Alumni
Check out what some of our alumni are up to and what they remember from their time at OU. We are proud to be associated with so many successful professionals in a variety of positions – both music-related and outside of music.
Current alumni: if you would like to be more connected to the studio, want to add your name or update your information to the list below, or simply want to say “hello,” please feel free to reach out to Dr. Connor Stevens (Connor.Stevens-1@ou.edu).
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Hunter Gross - 2020 BM
- Current Position – MM percussion student at University of North Florida
- Favorite Memory – School of Music combined holiday concerts
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Trevor Downey - 2020 MM
- Current Position – Private Studio
- Favorite Memory – Performances with Percussion Orchestra
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D.J. Handy - 2019 MM, 2015 BME
- Current Position – Asst. Percussion Director, Rockwall ISD
- Favorite Memory – Performing Barber’s Adagio for Strings with Percussion Ensemble
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Brent Mazan - 2017 BM
- Current Position – Founder/Director of BSM Drums, LLC
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Nick Rhodes - 2017 MM
- Current Position – Elementary Music Teacher, Legacy Christian Academy
- Favorite Memory – Late-night practice sessions in the company of friends
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Josh Donnelly - 2016 BME
- Current Position – GA at TCU (MM in conducting)
- Favorite Memory – Steel Band, Concerto Competition, Pride of Oklahoma
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Mary Hoke - 2015 BME
- Current Position – Asst. Director, Piedmont HS
- Favorite Memory – Performing Hohner as a student and again as an alumna
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Jake McClendon - 2015 BMA
- Current Position – Certified Public Accountant
- Favorite Memory – Playing with the Steel Band
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Brian Teed - 2015 MM, 2012 BME
- Current Position – Percussion Director, Wakeland HS
- Favorite Memory – Recording Crown of Thorns, Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama, Concerto Competition
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Gary Shuda - 2014 MM
- Current Position – Asst. Band Director, Lincoln, NE
- Favorite Memory – Community/friendships in the percussion studio
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Colby Bunch - 2013 MM
- Current Position – Percussion Director, Blanchard Public Schools; Drummer - Chance Anderson Band
- Favorite Memory – Playing an orchestra concert in a banana costume
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Kolby Kelly - 2013 BME
- Current Position – Asst. Percussion Director Liberty HS
- Favorite Memory – Trips with the Pride of Oklahoma
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Tyler Romine - 2013 MM
- Current Position – Freelance/Studio Percussionist, Drummer at Kinfolk
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Josh Turner - 2013 MM
- Current Position – Percussion Director/Asst. Band Director Choctaw Public Schools
- Favorite Memory – Recording Crown of Thorns
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Kristin Cooley (Robertson) - 2011 BME
- Current Position – Band Director, Edison HS
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Ryan Martin – 2011 BMA
- Current Position – Professor of Theology, Université Chrétienne Bilangue du Congo in Beni, DRC
- Favorite Memory – Performing Palace of the Nine Perfections
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Caitee Harouff (Boxeur) - 2010 BME
- Current Position – Band Director, Edmond Public Schools
- Favorite Memory – All the wonderful friendships created through the percussion studio
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Andy Kolar - 2008 MM
- Current Position – Asst. Director of Bands/Percussion Professor, Sacred Heart University
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Chris Riggs - 2006 BM
- Current Position – Asst. Timpani/Percussionist, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
- Favorite Memory – Holiday Percussion Ensemble concerts
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Shannon Lockwood - 2005 BME
- Current Position – Employee Giving Coordinator, Allied Arts
- Favorite Memory – 2001 PASIC performance
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David Wolf - 2005 MM
- Current Position – Percussion Director Fairfax County, VA
- Favorite Memory – Game days
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Julia Gaines - 1999 DMA
- Current Position – Director of the School of Music, University of Missouri
- Favorite Memory – PASIC Atlanta tour
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Jay Cloar - 1994 BMA
- Current Position – Asst. Band Director, Ada HS
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Dr. Jim Lambert - 1983 DMA
- Retired – Cameron University Professor of Percussion
- Favorite Memory – Commencement at Lloyd Noble with President Bill Banowsky
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Jeff Lawless - 1983 BME
- Current Position – Manager at Palen Music Center, Tulsa Symphony percussionist
- Favorite Memory – Percussion Ensemble
