its board of directors and as a frequent guest conductor.<br \/><br \/>Dr. Snead is currently the Director of Wind Studies at Hampton University and is active as a clinician, adjudicator, guest conductor, and performer. She is a member of the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA), National Association for Music Education (NAfME), Minority Band Directors National Association (MBDNA), Association of Black Women Band Directors (ABWBD), College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), the National Band Association (NBA), and is a life member of Tau Beta Sigma. She is married to her college sweetheart, fellow musician and Director of Bands at Booker T. Washington High School, Mr. Derrick Snead, and they share a peekapoo puppy named Nina Simone Snead.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a43ef54 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a43ef54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/stokes_harvey-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3098\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Harvey J. Stokes<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor of Music <br>\n\nLocation: Armstrong Hall, Computer Music <br> Laboratory\/267 <br>\n\nPhone: 757-727-5410 <br>\n\nEmail: harvey.stokes@hamptonu.edu\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c88cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"d3c88cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2221\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2221\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2221\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2221\"><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Professor<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Harvey J. Stokes is Professor of Music at Hampton University, where he also is the Founder and Director of the Computer Music Laboratory.\u00a0 He has taught also at Miami University, Christopher Newport University, and the College of William and Mary.\u00a0 His degrees are from Michigan State University (Ph. D.), The University of Georgia (M. M.), and East Carolina University (B. M.).\u00a0 Dr. Stokes is a recipient of the 2017-18 Edward L. Hamm Sr. Distinguished Teaching Award at Hampton University.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Currently, Dr. Stokes serves on the National Council of the Society of Composers as well as the National Association of Composers USA, and is a former President of the Southeastern Composers League. \u00a0He has served also as a consultant for the North Carolina Arts Council, The College Board, the Educational Testing Service, and the Educational Policy Improvement Center for the Advanced Placement (AP) in Music Program. \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">The oboe performance experiences of Dr. Stokes include those with the Tidewater Winds, Symphonicity Orchestra of Virginia Beach, Virginia Symphony, Millennium Symphony, Royal Ethiopian Philharmonic, and the Norfolk Chamber Consort. \u00a0Additionally, several composer residencies and talks have been completed at West Chester University, Chowan University, North Carolina State University, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. \u00a0He is the author of two books on music as well as an award-winning composer of numerous works, and these works are available from Subito\/Seesaw Music, Ars Nova Music Press, Centaur Records, Albany Records, and Harkie Music.\u00a0 His works have been performed recently in Hong Kong, Argentina, France, Canada, and the United States.<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b7eef elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"43b7eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/04\/MR.-ROBERT-WRIGHT-PHOTO-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-7172\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. Robert Wright<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor <br>\n\nLocation: Armstrong Hall, 151 <br>\n\nPhone: 757-727-5658 <br>\n\nEmail: robert.wright@hamptonu.edu <br>\n\nExpertise: Music; Audio Engineering<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7dc48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"fc7dc48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2641\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2641\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2641\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2641\"><p><span>Assistant Professor <\/span><span> <br \/>Location: Armstrong Hall, 151<br \/><\/span><span>Phone: 757-727-5658 <\/span><span> <br \/>Email: robert.wright@hamptonu.edu <br \/><\/span><span>Expertise: Music; Audio Engineering<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5241ce9 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5241ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Dr.-Sukyung-Yang-Photo-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3195\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Sukyung Yang <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Music and Performing Arts <br>\n\nEmail: SUKYUNG.YANG@hamptonu.edu <br>\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f480f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"f480f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2561\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2561\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2561\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2561\"><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Music and Performing Arts<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Pianist Sukyung Yang is renowned for her dazzling virtuosity and profound musicality. Her exquisite interpretations of the masterworks by composers such as Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, and Prokofiev have captivated audiences with brilliant performances. With a diverse international presence, Sukyung Yang has graced renowned stages across the United States, South Korea, and Germany. Her performances stand as a testament to her dedication to the art of the piano earning acclaim for breathtaking technique and artistry. Dr. Yang hold degrees from The University of Iowa where she earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, a Master of Music in piano performance from Western Illinois University, and a Bachelor of Music in Piano from Gachon University in South Korea. As an active performer she appeared in distinguished music festivals such as Montecito International Music Festival and Aruba Symphony Festival. Beyond her career as a pianist, Dr. Yang is active as both a solo and collaborative artist. Recent accolades include a top prize in collaborative performance at the Southard Music Competition at the University of Northern Colorado. Currently her passion for teaching piano embarked on a new role as an Assistant Professor at Hampton University.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa335b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8aa335b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"theatre\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2975fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2975fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-786c1bd\" data-id=\"786c1bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5441d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5441d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theatre Faculty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93c141 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a93c141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/IMG_00361-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3137\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Robin J. Boisseau<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor <br>Email: robin.boisseau@hamptonu.edu<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba7bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"bba7bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1961\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1961\"><p>Dr. Robin J. Boisseau returns to Hampton University after several years of hiatus. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park with a Ph.D. in Theatre History, Theory, and Criticism. She also received a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from Memphis State University and a Master of Arts in English from Virginia Commonwealth University. She lives in Gloucester County with her family, including a dog, a cat, and a bunny.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a259161 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a259161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/09\/Dr-Middleton-e1726751700391-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-4917\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Iris Goode-Middleton<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Dr. Iris Goode-Middleton <br>\n\nAssistant Professor of Theatre <br>\n\nLocation: Armstrong-Slater, 203-G <br>\n\nPhone: 757-637-2343 <br>\n\nEmail: iris.middleton@hamptonu.edu\n\nExpertise: Theatre, Choreography, Communication, Social Media\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f0a47d elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"8f0a47d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1491\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1491\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1491\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1491\"><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Assistant Professor of Theatre<\/p><div dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Iris Goode-Middleton is the Director of both student theatre and liberal studies at Hampton University. She earned her BA in Theatre from York College\/ City University of New York; an MA in Theatre from Regent University; a MBA from Saint Leo University; and a PHD in Communication from Liberty University. She is the owner of the Goode Dance Project, and The Good Girl Group which focuses on promoting self-care and positive self-talk to women and girls.<\/span><div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">She is an actress, director, playwright, and choreographer. She serves as co-chair for the College and University division on the Virginia Theatre Association, assistant treasurer for the Black Theatre Network, board member for the African-American Newport News Historical Society, and frequent collaborator with the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center. Her book, Soulful Reflections, Affirming Self-Talk for Black Women will be released in December of 2024. Her research interests focus on Black theatre, self-communication, and the impact of media on Black women and girls\u2019 self- which fueled her emerging Black Consonance and Dissonance theory.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c148045 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c148045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/08\/Mr.-Xolrlani-Photo-scaled-e1755537895498-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-7618\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. Xorlali Plange <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor <br>Email: xorlali.plange@hamptonu.edu<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f35f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"71f35f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1191\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1191\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1191\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1191\"><p>Mr. Xorlali Plange is a costume designer, fashion scholar, and educator whose work spans theatre, opera, dance, film, and fashion. He has designed over 30 productions in Ghana and the United States. His theatre designs include\u00a0<em>Queen<\/em>\u00a0(African Grove Theatre, 2025),\u00a0<em>The House That Will Not Stand<\/em>\u00a0(Walker Theatre, 2024),\u00a0<em>Atobra<\/em>\u00a0(ETS Drama Studio, 2021) among others.\u00a0His work extends to dance\u2014<em>Broken Walls<\/em>(Tisch Dance, 2023),\u00a0<em>When Women Move\u00a0<\/em>(Alliance Fran\u00e7aise, 2022), and\u00a0<em>Aya<\/em>\u00a0(National Theatre of Ghana, 2019)\u2014as well as opera;\u00a0<em>Visions in Drag\u00a0<\/em>(African Grove Theatre, Woodlawn Operas, 2025)\u00a0<em>Aging Gracefully, It\u2019s Noon, and Windy<\/em>\u00a0(American Opera Lab, 2024). His film credits include The Wrath of Othell-yo (TriBeCa Film Festival) and Untouched.\u00a0<\/p><p>As a scholar, Plange researches African material culture, global Black women\u2019s sartorial practices, and the intersections of adornment with economics, technology, and labor history. He has presented internationally, curated exhibitions, and premiered a documentary on Ghanaian wax prints. A recipient of the Judy Dearing Design Award (2025) and the WIEA Exceptional Designer Under 25 Award (2023), he also founded the fashion house\u00a0<em>Xorlali Plange<\/em>, serving women across West Africa and the diaspora.<\/p><p>Education<\/p><ul><li>MFA in Design for Stage and Film, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University<\/li><li>BFA in Theatre Arts (minor in Dance), University of Ghana<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cbc0c elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"24cbc0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/ward_karen-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3132\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Karen Ward<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\nDr. Karen Ward <br>\n\nLocation: Armstrong Hall, 144 <br>\n\nPhone: 757-727-5402 <br>\nEmail: karen.ward@hamptonu.edu <br>\n\nExpertise: Theatre, Criticism, Public Address, Directing, Scriptwriting, Songwriter, producer, events coordinator\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8cf046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"c8cf046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2101\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2101\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2101\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2101\"><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Dr. Ward has more than 30 years of experience in writing, directing, acting and producing in area of theatre. She has acted on professional stages across the country and has written songs from various musical genres. She has published in the area of communication and written plays for local and national arenas. She coordinates the major ceremonies for the University and serves as a dramatic and political critic.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4913003 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4913003\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-099594a\" data-id=\"099594a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1355955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1355955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"art\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c4f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34c4f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Art  Faculty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b56c1 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"26b56c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/08\/Mr.-David-Fludd-Photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-7619\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. David Fludd<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\nAssociate Professor <br>\nEmail: david.fludd@hamptonu.edu <br>\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bbbeca elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"5bbbeca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9611\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9611\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9611\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9611\"><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">David Fludd has a BA in art from Morehouse College and an MFA in painting and printmaking from the Yale School of Art. He has studied printmaking and animation at New York University and has been a fellow at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He was an artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem, Yaddo and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA and the Vermont Studio Center. <br \/><br \/>Mr. Fludd has won awards such as a John S. Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in painting as well as the Rome Prize in painting. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He has taught painting at the Tyler School of Art, Massachusetts College of Art, KCAI and SUNY, Binghamton and art history at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He was an artist-in-residence at Knox College<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>in the Spring of 2021, where he taught printmaking.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e275531 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e275531\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oral Communication and Humanities Faculty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c663e2 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2c663e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Mrs.-Polly-Bynum-Photo-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3277\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Mrs.-Polly-Bynum-Photo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Mrs.-Polly-Bynum-Photo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Mrs.-Polly-Bynum-Photo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Mrs.-Polly-Bynum-Photo-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Mrs.-Polly-Bynum-Photo.png 1046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mrs. Polly Bynum <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor, Oral Communication <br>\n\nEmail: POLLY.BYNUM@HAMPTONU.EDU\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba6cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"9ba6cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1631\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1631\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1631\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1631\"><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Assistant Professor, Oral Communication<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">I am a Midwesterner by birth. Born in Illinois, I did my undergraduate study at Illinois State University. After an enlistment in the military (Go Navy!) I returned to school, earning a master\u2019s degree from Norfolk State University. Upon graduating I worked in Advertising. Weary from the long hours and stressful deadlines, I applied for, and accepted, an adjunct teaching position at a local HBCU. After my first day in the classroom, I knew I had found my passion; teaching! Since then, I\u2019ve taught at various colleges in Virginia and Maryland. I am married and my husband (Navy retired) and I have two daughters and four grandchildren.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238c7ec elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"238c7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/01\/Picture1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5601\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. Alfred L. Davis, Jr<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor of Communication  <br>\nEmail: alfred.davis@hamptonu.edu <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b65fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"42b65fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6991\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6991\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6991\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6991\"><p>Alfred Davis returns to his Alma Mater to teach courses in the Humanities Program, which he was a part of when it was first introduced to the university in 1998. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education (1983) and his Master of Arts Degree in Secondary Education-Music (1985) from Hampton University. Previously, Mr. Davis has held positions as Assistant Director of University Bands, Band Director and Director of University Bands at the following High Schools and Universities: Savannah (GA) State University, Windsor Middle and High Schools in Windsor, VA, Hampton University (1995-2001 and 2004-2010), Delaware State University, Fayetteville State University, and St. Augustine\u2019s University. <br \/><br \/>Mr. Davis has led marching and basketball bands in performances in the following venues: three NCAA Basketball Tournament sites, the Battle of the Bay Classic, the Original Battle of the Bands, the Whitney Young Classic, the Detroit Football Classic, the MEAC-SWAC Challenge (Birmingham, AL), the MEAC-SWAC Challenge (Orlando, FL), the HBCU Battlefest in Norfolk, VA and the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Parade for President-Elect Barack Obama. He also led concert bands in performances at the NASPAAM conference, the Intercollegiate Music Association Conference, and at the HBCU National Band Directors Consortium Conference. High school and college bands throughout the United States have played his marching band arrangements.<br \/><br \/>Mr. Davis is active as a clinician and adjudicator of marching and concert bands. He holds membership in the College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, National Association for Music Education, the HBCU National Band Directors Consortium, the Intercollegiate Music Association and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He also holds honorary memberships in Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity and Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Sorority.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d89c0 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"59d89c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/fincher-photo-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3154\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. James Fincher<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor in the Department of Music and Performing Arts. <br>\n\nEmail: JAMES.FINCHER@hamptonu.edu <br>\n<br>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b79a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"73b79a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\"><p><span>Mr. Fincher A native of Norfolk, Virginia, earned a M.A. in Media and Communication (Public Relations), from Norfolk State University; and a B.S. in Mass Communication (Broadcast Journalism) from Norfolk State University. Mr. Fincher is excited to be teaching Oral communications and Humanities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f46406 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0f46406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/08\/Dr.-Tremayne-Johnson-Photo_2844-e1755540263659-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-7617\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Tremayne Johnson<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor of Communication  <br>\nEmail: tremayne.johnson@hamptonu.edu <br>\n<br>\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d000a elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"39d000a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6061\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6061\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6061\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6061\"><p>Dr. Tremayne M. Johnson is a native of North Carolina. A 1999 graduate of Fayetteville State University, obtaining an Undergraduate Baccalaureate degree in Middle Grades Education, with a Second Major in Math and a Minor in Science. A 2008 graduate of the prestigious Duke University, Durham, NC receiving a Masters in Divinity and was awarded the 2008 Duke University\u2019s, Jameson Jones Preaching Award by the Faculty of the Divinity School. And a 2015 graduate of United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH, receiving a Doctorate of Ministry Degree and a scholar under the mentorship of Dr. William H. Curtis and Dr. Gina M. Stewart. Dr. Johnson successfully defended his dissertation entitled; A Cause for Renewal; Preaching that Produces Liberation through the Understanding of the Spirit in Worship. Additionally, The North Carolina College of Theology, Wilmington, NC and the Canaan School of Theology, Hampton, Virginia, have awarded Johnson the Doctorate of Theology Degree and the Doctor of Divinity Degree respectively.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition, Dr. Johnson is a third year, PhD student at the Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia majoring in Cross Cultural Communications. His work focuses on the intersections of <strong>communication, religion, and digital media<\/strong>, particularly emphasizing how faith communities use emerging technologies to shape identity, construct meaning, and engage the public. Interest is specifically given in how African American religious institutions and leaders communicate during moments of social disruption, including pandemics, racial justice movements, and political crises. His research draws from <strong>critical cultural studies<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong>rhetorical theory<\/strong>, and <strong>religious <\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Dr. Johnson has served as an educator in the Pender and Cumberland County School Systems as a Math and Science Instructor before entering higher education. He is a distinguished brother of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; A Board Member of HRCAP, An alumni member of The Student Pastors Association of Duke University, Durham, NC; a Board Member of the Peninsula CARES Foundation, a member of the Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney for Newport News Community Board, and a member of the CNI Initiative for the City of Newport News, Virginia.\u00a0 Johnson is the Immediate Past President of the Coalition Of Concerned Clergy Inc. and also the Peninsula Pastors\u2019 Council of the Hampton Roads, Virginia.<\/p><p>Dr. Johnson is the proud father of two daughters, Taylor and TaKayla and he resides in Suffolk, Virginia. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc10244 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"dc10244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/libarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/kearney-photo-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Colin Kearney<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Assistant Professor of Communication  <br>\nEmail: COLIN.KEARNEY@hamptonu.edu <br>\n<br>\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0368b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"0368b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3571\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3571\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3571\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3571\"><p><span>A native of Virginia, Dr. Colin Kearney received his Ph.D. in Mass Communications from the University of Florida. His research areas of interest include media history, sports communication, political communication, and instructional communication. A strong believer in liberal arts-oriented education, he previously taught at Bellarmine University, the University of Dayton, and Christopher Newport University teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. At Hampton, he teaches Oral Communication and Humanities courses. In his free time, Dr. Kearney enjoys attending live events including sports, concerts, and performances.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c563231 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c563231\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bbc334\" data-id=\"5bbc334\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c33fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0c33fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbdf69b\" data-id=\"bbdf69b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ac9a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35ac9a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Demarr Woods<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b974b07 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b974b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Department Chair <br \/>Location: Armstrong Hall, 137 <br \/>Phone: 757-728-6508<br \/>Email: demarr.woods@hamptonu.edu <br \/>Expertise: Music Performance &#8211; Trumpet<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49197b7 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"49197b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7661\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7661\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7661\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7661\"><p>Dr. Demarr Woods is Chairperson of Music and Performing Arts at Hampton University located in Hampton, Virginia.<\/p><p>He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Southeastern Louisiana University, Master of Music from Howard University, the Performer\u2019s Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University, and Doctor of Arts in Music Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado.\u202f<\/p><p>Dr. Woods is a Sphinx LEAD (Leaders in Excellence, Arts, and Diversity) fellow.\u202fSphinx LEAD is a two-year fellowship designed to evolve the industry landscape by empowering the next generation of executive leaders of Color. This is achieved through participation in executive leadership retreats, mentorship, and networking at top institutions at the national level.<\/p><p>Dr. Woods has been recognized as one of the nation\u2019s foremost music educators. He has received several teaching awards including the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Chancellor\u2019s Distinguished Teaching Award and the Peabody Preparatory of The Johns Hopkins University\u2019s Diversity in Teaching Award.\u202f<\/p><p>Dr. Woods has held teaching positions at the University of Northern Colorado, Coppin State University, the Levine School of Music, and the Peabody Preparatory of Music. Dr. Woods has enjoyed performing and teaching throughout the U.S., Japan, China, and Thailand.\u202f<\/p><p>Dr. Woods is very committed to community engagement. Dr. Woods is currently a member of Virginia Symphony Orchestra\u2019s Music Advisory Council, has previously served as a board member with the Natural State Brass Band in Little Rock, Arkansas.<\/p><p>Dr. Woods has performed as principal trumpet with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra. The Sphinx Symphony Orchestra is based in Detroit MI and is a premiere organization that is strongly dedicated to diversity in the arts and is completely comprised of members who are of African American and Latinx descent. This ensemble includes performers with full-time positions in the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit, Seattle, and Phoenix Symphonies, and university professorships.<\/p><p>Dr. Woods is currently a member of the Virginia Wind Symphony. The Virginia Wind Symphony is an ensemble made up of professional musicians, military musicians, public and private school teachers, and independent music instructors. The group was created to provide a musical outlet for musicians throughout the Hampton Roads Area and is dedicated to playing the finest original and transcribed wind literature available.\u202f<\/p><p>Dr. Woods has shared the stage with a wide variety of artists including, Doug Yeo, The Coaster\u2019s, The Drifter\u2019s, Wallace Roney, K.D. Lang, John Legend, Fred Wesley, Bill Pierce, and several others.\u202f<\/p><p>Dr. Woods\u2019 primary teachers include, Dr. Bryan DePoy, Prof. Fred Irby III, Prof. Josef Burgstaller, Prof. Edward Hoffman, and Dr. John Adler.\u202f<\/p><p>Dr. Woods holds membership with the International Trumpet Guild, North American Brass Band Association, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities National Consortium.\u202f<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e7e243 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e7e243\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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