Double Reeds
Dr. Laib teaches oboe and bassoon, and coaches woodwind chamber ensembles. An active performer, Dr. Laib holds the position of principal oboe in both the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes and the Williamsport Symphony. In frequent demand as a free-lance oboist and double reed clinician, she has performed for numerous organizations throughout Pennsylvania and New York and presented master classes in New Jersey as well as the Twin Tiers. Previously a member of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and on the faculty of Tennessee Technological University, as a member of the Cumberland Quintet, Dr.Laib toured Belgium and Holland in the spring of 1988 and performed in the group's successful 1986 debut in the Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City. She was also a featured performer at the convention of the International Double Reed Society at Ithaca College in 2007, and the University of Victoria in Victoria, B.C., in August, 1988. Her teachers include Robert Sprenkle, Thomas Stacy, David Abosch, Ronald Roseman, Richard Killmer, and she has attended master classes with Barrick Stees, Christopher Weait, John Mack, Joseph Robinson, and the 2005 Glickman-Popkin Bassoon Camp.
Flute, Keyboard Skills
Dr. Moulton's Website
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Dr. Moulton is a member of the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, the Allentown Symphony, and performs regularly with professional orchestras in eastern PA and NY. She has served on the teaching faculties at the Manhattan School of Music and Northampton Community College and presents master classes throughout the northeast. Her professional career began in the Boston area where she earned a reputation as a skillful interpreter of new music performing with noted new music ensembles including Extension Works, the Harvard Group for New Music and Alea III. As an orchestral musician she has performed with orchestras including the Boston Symphony (Tanglewood), the Philadelphia Pops and the Rhode Island Philharmonic and has participated in the Spoleto Festivals both in the USA and Italy. She has been featured in both live and recorded performances on Boston's WGBH Radio and is described by the Boston Globe as a "classy and resourceful musician, and quite a player." Her principal teachers have been Keith Underwood and Bart Feller.
Saxophone, Music Education
Joseph Murphy's website
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Dr. Murphy has studied with some of the best saxophonists in the world, including Fred Hemke, John Sampen, and Jean-Marie Londiex (as a Fulbright scholar). He is an educational clinician for the Selmer Corporation, and has written several pedagogical articles on the saxophone. He has performed in Europe, Japan, and the U.S., and has recorded on the Erol (France) label and Opus One. Memberships include MENC, NACWPI, MTNA, World Saxophone Congress, CBDNA, Phi Mu Alpha, and Kappa Kappa Psi.
Clarinet, Music Technology/Business
David Wetzel's website
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Dr. Wetzel is a specialist in new music and interactive electronics. He has collaborated often with composers and multimedia artists, and his recent performances include many world premieres as well as works from the traditional clarinet repertoire. Dr. Wetzel has previously taught courses in music, music technology, and multimedia at the Peabody Preparatory, the Baltimore High School for the Arts, ITT Technical Institute, and Central Arizona College. He has also worked as an orchestra manager, sound engineer, interactive multimedia programmer, and education technologist. His research interests are primarily in the field of interactive electroacoustic performance and real-time computer music systems. His clarinet teachers have included Jerry Kirkbride, Loren Kitt, Edward Palanker, Thea King, and Dan C. Sparks.
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