Richard Canter
Director
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Richard Canter joined the Walnut Hills High School Instrumental Music Department for the 2015-2016 school year. He received his BA in Music Education ('00) from Bowling Green State University & Masters in Music Education ('06) from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. While at Bowling Green State University, Mr. Canter was active in the BGSU Falcon Marching Band, serving as a drum major his senior year. Mr. Canter's previous teaching positions have included Director of Bands and Music Department Chair for the Finneytown Local School District (2000-2012) and Director of Bands for the Mariemont City School District (2012-2015). Mr. Canter grew up in the Cincinnati area and attended Ross High School.
Mr. Canter is sought after as a clinician and guest conductor. In 2018, he was appointed the music director of the Cincinnati Junior Youth Wind Ensemble at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Over the past ten years, he has presented clinics on band pedagogy throughout the United States, including two presentations at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, and music education conferences in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, New York, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Michigan, South Dakota, Minnesota, California, West Virginia, Colorado, West Virginia, Tennessee, New Mexico and Ohio. Throughout over twenty years as an educator, Mr. Canter has been an advocate for music education, serving four years as District 14 President of the Ohio Music Education Association. He has a passion for helping students reach their highest goals in music. This passion led to creating the Scale & Rhythm Chunks program, a teaching tool that is used by bands throughout the United States and internationally. The Chunks program is endorsed by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser as "exactly what is wanted and needed... an idea whose time has come." Mr. Canter's honors and achievements include being named Finneytown Local School District Educator of the Year, the Hamilton County "Celebrate Excellence" Award, and being a winner of the Music Educator’s National Conference Music Composition National Competition. Bands under his direction have performed in Indianapolis, Chicago, New Orleans, Walt Disney World, Washington D.C., and Paris, France and have consistently received top honors at Ohio Music Education Association Marching and Concert Band Adjudicated Events. His professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, the Ohio Music Education Association, the Texas Bandmasters Association, ASCAP, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Kappa Kappa Psi. Mr. Canter resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife, Kellie and two children, Lily and Andrew. 513-363-8510 |
Andrew Peoples
Associate Director
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Andrew Peoples joined the Walnut Hills High School Instrumental Department for the 2017-2018 school year. He is originally from Ocala, Florida. Mr. Peoples received his BM in Music Performance from Stetson University ('03), MM in Music Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music ('05) and Education Licensure from Xavier University ('16).
Upon graduation from CCM, Mr. Peoples began a ten year career as a professional trombonist and educator. While performing nationally and internationally at music festivals and with professional ensembles, he maintained a private teaching studio of up to forty-five weekly students. This teaching experience encouraged him to follow a path to band directing. Prior to his appointment at Walnut Hills High School, Mr. Peoples served two years as Instructor and Assistant Band Director with the award winning William Mason High School Band, while also serving as Adjunct Professor of Trombone at Xavier University. In 2016 he had the honor of assisting Marie Speziale with a presentation on rehearsal techniques for young brass choirs at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, IL. In addition to his work with the Walnut Hills Marching Band, Mr. Peoples directs Beginning Band, Intermediate Band and Symphonic Band and is the Jazz Lab Band and Jazz Ensemble Director at Walnut Hills. 513-363-8519 |
Kendra Wendeln
Visual Caption Head/Drill Writer
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Kendra Wendeln has a wide range of experience both playing, arranging and teaching music. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Music in Music Education from Miami University (’04) and a Masters Degree in Instrumental Music Education from Florida State University (’13). She is well versed in several world music genres, including Brazilian and African ensembles, and Steel Pan. Kendra has 8 years of experience as a music educator/director in the band classroom – both middle school and high school. She has over 10 years of experience writing marching band drill and coaching visual programs for bands in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Florida. In addition to serving as the Visual Caption Head and Drill Writer for Walnut Hills, Kendra is the Visual Caption head for the Miamisburg HS Marching Band (2015 BOA Semi-Finalist) in Ohio, and is also a founder and director of the WGI Winds group at Miamisburg HS (2016 WGI Finalist). In addition to her extensive work at Walnut Hills and Miamisburg, she is a visual instructor with Triple Crown Indoor Percussion.
Kendra has a passion for teaching music and movement in the visual caption, and is beyond excited and humbled to be part of the renowned and talented marching band staff at Walnut Hills High School. |
Ed LeBorgne
Percussion Caption Head
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Ed LeBorgne holds a BA in Music Education from Penn State University (1995) and a MM in Percussion Performance from Miami University (2001). Mr. LeBorgne taught in the Dayton, KY school system from 1996 through 1999, and has been teaching in the Cincinnati Public School system and here at Walnut Hills since 2000. Mr. LeBorgne directed the Marching Band at Walnut Hills from 2000- 2006. He served as the drill writer for the Marching Blue & Gold from 2007-2015.
Mr. LeBorgne has a musical passion for Steel Drum music that developed while studying with Dr. Chris Tanner at Miami and he has continued to develop that interest with attendance and participation in Steel Drum workshops and festivals from the Tri-state area, down the eastern seaboard, and down to Jamaica. He performs locally with the group Island Ed & His Fiery Limbo Review. Mr. LeBorgne was the 2002-2003 recipient of the Golden Apple Award for teaching excellence. Mr. LeBorgne currently teaches band and music theory at Walnut Hills. |
Doug Davis
Color Guard Instructor
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Doug Davis has been involved in the Marching Arts for most of his life. Most recently, he has instructed Color Guards at Finneytown High School, Mariemont High School, Eastern Brown High School and has been with the Marching Blue & Gold since the 2019 season.
Doug serves as an adjudicator for the Ohio Music Education Association. |
Heather Graham
Color Guard Instructor
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Heather Graham joins the staff of the Marching Blue & Gold this summer. Heather has been involved in the marching arts since age three, beginning with successful careers in baton twirling and rhythmic gymnastics and joining color guard at age 12. While performing and instructing in the color guard field, she obtained her Bachelors Degree in Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with a minor in Biology.
Heather performed in DCI in 2010 with the Phantom Regiment, and in 2011 and 2012 with Carolina Crown. She marched with New Berlin Eisenhower, Velocity WG, and the Pride of Cincinnati WG. She serves as a Weapons Instructor and Choreographer for Miamisburg HS and is also the Director of Color Guard at University of Cincinnati. She has instructed or provided choreography for several programs including Carolina Crown, Boston Crusaders, Shadow Drum & Bugle Corps, Eisenhower HS, Whitnall HS, Franklin HS, West DePere HS, Sycamore HS, Northmont HS, Westerville HS, and Beechwood HS. Heather travels around the country helping instruct at clinics that offer fundraisers for many organizations. |
Stan Ginn
Percussion Instructor
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Stan Ginn is excited to join the Marching Blue & Gold Staff for the 2021 season. Stan is a drummer/percussionist in Cincinnati. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in percussion performance form the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Since college he has studied privately with teachers in New York City, San Francisco, and Havana, Cuba. He has performed and/or recorded with a wide variety of artists including Louie Bellson, Mary Wilson and the Supremes, Brian Andres and the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel, the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Pan Ramajay, Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeño Band, Songo, Janet Pressley, Bailando Desnudo, Donna Summer, Monk, Phil Hawkins, the 4Track All-Stars, and many more. He can currently be seen with singer/songwriter Dave Hawkins, salsa band Tropicoso, The Foles, and his own groups Pancaribbean and Mambo Diablo.
In addition to his performance career, Stan has also been involved in music education for over 20 years teaching private and group lessons as well as providing educational programs in schools. His current educational show is entitled Chicka Chicka Boom Boom in which he teaches kids to drum on buckets, barrels, and car parts. He also directs Queen City Samba, an amateur percussion group that plays street samba in the style of the Escuelas de Samba in Rio. Stan also holds an adjunct faculty position at Northern Kentucky University where he received the 2017 Part-Time Faculty Excellence in Instruction Award. When not performing or teaching, Stan is usually hanging out with his lovely wife Kerry and their three amazing boys. |