Archive for June 2024

We just received an update from Dayton Sholz on how his time at PRISMA in Canada is going. Read further: Hey, everyone! This first week in Powell River, Canada has been absolutely amazing. I have learned so much about connection and music making. I have met so many people from around the world such as…

We have more great news coming from one of our WT Symphonic Band Percussionists. Colton Gallandat was informed that he has been selected to attend the prestigious16th Keiko Abe International Marimba Academy in Tokyo, Japan from August 2nd-5th! Read Colton’s story below: Dear WT Band Alumni, Hello, my name is Colton Gallandat and this next…

Name Tim Hicks What years were you in the WT Band? When did you graduate? 1981-82 What was your degree in? Accounting Where are you living now and what are you doing? I currently live in a suburb of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. At a little more than 136,000 people, CR is still one of the…

Name Amy (Barnhart) Hammel-Zabin What years were you in the WT Band? When did you graduate? 1980-84 What was your degree in? Bachelor of music therapy Where are you living now and what are you doing? Just retired and spend winters on Skidaway Island in Savannah, Georgia, and summers on the beach in Milford, Connecticut.…

Name Stephen Smoot What years were you in the WT Band? When did you graduate? 1986-89, 1992-96 What was your degree in? Bachelor of Music Where are you living now and what are you doing? Burleson, Texas-retired from Joshua ISD after 28 years of teaching (22 in Joshua) Tell us about your family. Married to…

Name Celeste Walker Shearer What years were you in the WT Band? When did you graduate? 80-82 Unfortunately, I didn’t graduate from WTSU, but I had the best two years of college there. (And seven years of band camp prior to that!) What was your degree in? Music Education Where are you living now and…

Name Donna O’Bryant What years were you in the WT Band? When did you graduate? 1989-1991 What was your degree in? Masters Music Education Where are you living now and what are you doing? Dallas/Fort Worth Tell us about your family. Two grown sons Noah and his wife Thea are attorneys in Washington DC and…

Paul Worosello (BMEd ’75 & MM’76) retired in 2013 from Klein Forest High School after a 37 career, all spent at the high school level except for the first year. For the past thirteen years he has been the director of the Woodlands Concert Band, an adult community band located in Harris County north of…

NEWS ALERT! We have the multi-camera/high quality video recording available for viewing of the 2024 WT Symphonic Band on our website. You MUST be a member of the website in order to view the performance. We welcome all current WT Band Students and any WT Band Alumni who are not registered on our site to…

Larry Harris November 20, 1943 — June 5, 2024 Larry Alan Harris, 81, born November 20,1943 in Childress, Texas, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Saint Marys Hospital in Russellville, AR. He was preceded in death by his parents Norman and Joyce Harris and his wife of 44 years, Karen Sue Harris. He is…