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| Millard West Wildcat Marching Band |
| 2010 Tournament of Roses© Parade |
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Millard West High School Adjunct Staff |
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| Bob Bebout - Brass Instructor |
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Bob is in his 9th year working with the Millard West Wildcat Band
and working with the Brass Section.
Bob is a former Band Director and taught
at Nemaha Valley Schools and Aurora Public Schools. He also taught at many
Purdue University Music Camps.
Bob was Assistant Conductor of the American Musical Ambassadors and
has conducted in 7 European Countries as well as Radio City Music Hall in
New York City. Bob was also Co-Director of the National FFA Band for a
number of years and was Co-Conductor of the McDonalds All-American Band at
Carnegie Hall. Bob was also a Staff member of the John Phillip Sousa Award
Foundation for a number of years.
Bob has judged and written music in the
past around the Midwest.
Bob is currently the Territory Manager for Rochester Meat Co. and is
responsible for Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and parts of
Illinois. |
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| Alex Contryman - Drumline Instructor |
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Alex, who graduated from Millard West in 2005, received a Bachelor of
Science in engineering physics from Cornell University in 2009.
Currently,
he is pursuing his PhD in applied physics at Stanford University.
Alex was a member of Capital Sound Drum and Bugle Corps in 2006. He
co-founded the Cornell University Indoor Drumline, who were state champions
in their division two years in a row in the New York State Percussion
Circuit.
This is Alex's second year instructing at Millard West. |
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| Dee Ely - Color Guard Instructor/Choreographer |
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Dee is an accomplished color guard choreographer and instructor, having
worked with a number of marching band and winter guards over the last 36
years through out Illinois.
Dee has instructed at the Bands of America
summer camp for 4 years, held clinics for numerous guards, Secretary of
Midwest Color Guard Circuit, consultant for units in the Midwest Color Guard
Circuit, and traveled with Phantom Regiment Drum Corps for 11 years.
She is
a retired dance instructor from Pekin Community High School after 33 years.
Currently Dee is designing and instructing for Millard West High School,
Illinois Valley Central High School, Pekin Community High School, and
Illinois State University. She has been at Millard West the past 8 years. |
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| Tim Gray - Drill Designer |
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Tim Gray is an accomplished drill designer, having written drills, been a caption head and program coordinator for many bands and drum corps across the nation.
He is a current judge for Winter Guard International, as well as a judging member for the Michigan and Midwest Winter Guard Circuits. Tim has been judging bands for over 15 years nationally. Tim was a marching member of the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps organization for 8 years.
While marching drum corps he won the DCI Solo and Ensemble competition in 1993 on Baritone. Since marching he has taught many drum corps including Phantom Regiment, Phantom Legion, Blue Knights, Tar Heel Sun, and the Bluecoats.
He studied Music Performance at Illinois State University. During his time at ISU he served as principal Euphonium in the Wind Symphony.
Today he continues to teach private lessons to many brass students. Tim is also a partner in GrayVisualDesign.com as a drill designer and show coordinator. |
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| Linsey Lisowyj - Color Guard Instructor |
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Linsey, a Millard West graduate – class of 2003 – received a Bachelor of Science in Design from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2007.
Currently, she works at The Interior Design Firm, IDFomaha.com, where expression of creativity is encouraged and passion for people and great design intertwine.
Linsey has been sharing her 20+ years of dance and color guard experience as an instructor for the Millard West Color Guard since 2005.
During the winter season, Linsey assists the Heartland Winter Arts Association with judging indoor Winter Guard competitions. |
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| Michal Lisowyj - Marching Instructor |
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Michal graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. After graduation, he worked at the University of Nebraska Medical Center doing cancer research focused on colon cancer.
Currently, he works for OPPD at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station as a nuclear operator.
Michal’s marching experience includes marching 4 years at Millard West High School, 3 years in college, and 5 years with the Concord Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps.
While marching drum corps he won two DCI World Championships in 1999 and 2003. Michal has instructed marching in Nebraska and Kansas for over 10 seasons now. 2009 marks his 4th year at Millard West. |
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| Kunal Sualy - Drumline Instructor |
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Kunal graduated from Millard West in 2006, where he was involved in numerous band and percussion ensembles.
He was also a member of the 2003 and 2005 Nebraska All-State Band, as well as the Nebraska Wesleyan Honor Band. Kunal has taught lessons in the Omaha area for the past six years. After graduating from Millard West,
Kunal founded the Rhythms n' Grooves Percussion Camp for elementary and middle-school students in the Millard area.
He is currently a senior at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, pursuing a degree in psychology and a post-graduate career in the medical field. |
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