Posted October 23, 2008

Introducing New Faculty: Matthew Brunner

Director of Athletic Bands

Boyer College of Music and Dance

Last stop: Indiana University (graduate school)

Degrees:

Doctor of Music in wind conducting, Indiana University '08;

Master of Music in instrumental conducting, Ohio University '05;

Bachelor of Music in music education, Ohio University '95.

Fall classes: “Marching Band” and “Intermediate Conducting”

Recent research/publications:

His thesis, “A Conductor's Analysis of Selected Wind Works by David Dzubay."

Something no one would guess about me:

“I ran hurdles in high school and college. In high school, I held my school's record in both 110m and 300m hurdles. In college, I graduated with the sixth fastest time in Ohio University history in the 110m hurdles. In one race, I came in second to Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson.”

Photo by Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University

Matthew Brunner

Blog or web site I never miss:

Facebook and AVP.com

Book I most recently read and liked:
Building the Green Machine by Colt Foutz

Why I chose Temple: “The school and the area have so much to offer and the

musicians are fantastic. On top of that, I would be teaching in the three areas that I focused my graduate studies on the most: conducting pedagogy, wind ensembles and athletic bands.”

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