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Camp Director
T. Dave Pugh - This
will be Mr. Pugh's 5th summer at Wolverine Camp. He has taught band and
orchestra in the Michigan public schools for 19 years. At Lakewood High
School in Lake Odessa, his bands performed in two European tours and
for two U.S. Presidents. At Byron Center Schools, Mr. Pugh started an
orchestra program in the 5th grade and after 6 years, the program
consisted of 140 students in grades 5 through 12. Currently at Concord
Academy in Petoskey, Mr. Pugh played French horn in the 126 Army Band
for 14 years and currently plays the string bass with the Great Lakes
Chamber Orchestra.
Camp Staff
Dr. Robert Reed – Dr. Reed is our guest Clinician. His cello
training has been
with the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University and the
New England
Conservatory of Music.
Robert has had many influential and well known teachers over the
years, including
Louis Potter at MSU, Stephen Kates, Lawrence Lesser and Erling
Bangtsson. He has
Soloed with orchestras throughout Michigan. When musical acts are
touring in the
metro Detroit area, they often hire local musicians. As a result,
Robert has had the
opportunity to play with the likes of John Denver, YES, Rod Stewart,
Clay Aiken and
Aretha Franklin. He subs with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, which
he considers an
Honor and plays under contract with the Michigan Opera, located in
Detroit.
Jim Van Eizenga – Jim is a Music education major at Western
Michigan
University. He is a member of the WMU Symphony Orchestra where he
plays in the
viola section. In the past he has been Principal Viola of t he Grand
Rapids Classical
Orchestra and a viola section member of the Grand Rapids Youth
Symphony. He
has performed professionally with the Gaylord Chamber Orchestra and
the Southwest
Michigan Symphony. His primary teachers include Kristen Shoup, Olag
Ziabrolpva
and Igor Fedotov.
Joanna Bozin – Joanna is a Music Education Major at Western
Michigan U
University. She is a member of the WMU Symphony Orchestra where she
is a member
of the violin section. In the past, Joanna was the Concertmaster of
the Gaylord
Youth Orchestra. Her primary teachers include Kathy Volke and Renata
Knific.
Angelica Kalasz – Angelica is a Music Education major at
Western Michigan
University. She is a member of the WMU Symphony Orchestra where she
is a member
of the cello section. In the past, she played in the Metropolitan
Youth Symphony
where she was in the cello section. Her primary teachers include Dr.
Diane Winder
and Bruce Uchimura.
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