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Jason Adams. Band Director-General Sticker Middle School, Baltimore Co. Eleanor Allen (BS 2001). Orchestra director, Newburgh Enlarged City School District, Newburgh, NY, also an active performer in the New York area. Barbara (Pittack) Anastasion. Instrumental Music Teacher, Carroll County, MD. Also teaches privately. Liz (Ricci: '98, '93) and Stefan ('00, '95) Antwarg. Orchestra and Band Directors in Harford County. David Apple. Band Director, Glenwood Middle School, Howard Co. Is the holder of the degrees Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Towson State University and Master of Music Education from Shenandoah University Conservatory of Music(1989). Mr. Apple also has additional musical studies from Louisiana State University. In addition to his position at Glenwood, Mr. Apple is a studio trumpet teacher, and has taught elementary and middle school music in public and private schools in Baltimore County. He has performed with various groups in the Baltimore - Washington Area including the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Central Maryland Wind Ensemble, the Maryland Wind Symphony, Lyric Band Hanover, PA, (as a conductor and member of the trumpet section) and Carroll Concert Band, and was principal trumpet of the Frederick Symphony Orchestra from 1986 to 1988. Mr. Apple is an active adjudicator and clinician. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Maryland Wind Symphony and is currently active with the Maryland Band Directors’ Association where he served four terms as All-State Junior Band Manager. Mr. Apple is also a member of the Music Educators’ National Conference, The International Trumpet Guild, the American Federation of Musicians, National Band Association, and is an associate member of the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors. Mr. Apple is also a Life Member of the Alpha Phi Omega , National Service Fraternity. In his spare time, when not teaching music, Mr. Apple teaches SCUBA Diving to all ages and explores our undersea world with the Professional Scuba Association International & Scuba Diving International. Steve Ashcraft (1975). Drummer for the Peabody Ragtime Ensemble. Performed at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival and recorded with Don Junker Bid Band. Sheldon Bair. Founder and Music Director of the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra. Michelle Baran. Instrumental Music Teacher, Eastern Middle School, Montgomery County, MD Jay Berwanger. Bands/Strings, St. John's Lane Elementary, Howard Co. Lindsay Bilconish (2003). Graduated from Indiana University of PA (IUP) in 2005 with an MA. Currently a middle school band director with Charles County Public Schools. Denis Blair. US Navy Band (Annapolis) and Music Teacher, Anne Arundel Co. Art Bouton (1981) Associate Professor or Saxophone and Woodwind Department Chair at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music. Sarah (Bruch) Dang (1998). Former orchestra and band director in Harford County 1998-2007. Master's in Curriculum and Instruction from McDaniel College in 2004. Currently stay-at-home mom to daughter, Hannah and son, Colin. Aaron Broderick. Meadow Hall Elementary School, Montgomery County. Elementary Vocal-General Music. Todd Butler (BS 1992, MM 1994) Phillip Butts. Band Director, Arundel High School, Anne Arundel Co. Robert Carnochan (1986). Director of Bands, University of Texas at Austin. Gary Carr. Instrumental Music Teacher, former Supervisor of Music, Baltimore Co. Glenn Cashman. Assistant Professor of Music, Colgate University, NY Bruce Coates. Instrumental Faculty, Howard Community College. Brad Collins. Band Director, South Carroll High School, Carroll Co. Terri Collins (2005). Red House Run Elementary School, Baltimore
County; teaching vocal music for grades K-5. President-elect for the MD/DC
chapter Joe Corral (1980). Performed with Tony Bennett, Steve Allen, Liberace, Sammy Davis Jr., Gladys Knight, The Temptations, Joan Rivers, Diana Ross, Al Martino, Red Skelton, Ethel Ennis, Milton Berle, Bob Hope, Frankie Valli, Stan Kenton and many more. Featured on recordings by the Towson State Jazz Ensemble (Jazz 78, 79 & 80) as well as recordings with the Zim Zemeral Orchestra. Mr. Corral has performed at the Presidential Inaugural Balls (1981, 1985, 1989, 1993 & 1997). Ray Disney (1975). Founded the Baltimore Philharmonic Orchestra. Toured the U.S. and Canada with the Admirals. Currently owner and president of Sonority Records. David Donovan. US Army Band and former music critic for the Baltimore Sun Barbara Duke. Instructor of Bassoon, Radford College, Roanoke, VA. Bryan Eber. Bushy Park and Lisbon Elementary Schools, Howard Co. Franziska Eber (MMP 1997), English and Music teacher, Liebfrauenschule Oldenburg (Germany), freelance singer (soprano), voice teacher and music history lecturer. Sandy (Edmondson) Wieprecht (1979). Soprano; Director, Social Security Administration Chorus since 2002. Jennifer (Ehrhorn) Kaiser (1997). Former Instrumental Music Teacher, Hollifield Station Elementary School, Howard County and private instructor. Completed Masters Degree in Music Education at Ithaca College (2003). Former Middle School Band director in Spencer, New York. Currently a stay-at-home mom. Rachel Elkins. Calvert High School, St. Mary's County. She teaches band, percussion ensemble, marching band, guitar class and jazz ensemble. Barry Enzman. Band Director, Glenelg High School, Howard Co. Sean Fenlon. President of listensmart.com, an internet company. Julius Fischer. Minister of Music for Abbott Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore. Directs and teaches for the Abbott Center for the Arts, a non-profit organization providing music instruction for the children of Southeast Baltimore. Brian Folus. Fountain Green Elementary, Harford Co. Brett Frederick. Music Instructor, Montgomery Co. Lisa Fusco (Balmages). Jeffers Mill Elementary School, Howard Co. Emily (Gerow) Hannah. Teaching concert band and string orchestra at Holabird Middle School in Baltimore County. Tammy (Avery) Gibson (1993). E-Flat clarinet player for Longwood Symphony Orchestra and New England Philharmonic in Boston, MA. Also a member of the Board of Trustees for Longwood Symphony Orchestra. Griz Gifford (1976, 1987) Head of the Music Department at Friends School in Baltimore. Pete Gorelick (1987). Former member of Army Band in New York. Currently member of 229th Maryland Army National Guard Band, Sgt. Section leader. Kristen (Gottleib) Stoetzer. Kristen E Stoetzer teaches at Winters Mill high School in Westminster, Maryland. She is responsible for instruction of the band, orchestra, jazz, percussion, and marching ensembles, as well as teaching Exploring Music and Music History and Literature. Mrs Stoetzer was a graduate assistant at the Peabody Conservatory of Music where she graduated with a Master of Music degree in Wind Conducting. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Towson University. While at Towson, Mrs Stoetzer performed on the clarinet, percussion, and piano in the University's Symphonic Band, Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, Marching Band, Clarinet Choir and Chamber Ensembles. She also taught the drumline for the University Marching Band. Mrs Stoetzer conducted the Symphonic Band, Clarinet Choir, and conducted and performed several premiere performances of compositions by Towson University Composers. As a graduate assistant at Peabody, Mrs Stoetzer was responsible for teaching Basic and Intermediate conducting classes in the absence of the teacher as well as overseeing components of the undergraduate Music Education Practicum. She also directed sectionals, conducted rehearsals, and was the Assistant Conductor of the Peabody Wind Ensemble. Mrs Stoetzer’s further conducting experience includes various high school bands and orchestras, the Carroll County String Festival, the Towson University Percussion Ensemble, the Carroll County Concert Band, and the Maryland Intercollegiate Band. She received the Gladys Stone Wright scholarship for excellence and achievement in the area of music education from Women Band Directors International. Most recently, Mrs Stoetzer has been accepted to conducting workshops located in Philadelphia and North Carolina sponsored by the Conductors Guild, Inc. She has been nominated for the Thelma Robinson award, which is given to the participant who demonstrates accomplishment, musicality, and promise in the field of conducting. This award is given every two years. Mrs Stoetzer is an active member of the Maryland Music Educators Association, the Executive Board of the Maryland Band Directors Association, and the Conductors Guild, Inc. Michele Grden. Pleasant Plains Elementary, Baltimore Co. Katie Grimm. Instrumental Music Teacher, Anne Arundel Co. Diane Guy-Moten. Music Teacher, Baltimore Co. Rick Hauf. Band Director, Havre de Grace High School, Harford Co. Kathy (Higdon) Hillock. Instrumental music teacher at Winfield Elementary in Carroll County. Also teaching vocal/general music grades K-5 at Linton Springs, Manchester, Piney Ridge and Winfield Elementary in Carroll County. Kevin Hillock. Franklin High School, Baltimore County. He teaches band, percussion and "Music for Life." John Huber. Music Teacher, Baltimore Co. Michelle Humphreys (1987) Adam Hunter. Mayfield Woods Middle School, Howard Co. Christopher David Hutton (1994). Artist-Faculty member at the York College of Pennsylvania, teaching trumpet and other music courses, freelance musician in the PA/MD/VA area. Terry Iliof-Fenlon. Performer's Certificate, Peabody Conservatory. Robert Johnston. Band Director, Mt. Hebron High School, Howard Co. Tim Johnston. Band Director, Scottsburg Middle School, Howard Co. Ashley Jewell (BS 2002 Biology/Animal Behavior/Music Minor). Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Policy from Johns Hopkins University in May 2006. Currently adjunct faculty and sciences technical specialist at Anne Arundel Community College. Clarinetist with Baltimore-area community ensembles. Stan Jones. Band Director, Lansdowne High School, Baltimore Co. Nicholas Karousatos. Baritone. A leading opera singer in New York. Barry Karow. Band Director, Towson High School, Baltimore Co. Pamela Kinney. Mezzo-soprano. Opera director and manager, southwest, Mexico, and Washington D.C. Kathryn Krawczyk. Music Instructor, Baltimore Archdiocesan Schools. Catherine Lanham-Murray. Professional singer and voice faculty at St. Charles Community College of St. Charles, Missouri. Jamie Lantz (2003). Trumpeter with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West. Anne Laro-Maurer (BS '00 and MS '05). Instrumental,Choral,General Music and Steel Drums teacher at the Strawbridge School - (Special Education school for students in grades 4-12 in Baltimore County). Music Coordinator for the Maryland Association of Non-Public Special Education Facilities (MANSEF). I also teach privately and freelance. Kathleen (Light) Kerstetter (1995, Music Education) received her M.M. and Ph.D. from the University of Miami. Currently she is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at Florida International University. Patrick Love. The Heights School in Potomic, MD. He teaches grades 3-7 general music including a jazz history class, and beginning, intermediate and advanced bands grades 3-12. Emily Maday. Middle School Band Director in St. Mary's County. Chris Maggitti (B.S. Music 2003) Currently working towards M.M. music. He has been a private guitar teacher since 2003. Chris has also been performing at local restaurants, private events, weddings and has had experience doing session work for the Christian progressive-rock band Orphan Project (www.orphanfound.com). Along with private instruction, he also teaches at New Covenant Christian School and Beth-Tfiloh Dahan High School. Dave Marowitz (Masters of Education in Music Education 1980) Formerly recorded arranger for Buddy Rich and his Big Band ( Big Band Machine, Mr. Drums, Europe 77, and Wham), played trombone for Lionel Hampton Big Band & many others, freelanced in jazz, classical, and pop idioms, instrumental music teacher/band director in N.J. public schools since 1977. Published in Teaching Music (MENC) October 2006, Tempo Magazine April 1982, and The Instrumentalist April 1980. Clinton Marshall. Former Band Director at Perry Hall High School and Supervisor of Music, Baltimore Co. Carol McDavit. Soprano. International singing career in the U.S., South America, and Europe. Laurie Meeder. Music Instructor, Concord Music School, New Hampshire. Joe Meerdter. Middle School General Music and Chorus Teacher in Carroll County. Sharon Miller. Elementary Music Education, Eastern Mennonite University, Virginia. Alex Mueller. Baltimore Co. Public School Teacher. Ed Nagel Former Principal Horn, Air Force Band of Flight (10 years). Founding member of Conversation Jazz Brass. United Musical Interments Performing Artist. Currently Director of Bands at Fairborn High School in Ohio. Helen Nathan (BS, magna cum laude, Vocal-General Music Educ. 1994) A student of Ruth Drucker while at Towson, and later of Marlee Sabo at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Helen is currently the Director of Music & Liturgy at the Catholic Church of St. Monica in Duluth, Georgia. She is the former Director of Music and Liturgy at St. James Catholic Church in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, and was a frequent soloist and cantor with the Milwaukee Archdiocesan Choir. Prior to moving to Wisconsin, she was Contemporary Choir Director at St. Charles Borromeo in Pikesville, MD. Helen has sung with many professional ensembles including the Baltimore Symphony Chorus (& Chamber Singers,) and Concert Artists of Baltimore, and has extensive dinner theatre performing and musical-directing credits, including a semi-professional tour as "Sr. Mary Amnesia" in "Nunsense." She is an AGEHR (American Guild of English Handbell Ringers) certified handbell director. Joseph Orlando. Music Instructor, Harford Co. Michael Passen. Band Director at Deerfield Elementary School & William Paca Elementary School in Harford County. Tommy Pitta. (1995) Performs in the U. S. Navy Band and Jazz Ensemble in Annapolis. Christian Poole. Franklin Middle School, Baltimore Co. Robert Powers. (1979) Instrumental Music Teacher at Emmorton Elementary School in Harford County. Founder and Coordinator of the Band Together instrument donation program. 2006-7 Harford County Teacher of the Year finalist. Tom Powlikowski. Music Teacher, Baltimore Co. Kathy Quinlan. Soprano. Broadway musical theatre performer. Gil Rathel (1973). Lead trumpet for Don Ellis, Woody Herman, Frankie Valli and Barry White. Recorded "Oh What a Night." Phil Ravita (2001). Since graduation, Mr. Ravita has been performing part/full time and is a member of the New York and the Baltimore Musician's Unions. He has been teaching music part time in the Continuing Studies program at Community College of Baltimore County as well as strings for Anne Arundel County Public Schools. A composer, Mr. Ravita's compositions have been performed at Essex Community College and the First Annual Jazz Composers Showcase sponsored by the Baltimore Composers Forum and the Baltimore Jazz Alliance. Joseph Reiff. Music Teacher, Montgomery Co. Ron Rendina. Music Teacher, Baltimore Co. David Rhen. Music Teacher, Baltimore Co. Rich Rice. Music Teacher, Baltimore Co. Paul Roberts. Principal bassoon in the US Navy Band in Honolulu. Sandy (Robinson) Eichler (1985). Montgomery County music educator. Dave Rybczynski (1999). Toured with Columbia Artist Big Band SeriesGuy Lombardo and Glenn Miller. Currently teaching at McDonough, Sudbrook Arts Center and Towson University Prep. Robin Ryon (1998). Director of Bands and Orchestras at Bayside High School in Palm Bay, FL Eddie Sanders (2000). Bassoon, U. S. Air Force Band in Washington, DC. Kathryn (McDougall) Scarbrough. Active performer and on the Flute Faculty of David G. Hochstein Memorial School of Music and Dance Rochester, NY. Russell Scarbrough. Studying Jazz Composition at Eastman School of Music. Christopher Schaub. Lecturer, Mahidol University. Lisa M. Schultze (1996). Instrumental Music Educator, Chesapeake High School, Baltimore County. Member of the Executive Board of the Maryland Band Directors Association. William Selway. Band Director, Old Mill High School. Anne Arundel Co. Jonathan Sindler (1996). Director of Bands at Cockeysville Middle School. David Smith (1984). David Smith is currently on the faculty of UMBC where he is the director of the choral department and a vocal instructor. He was the chair of music at Blackburn College and has served on the faculties of Webster University, Morgan State University and Towson. Smith has performed with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the Des Moines Metro Opera, Kentucky Opera, Louisville Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony. Internationally, he has performed with the Slaskie Philharmonic in Katorwice Poland, a concert tour of Greece with Opera Aegean and twice with the Israeli Vocal Arts Institute. He has performed principal roles in I Pagliacci, Carmen, Tosca, Cavalleria Rusticana, Wozzeck, Ermione, Madama Butterfly and other operas. He has performed as a soloist in Schubert's Mass in G and Beethoven's Mass in C at Carnegie Hall. For the last few years, Mr. Smith has been the featured tenor soloist with the Concert Artists of Baltimore. Smith will be the featured artist for the Wagner Society Gala in Washington D.C. honoring James Morris in June, and will depart for an audition tour of Europe later this summer. The first place winner of the Wagner Division of the 2005 Liederkranz Foundation Competition, Mr. Smith will be returning to New York to perform in concert at Carnegie Hall in April 2005. In October 2004, at the invitation of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Smith was featured in a Wagner Concert at the Supreme Court. Smith graduated from Towson University in 1983, he received his Masters degree from Webster University and is currently working on a Doctor of Musical Arts degree. Richard Spittle. Arbutus Junior High School and Dumbarton Middle School, Baltimore Co. Robin Strempek. Orchestra Director at Ridgely Middle School, Baltimore County. Joe Sullivan. Music Teacher, Carroll Co. Meghan Sunday. Catholic High School of Baltimore, Baltimore City. Ary Sutedja (BS 1991, MM 1993) Jessica Sydnor (2003). General Music and Band, Mother Catherine Spalding Catholic School. Steve Tarbert. Music Teacher, Harford Co. William Terwilliger. Violin teacher at the University of South Carolina. Louise Thompson. Violin professor at Red Deer College, Red Deer Canada. Tim Topper. Baritone. Television star--Seven Wives for Seven Brothers. Robert Tracy. Sudbrook Middle Magnet School, Baltimore County. Vocal Music. Mark Trautman (Towson, B.S., cum laude organ performance '93; M.M. with distinction, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, '95) is music director of Christ Church in New Brunswick, NJ. He is also chair of the Liturgy and Music Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey. As an organ major at Towson, he was a student of Thomas Spacht. His semi-professional choir at historic Christ Church was recently reviewed favorably in the music magazine Classical New Jersey: "A listener hearing the ensemble for the first time had the happy sense of having made a great musical discovery....the choir executed difficult contrapuntal works with excellent musicianship and discipline." Mr. Trautman served as guest conductor/choral clinician for the Ocean County, NJ chapter of the American Guild of Organists in February 2001. In addition, he has served as adjunct Assistant Professor of Music at New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Brunswick, NJ. Steve Uibel (1977) Department Chairperson of Music-Haddonfield, NJ School System; Member of the Philly Pops Reed Wachter. Teacher of Instrumental Music, Monocacy Elementary, Frederick Co. Chris Walker. Lead Trumpet with the Commodores. Sharon Wells (1975). Vocal-general teacher in Baltimore County for 32 years. Currently retired. Marshall White. Band Directory, Oxon Hill High School, Montgomery Co. Charles Wieprecht, Jr. (1977, MMEd 1985). Tenor; Music teacher and technology director, Sr. Pius X School, Archdiocese of Baltimore since 1984. Karen (Williams) Gorelick . (Bachelors in Music Education 1997, Masters in Music Education 2003) Teached elementary school instrumental music in Anne Arundel County. Lives in Reisterstown with husband Pete Gorelick ('87). Shelly Williams. Baltimore Archdiocesan Music Program. Ted Wilson (1981). Band director at Pikesville High School and president of the Maryland Band Director's Association. Carlton Wolfe. Teacher of Instrumental Music, Perryville Middle School, Cecil Co. Joel Yannuzzi (2002). General and Instrumental Music, Mechanicville, NY. |