Dave Scanlan:  Dave, an 18-year old woodwind player, is currently finishing his senior year at Westmont High School and was brought to our attention by that school’s band director Bill Riddle.

He began his instrumental music studies 10 years ago on flute and clarinet and began doubling on tenor saxophone in junior high, adding alto sax and piccolo in high school.  During those four years he was able to participate in numerous college level clinics and honor bands, sing in the show choir and madrigal group, play lead in the steel drum band and serve as the band’s drum major in his senior year. All this time, Dave has continued to study privately and take composition, arranging and music theory classes from Mr. Riddle.  He eventually plans to gain experience on all the band instruments and go into a teaching career as well as performing.

Dave has consistently received 1st division ratings at local and state solo and ensemble contests, sung in church worship groups and will pursue his college studies at Roosevelt University in Chicago.

Linnea Krieger-Strope: Senior student  Linnea was also brought to our attention by Westmont High School band director Bill Riddle.  She did not include any details of her elementary school music studies on flute and piccolo but the list of her high school activities is extremely impressive.

She has doubled on alto and tenor saxes in the jazz band, sung major roles in the school’s annual musical productions as well as show and concert choir, madrigal ensemble, played in the marching and symphonic bands, steel drum and woodwind ensembles, taught flute to elementary school students, was the high school drum major one year and has a history of church related musical activities and summer band performing.

Linnea has also been involved in many community senior citizen and fund raising activities for many of her 18 years and also plans to go into teaching and continue performing following her college studies at Olivet Nazarene University.