Music Faculty & Staff
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Dr. Rowland Blackley 208, Center for the Arts 419.289.5114 rblackle@ashland.edu |
Rowland (“Ron”) Blackley is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Ashland University, where he conducts the University Choir, Chamber Singers, and Ashland Area Chorus. He supervises all aspects of the choral program and teaches in the areas of conducting and music education. While he deals primarily with choral groups now, Dr. Blackley has conducted numerous orchestras and bands throughout his... Read More
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Dr. Marla Butke 103, Center for the Arts 419.289.5140 mbutke@ashland.edu |
Dr. Marla Butke is Associate Professor of Music at Ashland University and serves as the Coordinator of Music Education. She received a bachelor’s degree in music education from Miami University, a master’s degree in music education from Wright State University and a doctorate in music education from The Ohio State University. Dr. Butke has taught general and choral music in public and private schools in Dayton and... Read More
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Dr. Christina Fuhrmann 207, Center for the Arts 419.289.5648 cfuhrman@ashland.edu |
Christina Fuhrmann received her BA in Music from Marlboro College in Vermont and her PhD in Musicology from Washington University in St. Louis. She teaches the Music History sequence, basic musicianship, and several music appreciation core courses, including Love Songs, Music and Drama Across Cultures, and Music in World Cultures. Her research focuses on theater music and imported opera in early nineteenth-century... Read More
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Dr. Scott Garlock 104, Center for the Arts 419.289.5134 sgarlock@ashland.edu |
Dr. Scott Garlock has taught at Newton Falls Schools, Cuyahoga Falls Schools, Mount Union College, and Knox College, and at Ashland University. Scott served as director of bands at Knox College for 13 years, overseeing a program that included a concert band, a big band, six combos, including a Latin Jazz Conjunto. Though only a school of 1100, the Knox Jazz Ensemble won collegiate jazz festivals at Western Illinois... Read More
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Elizabeth Pastor 209, Center for the Arts 419.289.5116 epastor@ashland.edu |
Elizabeth Pastor is an outstanding pianist, educator, and community leader with a distinguished history at Ashland University and in the music community. Elizabeth received her Artist’s Diploma at the age of eighteen from Boston’s Longy School of Music. She studied piano with Boris Goldovsky, Carl Frieberg, Beryl Rubinstein, and Arthur Loesser. She made her debut at Town Hall, New York and has made solo appearances... Read More
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Dr. Tom Reed Chair 206, Center for the Arts 419.289.5158 treed@ashland.edu |
Dr. Thomas Reed is Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music at Ashland University where he has taught in a number of areas including applied woodwinds, music theory, and jazz studies. He joined the faculty in 1986. He is a member of the Akron Symphony (bass clarinet) and Ashland Symphony (principal clarinet), was a long-time member of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra (saxophone), and has performed on... Read More
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Cathy Rowland Administrative Assistant 204, Center for the Arts 419.289.5100 crowlan1@ashland.edu |
Ms. Cathy Rowland joined Ashland University as the Administrative Assistant to the Department of Music in August 1999. She also serves as organist and choir accompanist for her church, Jeromesville United Methodist. Ms. Rowland lives in Jeromesville with daughters, Anna and Josie.
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Leonard Salvo 106, Center for the Arts 419.289.5132 lsalvo@ashland.edu |
Leonard Salvo has served as Director of Bands at Ashland University since 1988. In addition to his work with the University Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Community Concert Band and Marching Band, he teaches courses in conducting and music education. Before coming to Ashland he held positions at Indiana State University as Assistant Director of Bands and as Assistant Band Director for the University of Toledo. Mr.... Read More
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Dr. Alex Sanchez-Behar 105, Center for the Arts 419.289.5108 asanchez@ashland.edu |
Alexander Sanchez-Behar received his B.A. in music from the University of California, Berkeley, a M.M. in music theory from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in music theory from Florida State University. He teaches the music theory & aural skills sequence and music composition. Prior to his arrival at Ashland University, Dr. Sanchez-Behar taught courses on musicianship, harmony, and form at Phoenix College,... Read More
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Stephanie Sikora 205, Center for the Arts 419.289.5128 ssikora@ashland.edu |
Stephanie Sikora, soprano, has been sharing her musical talents with audiences throughout Ohio and the Midwest for numerous years. As Professor of Music, she is currently in her 19th year as Head of the Voice Area in the Department of Music at Ashland University where she teaches Applied Voice, Diction for Singers, Opera Workshop, and directs the Women’s Chorus. She has sung over 100 performances with Cleveland... Read More
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