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Alumni Successes

Spring 2006

Melissa Junkin (’05) will play Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar at First Presbyterian Theater (FPT) from March 9 to April 2. She will be joined on stage by music alumni Curtis Shaw (’05) as Judas; Ben Wedler (’04) as Annas; and Jana Henly-Baker (’05) as Peter’s Accuser/Apostle Woman. The role of Jesus is being played by current music major Dan Baker.

Michael Cary (’04) is assistant band director at Columbia City High School.

Kevin Christensen’s (’02) Heritage Junior- Senior High School marching band was the firstrunner up in Class D state competition.

Doug Hassell (’99) led Norwell High School to an ISSMA Class C State Championship in his first year as its marching band director. The school was Bands of America (BOA) Regional Class AA Champion and BOA National Semifinalist.

Kevin McCammon (’05) teaches middle school general music at Dirksen Junior High School in Joliet, Ill.

Kelly Reade (’05) teaches high school instrumental music and elementary general music at East Noble School Corporation.

Tess Reiling (’04) and Rochelle Starnes (’05) will perform four concerts, three with the Moravian Philharmony Olomouc (MPO) and one with only piano and organ, through the Bowling Green State University Choral Society European Tour from June 28 to July 10, 2006. As part of the 2006 American Celebration of Music in Austria, she will perform in Salzburg, Austria; Vienna, Italy; Olomouc, Czech Republic; and Prague, Czech Republic.

Mareta Spencer (’05) has earned Music Therapist-Board Certified status. She has accepted a professional music therapy position at Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee, Fla.