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Dr. Ron Howell
rhowell@ucok.edu
Dr. Ron Howell, UCO professor of music, served as founder and conductor
of the University of Central Oklahoma Wind Ensemble for 13 years
from 1988-2001. In his current assignment at UCO as Division Head for Winds & Percussion, he teaches applied
clarinet and saxophone, teaches a variety of Music History courses
and directs and performs in several small ensembles.
During the summer he conducts the popular UCO Summer Band that annually performs at the Watermelon and Ice Cream concert. Dr. Howell founded the Euphonious Wind Quartet, which is composed of 3 other UCO faculty members. The Euphonious Quartet has performed Opening Night in downtown Oklahoma City on New Year’s Eve and OKC Festival of The Arts. The group performs campus recitals at the university. He holds the Bachelor of Music degree from Oklahoma City University and the Master and Doctor of Music Education degree from the University of Oklahoma.
Prior to joining the UCO faculty he served as director of bands at Oklahoma Baptist University for 16 years. Additional teaching experience includes 7 years in the public schools in Oklahoma and 2 years at Bethel College in Kansas.
An active performer as well as a teacher, Dr. Howell has performed with the Oklahoma City Lyric Theatre Orchestra for over 30 years. In addition, he has performed for many Broadway touring productions, as well as with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Lawton Philharmonic and Enid Symphony Orchestra.
During Dr. Howell’s tenure as conductor of the UCO Wind Ensemble, the band performed as Honor Band for three recent (1992, 1994, 1998) Oklahoma Music Educator Association Conventions (OMEA). In addition, the group most recently performed at the 2000 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Regional Convention. In April 1996, the UCO Wind Ensemble performed at the National MENC Convention in Kansas City, and premiered "To Bind the Nation’s Wounds" by James Curnow. Dr. Howell commissioned this composition in memory of the victims and survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. In December 1997 the group performed at the Southern Music Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Howell received his Bachelor of Arts from Oklahoma City University and his Masters and Doctorate in Music Education from the University of Oklahoma.