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Rich Bergman
Conductor, Music
Director
Richard
Bergman, a native
of New York City, New York, is a graduate of the University of Maryland
where he received his Bachelor of Music Education Degree in 1967 and
his Master of Education Degree in 1975. He began his teaching
career in Prince George's County, Maryland where he taught both junior
and senior high school. From 1971-1977 he directed the Crossland High
School Symphonic Band which he developed into one of the finest
ensembles in the Mid-Atlantic States. He has been the band
director at Herndon High School since 1978. Under his
direction
the band program at Herndon has received national recognition for its
excellence of performance in clinics, concerts, festivals and
competitions.
Among its many appearances the band has performed at the
Mideast Music
Convention, Pittsburgh, Pa. in 1985, twice at the prestigious
Midwest International Band and Orchestra Convention Chicago, Ill. in
1987 and 1995, and The Music Educator's National Conference 53rd
National In-Service Convention, New Orleans, La. in 1992 and
the
63rd convention held in Nashville, Tennessee in 2002. In addition the
band has performed for the South Carolina University Music Convention,
three times for the the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors
Convention and in 2003 performed for the prestigious American
Bandmasters Convention in College Park, Maryland where they received a
three minute standing ovation.
Under Mr. Bergman's direction the HHS band has received over
fifty
first place and grand champion awards at competitions it has
participated in since 1982. Mr. John Paynter, chairman of the
music department at Northwestern University once described the Herndon
bands as being among the finest and most musical ensembles in the
United States. In 1991 the Herndon Wind Ensemble was named by
the
John Philip Sousa Foundation as that year's only recipient of the
Sudler Flag of Honor. This is the highest national honor any concert
band program can receive.
Mr. Bergman is a member of Phi Mu Alpha, The Virginia Band and
Orchestra Director's Association, Music Educator's National Conference,
National Band Association, Percussive Arts Society, National
Association of Jazz Educator's and the Fairfax County Federation of
Teachers. He was president of the Maryland Band Directors Association
and was also editor of their solo and ensemble and concert list
manual. In 1995 Mr. Bergman was elected into the American
Bandmasters Association. He is also a recipient of the Sudler Order of
Merit. Mr. Bergman has received six Citations of Excellence
from
the National Band Association, and has actively served as a mentor for
new directors and has lectured at universities and clinics on music
education and performance.
On numerous occasions the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax
County,
Virginia and the Board of Education in Prince George's County, Maryland
have cited Mr. Bergman for his outstanding contributions to music
education. Included in these honors are ten "Commendations of
Excellence" from the Fairfax County Board of Education. In addition,
his bands have been recognized for their excellence by the legislatures
of Virginia and Maryland. He has been honored and three Who's
Who
of American Educators publications from1994-2005.
Along with his many teaching duties, Mr. Bergman has served as
an
active adjudicator, clinician, consultant, and guest conductor in
Pennsylvania., Florida, Maryland, South Carolina, Texas, Florida, West
Virginia and many other Mid-Atlantic, Southern and
Northeastern
states.
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Jack Dusek
Associate
Conductor
Jack
Dusek holds a Bachelor's degree in
Music Education from The Chicago College for the Performing arts of
Roosevelt University. He has been a public school teacher, a full time
professional military musician for the United States Army, an Army
Signal Officer, and a Communications Training Officer with the
Arlington County Public Safety Emergency Communications Center. He more
recently served as the Safety and Security Manager of SOC Enterprises
in Arlington, VA, that has as its mission "To assist empower and
support people with disabilities to achieve employment, independence
and integration in the workplace and community." Jack is presently a
security supervisor working under contract to the Transportation
Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security.
Jack has
directed military bands and ensembles and has performed as a
trumpet player with a wide variety of groups including pit orchestras
for performances of shows such as "Oklahoma", "The Wiz", "Once Upon a
mattress", and "Guys and Dolls" in Chicago, South Carolina, and
Germany. In addition to performing in the Kings Park Band and the
National Concert Band of America, he is also presently a member of the
80th Division Band of the United States Army Reserve.
Jack leads the Kings Park Band for many of its rehearsals and concerts.
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