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, Director of Bands, joined the faculty of Furman
University in the fall of 1993. Dr. Hicken is directorship of the
Symphonic Band, Marching Band, Basketball Band, and Wind Ensemble;
instructor of instrumental conducting; instrumental music education
coordinator; and instructor of clarinet. In the Spring of 1999,
he was appointed the Music Director of the Carolina Youth Symphony
and the Furman Summer Lakeside Concert Series. |
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Dr. Hicken was the Director of Bands at Youngstown State University
in Youngstown, Ohio. Under his direction, bands from both institutions
have performed at state and regional professional conventions.
In addition to his duties at Youngstown State, Dr. Hicken was
the director of the Youngstown Symphony Youth Orchestra and was
a clarinetist in the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. Earlier, Dr.
Hicken was employed as an instrumental music teacher in the Durham
(NC) County School system for five years. In addition, he was a
member of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point,
NY, where he served as a clarinetist.
Dr. Hicken is very active in the public school system, appearing
as a guest conductor and adjudicator throughout Ohio, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and
South Carolina. Dr. Hicken is a member of the South Carolina Music
Educators National Conference, the College Band Directors National
Association, the National Band Association, The International Clarinet
Association, and the South Carolina Band Directors Association.
He belongs to Phi Kappa Lambda, Phi Beta Mu, and is an honorary
member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He received
his Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music, a
Masters of Arts in Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University,
and a Doctorate in Music Education from Indiana University. He has
studied clarinet with D. Stanley Hasty, Leon Russianoff, and Bernard
Portnoy and conducting with Dr. J. Marion Magill, Dr. Robert Klotman,
and Ray Cramer. |
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, Conductor
Repertory Orchestra and Concert Orchestra, received his Bachelors
of Music degree in Music Education from Furman University, and his
Masters Degree in Music Education and Conducting from the University
of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Mr. Kilgus serves as
principal trumpet of the Piedmont Brass Quintet. Formerly a Director
of Bands at Greer High School and Greer Middle School, he currently
serves as Director of Bands at Mauldin Middle School. Mr. Kilgus
is Minister of Music at Eastlan Baptist Church.
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