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McDaniel College
Summer Music Camp 2011 Staff Information about the Staff |
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Jay
Bocook Jay Bocook is a native of Clearwater, Florida, a Furman University graduate and is recognized internationally as a composer, arranger, conductor and educator. Bocook's work has been heard during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta and the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the summer of 2003, his music transcriptions of noted film composer John Williams were premiered by the U.S. Marine Band in a concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and conducted by the composer. An encore performance with Mr. Williams and the “President’s Own” took place in the summer of 2008. In addition, Mr. Bocook was a contributing arranger to a new musical CyberJam that opened in London to rave reviews in the fall of 2003 at the Queens Theater. His arrangements were also featured in “Mix”, a new show that opened in Fall 2008 in Japan. In 1982 Bocook was appointed director of bands at Furman University where remained until 1989. Jay rejoined the Furman faculty in 2000 as Director of Athletic Bands. He has served as Assistant Conductor of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and remains a principal composer and arranger for Hal Leonard Corporation, where he has published over 600 compositions and arrangements. He is the music arranger for the nine-time World Champion Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. |
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Bryan
Eber Bryan Eber is the band director at Hammond High School in Howard County, MD. He has taught all levels of instrumental music in Carroll County and Howard County at the following schools: Mt. Airy Middle School, Liberty High School, Bushy Park Elementary School and Lisbon Elementary School. His major instrument is tuba, and he is the organist at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Anne Arundel County, MD. He received a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree in Music Education from Towson State University, and a Certificate in Administration and Supervision from Loyola College. At camp, Bryan teaches theory, beginning conducting class, and directs the Green Band. His wife, Marybeth, plays the flute and teaches at the camp and his children, Elizabeth (oboe), Sarah (Flute), and Andrew (French horn) love participating at the camp and look forward to attending every year! |
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Steven
"Bo" Eckard |
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Dr. Linda
Kirkpatrick |
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Other
Staff The Summer Music Camp staff will include David Duree, Don Horneff and Jon Seligman, faculty members at McDaniel College; Brian Frazier, instrumental music director at Franklin High School, Baltimore County; Marybeth Eber, flute instructor, adjudicator, and band and string teacher at Clemens Crossing Elementary School in Howard County; Michael Hirsh, instrumental music director at North Carroll Middle School; George Smith III, instrumental music teacher in Carroll County elementary schools; Jeff Hiner, instrumental music teacher in Carroll County elementary schools. Your time outside class will be supervised by a fine staff of counselors who are either college students or graduates with experience in the arts and music. |
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