Faculty: Eugenie Burkett
Dr. Eugenie Burkett, Ph.D. is the Coordinator of Music Education programs at UNLV. She was awarded her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction (Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, masters in percussion performance from Manhattan School of Music, and her bachelor’s degree in music education from Baylor University. Recent presentations have included the International Society for Music Education Conference in Kuala Lumpur (’06), the MENC National Conference (’04), WEDELMUSIC 2002 and 2003, and College Music Society (’03, ’04, ’05) in addition to regional and state conferences. Her research has been published by the Journal for Historical Research in Music Education, the National Association of College, Wind and Percussion Instructors, and Percussive Notes. As a timpanist and percussion, Burkett has performed with the Kansas City Philharmonic, Orchestra Sinfonica RAI (Turin, Italy), Orquesta Sinfonica de Maracaibo (Venezuela) and is a co-founder of Trinkle Brass Works, a chamber ensemble performing under the WESTAF and Arts Midwest Touring programs. More information on Dr. Burkett can be found at the following:
http://faculty.unlv.edu/eburkett
http://www.trinklebrassworks.com