Section
Eastern University Music

Music StudentCareers

Eastern University Music Majors are qualified for careers outside of music, given the strength of the general University curriculum.  Below is a sampling of careers in music.

  • Educator: Public and Private, K-12
  • Church Music Director
  • Choir Director
  • Organist
  • Music ministries instrumentalist
  • Worship leader
  • Composition/Electronic Musician
  • Musician for video production
  • Computer assisted notation specialist
  • MIDI systems-sampling and synthesis specialist
  • Missionary
  • Performance Musician

The Music department will work with individual students to facilitate finding apprenticeships, partnerships and employment opportunities.

WHAT OUR GRADUATES DO

Class of 2011

Jason Collier: Regional Music and Arts Director for the Salvation Army in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

Justin King: High School Music Director for Simon Gratz Mastery Charter

Katie Gallagher: Voice and piano instructor for the Excel School of Fine Arts, Substitute teacher in South Carolina

Ryan Jusk: Sound Assistant for Feld Entertainment, Sound Assistant for tour of Disney Live "Three Classic Fairytales"

Class of 2010

Jason Dorrell: Glee Club, Choir and Performing Arts Director at Camden's Promise Charter School

Kevin Monaghan: Teacher for Yes! And... Theatre Camp and Musical Director for A Winter Sort of Thing

Alex Younger: Graduate student at UArts in the MAT Music Education program.

Class of 2009

Kristy (Andreas) Young: Elementary String Instrument teacher in Northhampton Area School District.

Allison (Fazel) Garcia: Children's Choir assistant at Wayne Presbyterian Church, Private Voice instructor, teaches music/movement classes at Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association

Natalia Hancharonak: Teacher of Music theory, history, solfeggio, and piano at the Leopold Mozart Academy

Heather (Jones) McDonald: Instrumental Music Teacher for Sacred Heart School in Lewistown, PA

Rachel (Howe) Padworski: Instrumental Instructor at Aspen Academy in Greenwood Village, Colorado; Private Lesson instructor; Co-Founder of Padworski Music Studio through their church, Calvery Baptist Church of Denver in Denver, Colorado

Megan Prescott-Ezickson: Director of Music Ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, PA; applying to grad school for Masters in Music History

Class of 2008

Allison (Fazel) Garcia: Private Voice and Piano instruction

Derek Kostovick: Pastor of Worship at Aldan Union Church

Julie (Dunkelberger) Miller: Private Lesson instructor of piano, lower strings and concert band instruments in Washington, DC

Kevin Padworski: Director of Music at Calvary Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado; Co-Founder of Padworski Music Studio through Calvery Baptist Church.

Tamara Pezzotti: Private Voice Instructor for Providence School of Music in Collegeville, PA, and Main Line Music Academy in Ardmore; Worship Leader for Bacton Hill Bible Church.

Class of 2007

Katie Colabroy-Foulke: Private Vocal Instructor & Graduate Student in Vocal Performance at West Chester University

Ben Foulke: Arts Director at Christ's Church of the Valley

Juan Garcia-Bossio: Performer in Philadelphia (Bass Guitar), Electric Bass instructor for Eastern University

Kyle Herman: Royalties Associate for Theodore Presser Music Company

Kate (Hoy) Kramer: Music Teacher at Center Square Academy

Pete Macari: Assistant Project Manager at Big Honcho Media in New York City, also sings with the St. Ceilia Chorus and St. George's Choral Society

Class of 2006

Ashleigh (Henderson) Blevins: Teaches voice lessons and improvisational theatre classes at Luminary Center for the Arts

Class of 2005

Sara (Helinsky) Herman: Administrative Assistant for Eastern University Music Department

John Messner: Music & Bible Teacher at Columbia County Christian School, lead singer of Saline

Stacey (Nelson) Smith: Teaches private piano lessons

Ray Sweeney: Self-Employed Electronic Instrumental Repair- Authorized Service Center for Korg and Roland Musical products, Worship Leader at Hope Community Church

Class of 2004

Rebekah (Eilertsen) Allen: Affiliate Publishers Associate at Theodore Presser Music Company

Michelle Balentine: Member of the Philly Pops Festival Choir

Michelle (Everly) McGovern: Operations Manager & Music Librarian for the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra

Melissa (Keyser) Taggert: Director of Music at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Willow Grove, PA

Class of 2003

Aaron Allsbrook: Studying for his M.A. in Classical Singing at the Academy of Music and Dance in Jeruselem

Class of 2002

Chris Tolomeo: Active music instructor, multi-instrumentalist, band leader, pit orchestra musician, and Musical Theatre composer

Class of 2001

Janelle Junkin: Music Therapist with Easter Seals and W.E.S Child and Family Therapy in North Philadelphia

Kristen Tharalsen: Music & Performing Arts Specialist at the International School of Belgrade, Serbia

Class of 2000

Sharon (Flanagen) Horne: Special Education Teacher of Music at Ranch Hope's Strang School

Rachel (Degnan) Nissley: Teaches private piano lessons

Class of 1997

Karen Lupton: Professional singer and recitalist in Atlanta, Georgia; Choir director with The Georgia Regional Girls Choir; 2nd place winner of The American Prize for Art Song, 2011.

Class of 1996

Josh Blackmun: Director of The Respond Event music ministries, Worship Director for TwentyFourSeven Youth Ministries, Director of HillSong Faith Works College (an initiative of HillSong International Leadership College), song writer, worship leader and speaker.