At the age of twelve, James knew he wanted to be a singer after seeing the Fabulous James Brown perform at the “Famous Apollo Theater. He was 15 years old when he formed his first show band in his hometown of Stamford, Ct. The band traveled between Boston and New York City…
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Nationally Renowned Guest Performers
Bonita Springs Concert Band frequently features numerous renown music conductors, composers, soloists, and ensembles, making each concert unique.
Dr. David A. Waybright
Dr. David A. Waybright received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees at Marshall University and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in orchestral conducting from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He taught initially at Wahama High School in Mason, West Virginia and since that time has served as Director of…
George Ritchie Sims
The skirl of the Scottish Bagpipes has been a part of my life since I was a child. My Great Uncle was piper in the Gordon Highlanders in World War I and after emigrating to America he formed the first bagpipe band in Chicago. At age eight I started taking lessons from…
Dr. Ryan Chapman
Dr. Ryan Chapman is a highly sought-after lead trumpet player, arranger, band leader, educator, and producer. He is a recording artist on the Latin Grammy winning album Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue, and can be heard on George Benson’s album Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole, Jazz & the Philharmonic with the Henry Mancini Institute…
Dr. Timothy Yontz
Timothy Yontz is Director of Bands and Head of Instrumental Studies for the Bower School of Music & the Arts at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. Before joining the faculty at FGCU, Dr. Yontz served as Professor of Music Education and Symphonic Band conductor at Wheaton College in Illinois,…
Ansel Norris
Trumpeter Ansel Norris has distinguished himself as a soloist, orchestral and chamber musician of Trumpeter Ansel Norris has gathered acclaim throughout the world as a soloist and orchestral musician of diverse taste and enthusiasm. His sound has been heard on NPR’s Performance Today, From the Top, and on Medici.tv, as the first-ever American…