Music Alumni Highlights
Aaron Edrington ’00 | BME | Violin | Music Teacher, Foothill Elementary; MME, Unviersity of Colorado at Boulder
Alana Souto ’11 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | Music Teacher, European Academy of Early Education
Alessandro Bonotto | Trumpet | Ph.D.; Performer, United States Navy Fleet Bands
Alexander Bornstein ’09 | B.A., Music | Piano (Jazz) | Composer for film, television, web series and concert halls; “Transformers: War for Cybertron,” Netflix
Allison Hughes ’98 | B.M., Performance | Voice | Solo and Chorus Performer, Music Teacher
Alyssa Kimpel ’14 | B.M., Music Performance | Flute | Pursuing Music Therapy
Amber Ikeman ’11 | B.A., Music | Voice | Nationally Touring singer/songwriter
Anastasia Cetverkova ’12 | B.M., Music Performance | Clarinet | Graduate Assistant, Miami University
Andrew Lopez | Director of Bands, Piedmont Lakes Middle School
Angel Briseño | M.A. | Percussion | Performer, “Kitchen Beat,” Tokyo Disneyland; Director of Percussion, Juan Seguin High School, TX
Anielka Silva ’12 | B.M., Music Performance; BME | Flute | Music Teacher, Koa Elementary, Osceola County
Anthony (Tony) Rivera ’04 | BME | Saxophone | Music Teacher, Baltimore County Public Schools
Becky (Gonzalez) Shwartz ’06 | BME | Flute | Middle School Band Instructor, OCPS; Grad Assistant, Temple University seeking MME
Beth Bichler ’04 | MMEd | Viola | Orchestra Teacher, Hunter’s Creek Middle School
Brandon Tolmach ’02 | B.A., Music | Percussion |
Brian Baldauff ’05 | BME | Percussion | Assistant Professor of Percussion, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Brian Edwards ’05 | B.A., Music | Trumpet | Music Director, P.M. Wells Charter Academy
Brian Nichols ’89 ’05 | BME; M.A., Conducting | Clarinet, Conducting | Director of Bands, Smitha Middle School
Caroline Bloom ’06 | BME | Bassoon | Teacher, Riverdale Elementary
Chris Ellison ’93 | MMEd | Tuba | Director of Orchestra, Chorus, Musical Theater and Assistant Band Director, Naples High School
Christina Torrez ’12 | BME | Percussion | Associate Band Director, Freedom High School
Christopher Burns ’07 | BME | Percussion | MME, Boston University ’12; Music Teacher, Lakeview Elementary School
Corin Staves ’17 | B.M., Music Performance | Piano | 2018-19 Fulbright Scholar
Cristyn (Spencer) Schroder ’04 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | Teacher, Performer
Dale Morehouse ’77 | BME | Voice | Associate Professor, Conservatory of Music and Dance, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Daniel Madlonado ’10 | B.A., Music | Saxophone | Band Director, South Creek Middle School; Member, Orlando Concert Band
Daniel Woloshin ’14 | BME | Trombone | Music Teacher, Pine Castle Elementary School
Dave Schreier ’02 ’10 | BME; M.A., Conducting | Euphonium | Assistant Director of Bands, UCF
David Jones ’07 | B.A., Music | Saxophone | Music Teacher, Forest High School, Ocala
Deanna (Robers) Giron ’00 | BME | Voice | Voice and Piano Teacher, Next Generation Kids, Longwood; Director of Lochwood Children’s Choir, Sanford
Denise Mock ’11 | BME; B.M., Music Performance | Voice | Music Teacher, Lake Whitney Elementary
Dietrich Vasquez ’02 | BME | Clarinet | Director of Bands, Horizon Middle School, Kissimmee, FL
Elise Davis-Guiles ’08 | BME | Clarinet | Teacher, OCPS; Graduate Student, UCF
Elizabeth (Whitney) Rouse | BME | Flute | Teacher, Brevard County
Elizabeth Chaconas ’12 | B.M., Music Performance | Viola | Freelance Musician; Full-Time Violinist, Violectric
Emily (Scott) Langerholc. ’07 | BME; B.M., Music Performance | Bassoon | Band/Choral Director, Lantana Middle School
Emily Ford-Coates Hildendorf ’09 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | Faculty, The Music Academy of North Carolina
Erin Stillson ’10 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | Performer – Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, Bach Festival Society, Sundance Theatre Laboratory; Teacher, Genius Music Academy
Frank McDonald ’95 | B.A., Music | Trumpet | On-call Musician, Walt Disney World Resorts; Former Sergeant, Musician, United States Marine Corps.; Recipient of the Walt Disney Legacy Award
Gail Robertson | B.A., Music; M.A., Performance | University Distinguished Fellow, DMA Performance, Michigan State University
Garine (Fakrajian) Adams ’11 | BME | Tuba | Teacher, Kissimmee Elementary
Gary Hernandez ’02 ’03 | B.A., Music; MMEd | Trombone | Director of Bands, Key West High School
Heather Mason ’10 | B.A., Music | Oboe | Teacher, Primrose Schools
Holly (Kowalski) Baier ’06 ’11 | BME; MMEd | Flute | Elementary Music Teacher, Morrison Colorado
Howard Weinstein | Faculty, Tarpon Springs Leadership and Music Conservatory
James Rode ’04 | B.A., Music | Piano (Classical) | Choral/Vocal Director at Celebration High School; Company Member, Florida Opera Theatre
Jarrod Koskoski ’01 | BME | Saxophone | Director of Bands and Fine Arts Chair; Toledo Christian School
Jason Herold ’99 | B.M., Music Performance | Percussion | Full-time performer, Walt Disney World Resorts, “JAMMitors,” “Village Beatniks”
Jennifer (Bangert) Boyd ’96 | BME | Voice | Children’s Choir Director, Church of Winter Park
Jennifer Valiquette ’10 | B.A., Music | Saxophone | Music Teacher
Jeremy Adams ’12 | B.M., Composition | Bass (Jazz) | Composer, Contemporary Classical Music, http://jsadamsmusic.com/
Jessica (Pulver) Albright ’01 | BME | Voice | M.M., Music Therapy; Florida State University Board Certified Music Therapist and NICU Music Therapist
Jessica Van Dyke ’09 | BME | Clarinet | Elementary Music Teacher, West Zephyrhills Elementary
Jessie (Mitchell) Welsh ‘12 | BM Piano Performance | BME | Assistant Pedagogical Professor of Piano, Western Kentucky University
Joe Gennaro ’99 | B.A., Music | Piano (Classical) | Ph.D, Musicology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Faculty, UCF
Joe Young IV ’11 | B.M., Music Performance | Trumpet | 4th/Jazz Trumpeter and Assistant Road Manager, The World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra
John O’Connor | Marketing and Development Director, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra
John Schnettler ’98 | BME | Trumpet | Associate Director of Bands & Director of Athletic Bands, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
John Stewart ’96 | BME | Oboe | Director of Concert Bands, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Josh Brink ’11 | BME | Percussion | School Music Director, Trinity Lutheran Schools
Josh Hobbs ’13 | B.M., Composition | Trumpet | Freelance Conductor; M.M., Instrumental Conducting, USF
Juan Berrios ’10 | B.M., Music Performance | Horn | Hornist, Dallas Brass
Julie (Henderson) Hebert ’99 | BME | Clarinet | Music Teacher, Gene Witt Elementary; Master of Educational Leadership, USF
Kate Kostopoulos ’12 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | M.M., Vocal Performance, Cleveland Institute of Music
Kathryn Lotocky | Band Director, Ft. Lauderdale High School
Keith Dodson ’12 | BME | Saxophone | Director of Orchestral Activities and Assistant Professor of Conducting, Central Michigan University – School of Music; Conductor, Chamber Orchestra of the Smoky Valley
Kellie (Morris) Hansen ’13 | B.A., Music | Clarinet |
Kenneth Boyd ’98 | BME | Trumpet | Director of Bands, West Orange High School
Kimberly Zipoli ’12 | BME; B.M., Music Performance | Flute |
Kirstin McDonald ’03 | BME | Voice | Owner/CEO, Rhapsody Music Studios
Kristoffer “Kit” Cleto ’11 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | M.M., Voice Performance & Literature, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Performer, Bethesda Summer Festival as Tamino in “Magic Flute,” Opera Breve Vocal Instensive as Ferrando in “Cosi Fan Tutte”
Laura (Font) Keller ’07 ’10 | BME; M.A. | Clarinet | Music Teacher, Pleasant Hill Elementary, Osceola County
Laurel (Brase) Fecko ’01 | BME | Clarinet | Music Teacher, Lee County
Lauren “Lofo” Forbis | BME | Voice | Music Teacher, Lake Trafford Elementary School
Lauren (Hancock) Mason ’12 | B.A., Music | Voice | Full-time country music record promoter; Songwriter
Lisa Cossentino-Miller ’10 | B.M., Music Performance | Voice | M.M., Vocal Performance, Loyal University, New Orleans
Lisa Hopko ’98 | BME | Viola | Music Teacher, Maitland Middle School
Luis Rivera ’07 | BME | Percussion | Director of Percussion Studies, University of South Alabama
Luke Jones ’07 | B.M., Music Performance | Trumpet | Band Director, Braden River Middle School; Freelance Musician
Lyndsey (Thornton) Woods ’04 | B.M., Music Performance; B.A., Music | Clarinet, Voice | Music History Instructor, FSU
Madison Roach ’09 | BME | French Horn | Music Teacher, Deerwood Elementary, Osceola County
Marius Tesch ’12 | B.M., Music Performance | Piano (Classical) | Faculty, Orlando Music Institute
Mark Cole ’95 | B.M., Music Performance | Percussion | M.M., Conducting, FSU; Former Assocaite Conductor, United States Navy Band; Director of Athletic Bands and Coordinator of Music Education, Gardner-Webb University
Mary Witaszek ’11 | BME | Voice | Music Teacher, St. Charles Borromeo School
Matt Hyder ’08 ’12 | BME; M.A. | Voice | Ph.D. in Musicology/Ethno-Musicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington
Matt Roberts ’12 | B.M., Music Performance | Percussion | Master’s Degree, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Megan Szymanski ’08 | B.M., Music Performance | Flute/Piccolo | Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, West Point Band
Melinda Leoce ’10 | BME | Percussion | Visiting Instructor of Percussion and Director of Athletic Bands, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA
Melissa (Murphy) Johnson ’10 | BME | French Horn | Teacher, Clarcona Elementary
Michell Williams ’09 | BME | Saxophone | Guitar, Piano and Orchestra Director, South Creek Middle School
Michelle (Francis) Chapman ’01 | BME | Clarinet | Music Teacher, San Jose Catholic School
Mike Rice ’02 | BME | Trumpet | Assistant Principal, Lake Mary High School
Nicholas Guiliano ’10 | BME; B.M., Music Performance | Percussion | Adjunct Instructor of Percussion, Texas Woman’s University; Pursing DMA, University of North Texas
Nicolette Fontaine | Minor | Voice | Perfomer, Palm Beach Opera
Pam (Pammy) (Connaster) Guess ’78 | BME | Flute | Band Director, Arbor Ridge School
Paul Weikle ’86 | B.A., Music | Tuba | Director of Bands, Florida State College
Rachelle Jenkins ’11 | B.M., Music Performance | French Horn | M.M., Orchestra Performance, McGill University
Rallia Gettings ’11 | B.A., Music | Voice | Vocal Teacher, Broadway Music Academy
Rob Schaer ’02 | B.M., Music Performance | Trumpet | Freelance Musician, Los Angeles, CA; Performer – Orchestras, TV/Motion Picture Soundtracks, Broadway
Ron Ellis ’03 | B.A., Music | Trombone | Associate Director of Bands, University of Texas, San Antonio; Music Director, Walt Disney Attractions Entertainment
Ryan Sirmeyer ’10 | B.A., Music | Trumpet | Instructor and Clinician to High School Marching Bands
Samantha (Barnes) Daniel ’04 ’07 | B.A., Music; B.M., Music Performance | Voice | Performer, MONC Semi-finals, Metropolitan Opera
Sara Myers ’12 | BME | Trumpet | Music Teacher, Oasis Charter Elementary
Sheila (Berg) Underwood ’97 | BME | Clarinet | Owner of Underwood Music
Stephanie (Smeltzer) Poxon ’95 | BME | Piano (Classical) | Director for the Center for the Arts, Richmond, VA
Stephen Alia ’96 | BME | Trumpet | Director of Bands, Jere L. Stambaugh Middle School
Stephen Ekblom ’06 | BME | Saxophone | Education Law and Policy
Taylor Lieble ’11 | B.A., Music | Trumpet | Studying nursing at UCF
Terri Brinegar ’13 | M.A., Performance | Voice | Chorus Director, Osceola County Public Schools
Thad Anderson ’04 | BME | Percussion | Faculty, University of Central Florida
Thomas LaRoca ’11 | BME | Saxophone | Music Teacher, John Adams High School; Saxophonist, Brooklyn Wind Symphony
Tiffany (Ashton) Drenth ’02 ’04 | B.M., Composition; B.A., Music | Piano | Teacher, Oklahoma City University
Todd Leighton ’99 | BME | Percussion | Director of Percussion, Tarpon Springs High School
Troy Shimkus ’03 | BME | Clarinet, Conducting | Former High School Band Teacher; Owner of Serendipity Technology
Vito Montauk ’07 | BME | Director of Bands, High Springs Community School
Yamilet Trujillo ’10 | B.M., Music Performance | Cello | A Gift for Music; Teacher; Performer – Space Coast Pops Orchestra, Classic Albums Live, Violectric