Welcome to Wind and Percussion!

Undergraduate Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Music Education
• Bachelor of Music
  • Instrumental Performance Emphasis
  • Jazz Studies Emphasis

Graduate Degrees

• Master of Music
  • Instrumental Performance Emphasis
  • Jazz Studies Emphasis
  • Conducting Emphasis
• Doctor of Arts
  • Instrumental Performance Emphasis
  • Jazz Studies Emphasis
  • Instrumental Performance/Pedagogy Emphasis
  • Conducting Emphasis

Ensembles

The performing ensembles offered to the students at UNC are many and diverse. Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band and Orchestra comprise our large instrumental ensembles. Our chamber music offerings include various woodwind, brass and percussion ensembles. Students from the wind and percussion area also participate in UNC’s Jazz Lab Bands and combos.

Wind and Percussion Faculty

1. Gray Barrier, percussion
   Area Head
2. John Adler, trumpet
3. Justin Zanchuk, trumpet
   
4. Jason Byrnes, tuba
5. Andrew Dahlke, saxophone
6. James Hall, flute
7. Charles Hansen, bassoon
8. Marian Hesse, horn
9. Lauren Jacobson, clarinet
10. Richard Mayne, Associate Director of Bands
11. Elizabeth Telling, oboe
12. Kenneth Singleton, Director of Bands
13. Nat Wickham, trombone, bass trombone and euphonium