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Region I Past Band Conductors

Past Conductors of the Region I High School Bands
Wind Ensemble
Year
Symphonic Band
N/A
1953
H. Dudley Mairs
N/A
1954
Maxwell Jarvis
N/A
1954
Leroy Lenox
N/A
1954
Julian Opsahi
N/A
1955
William Brooks
N/A
1955
Stanley Opalach
N/A
1956
Raymond Westerdale
N/A
1956
Martin Burne
N/A
1959
Bernard Baggs
N/A
1959
Peter Sirch
N/A
1961
Donald Marrs
N/A
1961
G. Donald Mairs
N/A
1962
Harold Brown
N/A
1962
Anthony Ciarlo
N/A
1963
Donald George
N/A
1963
John Sost
N/A
1964
Dr. Glen Riggin
N/A
1964
Rudolph Kreutzer
N/A
1965
Robert Jones
N/A
1965
Charles Pickering
N/A
1966
Verne Miller, Sr.
N/A
1966
Frank Ryerson
N/A
1967
Jack Hontz
N/A
1967
Walter Moore
N/A
1968
Carl Wilhjelm
N/A
1968
Lee Cappiello
N/A
1969
Alyn Heim
N/A
1969
Darlington Kulp
N/A
1970
David Lantz
N/A
1970
Fred Strekfuss
N/A
1971
Frank Battisti
Karel Husa
1972
Jack Evans
James Steffy
1973
Dallas Niermeyer
Keith Brion
1974
Henry Burr
Richard Castiglione
1975
Charles Tobias
Lee Southall
1976
Peter Boor
Vaclav Nelhybel
1977
Gordon Crooks
Edward Gobrecht
1978
Alex Taylor
Donald George
1979
Charles Yassky
Charles Del Rosso
1980
Gerald Tedesco
Robert Zellner
1981
John Cuozzo
Edward Downing
1982
Gary Quam
James Thurmond
1983
Evan Cooper
Donald Mattran
1984
Laurent Gareau
Walter Chestnut
1985
Andrew Stachow
Anthony Maiello
1986
David S. Jones
Dr. William Silvester
1987
Robert Morgan
Dr. Robert Streckfuss
1988
Frank Levy
Robert Jager
1989
Robert Wirth
Stanley DeRusha
1990
Jill Van Syckle
George Cavender
1991
Robert McLain
Max Culpepper
1992
Stanley West
Dr. William Berz
1993
Darryl J. Bott
George N. Parks
1994
Joseph Bernabe
Dr. Timothy Topolewski
1995
James Kain
Dr. Peter Loel Boonshaft
1996
Charles Tobias
Dr. Jeffrey Renshaw
1997
Frank Phillips
Dr. Andrew Boysen, Jr.
1998
Harry S. Owens
John Stanley Ross
1999
Robert Bednar
Dr. Gary D. Green
2000
Dr. C. Christian Wilhjelm
Dr. William A. Gora
2001
Dr. Mary Ann Craig
Charles Peltz
2002
Darryl J. Bott
Dr. Andrew Boysen, Jr.
2003
Walter F. Moore
Bruce Yurko
2004
Don Magee
Dr. J. Craig Davis
2005
Curt Ebersole
Dr. John Lynch
2006
Mary K. Schneider
Dr. Michael Votta, Jr.
2007
Michael C. Sopko
Edward Lisk
2008
Michael D. Russo
Samuel R. Hazo
2009
Patrick J. Burns
Dr. Adam F. Brennan
2010
Todd Nichols
Darryl J. Bott
2011
Mindy Scheierman
Dr. Thomas McCauley
2012
David A. Aulenbach
Glen Adsit
2013
Lewis C. Kelly
Dr. Bradley Genevro
2014
Dr. William Stowman
Dr. Thomas Verrier
2015
Richard Hartsuiker
Dr. Jack Stamp
2016
Dr. Courtney Snyder
Dr. Andrew Yozviak
2017
Mrs. Dawn Doubler Russo
Dr. Rick Fleming
2018
Jeffrey C. Bittner
Dr. Joseph Higgins
2019
Dr. Christopher M. Cicconi
Jeffrey Grogan
2020
Michael Iapicca
Dr. Mary K. Schneider
2022
Dr. Shelley Axelson
Bruce Yurko
2023
Dr. Brian McLaughlin
Dr. Eric M. Laprade
2024
Dr. Andrea E. Brown
Dr. Julia Baumanis
2025
Dr. Janet Song Kim

Past Conductors of the Region I Intermediate (Junior High School) BandsThe first annual “All North Jersey Junior High School Symphonic Band” concert was held in 1960. From 1961-1969 the ensemble was under the direction of two co-conductors. In 1970 the switch was made to only have one conductor for the ensemble. The division into “Intermediate” and “Junior” bands began in 1985. The division into "Concert Band" and "Symphonic Winds" began in 2018.
Intermediate Band
Year
Junior Band
Dr. Walter E. Nallin
1960
N/A
James J. Barresi
1961
N/A
R. D. Wilber
1961
N/A
Robert J. McGarry
1962
N/A
Bernard Weis
1962
N/A
Fred M. Streckfuss
1963
N/A
Vernon R. Miller
1963
N/A
James K. Rigopoulos
1964
N/A
Donald N. White
1964
N/A
Benjamin G. Williams
1965
N/A
Charles J. Tobias
1965
N/A
Edward F. Jackson
1966
N/A
William A. Laverack
1966
N/A
Edwin Black
1967
N/A
Stephen B. Ritchie
1970
N/A
R. D. Wilbur
1971
N/A
Jill F. Van Syckle
1972
N/A
Noel Young
1975
N/A
Peter S. Fobia
1977
N/A
Richard Cass
1979
N/A
Andrew Stachow
1980
N/A
Howard Buchanan
1981
N/A
Maryann Vidovich
1982
N/A
Fred M. Streckfuss
1983
N/A
Jacques Rizzo
1984
N/A
James Buchanan
1985
Darryl Bott
Larry Fried
1986
Ronald Kalman
Ronald Pojedinec
1987
Deborah Sfraga
Robert Santin
1988
Curt Ebersole
Walter Schneider
1989
James Baratta
Donald Warren
1990
Peter Tumillo, Jr.
Donald Ball
1991
John M. Schumacher
Joseph E. Elliot
1992
Richard Summers
Debra J. Evans
1993
Bernard Baggs, Jr.
G. Roger Guccione
1994
Stanley Jackson
John A. Palermo
1995
Kenneth Reed
Frederick Czarnecki
1996
Michael Sopko
Ralph Venezia Jr.
1997
Alison L. Trott
Patricia G. Baggs
1998
Gerald Tedesco
David A. Aulenbach
1999
David Imhof
Dr. Mary K. Schneider
2000
William P. Bratten
John J. Zemba
2001
David L. Martin
Paul A. Oster
2002
Dawn Doubler Russo
William Sauder
2003
Dominick J. Ferrara
Anthony J. Lanzerotti
2004
Brian Conti
Linda Quinn
2005
Paul Kafer
John M. Schumacher
2006
Walter C. Schneider
Kurt Zimmermann
2007
Lewis C. Kelly
Richard Summers
2008
Diana L. Glassman
Brian S. Brown
2009
Douglas E. Rutan
Gregory P. Mulford
2010
Curt Ebersole
Scott Singer
2011
Theodora Sotiropoulos
Vee Popat
2012
Chris M. Bernotas
Michael Iapicca
2013
Jonathan Harris
Salvio Fossa
2014
Bruce Yurko
Timothy Broege
2015
Chip De Stefano
Jeffrey Conrad
2016
Mark J. Donellan
Russell Branch
2017
David Martin
Concert Band
Year
Symphonic Winds
David Walsh
2018
Dr. J. Craig Davis
Christopher J. DeWilde
2019
Michael D. Russo
Rick Fitzke
2020
Ryan Stroud
Adam J. Freeman
2022
Dr. Deborah Prudenti Gianuzzi
David Marks
2023
Richard Barrieres
Melany Felsen McQueeny
2024
Laurie J. Kunzle
Notes:• The 1960 program does say – “First Annual”.• In the beginning there was one group named “All North Jersey Jr. High School Symphonic Band.• In the 60's the group had two conductors share the concert.• In the 60's the concert was in the fall. Sometime between 1967 and 1971 the concert switched to the spring.• Also during that period, there was a change back to one conductor.• The Junior Band, Intermediate Band division began in 1985. • In 2018 the names of the bands were changed to Concert Band and Symphonic Winds. • In 2021 the bands did not meet due to the COVID-19 pandemic
North Jersey School Music Association Region I of the New Jersey Music Educators Association

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