Big Red Band Alumni

Here we have compiled a list of Big Red Band alumni who have contacted us, along with their e-mail addresses, the year they graduated and who their director was. If you are a Big Red Band alumnus and would like to be posted here, please fill out the form below and we will add you to the list.


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Aaron Deaton: Class of '96; Trumpet player; Member of the band under the direction of Mr. Burton; B.A. Applied Music, Alderson-Broaddus College, 2000. Currently stationed with the ATLANTIC Fleet Navy Band, Norfolk, Va.
aaron_deaton@hotmail.com

Dan White: Class of '89; Tuba player; Member of the band under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgeson; Currently an Orchestra Director and Assistant Band Director
dwhitehhs@hotmail.com

Denise (Wolfe) Hughes: Class of '86; Marched with Rifle Corps the only two years it was in existence and it won numerous awards for such a young corps; Under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgenson
quadruplets@zzzip.net

Marc Simpson: Class of '71; Trumpet player; Member of the band under the direction of James Hoy; Currently professional trumpet player/teacher,Knoxville TN
marcmusic@msn.com

Philip Schroeder: Class of '64; Cornet player; Member of the Orchestra under the direction of Frank Schroeder(father); Currently Univ. of Maryland Medical School and Surgery Residency, Ohio State Vascular Surgery, General and Vascular Surgery Practice.
pjschroeder@charter.net

Ralph S. Board: Class of '73; Percussion player; Under the direction of Mr. Jim Hoy/Mr. Ed McKown; Currently the pricipal of Parkersburg High Schoo.
rsboard@access.k12.wv.us

Roger Hughes: Class of '85; Sousophone player, Member of the band under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgenson.
quadruplets@zzzip.net

Melissa Gaumer: Class of '03; Flute and Piccolo player; Member of the band under the direction of Rocky Wiseman.
msgaumer@charter.net

Amy Slifko - Hilbelink: Class of '79; Flute and Piccolo player; Member of the band under the direction of Kent Jorgeson; Currently president of Defined Dimension, Inc.
a.hilbelink@verizon.net

Kelly Boggess: Class of '95; Alto Sax player; Member of the band under the direction of Dave Burton.

David Sheppard: Class of '94; Baritone player; Member of the band under the direction of Dave Burton. Served in the Navy for 5 years. Now living in Orange county Va. and finishing school at Virginia Commonwealth in Richmond.
chrdsheppard@aol.com

Leslie (Cullen) Wood: Class of '84; Alto Saxophone player; Memeber of Wind Ensamble,Jazz Band, All-State Band, and Marching Band; Under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgeson.
Leswv66@yahoo.com

Terri Powell Ludden: Class of '85; Trumpet player; trumpeteer; member of the band under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgeson.
tludden@comcast.net

Tom Scott: class of '76; percussionist in the band under Ed McKown, All-State Musician '74,'75,'76. Attended University of Kentucky where he was in the Marching Band, Symphonic Band, and Percussion Ensemble. Still plays in Church Chamber Ensembles. Community Orchestras, various Jazz / Rock Ensembles. jtscott5@cox.net

Zella Daugherty: Trombone player; member of the band under the direction of Rocky Wiseman
preachkid16@lycos.com

Phil Heck: Tuba player; member of the band under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgeson.
phlhck@aol.com

Wayne F. Lee: Class of '70; E flat Clarinet player; member of the marching, concert, and pep bands under the direction of James Hoy
waynelee@charter.net

EJ Osterle: Class of '02; Snare player; member of the marching and concert percussion section under the direction of Chet Backus and Rocky Wisemand
ej28@hotmail.com

Larry D. Lee: Class of '75; Trumpet player; trumpeteer; member of the marching, concert and stage bands under the direction of Ed McKown
LDL132@EARTHLINK.NET

Roger Blackburg: Class of '63; Trumpet Player under the direction of Frank Schroeder; 1969 Graduate of the Curtis Institue of Music; Fulbright Scholar-Vienna, Austria '69-70; Principal Trumpet.-Israel Philharmonic Orchestra '71-'72; trupet in St. Louis & Houston Symphonies; 1974 to present-trumpeter with Philadelphia Orchestra
dodb@aol.com

Chesley Wilson: Class of '82; Trumpet Player; Member of the Concert Band, Marching Band, and Stage Band under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgeson
chesleywilson@msn.com

Curtis Thomas: Class of '96; French Horn Player; Under the direction of Dave Burton.
sparky537@firehousemail.com

Kelly Boggess: Alto Saxophone Player; Member of the Concert and Marching band under the direction of Dave Burton; Attended the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Kentucky Derby Parade

Chris Haddox: Class of '83; Baritone player; Member of the band under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgeson
c-had64@cox.net

Lesley (Patton) Knox: Class of '02; Flute Player; Under the direction of Rockland Wiseman
tom_n_les_3_9@yahoo.com

Larry C. Gibson: Tenor Saxophone Player; Under the direction of Frank Schroeder; VFW National Champions Boston Mass, Dallas
lgibson@wirefire.com

Candice (Bennett) Dutton: Clarinet Player; Member of the concert and Marching band under the direction of Rockland Wiseman.
dewberry_wine@yahoo.com

Maranda Menear: Class of '01; Alto Sax player; Member of the Concert and Marching band under the direction of Rockland Wiseman; Currently Music Education Major at WVU.
wvu_cac_rat@hotmail.com

Thomas Campbell: Member of percussion; Under the direction of James Hoy.

Carol Stanley Pfahl: Class of '85; Alto Sax player; member of the band under the direction of Kent & Felice Jorgensen
bcdefall@hotmail.com

Juli (Smith) Bailey: Class of '87; clarinet player; member of the band under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgeson
julibailey@earthlink.net

Clifford Lee Gaumer: Class of '78; trombone player; member of the band under the direction of Ed Mckown and Kent Jorgeson.
msgaumer@charter.net

Lucy Owens: Class of '99; clarinet player; member of the band under the direction of Burton and Wiseman
lucybell5_98@yahoo.com

Jack See: : Class of '44; trumpet player; member of the band under George Dietz.
Duffy@citynet.net

Rick Beaty: Class of '73; baritone player; member of the band under James Hoy and Edward McKown
rbeat@citynet.net

Doug Grant: Class of '69; percussionist; member of the band under James Hoy
Douglas.Grant@fema.gov

Tom McIntire: Class of '65; baritone player; member of the band under Frank Schroeder and James Hoy; All-State member, 1965
tmcintire@rocketmail.com; http://members.eastky.net/tmm/index.htm

Norman West, Jr.: Class of '71; trombone player; member of the band under James Hoy; member of West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band afterward; still playing actively
nwestjr@msn.com

Gary Singer, II: Class of '84; baritone player in marching band, trumpet player in concert and jazz bands; member of the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson
goeers@totcon.com

Bryan Greenwalt: Class of '84; alto sax player in both marching band and concert band; member of the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson
eersman@hotmail.com

Missy Crites Greenwalt: Class of '84; flute player in both marching band and concert band; marched alto sax senior year; member of the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson
houndsmom@msn.com

Brian Welden: Class of '81; marched saxophone as sophomore; drum major as junior and senior; member of marching band, jazz band, concert band, and wind ensemble under Kent and Felice Jorgeson
brian@websouth.com; http://websouth.com/

StephniLee Stewart-Libby: Class of '79; flute and mellophone player in the band; member of the band under Ed McKown and Kent and Felice Jorgeson
sklibby@oz.net

Matt Simmons: Class of '98; trombone player in both marching and concert bands; member of the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman
bandman_@rocketmail.com

Don Nathan: Class of '76; clarinet and sax player and assistant drum major; member of marching, concert, and jazz bands; member of All-State Band all three years; member of the band under Ed McKown; currently band director in Worthington Ohio school district
dsnathan@core.com

Christian Wilcox: Class of '97; trombone player in marching, concert, and jazz bands; member of All-State Band in '96 and '97; member of the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman
WVSTUD@prodigy.net

Eric Fritch: Class of '76; clarinet player in '74 and '75, trumpet player in '76; member of marching and jazz bands; member of the band under Ed McKown; member of the WVU marching band in '77 and '78
efritch@hotmail.com

Kathleen Denney: Class of '78; french horn and mellophone player; member of the band under Ed McKown and Kent Jorgeson
efritch@hotmail.com

Jeff Childers: Class of '98; trombone player in marching, concert, and jazz bands; member of the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman
jeff443@juno.com

James B. Terry: Class of '64; sousaphone player in the band; member of the band under Frank Schroder

Janet Polley: Class of '77; flute player in both marching band and concert band; member of the band under Ed McKown
janetp@media-services.com

Candace (Boothroy) Bower: Class of '77; flute and piccolo player; member of the band under Ed McKown
mbower@sgi.net: E-mail for info on Class of '74-'79 reunion in Parkersburg.

H.F. "Phil" Hawkins, Jr.: Class of '72; flute, piccolo player; member of the band under James Hoy
hawkinsp@zoomnet.net

Jay Phillips: Class of '82; trumpet player in the band; member of the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson
jaycathy@mindspring.com

Cam Martin: Class of '76; trumpet; member of marching, concert and jazz bands under Ed McKown; Mountaineer Marching Band; currently with Sam Bivens' Denver Jazz Orchestra
camm@adaes.com

Thomas R. Dorworth: Class of '56; percussionist in the band; member of the band under Frank Schroeder
dorworth@acc.fau.edu

Leslie Fleenor Downie: Class of '81; clarinet player in the marching band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson; currently residing in Edinburgh, Scotland

Tim L. Miller: Class of '86; trumpet player in the concert and jazz bands under Kent and Felice Jorgeson
VQFW70A@Prodigy.com

Bill Butcher: French horn player in the band in the late 30's/early 40's under George Dietz
bbutcher@wirefire.com

Tim Stutler: Class of '85; trumpet player in the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson; three-year member of the Red Jazz Band; recipient of the John Phillip Sousa award; music major at the University of Kentucky; member of the Disney 1989 All-American College Band
TStutler@glasgow-ky.com

Chuck Cooper: Class of '77; saxophone player and assistant drum major; member of the band under Ed McKown
ccooper@cbicommunications.com

Mark Casto: Class of '88; trombone player, member of the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson & David Burton; currently the assistant band director of the Russeel High School Band and the band director of the Russell Middle School Band in Russell, Kentucky; received his bachelor degree in music education at the University of Kentucky and a master degree in secondary counseling from Morehead State University
Casto93@ZoomNet.Net

Chris Province: Class of '77; clarinet player and head drum major; member of the band under Ed McKown
cprovin@ptd.net

Lea (Scragg) Schnell: Class of '82; flute/piccolo player in marching and concert band and wind ensemble; piano player in stage band; member of the band under Kent & Felice Jorgeson
schnell2@bellsouth.net

Matt Copeland: Class of '98; trombone player in marching, concert, and stage band; member of the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman
macdad@access.mountain.net

Chuck Stealey: Class of '58; percussionist in the band; member of the band under Frank Schroeder
Capn_C@Yahoo.com

Stephen E. Smith: Class of '58; trombone player in the band, member of the band under Frank Schroeder
smithses@mail.wirefire.com

Sarah Sutton: Class of '98; clarinet player in the marching and concert bands, member of the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman
Ophelia80@mailexcite.com

Matthew Held: Class of '98; alto sax player in the marching band and basson player in the concert band; member of the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman
wvubassoon@hotmail.com

Claude Fouse: Class of '50; clarinet player in the band; member of the band under George Deitz
pdr4640@nervsp.nerdc.ufl.edu

Stephen G. Rule: Class of '64; bass drummer in the band; member of the band under Frank Schroeder; graduate of WVU and Glenville State College
rule@wirefire.com

Jennifer Sutton McDonel: Class of '88; clarinet player in wind ensemble, tenor sax player in marching band, and alto sax player in stage band; member of the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson and Dave Burton; graduated from OSU with a BME in music ed in 1992, graduated from Eastman School of Music with a MA in music ed. in 1997; currently teaches band and orchestra in the West Carrollton Schools near Dayton, Ohio
jdjasm@aol.com

Christy Schneider: Class of '88; bass clarinet player in wind ensemble, tenor sax player in stage band; member of the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson and Dave Burton; BME in music education in 1993 and MME in 1997 from the University of South Carolina; currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Music Education after having taught middle school band for four years
CSchne5934@aol.com

Amanda Lynch: Class of '97; clarinet player in marching and concert bands; member of the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman
DuvessaChic@AOL.com

Arthur Berg Jr.: Class of '77; clarinet and saxophone player in the band; 1st assistant drum major; member of the band under Ed McKown
bergac@wirefire.com

Lisa Molinaro: Class of '86; clarinet player in wind ensemble and marching band, piano player in stage band, drum major senior year; 3-time All-State member; member of the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson; BME degree from Ohio University in 1990; MM in Clarinet from the University of South Carolina in 1994; currently teaching clarinet and saxophone in a private studio and performing throughout the region of Columbia, SC; also serving as teaching assistant at St. Joseph Catholic School, Columbia, SC
lmmolin@ibm.net

Scott M. Ash: Three-year member of marching band color guard; member of the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson; presently Instructing for Wood County Schools at the Wood County Technical Center in Computer Repair and Operational Support
smash@access.k12.wv.us
smash@wvadventures.net

Jay Bailey: Class of '81; alto saxophone player in marching band and wind ensemble; member of the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson; married to Lisa (Wright) Bailey - class of '83; currently living in Norton, MA
jaynlisa@mediaone.net

Lisa (Wright) Bailey: Class of '83; clarinet player in marching and concert bands; member of the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson; married to Jay Bailey - class of '81
jaynlisa@mediaone.net

David Vaughan: Class of '70; trombone player and drum major in the band; member of the band under James Hoy
dkvaughan@mindspring.com

Dianna (Black) Acorda: Class of '84; trumpet player in marching and concert bands; member of the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson
KDAcorda@aol.com

Bob Marlow: Class of '75; bass trombone player in concert and marching bands; flag bearer in color guard for approx. 5 months in '74; member of the band under Ed McKown
bmar@wvadventures.net

Andrew Cook: Class of '91; saxophone player in marching, concert, and jazz bands; drum major '89-'91; B.M. The College of Wooster; M.M. The Boston Conservatory; Currently faculty at Longy School of Music, Cambridge MA and Assistant Director of Summer School at New England Conservatory; active perfomer around the Boston area.
ASCook@aol.com

Paul Weinwurm:Class of '99; trombone player in marching, concert, and jazz bands, member of the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman, All-State member 3 Years.
bandman99@juno.com
pweinwur@vt.edu

James O'Brien:Class of '99; alto sax. player in marching band, bari. sax. player in concert and jazz bands, member of the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman.
obie@citynet.net

Ben Shuman:class of '99; trumpet player in marching, concert, and jazz bands, member of the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman.
BenShuman@hotmail.com

Roger Radcliff:class of '99; bass drummer during sophomore year and tenor player in his junior and senior year, member of the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman.
reaper@wvadventures.net

Derek Wilson:class of '93; snare player in the band for all three years, section leader in senior year, Semper Fidelis award(outstanding player), member of the band under Dave Burton.
emtdrw@321media.com

Heather Winston:class of '99; flute player for three years in the marching and concert bands, member of the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman.
heatherwinston@hotmail.com

Fred Wilson:class of '58; clarinet player in the national championship band, member of the band under Frank Schroeder.
fred.wilson@glenayre.com

Kris Ferrell:class of '99; trombone player in the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman.
chaoslovescompany@excite.com

Whitney (Best) Rahberger:class of'82;flute player(alto sax senior year)in the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson.
tralina@uswest.com

Rodney A. McCloy, Ph.D.:class of '81;member of the red stage band{pianist}(percussion senoir year) under Kent and Felice Jorgeson.
rmccloy@humrro.org

Missy (Mahoney) Kahn:class of'85;flute and piccolo player in the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson.
Missymahoney@hotmail.com

Alicia Rockwell:class of '99;flute and piccolo player in the band under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman, currently a member of the WVU marching band.
Kijjy@hotmail.com

Paula Carpenter Reardon:class of '81;flute player in the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson.
Reardonpc@ccpci.com

William W. Pollock:class of'80; tenor player in the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson, member of the Wake Forest jazz ensemble.
wwp@cshlaw.com

Jody Campbell:class of'79;trumpet player in the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson.
jodynsue@hotmail.com

Ralph Long:class of '69; trombone player in the band under James Hoy.
weblongs@gte.net

Stephen Anderson:class of '75; trumpet player in the band under Ed McKown.
satcom@gateway.net

Letha Manley:class of '99; cymbal player sophomore and junior year and bass drummer in senior year under Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman.
froggyletha@cs.com

Phil Gardner:class of '83; trumpet player in marching band and concert band under direction of Kent and Felice Jorgeson.
gardnerpl@hotmail.com

Ken Burton:class of '71;clarinet player and assistant drum major in the band under James Hoy.
kburton@usit.net

Stephen Youngblood:class of '97;percussionist in the band under Dave Burton.
leary@exchatcom.com

James A. Smith:class of '60;started playing trumpet in grade school under George Deitz, played french horn in concert band at PHS and E-flat Alto horn in marching band under Frank Schroeder. Was a member of the VFW National Championship band in Dallas, Texas.
063042@email.msn.com

John Greenwalt:class of '81;played alto sax. in the band soph. and junior years, bari. sax. senior year, jazz band member under Kent and Felice Jorgeson.
jg1901@aol.com

Elliot Oaklander M.D.:class of '61; clarinet player in the band under the direction of Frank Schroeder.
ero27@aol.com

Chris Haddox:class of'83; baritone player in the band under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgeson
cdharpo@goatel.net

Brian Moore:class of '86;tuba player in the band under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgeson, All-State member in his senior year.
blm@uswest.net

David Mills:class of '80; tuba player in the band under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgeson.
dbmills@intrepid.net

Dan White:class of '89; tuba player in the band under the direction of Kent and Felice Jorgeson and Dave Burton. Now is the Assistand Director of the Huntington High School Band
dwhite20@hotmail.com

Heather Heaney:class of '96; trombone player, section leader in the band for three years under Dave Burton, majoring in Elementary Education at Marshall University in Huntington.
heaney1@marshall.edu

Gene Huffman:class of '60; alto saxophone player in the band under Frank Schroeder.
meugene@aol.com

Bill Parrish:class of '78; baritone player in the band under Ed McKown and Kent Jorgeson.
wparr44983@hotmail.com

Elizabeth (Parrish)Lewis:class of '85; flute and bassoon player in the band under Kent Jorgeson.
megabizz@aol.com

Mary Burke:class of 2000; flute and piccolo player in the band under Rockland Wiseman. Is now a member of The Pride of West Virginia, The Mountaineer Marching Band.
mkburke00@yahoo.com

Chrissy Smith:class of 2000; Clarinet and bassoon player in the band under Rocky Wiseman. All-state and Honors Band Musician. Is now at Stetson University School of Music.
cjsmith2@stetson.edu

Carlene (Hughes) Smith:Class of '76; clarinet player in both marching and concert bands under the direction of Ed McKown. Was a member of the WVU marching band '76-'79.
cssmith@lucent.com

Justin Barnes:class of '98; tenor sax player in the marching band and concert band under the direction of Dave Burton and Rocky Wiseman.
tenorman1@hotmail.com

Mark Parr:class of '89; trombone player in the band under Kent and Felice Jorgeson and Dave Burton. Attended WVU from'89-'92 and played in "the Pride" all three years. Is currently in his ninth year of service with the US Army.
mparr@hq.afis.osd.mil