Meet the Team!
Our 2023 Staff includes these familiar faces from 2022, and MORE! Additional staffing announcements coming soon!
Aaron Morton
director
Aaron J. Morton is a full time film composer, music producer, and marching arts designer. He is the lead designer at the Pride of Bixby (2012-Present), the lead composer with Soundbooth Theater, and the executive director of Zephyrus Arts Institute. Aaron marched in the 2008 Colt Cadets and 2010 Seattle Cascades. He has written the scores for multiple feature films, audio productions, and educational programs.
Garett Dwyer
percussion coordinator / Front Ensemble Arranger
Garett Dwyer is a current student at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music studying percussion performance and spent two seasons marching in the front ensemble at the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps for the 2018 and 2019 season. He studies Jazz, Caribbean music and has worked with artists such as Bootsy Collins and frequently performs and records in Bloomington, Indiana.
Mike Hill
Battery Coordinator / Arranger
Mike Hill is in his fourth year at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) studying music education for percussion. He attended Union High School and graduated in 2018. Recently Mike was a snare drummer for the Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps in 2020 and 2021. He was also a performing member of the OKC Thunder Drummers for the 2018-2019 season. His teaching experience includes interning for the Edmond North High School marching band in 2018 and as a battery coordinator for the Piedmont High School marching band in 2019 and 2020. Mike has also composed and arranged for the UCO Marching Band drum line.
Jacob Wright
Brass coordinator
|
Jacob Wright is an assistant band director in Coweta Public Schools. In the fall he leads visual technique and is the brass caption head in Coweta. He received his bachelor's in music education from Capital University and marched with the Glassmen for 4 years.
|
Oscar Ban
Brass Consultant and Arranger
Oscar Ban is a composer, arranger, and music educator based in Tulsa, OK. Currently serving at the Brass Curriculum Coordinator for the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, Oscar previously has worked with a variety of different Indiana and Texas band programs including serving as the Associate Director of Bands/Director of Jazz Bands for Guyer High School in Denton, TX. He has also served as a high brass instructor at both Music City Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps. Oscar marched with Carolina Crown from 2015 – 2017, and marched for four years in the Indiana University Marching Hundred. As a composer and arranger, Oscar began by serving as the Carolina Crown Small Ensemble Arranger in 2016 and 2017 and now arranges for marching band, indoor winds, and completes many original commissions for concert and chamber ensembles through RWS Music Company and his own publishing company, ORB Music. Oscar is a graduate of Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana and received his Bachelors of Music Education with an Instrumental Band and Trumpet focus from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
Sarah Rillo-Cegielski
Color Guard
Sarah Rillo-Cegielski is a designer, choreographer, and consultant for marching arts programs in scholastic and independent spaces. Sarah’s career in the marching arts began in 2007 with the Pride of Broken Arrow from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma as a member of the color guard. After graduation, Sarah performed with The Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps Color Guard from San Antonio, Texas, in their 2010 and 2011 seasons. She spent her age-out season helping secure a DCI World Championship title with The Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps Color Guard from Concord, California, in 2012. Sarah also performed with Onyx Independent World Winter Guard in their 2014 season, winning a World Championship title with the ensemble. Sarah was awarded the opportunity to perform internationally with the Blue Devils International Corps for their 2015 season. She performed in several European countries, including Switzerland, Italy, The United Kingdom, and The Netherlands. Sarah was also a part of the Maggie Allesee Department of Theater and Dance at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, where she was given the opportunity to study and perform under world-renowned educators, dancers, choreographers, and directors including Meg Paul, Biba Bell, Molly Shanahan, Brandon Koepsell, Rachael Harbert, Jarrell Gordy, and Ron Brown.
In her teaching career, Sarah has acted as a choreographer and technician for several drum corps, including Legends Drum and Bugle Corps, The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps, The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, The Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps, and The Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. She was also given the opportunity to act as color guard designer for Legends Drum and Bugle Corps in their 2019 season and acted as co-caption head and choreographer for the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps from 2020-2022. Sarah has directed, choreographed, designed, and consulted for high schools around the U.S. for both their fall and winter seasons, including Coweta High School (OK), Lake Orion High School (MI), Walled Lake Central High School (MI), West Bloomfield High School (MI), Camdenton High School (MO), William Mason High School (OH), Mustang High School (OK), Papillion La Vista South High School (NE), and many others. Most recently, Sarah was the color guard director and choreographer for the Pride of Broken Arrow color guard from 2017-2021, helping them win their latest Grand National Championship title in 2021. Currently, Sarah is assisting the visual staff at The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps and is excited to begin her new role as color guard director at Deer Creek High School (OK).
In her teaching career, Sarah has acted as a choreographer and technician for several drum corps, including Legends Drum and Bugle Corps, The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps, The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, The Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps, and The Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. She was also given the opportunity to act as color guard designer for Legends Drum and Bugle Corps in their 2019 season and acted as co-caption head and choreographer for the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps from 2020-2022. Sarah has directed, choreographed, designed, and consulted for high schools around the U.S. for both their fall and winter seasons, including Coweta High School (OK), Lake Orion High School (MI), Walled Lake Central High School (MI), West Bloomfield High School (MI), Camdenton High School (MO), William Mason High School (OH), Mustang High School (OK), Papillion La Vista South High School (NE), and many others. Most recently, Sarah was the color guard director and choreographer for the Pride of Broken Arrow color guard from 2017-2021, helping them win their latest Grand National Championship title in 2021. Currently, Sarah is assisting the visual staff at The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps and is excited to begin her new role as color guard director at Deer Creek High School (OK).
Susan Wessel
Color Guard
Susan Wessel has been involved in the pageantry arts since 2004. She graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2011 with her Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.). Susan performed with the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps Color Guard in 2009 and 2010 and interned for the corps twice following her age-out. She was an inaugural member of Eclectix Independent Winter Guard and the Assistant Director and Designer of the program when they medaled at the 2015 WGI World Championships.
Susan started working with Southmoore High School in 2016 and is the Visual Coordinator and Guard Director of Choctaw High School. Since Susan began at Choctaw in 2007, the program has grown from five members to four winter guards totaling upwards of a hundred members each year. Choctaw HS has been awarded numerous state championship titles and were WGI World Championship Finalist in 2016 and 2019.
For the past fifteen years, Susan has worked with schools throughout the state of Oklahoma. Recently she has collaborated with ZBarber Designs in program coordination, training and design for various scholastic and independent organizations across the Midwest. Susan was President of the Winter Guard & Percussion of Oklahoma Circuit during 2020 and 2021 and has served on the executive board for the past nine years. She currently resides in Oklahoma City where she is a full-time dog mom of four.
Susan started working with Southmoore High School in 2016 and is the Visual Coordinator and Guard Director of Choctaw High School. Since Susan began at Choctaw in 2007, the program has grown from five members to four winter guards totaling upwards of a hundred members each year. Choctaw HS has been awarded numerous state championship titles and were WGI World Championship Finalist in 2016 and 2019.
For the past fifteen years, Susan has worked with schools throughout the state of Oklahoma. Recently she has collaborated with ZBarber Designs in program coordination, training and design for various scholastic and independent organizations across the Midwest. Susan was President of the Winter Guard & Percussion of Oklahoma Circuit during 2020 and 2021 and has served on the executive board for the past nine years. She currently resides in Oklahoma City where she is a full-time dog mom of four.
Shelby Huffman
Front Ensemble
Shelby Huffman is an XR Developer for Boeing. He has earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Oklahoma. Currently, he is pursuing a Master's in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Shelby is passionate about teaching and performing music. During his summers, Shelby marched with the Mandarins in '16, Crossmen from '17-'18, and aged out with The Cavaliers in '19. In the winter, he marched with Gateway in '17 and Monarch Independent in '19. In the Oklahoma percussion scene, he played snare for the University of Oklahoma Drumline, and marched Resistance from '14-'16.
As an educator, Shelby is a Front Ensemble Coordinator for multiple groups, including Oklahoma Baptist University and Southmoore High School. He is also a Front Ensemble Technician for both Resistance Indoor Percussion and The Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps.
Shelby is passionate about teaching and performing music. During his summers, Shelby marched with the Mandarins in '16, Crossmen from '17-'18, and aged out with The Cavaliers in '19. In the winter, he marched with Gateway in '17 and Monarch Independent in '19. In the Oklahoma percussion scene, he played snare for the University of Oklahoma Drumline, and marched Resistance from '14-'16.
As an educator, Shelby is a Front Ensemble Coordinator for multiple groups, including Oklahoma Baptist University and Southmoore High School. He is also a Front Ensemble Technician for both Resistance Indoor Percussion and The Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps.
Haruka Huffman
Brass + visual
Haruka, a Japanese native, has been involved with the marching arts for over a decade. As an educator, she is currently the Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at Oklahoma Baptist University and the Assistant Director of Resistance Indoor Percussion. She previously worked as a brass/visual technician for Southmoore High School.
Haruka has ballet experience and was a trumpet player for The Yokohama Scouts (2009-2015), Crossmen (2014-2015) and The University of Texas at Arlington (2019). She graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Central Oklahoma and a English Translator specialization from The Japanese College of Foreign Language.
Haruka enjoys playing with her 2 dogs and cat, animal crossing, drawing, and outdoor activities with her husband, Shelby.
Haruka has ballet experience and was a trumpet player for The Yokohama Scouts (2009-2015), Crossmen (2014-2015) and The University of Texas at Arlington (2019). She graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Central Oklahoma and a English Translator specialization from The Japanese College of Foreign Language.
Haruka enjoys playing with her 2 dogs and cat, animal crossing, drawing, and outdoor activities with her husband, Shelby.
Dan Potter
masterclass
Drum Major of the Geneseo Knights Drum and Bugle Corps from 1979-1981, Dan was also on the staff of the Glassmen and has taught or consulted high school marching bands in Indiana, Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma. Dan is also the recipient of the National Association of Broadcasters 2015 Marconi Award for Medium Market Personality of the Year.
Additional staff with bios coming soon:
Ben Miner - Visual Coordination
Andrew Frable - Visual Coordination + Brass
Francisco Lopez - Brass
Jason McINtyre - Battery
Robert Jordan - Color Guard
Caitlin Fowler - Color Guard
Andrew Frable - Visual Coordination + Brass
Francisco Lopez - Brass
Jason McINtyre - Battery
Robert Jordan - Color Guard
Caitlin Fowler - Color Guard
