Woodwind Faculty

William Kirkley

Applied Instructor of Clarinet

William Kirkley has taught clarinet at Gordon College since 1992, after overseeing clarinet studios at Southeast Louisiana State University and Eastfield Junior College. Mr. Kirkley is a founding (and current) member of the board of directors of the Lexington Symphony; he is the principal clarinetist and twice has been a featured soloist. Mr. Kirkley is also the principal clarinetist for the Cape Ann Symphony, Boston Musica Viva and the Gordon ... more ➔

View Profile

Sarah Southard

Applied Instructor of Oboe

Dr. Sarah Southard is an oboist and educator who recently moved to the Northshore of Boston from Holland, Michigan. She is currently the principal oboist in Holland Symphony Orchestra (Holland, Michigan), adjunct professor at Gordon College (Wenham, Massachusetts), and music coordinator with the Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (NMYO). ... more ➔

View Profile

David Stevens

Applied Instructor of Saxophone

David Stevens is a Boston-based saxophonist and multifaceted musician, with a diverse career as a performer, educator, and music administrator. As a saxophonist and woodwind doubler, he is active in classical, New Music, jazz, musical theater, and improvisation. He is a founding member of the Jamaica Plain Saxophone Quartet and performs regularly with this group in the greater Boston area. He has performed as a pit musician at the Wheelock Family ... more ➔

View Profile

Janet Underhill

Applied Instructor of Bassoon

Hailing from British Columbia, Canada, Janet Underhill has been a bassoonist, teacher, conductor and administrator in the Boston area for over 25 years. Currently, she is the director of Preparatory Winds for the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and Director of Senior Wind Ensemble for Community Music Center of Boston. As an administrator, Underhill is the Director of Private Lessons and Instrumental Music for St. Mark's School of Southborough. ... more ➔

View Profile

Eileen Yarrison

Applied Instructor of Flute

Eileen Yarrison has taught flute courses and has been an orchestra mentor at Gordon College since 2008. She also serves on the faculty of the Indian Hill School of Music and maintains a thriving private studio in Beverly, Massachusetts. Dr. Yarrison has been teaching flute for nearly 30 years. Highlights of her teaching career include standing in for each of her teachers at her three collegiate alma maters while they went on sabbatical leaves, ... more ➔

View Profile

William Kirkley

Sarah Southard

David Stevens

Janet Underhill

Eileen Yarrison

Connect with Gordon