MUSIC DEPARTMENT » Faculty & Staff

Dr. Larry Kauffman
Professor
Chair of Music Department
Director of Concert Chorale
Areas of expertise: Piano and Choral Music

Born and raised in the farming and manufacturing town of Elkhart, Indiana, he met Margie, his bride-to-be (from Columbus, Ohio) in college. Married in 1970, they have three adult children - Jennifer, John, and Nathan - and two grandsons, David and Andrew.

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Dr. David Harris
Professor
Director of Chamber Singers
Director of One Accord
Areas of expertise: Voice, Worship, Church Music, and Choral Methods

Dr. David Harris, Associate Professor of music at Baptist Bible College since 1989, is a native South Carolinian who earned his doctorate in voice performance from the University of Alabama. He and his wife Connie have three children - Jordan, Allison, and Dylan - and Calvin, a grandson.

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David McGrew
Assistant Professor
Areas of expertise: Composition, Music Theory, Church Music, Worship, and Fine Arts

David grew up in Clarks Summit, PA, where his father served at Baptist Bible College as Registrar and professor of New Testament Greek. He left for Cedarville University in 1996 to pursue studies in organic chemistry, but no sooner had he arrived than he found himself drawn toward the field of music.

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Jenean Truax
Adjunct Instructor
Areas of expertise: Voice, Piano, Music Theory, Aural Skills, and Music History

A member of Baptist Bible College’s music faculty since 2006, Mrs. Truax teaches music history and aural skills courses, and private voice and piano lessons.

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Debbie Brown
Music Department Secretary

Adjunct Faculty, Private Instruction
Jessica Festa - Voice and Piano
Tom Frew - Percussion
Tom Heinze - Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone
Timothy Zieger - Euphonium
Fritz Valenches - Violin, Viola
Ed Wargo - Flute