InstrumentalFACULTY
Jeffrey Phelps
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Jeffrey Phelps, jeff.phelps@gsarts.net, is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, earning degrees in both cello performance and orchestral conducting. And Jeff is a 1995 alumnus of the Instrumental Music Department at The Governor's School. Jeff has performs regularly with the Norfolk Chamber Consort, the Virginia Symphony, Virginia Musical Theater and myriad chamber music recitals throughout the region. Jeff is currently Instrumental Music department Chair at The Governor’s School for the Arts, Music Director of the GSA Orchestra, and Artist in Residence at aLatte Café. Together, Jeff and GSA musicians have performed at Carnegie Hall, Davies Symphony Hall and venues throughout Europe and Japan. Jeff is a SURDNA Arts Teacher Fellow and three-time recipient of Stiftung Thyll-Dürr grants. Jeff enjoys reading bios about artists in printed programs and has an aversion to wicker furniture and overhead lighting.
Dr. Stephen Coxe
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Stephen Coxe, stephen.coxe@gsarts.net received degrees from Swarthmore College and Yale University, where his principal teachers in music composition were Martin Bresnick, Jacob Druckman, Ezra Laderman, and Gerald Levinson. He has received several awards, among them an Aaron Copland Award, ASCAP Award, Belgian-American Educational Foundation Fellowship, Composers Guild Award, Friends and Enemies of New Music Prize, and Meet the Composer grants. Currently he resides in Norfolk, Virginia, where teaches music theory and composition at Old Dominion University, and serves as Artistic Director at The Governor's School for the Arts. In the summer months he is a resident composer and faculty member at the Yellow Barn Music School and Festival in Vermont. Stephen has also taught at Yale, Peabody, Mannes (extension), and Loyola College in Maryland. He is Artistic Co-Director, with Nansi Carroll, of the Jubilus Festival.
Mike Obedorfer
Director of Jazz Studies, mike.oberdorfer@gsarts.net
A native of Hampton Roads, Michael Oberdorfer graduated Magna Cum Laude from Old Dominion University with a degree in Music. Michael dramatically expanded the guitar program at Norfolk Academy while also teaching for The Governor’s School for the Arts. He is a frequent performer throughout Virginia and is the Jazz Coordinator for GSA as well as the band director for Norfolk Christian Schools. His guitar work has been featured in programs on HGTV, A&E, and the CW network.
Rob DeDominick
Director of Big Band,
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC DEPARTMENT FACULTY
VIOLIN
Allegra Havens
VIOLA
Stacey Migliozzi
Dr. Laura Seay
CELLO
Leslie Frittelli
Dionne Smith
Jeff Phelps
BASS
Christopher White
ELECTRIC BASS
Michael Oberdorfer
FLUTE
Joanne White
OBOE / ENGLISH HORN
George Corbett
CLARINET
Cathy Ogram
BASSOON
James Nesbit
SAXOPHONE
James Nesbit
HORN
Rebecca Peppard
TRUMPET
Rob DeDominick
Doug Forziati
Roy Muth
TROMBONE
Dr. Michael Hall
TUBA
Peter DuBeau
GUITAR
Eldon Sully
PIANO
Dr. Stephen Coxe
Lee Jordan-Anders
Oksana Lutsyshyn
Jeanette Winsor
PERCUSSION
Ralph Copley
David Longfellow
Dennis Northerner
David Walker
THEORY / AURAL SKILLS / KEYBOARD SKILLS
Dr. Stephen Coxe
Jason Gregory
Michael Kaiser
Roy Muth
Michael Oberdorfer
Kelly Vaughan
Jeanette Winsor
PILATES
Jen Heable
EURHYTHMICS
Jeff Phelps
VOCAL TRAINING FOR INSTRUMENTALISTS
Suzanne Oberdorfer
LITERATURE
Dr. Stephen Coxe
Lee Jordan-Anders
AUDIO ENGINEERING
Roy Muth