We are proud to announce the return of our All-Star Marching Band music staff for 2015! As members of NJA and the education community, we are ecited to offer excellent instruction and guidance to our taled All-Stars.
TOB ALL-STAR MARCHING BAND MUSIC EDUCATION STAFF:
Ray Troxell: Music Coordinator Raymond Troxell is a forty plus year veteran of NJA and has been TOB-10 Coordinator for 10 years. As the music coordinator for the TOB All-Star Marching Band, Ray has arranged, taught and supervised music instruction of the performers since the initial event in 2009. Recently, Mr Troxell was inducted into the National Judges Association Hall of Fame.
Adam Bailey: Percussion Adam Bailey is a percussionist and drummer living in Philadelphia. He performs for orchestras, musicals, latin bands, percussion ensembles and contemporary music ensembles. Adam's teaching roles have included Spring-Ford High School, Downingtown East High School, Play on Philly!, Symphony in C Youth Orchestra, and Special Ops Drumline. Adam is both a music and percussion adjudicator for NJA.
Al Bazzel: Brass Al Bazzel has taught and supervised music education in New Jersey for almost 40 years. As a member of the NJMEA Board he oversees the annual NJ State Band Festival. Al has worked with new NJA music judges as a mentor and clinician. He has been a member of NJA for 20 plus years.
Doug Ferraro - Percussion Caption Head Currently residing in South Jersey's Chapter 1 region, Doug grew up with TOB/TIA as a student at Bensalem High School, where he is currently employed as the K-12 Math Supervisor and District Assessment Coordinator. He has taught at several high schools in the South Jersey/Philadelphia region. Doug has been an NJA adjudicator for several years, and has made several appearances at the TIA Atlantic Coast Championships in Wildwood, NJ, and TOB Atlantic Coast Championships in Hershey, PA. This will be the third consecutive year Doug has been on staff with the TOB All Star Band.
Nick Greeson: Woodwind Nicholas Greeson, woodwind specialist, has been member of the US Army Reserve Band since 1996. A graduate of West Chester University and American Band College/Sam Houston University, Nick has worked as a music educator at various levels. He has performed with the DCA Champion Reading Buccaneers, Dover Symphony and Rehoboth Concert Band. Mr Greeson presented the woodwind/brass clinic for the 2015 TOB Education Day.
Deanna Hill: Woodwind Deanna Hill has been an adjudicator for NJA for more than 20 years. As a woodwind specialist, she has judged woodwinds and music captions at the TOB Region and Atlantic Coast Championships, as well as assisted with the TOB All-Star Marching Band. Deanna comes to us from Virginia Beach, VA.
Tyree Miller: Percussion Tyree Miller has had an extensive career in the Percussion world. He's had several local and national awards in TOB/TIA and WGI. With over 15 years of service, his teaching and music writing is now applied in the inner city of Wilmington, Delaware being the co- founder & director of Imperial Dynasty Indoor Percussion Ensemble and Percussion Director for Cab Calloway School Of The Arts.
Tyler Schwirian: Brass Tyler Schwirian is a performer and educator based in New York City. He is currently principal tuba with the Springfield Symphony (OH) and has performed with the Louisville Orchestra, Mid-Atlantic Opera Orchestra, Johnstown Symphony (PA), and Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, among others. He holds an M.M. in orchestral performance from Manhattan School of Music, a B.F.A. in tuba performance from Carnegie Mellon University, and is currently pursuing his Ed. M. at Teachers College - Columbia University. Tyler's teachers include Craig Knox of the Pittsburgh Symphony and Alan Baer of the New York Philharmonic. Tyler is a music adjudicator for NJA.
Adam Street: Percussion Adam Street hails from Pittsburgh and currently resides with his family in the Lehigh Valley. Adam has a varied performance experience, as well as teaching experience in the marching percussion world. He is a percussion and music adjudicator for NJA. He is affiliated with Innovative Percussion.