Adjudicators

Exceptionally qualified and experienced adjudicators comprise FIESTA-VAL's distinguished list (the following is a partial list). Chosen for each festival event will be those having expertise in their assigned area(s) of adjudication and who will uphold FIESTA-VAL's commitment to fairness in competition and purposeful evaluations.

Commander Mike Alverson
Director of Bands
The Citadel
Charleston, South Carolina

Mr. Greg Barnes
String Professor
University Of South Carolina
Columbia, SC

Dr. Angela Batey
Associate Director of
Choral Activities
University of Tennessee

Mr. Richard Bell
Choral Director (Retired)
Jefferson College
DeSoto, MO

Mrs. Barbara Brinson
Associate Professor of Choral Music Education
State University of New York
Fredonia, NY

Mark D. Camphouse
Professor of Music, Composer
Director of Instrumental Ensembles
Radford University

William P. Carroll
Director of Choral Activities
University of North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina

Dr. Scott Carter
Director, Wind Symphony
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

Dr. Jack Cooper
Director of Jazz Studies
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

Dr. Paula Crider
Director, Emeritus
The University of Texas
Longhorn Bands

Major Herbert Day
Director of Bands, Emeritus
The Citadel
Charleston, South Carolina

Mrs. Elizabeth Eccles
Asst. Professor
Hampton University
Hampton, VA

Major Gino Falconi
Director of Music, Emeritus
Band of the Royal Regiment of Canada
Toronto, Ontario

Dr. Kevin Fenton
Associate Professor of Choral Music Education
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Dr. Lisa Fredenburgh
Director of Choral Activities
Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina

Wendy Van Gent
Doctoral Candidate at Michigan State University
Okemos, MI

Dr. William Gora
Director of Bands
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

David J. Greennagel
Director of Music Education
Virginia Commonwealth Univ. 
Richmond, VA

Dr. David Gregory
Past President, National Band
Association and Director,
Tara Winds

Mr. Robert Gutter
Director of Orchestral Activities
University of North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina

Dr. Robert Hause
Assistant Dean, School of Music
Former Orchestra Director
East Carolina University

Dr. Robert Holquist
Director of Choral Studies
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina

Mr. James Hosay
Composer, Arranger, Clinician
Norfolk, Virginia

Mr. Percy Ironmonger
Retired Instrumental Music Educator
York County Schools
Yorktown, VA

Dr. Steve Jennings
Chorus Director
Sherando High School
Stephens City, VA

Harold A. Jones
Professor of Music, Emeritus
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

Dr. Michael Jothen
Professor of Music
Towson University
Towson, Maryland

Mr. Robert Kehrberg
Chairman, Dept. of Music
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC

Dr. Jeff Kirk
Director of Events Administration
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee

Otis D. Kitchen
Director of Bands, Emeritus
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Mr. Pete Lengyel
Composer, Arranger and
Jazz Clinician
Austell, Georgia

Mr. Edward Lisk
Composer, Arranger,
Clinician, Author
Oswego, New York

Mr. Tom McDonald
Director of Fine Arts (Retired)
Polk County, FL
Lakeland, FL

Mr. Dave McKee
Music Professor, Director of Marching Virginians
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA

Dr. Harry Musselwhite
Director of Choral Activities
Berry College
Rome, Georgia

Aaron T. Hill
Warrant Officer
Bandmaster US Army (Retired)
Hampton, Virginia

James D. Page
Supervisor of Music Education (Retired)
Chesapeake Public Schools
Chesapeake, VA

Mr. Wayne Pegram
Professor of Music, Emeritus
Tennessee Tech University
Cookeville, TN

Mr. Robert Ransom
Professor of Music Emeritus
Hampton University
Hampton, Virginia

Dr. Daniel Rash
Composer, Author
Director of Choral Activities
Clemson University

Stanley R. Schoonover
Music Specialist
Fairfax County Schools
Falls Church, VA

Dr. Frances Sinclair
Director of Choral Activities
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, South Carolina

Mr. Raymond Sprague
Director of Choral Activities
Davidson College
Davidson, NC

Dr. Timothy Topolewski
Professor of Music
The Crane School of Music
Potsdam, New York

Mr. John Wakefield
Director of Bands and Chairman of Wind/Percussion
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland

Dr. Darryl Waller
Supervisor of Music
Newport News Public Schools
Newport News, VA

Mr. Tedd Watts
Auxiliary Instructor/ Adjudicator
Sale Creek, TN

Dr. Larry Wyatt
Director of Choral Studies
University of South Carolina
Cloumbia , SC

Dr. Maribeth Yoder-White
Coordinator of Music Education
Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina

Mr. Robert Zazzara
Assistant Professor
Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

Adjudicators without picture:

• Mr. Ronald Abraham, Director of Choral Activities Emeritus
  Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
  Alton, IL
• Mr. Robert Adams, Lecturer, Vocal Music
  Berry College
  Mt. Berry, GA
• Mr. Joel Adams, Choral Director (Retired)
  Enloe Magnet High School
  Raleigh, NC
• Mr. Chris Alaniz, Choral Director (Retired)
  Enloe Magnet High School
  Myrtle Beach, SC
• Dr. Tim Altman, Director of Bands
  University of North Carolina at Pembroke
  Pembroke, NC
• Mr. Robby Ammons Surfside Beach, SC
  
• Mr. John Anderson, Director of Choral Activities and Department Chair
  Polk Community College
  Bartow, FL
• Dr. Terry Austin, Director of Bands
  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Richmond, VA
• Dr. Kevin Badanes, Director of Choral Activities
  Shepherd College
  Shepherdstown, WV
• Dr. Gail Barnes, Director, USC String Project
  University of South Carolina
  Columbia, SC
• Dr. Jean Ashworth Bartle, Director
  Toronto Children's Chorus
  Toronto, ON
• Mrs Scottie Basham Knoxville, TN
  
• Dr. Larry Beckwith , Artistic Director
  Toronto Masque Theatre
  Taught for many years at the University of Guelph
  
• Dr. John Bell, Director of Bands
  Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
  Glen Carbon, IL
• Dr. Rick Best, Director of Bands
  Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
  Loudon, TN
• Mr. Jay BeVille, Lead Teacher/Supervisor of Music Education
  Hanover County Schools
  Ashland, VA
• Mr. John Brewington , Percussion Instructor/ Adjudicator
  Virginia Beach, VA
• Dr. Jon Brotherton, Director of Choral Activities
  Greensboro College
  Greensboro, NC
• Mr. George Broussard, Professor of Jazz Studies
  East Carolina University
  Greenville, NC
• Dr. Cheryl Brown-Davis, Chair, Fine Arts Department
  Monticello High School
  Charlottesville, VA
• Dr. Verna Brummett, Associate Professor
  Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
  Ithaca, NY
• Dr. Raymond Brunner, V.P. of Sales and Marketing
  Teledontics, Inc
  Ridgefield Park, NJ
• Dr. Valerie Buchanan, Guard Instructor
  Henry Countyt H.S.
  Jonesboro, GA
• Dr. Henry Buckwalter,Director of Choral Activities (Retired)
  University of Louisville
  Louisville, KY
• Mr. Norm Buskey,Band Director and Clinician(Retired)
  Fayetteville, NY
• Mr. Paul Buyer ,Professor
  Clemson, SC
• Mr. Dick Cale, Former Jazz Instructor
  Christopher Newport University
  Chesapeake, VA
• Ms. Mandy Campbell,Auxiliary Instructor
  Duluth, GA
• Dr. Charles Caputo, Supervisor of Music (retired)
  Montgomery County Schools
  North Potomac, MD
• Dr. Todd Carter, Director of Choral Activities
  High Point College
  High Point, NC
• Mr. John Casagrande, Adjunct Profesor of Music
  George Mason University
  Fairfax, VA
• Dr. Patrick Casey, Director, Wind Symphony
  Virginia Tech University
  Blacksburg, VA
• Dr. Ron Chandler, Professor Emeritus and Associate Dean of Music
  University of Toronto
  Mississauga, ON
• Mr. James Copeland, Supervisor of Music (Retired)
  Hillsborough County Schools
  Tampa, FL
• Dr. Tony D'andrea, Director of Bands
  University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
  Chattanooga, TN
• Alex Dean, Director of Music (retired)
  Humber College
  Toronto, ON
• Teri Dunn , Conductor
  Toronto Children's Chorus
  Faculty at the Royal Conservatory of Music
  
• Patti Edwards, Assistant Professor of Music
  Coastal Carolina University
  Conway, SC
• Dr. Barry Ellis, Director of Bands
  University of Wisconsin-Platteville
  Platteville, WI
• Mr. Bob Ellithorp, Band Director
  Liberty Middle School
  Ashland, VA
• Dr. David Fodor, Director of Bands
  Evanston Township High School
  Evanston, IL
• Dr. Mike Foxworth, Director
  Myrtle Beach
• Mr. Donn Franklin, Auxiliary Instructor
  Moyock, NC
• Dr. Martin Glasco, Director
  Western Branch High School
  Newport News, VA
• Dr. Jonathan Green, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
  Sweetbriar College
• Dr. Richard Greenwood, Director of Bands
  University of Central Florida
  Orlando, FL
• Christine Greseth, Dance Instructor
  Great Bridge
  Chesapeake, VA
• Dr. Paul Haar, Jazz Instructor
  University of Tennessee
  Knoxville, TN
• Becky Halliday, Guard Instructor
  Lovejoy H.S.
  Atlanta, GA
• Mr. Fred Hemke, Professor
  University of Missouri
  Columbia, MO
• Mr. Leslie Hicken, Director of Bands
  Furman University
  Greenville, SC
• Mr. Michael Hodgis, Senior Coordinator of Music Administration (Ret.)
  Norfolk City Schools
  Moyock, NC
• MAJ Timothy Holtan Ft. Myer, VA
  
• Dr. Stephen Hopkins, Director of Choral Activities
  Appalachian State University
  Boone, NC
• Dr. Mark Hosler, Associate Professor of Music
  Clemson University
  Clemson, SC
• Mr. Ray Hutcherson, Professional Saxophonist and Adjudicator
  Myrtle Beach, SC
  Myrtle Beach, SC
• Dr. Robert Keener, Professor, Emeritus
  Warren Wilson College
  Asheville, NC
• Dr. Wes Kenney, Music Director
  Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra
  Norfolk, VA
• Dr. Kenneth Kile, Music Technology Consultant
  University of Tennessee
  Chattanooga, TN
• Mr. Steve Kirkman, Band Director
  North Myrtle Beach Middle School
  Little River, SC
• Dr. Nancy Klein, Director of Choral Activities
  Old Dominion University
  Norfolk, VA
• Dr. Chris Knighten, Associate Director of Bands
  East Carolina University
  Greenville, NC
• Dr Don Krudop, Director of Choral Music Education
  Salem High School
  Virginia Beach, VA
• Mr. Scott LaVine, Professor of Music
  The Crane School of Music
  Potsdam, NY
• Mr. Rick Lawrence, Choral Director
  Howard High School
  Ellicott City, MD
• Mr. Charlie Lee, Professional Trombonist and Adjudicator
  Myrtle Beach, SC
  Myrtle Beach, SC
• Dr. Bob Lee, Director of Bands, Emeritus
  Austin Peay State University
  Clarksville, TN
• Dr Scott Lehmkuhl, Asst. Director of Choral Activities
  Clemson University
  Clemson, SC
• Mr. Bob Leketa, Retired Head of Jazz Department
  Navy School of Music
  Virginia Beach, VA
• Mr. Brian Lillos, Professor of Jazz Studies
  Humber College
  Brampton, ON
• Ms. Sandy Lister ,Auxiliary Instructor
  Chesapeake, VA
• Mr. Garland Markham, Supervisor of Instrumental Music
  Cobb County School District, Marietta, GA
  Marietta, GA
• Dr. James Maroney, Assistant Director of Choral Activities
  East Stroudsburg University
  East Stroudsburg, PA
• Dr. Christopher Mathews, Assistant Director of Choral Activities
  Clemson University
  Clemson, SC
• Mr. Paul Mcgarr, Director of Fine Arts (Retired)
  Polk County, FL
  Hamilton, ON, Canada
• Ms. Judy McLaurin, Director of Choral Activities
  Harrison School for the Performing Arts
  Lakeland, FL
• Mr. Greg Mclean, Professor of Music
  Georgia Perimiter College
  Dunwoody, GA
• Ms. Carolyn Minear, Program Coordinator
  Orange County Schools
  Maitland, FL
• Mr. Kevin Mitchell,Percussion Instructor
  Virginia Beach, VA
• Mr. Rick Mizell, Director of Music Operations
  Walt Disney World
  Virginia Beach, FL
• Mr. Richard Morgan, Director of Music
  First Presbyterian Church, Asheboro, NC
  Asheboro, NC
• Mrs. Carolyn Myers, Supervisor of Music Education
  Chesapeake City Schools
  Chesapeake, VA
• Mr. Brian Nozny ,Percussion Instructor
  Denton, TX
• Dr. Anthony Offerle, Professor of Choral Studies
  Charleston Southern University
  Charleston, SC
• Mr. Michael Ouellette, Director of Bands
  Mayde Creek High School, Katy, TX
  Houston, TX
• Mr. Craig Owens, Assistant Director
  Union Grove H.S.
  McDonough, GA
• Mrs. Mary Jane Pagenstecher, Director of Choral Activities
  The Holton-Arms School
  Bethesda, MD
• Mr. Clayton Parker ,Auxiliary Instructor
  Columbia, SC
• Mrs. Betty Neill Parsons, Director of Choral Activities
  Methodist College
  Fayetteville, NC
• Mr. Richard Petersimes , Auxiliary Instructor
  Virginia Beach, VA
• Mr. Wayne Powell, Band Director
  Yorktown Middle School
  Yorktown, VA
• Dr. David Rayl, Director of Choral Activities
  Michigan State University
  East Lansing, MI
• Mrs. Cindy Reed ,Auxiliary Instructor
  Jonesboro, GA
• Dr. Mark Reimer, Professor of Music
  Christopher Newport University
  Newport News, VA
• Ms. Madeline Rossettini, Music Teacher (Retired)
  Ridgewood, NJ
• Dr. Don Ryder, Associate Director of Bands
  University of Tennessee/Knoxville
  Knoxville, TN
• Mr. Daniel Schoemmell, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music
  Shenandoah University
  Winchester, VA
• Mr. Ray Shahin, Director - Santa Fe Community College Brass Ens
  Gainesville, FL
  Alachua, FL
• Mr. Pete Shaver, Guard Instructor
  Ridgefield Memorial High School
  Ringwood, NJ
• Mr. Robert Shoup,Music Director
  Virginia Chorale
  Chorus Master
  
• Mr. Fritz Siler, Director of Bands
  Mt. Pisgah Christian School
  Alpharetta, GA
• Mr. Timothy Sparks, Professor/Voice Instructor
  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
  Chapel Hill, NC
• Lt. Chad Steffey, Director
  USAF Singing Seargents
  Warner Robins, GA
• Dr. Mark Sterbank, Director of Jazz Studies
  Charleston Southern University
  Charleston, SC
• Dr. Leslie Stewart, Orchestra Director
  Old Dominion University
  Norfolk, VA
• Dr. Kevin Strother, Professional Singer and Voice Faculty
  Catholic University of America
  Potomac, MD
• Mr. Teddy Sullivan, Guard Instructor
  Jonesboro High School
  Fayetteville, GA
• Dr. Martin Sunderland ,Strings Director (Retired)
  Virginia Beach, VA
• Dr. William Thomas, Chair, Department of Music
  Furman University
  Greenville, SC
• Dr. Vance Thompson, Jazz Instructor
  University of Tennessee
  Knoxville, TN
• Mr. Vince Tornello, Director of Bands
  Charlottesville High School
  Charlottesville, VA
• Mr. Matt Tracey, Band Director
  Ridgefield Memorial High School
  Ridgfield Park, NJ
• Dr. Donald Trott, Director of Choral Activities
  University of Mississippi
  University, MS
• Ms. Jill Vandegriff, Chorus Teacher
  Lewis & Clark Community College
  Godfrey, IL
• Mr. Robert Waggonner,Director of the Jazz Lab Band
  St. LouisCommunity College - Meramac Campus
  St. Ann , MO
• Mr. Peter Waidelich, Instructor of Music
  Daytona Beach Community College
  Ormond Beach, FL
• Dr. David Walters, Director of Bands (Emeritus)
  Jacksonville State University
  AL
• Mr. Roger Waters, Instructor of Vocal Studies
  Georgia Perimeter College
  McDunough, GA
• Dr. Robert Wells, Professor of Voice
  University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  Greensboro, NC
• Mr. George West, Director of Jazz Studies
  Stetson University
  DeLand, FL
• Dr. Joseph White, Director of Orchestral Studies
  Christopher Newport University
  Newport News, VA
• Dr. David Widder, Conductor, Symphonic Wind Ensemble
  Virginia Tech University
  Blacksburg, VA
• Dr. Ellen Williams, Coordinator of Voice Studies
  Meredith College
  Raleigh, NC
• Dr. Lee Willingham, Professor
  Wilfrid Laurier University
  Waterloo, Ontario
• Dr. Gary Wright, Director of Choral Activities
  University of North Carolina - Pembroke
  Pembroke, NC
• Dr. Welborn Young, Assistant Professor of Choral Music
  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
  Greensboro, NC
• Mr. Dennis Zeisler, Director of Bands
  Old Dominion University
  Norfolk, VA