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 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

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

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.  In addition to his administrative duties, he currently teaches music theory, and band at Walnut Hills.
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Cha'la Bucalo

Color Guard Caption Head

Cha'la Bucalo has been with the Marching Blue and Gold since 2009, as a performer for five years and more recently as color guard instructor from 2015-present.

While a student at Walnut Hills, Cha'la played flute and bass clarinet in concert band and was a member of the Color Guard in Marching Band.  She currently attends the University of Cincinnati as a double major in Psychology and Early Childhood/Adolescent Development. Cha'la has always loved working with kids and wants to use her degree to continue that as a research psychologist.

Cha'la has marched with University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Tradition Drum Corps and The Columbus Saints Winter Guard.  Her equipment skills include Flag, Rifle and Saber.  Her favorite experience as a performer was in the New Year's Day Parade in London, England.

Zack Stump

Woodwind Instructor

Zack Stump joined the staff of the Walnut Hills Marching Blue & Gold as the woodwind tech for the 2018-2019 season.  Zack is a member of the Huntington Symphony Orchestra, the Ohio Valley Symphony, and the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic. In summer 2017, he toured Japan with the New York Symphonic Ensemble, performing ten concerts in six different cities. He has also been a guest musician with the New World Symphony in Miami, Florida. 

As an educator,  Zack has maintained a private studio in the Cincinnati area for several years.  His students have received top honors at OMEA Solo & Ensemble and have participated in a variety of honor bands.  

Zack received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music.  He received his Master of Music degree from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.  His principal teachers include James Campbell, Jonathan Gunn and Ron Aufmann.

Zack is a graduate of Finneytown High School in Cincinnati.