Carmel High School Band Directors
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| Richard Saucedo | Andy Cook | Chris Kreke | Mike Pote |
| Director of Bands, Chairman of Performing Arts Department | Associate Director of Bands | Associate Director of Bands | Associate Director of Bands |
| Conductor of Marching Greyhound Conductor of Jazz Ensemble I Co-Director of Wind Symphony I Middle School Bands | Marching Band Assistant Director-Baritones & Contras Wind Symphony II & Wind Symphony III Jazz Ensemble III & Jazz Ensemble Pep Band Middle School Bands | Marching Band Assistant Director – Woodwinds Wind Symphony II and Wind Symphony III Jazz Ensemble IV Pep Band Middle School Bands | Marching Band Assistant Director – Trumpets, Mellophones, Color Guard Co-Director of Wind Symphony 1 Teaches Music Theory and Composition Jazz Ensemble II Freshman Concert Band Coordinator of Color Guard Middle School Bands |
Additional Staff
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| Michael McIntosh, Percussion Designer-Arranger | Bruce McConnell, Director of Concert Percussion |
| Michael McIntosh is currently one of two percussion designer/arrangers and the music coordinator for the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps. His daily activities include acting as one of two percussion coordinators for the Carmel-Clay school district in Carmel, Indiana. Mr. McIntosh is enrolled in Butler University where he is pursuing a degree in theory and composition under the tutelage of composer-in-residence, Dr. Michael Schelle. | Director of Concert Percussion at Carmel High School, Bruce McConnell is a composer, arranger, educator and performer. His work has included teaching and writing for marching band, indoor percussion and concert ensembles at Center Grove, Avon, Lawrence North, Hamilton Southeastern and Carmel High School. Bruce has written and consulted for numerous other groups in Indiana as well as other schools across the country. His twenty year tenure in Drum Corps International includes writing and teaching at the Star of Indiana, The Bluecoats, The Cavaliers and The Glassmen. A former member of the Dick Dickinson Jazztet, Bruce can be heard playing vibraphone on The Four Sexes’ recent album “Rock With a Twist”. His collection of original marimba solos “The Various Sinful Dances” will be published by Keyboard Percussion Publications later this year. He resides in Carmel, Indiana with his wife and two sons. |
Carmel Color Guard Staff Members
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Rosie Queen has been with Carmel for many years. She has worked with the guard through CHS classes as well as the Marching Greyhounds Color Guard unit and the CHS Winter Guard Team. Rosie Queen, AKA, Rosie Miller, is very well known for her talents in the area of directing color guard and continues to strive for excellence in the CHS Color Guard programs. |
| Rosie Queen, Director, Color Guard | |
Additional Color Guard Staff
| Head Tech — Matty Follo Choreographer/Tech — Rory Duffey Choreographer — Michael Townsend Tech — Laura Gasper Choreographer/Movement — Jennifer House-Hinshaw Creative Staff — Andy Toth Creative Staff — Keith Potter Creative Staff — Mike Gaines Summer Staff & JV Director — Pam Colver Summer Staff & JV Staff — Kelsey Canary |







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