Brass

Cliff Whitford

  • Earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Ithaca College
  • Has been teaching since 1987
  • Has been a band director in the Charles County Public Schools
  • Is a member of the Maryland Music Educators Association
  • Is past President of the Maryland Band Directors Association
  • Is active with marching band preparation in Calvert County
  • Has an "A+" rating for All County, All State, Tri-County, and Collegiate preparation
  
   
     Alex Muehleisen
  • Earned a Bachelor's Degree from Towson University  
  • Earned a Master's Degree from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins
  • Has performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Washington  Philharmonic and the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra
  • Has taught privately for 10 years
  • Teaches beginning, intermediate and advanced low brass (tuba, trombone, baritone horn, euphonium) and beginning/intermediate high brass (trumpet and cornet)

Megan Czechanski (Secondary)

  • Middle School Band Director for St. Mary's County Public Schools
  • Earned an Undergraduate Degree in Instrumental Music Education from the University of Maryland
  • Earned a Master's Degree in Music Education from Shenandoah University
  • Has taught privately for 9 years
  • Member of the Maryland Music Education Association
  • Member of the National Association for Music Education
  • Was a guest performer with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in February, 2010

Steven Giannuzzi (Secondary)

  • Band Director for the St. Mary’s County Public Schools
  • Studied music at the Boston Conservatory of Music
  • Earned the undergraduate degree from Keene State
  • Member of of Maryland Music Educators Association
  • Works with Marching Band in the Calvert High School Marching Band