Woodwind Faculty
Elise Blatchford
Associate Professor of Flute
e.blatchford@memphis.edu
Robyn JonesAssociate Professor of Clarinet
Associate Director for Student Services + Administration
rljnes12@memphis.edu
Michael Shults
Associate Professor of Saxophone
mashults@memphis.edu
Michelle Vigneau
Associate Professor of Oboe
mvigneau@memphis.edu
Daryn Zubke
Associate Professor of Bassoon
Area Coordinator of Woodwinds
dzubke@memphis.edu
Recent Research & Creative Activity
2021
- Michelle Vigneau premiered six new pieces, “Four Colloquialisms” by Ashley Floyd,”By
the Field” by Garrison Gerard, “Dark River (English horn and Digital Media)” by Ken
Davies, “Japanese Folk Suite” by Greg Steinke, “Four Silhouettes” by David Bernstein,
“Outside Looking in” 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 Summit” 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.
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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.
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2019
- Daryn Zubke presented a solo recital,“A Comparison of French and German Bassoons,”
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 Marseille” at the International Clarinet Association
in Knoxville, TN.
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