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Music

Woodwind Faculty


EliseElise Blatchford 
Associate Professor of Flute
e.blatchford@memphis.edu



jonesRobyn Jones
Associate Professor of Clarinet
Associate Director for Student Services + Administration
rljnes12@memphis.edu



ShultsMichael Shults
Associate Professor of Saxophone
mashults@memphis.edu



MichelleMichelle Vigneau 
Associate Professor of Oboe
mvigneau@memphis.edu



DarynDaryn Zubke
Associate Professor of Bassoon
Area Coordinator of Woodwinds
dzubke@memphis.edu



Recent Research & Creative Activity


2021

  • Michelle Vigneau premiered six new pieces, “Four Colloquialismsâ€� by Ashley Floyd,â€�By the Fieldâ€� by Garrison Gerard, “Dark River (English horn and Digital Media)â€� by Ken Davies, “Japanese Folk Suiteâ€� by Greg Steinke, “Four Silhouettesâ€� by David Bernstein, “Outside Looking inâ€� by Alan Goldspiel for solo oboe, and English horn with fixed media at the National Association of Composers/USA (NACUSA), Georgia.
  • Michael Shults performed as part of the “Saxophone Summitâ€� celebration of Charlie Parker’s birthday at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City.
  • Elise Blatchford released a new album on New Focus Recordings with The City of Tomorrow, an experimental wind quintet with a fearless aesthetic and a commitment to 21st-century music.

2020

  • Daryn Zubke was an editor for the International Double Reed Society’s Fingering Database for French bassoon.
  • Robyn Jones received a Communities of Research Scholars grant to partner with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and conduct a research project on mindfulness and performance anxiety.

2019

  • Daryn Zubke presented a solo recital,“A Comparison of French and German Bassoons,â€� for the International Double Reed Society at the University of Southern Florida.
  • Michael Shults was a soloist with Mid-Kansas Symphony (Glazunov Concerto).
  • Robyn Jones and Daryn Zubke presented a solo recital, Association Basson 20th Anniversary Convention, Rueil-Malmaison Conservatoire, France.
  • Robyn Jones, Michelle Vigneau, and Daryn Zubke performed the World Premiere of Dr. Jack Cooper’s Woodwind Trio “Suite Marseilleâ€� at the International Clarinet Association in Knoxville, TN.