Instructor of Music and Instrumental Activities
Eric Colgrove has served as a music educator, director, and fine arts administrator in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado. Mr. Colgrove began his role as the Director of Bands and Orchestra, Instrumental Coordinator, and Music Education Coordinator at Harding University in 2019. Part of his teaching and directing duties includes directing the Thundering Herd Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, and Symphonic Orchestra in addition to teaching courses on instrumental conducting, and music education.
A graduate of Harding University, Mr. Colgrove began his music education career at La Junta High School in Colorado and then moved to Colorado Springs to direct the bands at Widefield High School. His concert and jazz bands regularly earned superior ratings and he led the Widefield High School Gladiator Marching Band to their first appearance at the state marching competition ultimately bringing the ensemble into the top 10 in the state. Shortly after his appointment at Widefield, he also took over the Performing Arts Department Chair, which he served for 6 years before accepting a position at Oklahoma Christian University and finally at Harding University. Mr. Colgrove has earned a Master’s of Music with an emphasis in conducting at Colorado State University where he was provided the opportunity to conduct professional bands, choirs, and orchestras. He has also started his Ph.D. in Music Education with a Wind Conducting emphasis from the University of Oklahoma.
During his career, Mr. Colgrove has had the opportunity to conduct honor bands and orchestras in Colorado and Oklahoma as well as serve on district and state committees working to improve music education and the use of technology in music assessment. As a trumpet musician, Mr. Colgrove has performed with community and semi-professional jazz ensembles and concert bands and has recorded with the country band The Salty Dogs on their 2007 album, Autoharpoon. His wife is a fellow graduate of Harding University and an English instructor, and they have 3 boys to keep them busy.
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About Eric Colgrove, M.M.
Eric Colgrove has served as a music educator, director, and fine arts administrator in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado. Mr. Colgrove began his role as the Director of Bands and Orchestra, Instrumental Coordinator, and Music Education Coordinator at Harding University in 2019. Part of his teaching and directing duties includes directing the Thundering Herd Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, and Symphonic Orchestra in addition to teaching courses on instrumental conducting, and music education.
A graduate of Harding University, Mr. Colgrove began his music education career at La Junta High School in Colorado and then moved to Colorado Springs to direct the bands at Widefield High School. His concert and jazz bands regularly earned superior ratings and he led the Widefield High School Gladiator Marching Band to their first appearance at the state marching competition ultimately bringing the ensemble into the top 10 in the state. Shortly after his appointment at Widefield, he also took over the Performing Arts Department Chair, which he served for 6 years before accepting a position at Oklahoma Christian University and finally at Harding University. Mr. Colgrove has earned a Master’s of Music with an emphasis in conducting at Colorado State University where he was provided the opportunity to conduct professional bands, choirs, and orchestras. He has also started his Ph.D. in Music Education with a Wind Conducting emphasis from the University of Oklahoma.
During his career, Mr. Colgrove has had the opportunity to conduct honor bands and orchestras in Colorado and Oklahoma as well as serve on district and state committees working to improve music education and the use of technology in music assessment. As a trumpet musician, Mr. Colgrove has performed with community and semi-professional jazz ensembles and concert bands and has recorded with the country band The Salty Dogs on their 2007 album, Autoharpoon. His wife is a fellow graduate of Harding University and an English instructor, and they have 3 boys to keep them busy.
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