New Staff Additions
This year we are pleased to welcome two new additions to our Program Staff for the 2015 marching season. Aaron Cabrera, Music Teacher at Bing Elementary School and Carson Crowell, a musician who brings years of indoor percussion experience to the team, will be joining us as Woodwind Instructor and Percussion Instructor, respectively.
“We are incredibly excited to have Aaron and Carson be on the team this year. We think they will both bring fresh and invigorating ideas to the Program and I personally cannot wait to see them elevate our already high standard of excellence and achievement. The Blue Coat Regiment will definitely hit the ground running come the beginning of the school year in anticipation of our first competition,” said Mr. Miller, Band Program Staff Director and Assistant Marching Band Director.
About Aaron Cabrera
Aaron holds a Bachelor’s Degree in music education from the University of South Florida, where he studied clarinet with Mr. Calvin Fallwell of the Sarasota Orchestra and Mr. Brian Moorhead of the Florida Orchestra. At USF Aaron served as principal clarinetist for the Symphonic Orchestra, as well as the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band. A highlight of Aaron’s career was serving as the concert master at the USF Wind Ensemble’s performance at Carnegie Hall.
Aaron is an active member in the Florida Music Educators Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the Florida Bandmasters Association. Aaron is a sought after guest clinician in the Tampa Bay area and currently resides in Hillsborough County where he is the Music Teacher at Bing Elementary School.
About Carson Crowell
Carson began her musical career as a sophomore in high school and played in the front ensemble for Land O’ Lakes Scholastic Indoor in 2010. She then proceeded to join Sunlake Winterguard during the 2011 indoor season. As a senior in 2012 she joined Bay Area Percussion, an independent Tampa indoor percussion groupunder the direction of Sean Phillips and Jeremy Vest. During her time with Bay Area she gained two silver medals with the Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit (FFCC) and was a finalist in Dayton, Ohio during the 2012 season.This same year she was awarded the Semper Fidelis military music award for musical excellence by her band director Brian Dell. She played in the front ensemble for Bay Area for two years until she moved on to join Infinity 2 on the cymbal line where she received a gold medal during FFCC Championships in Daytona, Florida during the 2014 season.
Carson is currently a student at the University of South Florida in Tampa, where she is majoring in digital arts and animation. This year will be her third year marching with the Herd of Thunder Drumline, where she will be serving as a section leader.
Carson has previous experience teaching at Osceola High School and has written and choreographed drill for their indoor program.
