Program: Music

Dr. Joe McClellan has had a unique career as a lyric tenor, teacher, worship leader and pastor. The son of a pastor, Joe has spent his life in the church serving and leading in worship in various capacities from a very early age. He began touring as a gospel singer in his sophomore year of

Dr. Fabiana Magrinelli Dahmer holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from The University of Southern Mississippi, a Master of Music from Southeastern Louisiana University, a Bachelor of Music from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and a performance certificate at the Pablo Komlós Conservatory of the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra. With a wide

Dr. Rachael Hendricks is a freelance clarinetist and music educator based in Fairhope, Alabama. Dr. Hendricks is currently an Adjunct Instructor of Music at the University of Mobile teaching applied clarinet. Throughout her doctoral studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, she served as the Graduate Teaching Assistant in Clarinet, teaching private lessons

Kevin Threadgill has a bachelor and masters degree in music education from the University of South Alabama. He has been a middle school band director for 13 years at Causey Middle School. He has a wonderful, supporting family: his wife, Amber, and 3 girls, Audrey, Autumn and Kieran. He also plays saxophone with the Mobile

Brad Threadgill is a native from Creola, AL and attended Satsuma High School from years 2001-2005.  Threadgill went on to attend the University of Mobile where he received a Bachelor of Science in Music for Teacher Certification with concentration in Trumpet.  During that time he was the private trumpet instructor at several arts academies and

Livy Collingsworth brings a unique background to the faculty of Alabama School of the Arts. Extremely driven and personable, Livy cares greatly for her students and focuses on excellence in music presentation. In 2019, she graduated from University of Mobile with a B.S. in Music Education and immediately began teaching as a choral director in

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Yuliya Ugay Brown is an award-winning singer and pianist whose musical interests span from traditional jazz to contemporary postmodernism. Since the age of thirteen, she has regularly appeared with the best jazz groups and venues in Uzbekistan and was later hired as a full-time vocalist for the State Big Band. A participant in numerous jazz

Rebekah Lipscombe is a native of Gulfport, Mississippi, with a lifelong love for music. She began teaching piano after she graduated from high school in 2009, and in 2015 she began work on her bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance at the University of Mobile. Rebekah studied with Steinway Artist Dr. Kadisha Onalbayeva and finished her

MOLLIE ADAMS is a warm, vibrant soprano gaining a reputation for her “animated stage presence and vivacious and strong soprano voice.” Cultivating a wide-ranging career of singing opera, oratorio, art song, jazz, spirituals, and chamber music, Ms. Adams has been seen in a wide scope of musical performances; such performances have brought her to a