The University of St. Thomas

Bruce Gleason

Gleason, Bruce

Associate Professor of Graduate Music Education

bpgleason@stthomas.edu
Phone: (651) 962-5729
Toll Free: (800) 328-6819, Ext. 2-5729

University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Avenue
LOR 103
St. Paul, MN  55105

Office Location: Loras Hall 101

Stemming from a career that has spanned all levels of instrumental and vocal music instruction, kindergarten through graduate school, Bruce Gleason teaches and advises students within Graduate Programs in Music Education. He has published over fifty articles in music education and music history, and is the founding editor of the on-line research journal, Research and Issues in Music Education. A former euphonium player with the 298th U.S. Army Band of the Berlin Brigade, Dr. Gleason researches the history of cavalry music throughout the world and lectures in the area of band history. His research in band and music education history has been published in Music Educators Journal, Journal of Band Research, Renaissance, Winds, TUBA Journal, BDGuide, Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, The Irish American Post, MHQ: the Quarterly Journal of Military History, National Guard Magazine, Military Collector and Historian, Journal of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, The Journal of the Military Music Society, and the Galpin Society Journal. His work in pedagogy and comprehensive musicianship has been published in Kjos Band News, The Instrumentalist, School Band and Orchestra, and Contributions to Music Education. In addition to his instrumental work, Dr. Gleason is the senior choir director for Diamond Lake Lutheran Church in Minneapolis and is the president of the board of directors for The Singers—Minnesota Choral Artists.