Directors and Staff
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Director of Bands, Professor of Music Rick Good serves as Director of Bands and Professor of Conducting at Auburn University. Prior to his promotion, he served for 12 years as Marching Band Director and Associate Professor of Low Brass. Under his direction, the Auburn University Marching Band received national acclaim. The marching band's membership grew from 275 for 375, the largest marchin band in the history of Auburn University, during his tenure as director, and in 2004, the AU Marching Band received the Sudler Trophy Award, the nation's highest and most coveted award for college and university marching bands... [full biography] |
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Marching Band Director, Associate Director of Bands, Associate Professor of Music Corey Spurlin serves as Associate Director of Bands, Marching Band Director and Associate Professor of Music at Auburn University. In addition to his work with the Sudler-winning Auburn Marching Band and Pep Band, Dr. Spurlin conducts the Concert Band, Campus Band and is associate conductor of the Symphonic Band. He also teaches courses in wind band literature and marching band techniques. Under his direction, the Auburn University Marching Band, with 380 students, has the largest membership in university history and has performed at the Southeastern Conference Championship Game and the BCS National Championship Game, as well as the Chick-fil-a Bowl, the Outback Bowl and overseas at the world's most famous St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland. The band finished third in ESPN's 2008 national "Battle of the Bands" promotion... [full biography] |
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Associate Director of Bands, Associate Professor of Music Doug Rosener received his Bachelor’s in Music Education from Penn State University, his Master’s in Percussion Performance from the University of North Texas, and completed his Doctorate in Percussion Performance at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He has performed with many professional orchestras including the Altoona Symphony, the Boulder Philharmonic, the Sinfonia of Colorado, the Colorado Ballet Company Orchestra, and the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra. He has recorded CDs with the North Texas Wind Symphony, North Texas Chamber Players, and has been a regular drummer with several professional musical theater companies. He was also a member of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps from 1987 to 1990... [full biography] |
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Director of Bands Emeritus Johnnie Vinson was Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Auburn University from 1991 through 2007. A member of the Auburn faculty since 1969, Dr. Vinson previously served as Assistant Band Director, then as Associate Director and Director of the Marching Band before becoming Director of Bands. He received the Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees in Music Education from Auburn, and the Doctor of Arts degree in Music Theory from the University of Mississippi… [full biography] |
Graduate Assistants
- Zach Dobbs
- Chapel McCullough
- Aaron Toft
- Drew Brooks
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