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Mr.
Steven Wampler began his music career in Orange, Virginia as a trumpet player.
After high school, Mr. Wampler entered the U.S. Army and served as a
bandsman at
Ft. Hood, Texas, where he changed his MOS to flute and saxophone.
After completing his tour of service, he attended Temple Jr. College
for one year and completed his B.S. in Music Education at the University of
Connecticut as a bassoon major. After
teaching in Vermont for 4 years, Mr. Wampler taught for one year in
Connecticut and returned to UConn where he earned his MM in Music Education
with an emphasis in conducting.
He was graduate assistant to Prof. Gary Green, now at Miami.
Mr. Wampler was director of bands at Edison High School in Fairfax
County, Virginia for 7 years before moving to River Hill High School.
Mr. Wampler and his bands have performed for three presidents, the
first Martin Luther King Day Observance Parade in Atlanta, Georgia and have
received numerous “Superior” ratings, awards, and honors. Mr.
Wampler has studied conducting with Gene Corporon, Gary Green, Larry Ratcliff,
H. Robert Reynolds, Craig Kirchoff, Dr. Paul Phillips, Alan Gillespie and Dr.
“Dutch” Cossaboom.
Mr. Wampler has been active in musical theatre and won the FORSCOM
Award of Excellence for “Pippin.”
In addition, he has conducted “Jesus Christ, Superstar,” “Music
Man,” “Grease,” “Anything Goes,” to name a few and performed in the
Pit with many others.
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