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Faculty and Staff

Anne Amis, Dean

Anne AmisAnne Amis is the dean of Arts, English, Communications, & Languages Divsions. She joined LSC-Kingwood in 2007. Amis earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Hendrix College and a Master of Arts in Teaching ESOL from the SIT Graduate Institute.

Amis has presented two papers: "Activities to Energize Academic Writing" at the Texas of English of Other Languages (TESOL) conference in 2011. In addition, she presented "Applying Appreciative Inquiry in an ESOL Writing Class."

In 2012, she was the recipient of the Faculty International Education Grant, Vietnam. She was also honored with the 2011 LSC-Kingwood Faculty Excellence Award.

Amis is a member of the college's Intercultural Student Organization, The Academy and the Behavioral Intervention Team.

"I teach ESOL because it gives me the opportunity to work alongside immigrants and international visitors who are exploring the life-changing gifts and challenges mastering another language provides. As a second-language learner myself, I find the process extremely rich and rewarding," Amis explained. "During my time at LSC-Kingwood, I have always been offered opportunities for personal and professional growth; I love teaching and working here because I am always learning something new, be that a new course I teach a diverse and international student population or professional development activities."

Phone: 281.312.1737
Email: Anne.E.Amis@lonestar.edu
Office: APA 109I
Website: Website

Dr. Todd Miller, Department Chair

Professor of Music, Chair of Visual and Performing Arts, Director of Choirs

Dr. Todd MillerTenor and conductor Todd Miller is the founding music faculty member of Lone Star College-Kingwood, and during his tenure the program has grown to over 60 music majors and 20 music faculty. In addition to his administrative duties Miller conducts three ensembles: The Kingwood Chorale and Chamber Orchestra, The Concert Choir, and the chamber choir called Evok (Eclectic Voices). LSC-Kingwood’s choirs have performed all over the world, from Carnegie Hall to England, Scotland, French Canada and the United States, and have served as the back-up choir for international artists Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman on multiple tour stops in Houston.

He has appeared as featured soloist with many ensembles in this region, including the Houston Symphony, Houston Chamber Choir, San Antonio Symphony and Opera, Greenbriar Consortium, Opera in the Heights, Houston Choral Society, The Woodlands Symphony and Chorus.

In 2003 and 2018 he was honored with the LSC-Kingwood Faculty Excellence Award. Miller has also been nominated twice for the Piper Professor Award.

He has “a passion for music and its importance in human society and a passion for mentoring students who want to make music their life's vocation.” He states that “LSC-Kingwood has been very supportive of my dreams as an educator and as a performer, and the students have benefitted from that support."

Miller holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in voice performance and conducting from the University of Houston. He also holds vocal performance degrees from the University of Louisville and the University of Arizona.

To hear Dr. Miller sing, search the following on I-tunes, Amazon, or Spotify:

  • “Bridges” recording with composer/pianist/arranger John Cornelius
  • “Bring Him Home” “crossover” album
  • “Two Cells in Seville,” a new chamber opera by Walter Steffens

Phone: 281.312.1485
Email: Todd.R.Miller@lonestar.edu
Office: MUS 115
Website: Website

Dr. Robert Hunt, Faculty

Professor of Music, (Theory, Piano, Kingwood Pops Orchestra, Opera Workshop)

Dr. Robert HuntAs the new associate professor of music at LSC-Kingwood, Dr. Robert Hunt will utilize his wealth of experience to teach and cultivate talented students. In addition to serving as the college’s collaborative pianist, he will teach classes in piano, music theory and music appreciation.

Prior to LSC-Kingwood, Hunt served for eight years as music director of Sam Houston State University Opera. He worked 13 years as conductor/music director of the Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale and five years as director of commercial music studies at Midland College. He was also the conductor/music director for Ray Price; music director at American Cabaret Theatre in New York; arranger for New York Pops at Carnegie Hall; and conductor and pianist with Willie Nelson, the Moody Blues, the Lettermen, Susan Graham, and Vic Damon.

“The best part of my job is drawing on a lifetime of musical experiences to help young musicians prepare for a career in music performance or teaching,” he said.

Hunt earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Southern Methodist University; a Master of Music degree from Texas Christian University; a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from University of Houston; and completed post graduate study at Indiana University. He is affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association, American Federation of Musicians, Texas Music Educators Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda.

“LSC-Kingwood’s emphasis on students is refreshing. The friendliness and helpfulness of everyone I’ve encountered creates an impression of an unusually collegial academic environment — of which I’m pleased to be a part!” Hunt said.

Phone: 281.312.1746
Email: Robert.E.Hunt@LoneStar.edu
Office: MUS 112

Dr. Michael Johnson, Faculty

Band Director

Dr. Michael Johnson is currently the Director of Bands at Lone Star College in Kingwood, TX. He conducts the Kingwood Winds, Kingwood Jazz Ensemble, Kingwood Jazz Combo, and teaches low brass. Previously, Dr. Johnson was an adjunct faculty at the Alabama School of Fine Arts and Shelton State Community College. As a private instructor, his students have had numerous accomplishments in all-state band, all-state orchestra, and various regional honor bands and music festivals. Dr. Johnson is also a sought-after brass instructor, working with band programs all over Alabama as well San Marcos, Austin, and Houston, Texas.

As a performer, Dr. Johnson was recently a member of the Alabama Winds, a professional wind ensemble based in Birmingham, AL. A member from 2017-2023, Michael performed with the Alabama Winds at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, the Alabama Music Educators Association, the Western International Band Clinic, and various state honor band festivals in Alabama and Tennessee. An avid jazz musician, Michael is currently the bass trombonist with the Kingwood Big Band. Previously, he was the lead trombone player with the Tuscaloosa Big Band. Dr. Johnson has performed with several jazz bands across Alabama and Texas such as the Republic of Texas Big Band, Gabriel Santiago Orchestra, NOW Jazz Orchestra, Rocket City Big Band, Jazz Inc., Silvery Moon Big Band, and several others. Michael was a guest soloist with the Austin Civic Orchestra in 2018 and has performed with orchestras such as the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra, Laredo Philharmonic, Tuscaloosa Symphony, and Meridian Symphony Orchestra. In 2017, he was the Division III winner of the American Trombone Workshop Bass Trombone Solo Competition and a finalist for the Big 12 Trombone Conference Bach Bass Trombone Solo Competition (a finalist in 2018 as well). Michael has also been selected as a member of the Performer's Class at the Southeast Trombone Symposium twice and as a participant in the Mulcahy Masterclass.

As a composer, Dr. Johnson has a broad portfolio of works for brass instruments including solos with fixed media. He has had pieces performed at Midwest and AMEA, as well as several premieres by collegiate trombone choirs. Michael has also composed music for a few commercial projects including special music for Texas State University's submission to the 2016 Global News Relay and commercial videos for Shelton State Community College's fine arts program. Some of his original compositions and arrangements can be heard on albums by Jonathan Whitaker (University of Alabama), Peter Ellefson (Indiana University), and Martin McCain (University of Memphis). 

Dr. Johnson holds degrees from the University of Alabama (DMA, BM) and Texas State University (MM). His primary instructors include Jonathan Whitaker, Martin McCain, Peter Ellefson, and Billy Bargetzi. He has received secondary instruction from James Markey, Demondrae Thurman, Gerry Pagano, and several other top players in the field.

Adjunct Faculty

Brass

  • Kenneth Easton, Trumpet, French Horn
  • Michael Johnson, low brass

Guitar

  • Jeremy Garcia

Piano/Class Piano/Organ

  • Barbara Butler
  • Dr. Rob Hunt
  • Dr. Nell Matthews
  • Bryan (Heath) Vercher
  • Dr. Sara Astrid Ayala Schrubski
  • Olena Blahulyak
  • John Gearhart

Percussion

  • Marvin Sparks

Strings

  • Dr. Xia Xia Zhang (Violin, Viola)
  • Stephen Martin (Cello, Bass)
  • Aaron Bielish, violin/viola
  • Larysa Horichenko-Balema,  violin, viola, and cello

Voice/Diction/Opera

  • Dr. Todd Miller, tenor
  • Dr. Rob Hunt, summer opera director
  • Juan Garza, baritone
  • Evan Cooper, baritone
  • Alicia Gianni, soprano
  • Erika Harrington, soprano
  • Anne Heath-Welch, soprano

Woodwinds

  • Amy Wiggs, Flute
  • Dennis Eichler, saxophone/clarinet

Theory/Aural Skills

  • Dr. John Crabtree
  • Dr. Rob Hunt
  • Bryan (Heath) Vercher
  • Evan Cooper
  • Rosendo Reyna

American Music, Music Appreciation, Music Literature

  • Patrick Brink
  • Dr. John Crabtree
  • John Gearhart
  • Marvin Sparks
  • Bryan (Heath) Vercher
  • Juan Garza
  • Howard McMichael
  • Rosendo Reyna
  • Dennis Eichler

Music Office Suite

  • Mail: MUS 109

Staff

Name Phone Email Office
Tracheal Freeman
Division Operations Manager
281.312.1620 Tracheal.M.Freeman@lonestar.edu FTC 100C
Angie Spargur
Fine Arts Coordinator
281.312.1709 Mary.A.Spargur@lonestar.edu MUS 110
Melissa Stoltz
Music Librarian, Staff Assistant
281.312.1778 Melissa.L.Stoltz@lonestar.edu MUS 103

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