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  McDaniel College Summer Music Camp 2008 Staff

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Jay Bocook
Jay Bocook is the Director of Bands at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, and is the former Director of Band Publications for Jenson Music in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is nationally known as a composer/arranger of music for marching, concert, and jazz bands. He was the arranger for the world champion drum and bugle corp "Bergen County Cadets" of New Jersey, and is an exclusive composer/arranger for Hal Leonard Corporation. He will be returning for his 19th year as the guest band clinician for the McDaniel College Summer Music Camp.

Bryan Eber
In fifteen years with the McDaniel College Summer Band Camp, Bryan Eber has taught low brass lessons, theory classes, and beginning conducting classes. This summer marks the forth year for Bryan as the director of the Green Band. Bryan has taught music education for 17 years in Carroll and Howard Counties including four years at Mt. Airy Middle School, eight years at Liberty High School, and four years at Bushy Park and Lisbon Elementary Schools. He received a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree in Music Education from Towson State University, and he has earned a Certificate in Administration and Supervision from Loyola College. His wife, Marybeth, teaches flute, theory, and beginning instruments at the camp, and his children, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Andrew, love band camp and look forward to attending every year!

Steven "Bo" Eckard
Bo Eckard is the Director of Jazz Studies at McDaniel College, McDaniel College Electric Bass and Jazz ensembles, and is regionally known as a performer, songwriter, and studio musician. He was the recipient of the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) award for best Pop/Rock group for two consecutive years, and has performed in a variety of settings, including the Kennedy Center. Mr. Eckard directs the McDaniel College Music Camp Green and Gold Jazz ensembles.

Dr. Linda Kirkpatrick
Dr. Linda Kirkpatrick is Senior Lecturer in music at McDaniel College as an instructor of flute, chamber music, and instrumental conducting and directs the McDaniel College College Band. Dr. Kirkpatrick (Doctor of Musical Arts degree in flute performance and conducting from University of Maryland) is the founder/administrator of the McDaniel College Summer Music Camp and is Director of the Community Music Program. She has been guest conductor and adjudicator for county, regional, and state band festivals in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

  Other Staff
The Summer Music Camp staff will include Linda Kirkpatrick, Robin Armstrong, David Duree, Steven (Bo) Eckard, Don Horneff and Jon Seligman, faculty members at McDaniel College; Brian Frazier, instrumental music director at Franklin High School, Baltimore County; Bryan Eber, instrumental music teacher in Howard County; Marybeth Eber, instrumental music teacher in the Howard County Public School System; 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.

 

For more information, call Linda Kirkpatrick at (410) 857 - 2550.


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McDaniel College Summer Music Camp
McDaniel College
2 College Hill
Westminster, MD 21157-4390
Information: (410) 857-2550

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