Stan Pethel
Dr. Stan Pethel is Professor Music Emeritus at Berry College near Rome, Georgia. He served on the music faculty there from 1973 until his retirement in 2016 serving as a Fine Arts department chair from 1994 to 2013. He holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the University of Georgia and a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Pethel taught music theory, music education, composition and arranging, world music, and low brass lessons.
He is a widely published composer and arranger with over 1,400 works in print from twenty‑eight different publishers. His writing includes works for choir, piano, organ/piano duet, symphonic band, jazz ensemble, orchestra, handbells, solo instrument and piano, and various chamber music ensembles. He is a regular recipient of the ASCAP Standard Award.
He is married to Jo Ann Pethel, a pianist and music educator. They have three children and six grandchildren.
