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Assistant Professor of Conducting and Horn Director of Instrumental Activities Conductor and Music
Director, Houghton Philharmonia Conductor
and Music Director, Houghton Symphonic Winds New book: The
Christian Assembly: Concepts,
Trends, and Leadership with Purpose |
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In necessariis unitas,
In dubiis libertas,
In omnibus autem
caritas
(In essentials, unity; in
non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.)
[attributed to Augustine (4th-5th centuries A.D.); appropriated by Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1852);
reappropriated by Isaac
Errett and others connected with the frontier American Restoration Movement
(a/k/a Stone-Campbell Movement) in the later nineteenth century]
Honor Societies and Fraternities
Music:
Premieres of Instrumental Compositions, Transcriptions, and Arrangements
Music:
Premieres of Christian Songs and Hymns
Spiritual and Personal Interests
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Personal Information
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Wife Karly, works part-time at the Fillmore Pharmacy; also enjoys
quilting, crocheting, and gardening ·
Son Jedd (b. 2009)—the most perfect baby boy ever ·
Weekly Bible study hosted in our home ·
We spend three hours on the road every Sunday to be part of a church
on the NW side of Rochester ·
Dog Tessa, a German Shepherd/Yellow Lab mix ·
Raised mostly in ·
Parents Gerald & Bettye live in ·
Sister Laura & husband Bruce live near ·
Sister Greta & husband Neil live in Washington state with a
daughter, a son, and a Golden Retriever ·
Vehicles include a bicycle and an old motorcycle that are collectively
worth more than my pickup truck |
Professional Memberships
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CBDNA: College Band Directors National Association ·
CODA: College Orchestra Directors Association ·
CCLI ·
ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors, and
Publishers ·
Board member, Southern
Tier Symphony ·
LAO: League of American Orchestras (past) |
Honor Societies and
Fraternities
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Alpha Chi ·
Phi Kappa Phi ·
Pi Kappa Lambda |
Ensembles Conducted
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Benedictine College/Atchison Community Orchestra (Music Director
1999-2001) ·
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Chesapeake Silver Cornet
Brass Band (Intern, summer 2001) ·
First State Symphonic
Band (Assistant Conductor, 1991-1994) ·
Foundation Brass (Founder and Music Director) ·
Harding University Concert Band
(Student Conductor) ·
Hornell Area Wind Ensemble (guest, spring 2010) ·
Houghton
College Philharmonia (Music Director) ·
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Kansas City Wind Symphony
(Associate Conductor, 1999-2001) ·
Lights (Music Director, 1992-2001) ·
Newark Community Band
(Music Director, 1998-2001) ·
Newark Symphony Orchestra
(audition only) ·
Northern Colorado Concert Band
(Music Director, 2006-2007) ·
Philharmonia of Greater
Kansas City (audition only) ·
Roberts Wesleyan College Wind Ensemble (guest, fall 2009) ·
Rushford Concert Band (summers, 2008-present) ·
Southern Tier Symphony winds (guest, fall 2009) ·
Town Theatre of Short Tract pit orchestra (summer 2009, 2010) ·
University of Delaware Wind Ensemble
(Graduate Conductor) ·
University of
Northern Colorado Concert Band (Graduate Conductor) ·
University of
Northern Colorado Sinfonietta (Graduate Conductor) ·
University of
Northern Colorado Symphonic Band (Graduate Conductor) ·
University of
Northern Colorado Wind Ensemble (Graduate Conductor) |
Selected
Orchestral Repertoire |
Current Ensembles (Hornist)
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For Horn Players —
Southern Tier Symphony
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Houghton Brass Ensemble
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Hornell Area Wind Ensemble
Musical
Theatre Experience
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Music Director/Conductor
§ Godspell
§ Hello, Dolly
§ Meet Me In St. Louis
§ Nunsense
§ Oklahoma!
§ The Sound of Music
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Pit Orchestra:
§ Fiddler on the Roof
§ Gypsy
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§ Shenandoah
§ South Pacific
§ The Sound of Music
§ Assassins
Publications—Audio
Music: Print
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Instrumental
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Three-Ring Wind-up for Brass (Lovebird Music, http://www.lovebirdmusic.com, © 2006)
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National Hymn Fanfare (Grand Mesa Music, http://www.grandmesamusic.com, ©
2008)
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Christian
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I Behold You (Into Our Hands,
© 1999)
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Jesus, Lord and Saviour (Into Our
Hands, © 1999)
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To the One Who Sits on the Throne (Into
Our Hands, © 1999)
Music: Discography
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Discography: Original Christian Songs & Hymns o
As for Me (Lights: God With Us, 1994) o
Behold the Glories (Harding A Cappella Alumni Chorus, ca. 1994) o
Come To Me (Lights: More Than Harmony, 1998) o
Emmanuel (Ritchie Family: Hymns, 1992) o
I Behold You (Harding A Cappella Alumni Chorus, ca. 1994) o
Jesus, Lord and Saviour (Harding A Cappella Alumni Chorus, ca. 1994) o
You Are Inescapable (text by Rochelle Rose Waddill) (Lights: God
With Us, 1994) o
You Who Seek God (Lights: God With Us, 1994) Complete
Catalog of Original Christian Songs & Hymns ·
Discography: Christian Arrangements o
Ancient of Days (G. Sadler, J. Harvill) (Lights: More
Than Harmony, 1998) o
Breath of Heaven (A. Grant, C. Eaton) (Lights: God
With Us, 1994) o
Constant (C & S Dente, Out of the Grey) (Lights: Testify, 2005) o
Draw Me Close (K. Carpenter) (Lights:
Life Like No Other, 2000) o
He’ll Do Whatever It Takes (D. Dean) (Lights: More
Than Harmony, 1998) o
How Can I Keep from Singing? (trad., arr. Enya/Casey) (Lights: Life
Like No Other, 2000) o
Immanuel (M. Card) ((Lights: God With Us, 1994 and Lights: Life
Like No Other, 2000) o
In Christ Alone/Crucified with Christ (S. Craig & D. Koch)
(Lights: Life Like No Other, 2000) o
In the First Light (B. Kauflin) (Lights: More
Than Harmony, 1998) o
Jubilee (M. Card) (Lights: God With Us, 1994) o
Keeper of the Door (T. Paris) (Lights: God
With Us, 1994 and Lights: More Than Harmony, 1998) o
The Blessing in Praise (worship medley) (Lights: Life
Like No Other, 2000) o
The Reason We Sing (M. & D. Tunney, arr. J. Scott/B. Casey)
Lights: More Than Harmony, 1998) o
We Declare that the o
You Have Called Us Out of Darkness (L. DeShazo, M. Nystrom)
(Lights: God With Us, 1994) Complete
Catalog of Christian Songs & Hymn Arrangements |
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Discography: Original Meditative Piano o
Summer Afternoon o
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Shepherd’s Meadow o
Prairie Serenity o
Retreat at Dusk o
Shelter o
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Still Life o
Blackwater Memories ·
Discography: Albums Co-Produced o
Lights: God With Us, 1994 o
Lights: More Than Harmony, 1998 o
Lights: Life Like No Other, 2000 o
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Discography: Additional Christian Original Songs
Recorded on demo CD o
An Hour In Your Presence o
As for Me o
Come To Me o
Communion o
Emmanuel o
Father, Hear the Pray’r We Offer (original music) o
Find Favor in Me o
He Is Our God o
I Am Not Ashamed o
I Behold You o
Jesus, Lord and Saviour o
Lord of All o
May Your Glory, Lord, Fill This Place o
Remembering You o
Rock of Ages (original music) o
Sing Out To you o
There You Are o
To the One Who Sits on the Throne o
We Meet To Remember You o
Who May Ascend? o
Worshipping You Alone o
Yahweh-Rophe o
You Are God o
You Are Inescapable o
Your Love o
You Who Seek God o
Your Will Is My Desire |
Music: Premieres of
Instrumental Compositions, Transcriptions, and Arrangements
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Across the Lands (Getty, arr. Getty/Casey) (Wesley Chapel,
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Anvil Chorus (Verdi, transcr. Casey) (Foundation Brass, Greeley, CO,
2006)
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At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners (Spencer, transcr. Casey)
(Foundation Brass, Greeley, CO, 2007; Wesley Chapel,
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Chi Sigma Alpha (arr. Casey) UNC Brass Choir, Greeley, CO, 2007)
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Conquest (Foundation Brass, Greeley, CO, 2007)
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Denver Fanfare (Houghton College Brass Ensemble, 2010)
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Festivity: Fanfare No. 8
(Northern Colorado Concert Band, Greeley, CO, 2006)
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Four
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Homage March (Grieg, transcr. Casey) (Houghton College Brass Ensemble,
2010)
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National Hymn: March, Bravada,
and the People’s Refreshing (Heart of America Wind Symphony, Kansas City, MO,
2002; Dallas Wind Symphony Brass, Dallas, TX, 2003)
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O Filii et Filiae (Leisring, transcr. Casey) (Houghton College Brass
Ensemble, 2010)
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Provincia (
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Three-Ring Wind-up for Brass (
Complete
Catalog of Instrumental Compositions, Transcriptions, and Arrangements
Music: Premieres of
Christian Songs and Hymns
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An Hour In Your Presence (
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As For Me (
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Come To Me (Mid-Atlantic Fellowship, Laurelwood [NJ]
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Emmanuel (Cedars Church of Christ, Wilmington, DE, 1994; College Church
of Christ, Searcy, AR, ca. 12/95)
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Holy Fire (Cedars Fall Retreat, Camp Andrews, 11/96)
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How Awesome Is His Name (Cedars Fall Retreat, 11/92)
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I Behold You (Cedars Church of Christ, Wilmington, DE, ca. 1998)
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In the Heavenlies (ca. 1994)
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Joy to the World (SATB a cappella) (
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Lord, I Call To You (
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May Your Glory, Lord, Fill This Place (
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My Soul Is Free (Newark Methodist Church, 1996)
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Put Your Heart At Ease (Cedars Fall Retreat, 11/92)
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Remembering You (Cedars Church of Christ, Wilmington, DE, ca. 1995)
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Rock of Ages (
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Strong Is Our God (Cedars Church
of Christ, Wilmington, DE, ca. 1990)
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Together We Can (
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We Meet To Remember You (Westview Church of Christ, 2006; Lawson Rd.
Church of Christ, 2009)
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Who May Ascend? (Westminster Church of Christ, 1998)
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Yahweh-Rophe (
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You Are Inescapable (Cedars Fall Retreat, 11/92)
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You Are My Child (
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Your Love (Rt. 230 Church Retreat,
Complete
Catalog of Original Christian Songs & Hymns
Writings & Interests
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Other
Publications: Print
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Dissertation: Funeral Music Genres: With a Stylistic/Topical Lexicon and
Transcriptions for a Variety of Instrumental Ensembles ( ·
“Händel’s Borrowing Practices.” ·
Concert reviews—“Samite of Uganda” and “Syracuse Symphony
Orchestra.” ·
Worship CD reviews. Worship Leader, 1998-2000. ·
“Finding Words, Finding a Voice:
Two Youth Experiences with Writing Original Worship Material.” Co-authored by Jeff Nelson. Worship
Leader, Nov-Dec 1996. ·
“Come, Let Us All Unite To Sing.”
Image, ca. 1990. ·
Principal Proofreader/Editor, Cecil Hook: Free
in Christ (Beaverton, OR: major revision
for 8th printing, 1995). ·
Editor and Publisher, Principally
Proskuneo (bimonthly worship digest newsletter), 1993-1998. Other Scholarly
Interests
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Transcription of historical instrumental ensemble music
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Spiritual and
Personal Interests
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Biblical studies § Author and self-publisher
of The
Christian Assembly: Concepts,
Trends, and Leadership with Purpose (2007-2009), a treatment of core
concepts around worship, and of spiritual and logistical leadership of musical
and spoken-word aspects of the Christian assembly § Biblical, historical, and
theological studies of immersion and its correlation with conversion § Team advisor/proofreader
for Dr. Gregory L. Fay, Inkblotitis: How to Read the Bible to Get God’s Point
(manuscript in progress, 2008-) § Intellectually honest,
logically consistent study and application of scripture, free of compulsory
“party line” thinking § Gently but firmly
challenging traditional viewpoints § Scripture terms/concepts
(Koiné Greek, Hebrew, English) § Gospel of Mark ·
The Christian assembly § Non-liturgical worship § Congregational singing § Hymnology § Mutual ministry § Oral reading of scripture § Small group ministry and
house churches ·
The relationship of the Christian and civil government ·
Non-franchise, egalitarian (free of hierarchy, titles, and
partiality) discipleship |
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Materials
Books Read,
Scanned, or Reviewed Recently
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Mark: Kata Mark (the gospel according to
Mark) ·
N.T. Wright: Mark
for Everyone ·
Ben Witherington III:
Mark: A Social-Rhetorical Commentary ·
Kenneth Samuel Wuest:
Mark in the Greek New Testament ·
James Thurmond: Note Grouping ·
Herrmann Keller: Phrasing and Articulation: A Contribution
to a Rhetoric of Music, with 152 Musical Examples ·
Elizabeth A.H. Green:
The Conductor’s Score ·
Dale Brown: Biblical Pacifism ·
John Howard Yoder:
The Politics of Jesus ·
Clark Pinnock et al:
The Openness of God: A Biblical Challenge to the Traditional
Understanding of God ·
Thomas L. Friedman:
The World Is Flat ———-————————————————————————— ·
Harold Best: Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the
Arts (Downers Grove, IL:
InterVarsity Press, 2003) ·
Douglas and Rhonda Jacobsen: Scholarship
and Christian Faith: Enlarging the
Conversation ( ·
Thomas May: The John Adams Reader: Essential Writings on an American Composer
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Robert Richardson:
Communings in the Sanctuary
(Virginia: Transylvania Publishing
& Printing Co., 1872) (yes, you read that date correctly!) ·
Darryl Tippens: Pilgrim Heart: The Way of Jesus in Everyday Life ( ·
Favorite authors (i.e., those I tend to turn to
frequently, in no particular order) § Mark (as in the
evangelist, 1st century) § Philip Yancey § Frederick
Buechner § Leroy Garrett § A.W. Tozer § the shepherd
David et al (Psalms) § the apostle
John (both the gospel and the revelation) |
Recordings Acquired Recently
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Borealis Wind Quintet:
Discoveries ·
Telemann: Water Music ·
Beethoven: Symphonies
No. 5 and 7 (Gustavo Dudamel, Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela) ·
American Brass Band Journal ·
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies ·
Mozart: Complete Piano Trios; Clarinet Trio ·
Bach: Four Orchestral Suites ·
Manuel Barrueco Plays De Falla, Ponce, and Rodrigo ·
Liquid Ebony--Stars of the West Point Band ·
Kidsongs: Play Songs ·
Hall & Oates, Greatest Hits ·
Willie Nelson, Greatest Hits ·
Bandances (USAF Heritage of America Band) ·
Beethoven: Early
Quartets and Middle Quartets (Alban Berg Quartet) ·
Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Choral Fantasy ( ·
Caedmon’s
Call: Long Line of Leavers ·
Keith
Getty: New Irish Hymns ·
Music of 20C
American Composers (Howard Hanson and the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra) ·
Schubert
Quartets, D18, D74, D94 ·
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (English
Concert, Pinnock, period instruments) Videos and Other Resources Recently Reviewed
(Summer 2010)
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H. Robert Reynolds With Tim Lautzenheiser: Some
Things I Believe [Videorecording] ·
Weston Noble: Achieving Choral Blend Through standing Position
[videorecording] ·
T. and P. Paul, eds.:
Winds and Hymns: Resource Guide to Hymns, Chorales and
Spirituals in Selected Wind Literature ·
Edward Lisk: The Creative Director ·
Robert Spradling: Error Detection: Exercises for the Instrumental Conductor ·
W. Scott, ed.: A Conductor's Repertory of Chamber
Music: Compositions for Nine to
Fifteen Solo Instruments ·
Julie Lyonn Liebermann:
The Creative Band &
Orchestra |
Websites (note: most of these are links
to sites outside the
Art
(a/k/a Classical) Music Holdings (personal audio library—CDs, cassettes,
and, yes, LPs [but not 8-tracks])
Contemporary
Worship Music Catalog (personal library— audio, print, lyrics-only)
COMPOSITIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS — CATALOGS
Catalog
of Instrumental Compositions,
Transcriptions, and Arrangements
Catalog
of Original Christian Songs &
Hymns
Catalog
of Arrangements of Christian Songs
& Hymns
The
Christian Assembly: Concepts,
Trends, and Leadership with Purpose
Principally
Proskuneo
archives
Leroy Garrett’s Writings—Soldier On, Once More With Love; Last Time Around; Restoration Review
Faith is the bird that senses the dawn and sings while it is
yet dark.
– Landon Saunders