Faculty
The Music Department has an outstanding faculty of artist teachers that are genuinely interested in helping all students realize their musical potential and secure their musical future. Our community is sufficiently small to allow for personal contact and interaction, large enough to maintain high standards, and welcoming to musicians with a wide-variety of skill levels, backgrounds, and interests. And at PC, even all the non-majors study with qualified, experienced faculty –
no teaching assistants here!
Mr. Matthew C. Jones
Percussion
BM, University of South Carolina
Office Phone: 833-8470 (general music offices)
mcjones@presby.edu
Mr. Bryson Borgstedt
Saxophone
BM & MM: University of South Carolina
Office Phone: 833-8473
borgstedt@presby.edu
Dr. James Buckland
Guitar
BA, University of Toronto; MM, University of Akron; DMA, University of South Carolina
Office Phone: 833-8470
jpbucklan@presby.edu
Dr. Karen Buckland
Coordinator Keyboard Division, Piano, Music History, Accompanying
BM, Mansfield UniversityMM, University of SC
DMA, University of SC
Office Phone: 833-8467
kbuck@presby.edu
Ms. Sonja Condit Coppenbarger
Double Reeds (Oboe & Bassoon)
BM, University of Victoria, BC, Canada; MM, New England Conservatory of Music; MFA, Converse College
Office Phone: 833-8470
sccoppenb@presby.edu
Dr. Ron Davis
Organ, Sacred Music, Theory, Handbells
BM, Ouachita Baptist University; MM, University of Kansas; DMA, University of Kansas
Office Phone: 833-8422
rdavis@presby.edu
Dr. Christian Elser
Voice, Coaching, Opera, Diction, Music History/20th Century
BM, University of Wisconsin, Madison; MM, Northwestern University; DMA, University of Kansas; AS, Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts
Office Phone: 833-8466
acelser@presby.edu
Ms. Tacy Fleury
Voice
BM, Wichita State University; MM, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Office Phone: 833-8470
tgfleury@presby.edu
Mr. Gary Hipp
Bagpipe
BS, University of Florida; MA, University of Florida
Office Phone: 833-8470
ghipp@presby.edu
Mr. Arthur Haecker
Low Brass (Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba)
BM, Eastman School of Music; MM, University of Michigan; DMA, in process, University of Iowa
Office Phone: 833-8470
ajhaecker@presby.edu
Dr. Richard House
Wind Instrument Coordinator, Trumpet, Music Education
Degrees: BM, East Carolina University; MM, Arizona State University; DMA, Arizona State University
Office Phone: 833-8465
rehouse@presby.edu
Dr. Rob Howiler
Composition, Theory, Music Technology
BM, Berklee College of Music; MM, University of SC; DMA, University of SC
Office Phone: 833-8324
rhowiler@presby.edu
Dr. Pawel Kozak
Violin & Viola
BM, Augusta State University, MM and DMA, University of Georgia
pkkozak@presby.edu
Ms. Angela Massey
Flute
BM, UNC-Chapel Hill; MM, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
armassey@presby.edu
Dr. J. Porter Stokes
Chair, Director of Choral Activities
BS, University of SC; MM, University of SC; DMA, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Office Phone: 833-8468 (8470)
pstokes@presby.edu
Ms. Lucie Svatonova
Voice
BA, Charles Universty, Prague; BM, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague; MM, Converse College
Office Phone: 833-8470
lasvastono@presby.edu
Dr. Richard Thomas
Cello, Orchestra, Chamber Strings
BM, DePauw University; MM, University of North Texas; DMA, University of SC
Office Phone: 833-8469
rthomas@presby.edu
Piedmont Music Program (Pre-college instruction), Accompanying, Private piano instruction
Mr. Alan Rudell
Office Phone: 833-8015
amrudell@presby.edu
Mr. Nathan Fryml
Office Phone: 833-8470
nfryml@presby.edu