- All building concerns except for concert halls
- Technology
- Classroom/rehearsal room calendars
Eric Walschap is the Administrative Coordinator / Manager I for the School of Music at the University of Oklahoma, as well as an Adjunct Professor teaching Experiencing Music. In addition to his administrative and teaching duties at the University, Mr. Walschap is the Program Director of the Jazz in June Festival, serves on the Board of Directors for Friends of Music, the Board of Directors for the National African American Jazz Legacy Foundation, volunteers as a Faculty Sponsor for the Friends of International Students program, is the Faculty Advisor for two student organizations, and has also worked with Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oklahoma and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma.
Mr. Walschap is the host and creator of the critically acclaimed Resonance Series, a guest lecture series that works in collaboration with the Recording Academy and the Oklahoma Film and Music Office, which brings world-class musicians to campus and connects them with students. Since 2020, 37 guests have appeared on the series including 19 GRAMMY winners, Pulitzer Prize Winners in Music, Oscar Winners Emmy Winners, and many others. Panelists range from GRAMMY winners to Professors, Directors, and Deans of Music or Colleges of Fine Arts from OU and surrounding universities.
As a performer, he has played professionally with nearly a dozen groups, recorded 9 albums as a primary member or featured artist, toured nationally three times with two groups, has soloed on the court of Madison Square Garden, performed in Europe, and been featured on NPR both as a musician and as a representative for Prominent Oklahoma Musicians. He has also performed or given lecture recitals at the North American Saxophone Alliance National (2014, 2016) and Regional (2015) conferences on Saxophone and the Electronic Wind Instrument, as well as performed in Washington D.C. at the International Saxophone Symposium in 2011. He has also given a lecture on how to manage and book large-scale music festivals at the National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab.
As a Saxophone Instructor from 2003-2019 (either privately in his studio or as the interim instructor of Saxophone at OU), he taught over 150 students of all ages that resulted in critical student successes including All-State, regional, and national awards, students pursuing music as a major or career, starting or running successful music businesses, and much more.
In 2021, Mr. Walschap served as a Music Consultant for the Martin Scorcese movie "Killers of the Flower Moon", set to release in 2023.
Mr. Walschap was named the February 2021 Oklahoma Music Professional of the Month by the Oklahoma Film and Music Office out of a selection of 4,500 musicians.
Prior to working and teaching at OU, Mr. Walschap was the Executive Director of Infinity Music & Arts Academy and the Manager of Axent Music.
A 6-page feature on Mr. Walschap's career can be found in the February 2023 issue of Cleveland County City Lifestyle magazine, or digitally at https://citylifestyle.com/oklahoma-city-ok/articles/entertainment/for-the-love-of-jazz
Mr. Walschap is an honorary member of the Phi Mu Alpha and Kappa Kappa Psi fraternities.
- MM (Saxophone Performance) - University of Oklahoma
- BM (Saxophone Performance) - University of Oklahoma
