MEET THE 2014 READING BUCCANEERS PERCUSSION STAFF! We are pleased to introduce the uncommonly talented people who will design and teach the 2014 Reading Buccaneers percussion program. This is a team of veteran teachers and writers, and each brings multiple years of distinguished service to the Buccaneers organization to the table. JOHNNY TRUJILLO (Percussion Arranger & Caption Head). A 2006 graduate of West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education, Johnny returns to the Buccaneers for his third season as Percussion Arranger and Caption Head. He has taught with the Buccaneers since 2007. Trujillo is currently band director at Norristown High School, where he leads the concert band program and piano classes. He has also served on the percussion staffs of the Buccaneer Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps and is currently with the Cadets. He has marched with the Bushwackers (2004), DCI’s Phoenix (2001-2003), and the Cadets (2005-2006). Trujillo is a very active adjudicator for USBANDS in both the marching band and indoor arena. He will graduate with a Master’s Degree in Education from Cabrini College in May 2014. GREGORY TSALIKIS (Front Ensemble Arranger). Greg returns for his fifth year with the Buccaneers front ensemble. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Greg has been an active musician for nearly his entire life. Greg has appeared on stage with groups such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Mercury Baroque, the Yellowjackets, and as a soloist with the Houston Wind Symphony. His drum corps experience includes playing timpani for the Bluecoats from 2000 to 2005, for the Buccaneers in 1999 and 2001, and leading the Troopers front ensemble in 2007. Earning his MM in percussion performance from Rice University, Greg has also studied privately in the fields of composition, conducting, and music theory. Currently, Greg is the Percussion Director for Obra D. Tompkins High School in Katy, Texas. He is an active arranger and composer for marching bands and indoor programs throughout the country. FRANK McGUIGAN (Battery Supervisor, Snares) returns to the Buccaneers percussion staff for his fourth consecutive season in 2014. Frank started his drum corps career a member of the Buccaneers percussion section from 2000 through 2004. In 2006, he joined the percussion staff of the Jersey Surf, serving as snare drum instructor, and continued in that capacity until 2009. Frank has also been an instructor for high school marching bands and indoor percussion units, most notably Spring-Ford High School, North Penn High School, and Methacton High School; and independent indoor percussion groups Aftermath (2004-2006) and the Penn State Indoor Drumline (2009). Frank is also a certified Music and Percussion judge for the Cavalcade of Bands, and has judged indoor percussion for YEA/US Bands. Outside of drum corps, Frank works in the clinical data management department for a global pharmaceutical contract research organization. MATT BRACCIANTE (Tenors) is returning to the Buccaneers for his third year as part of the percussion staff. Hailing from West Chester, PA, he is currently studying music at Millersville University. In addition to performing in the Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Percussion Ensemble, he is also a part of the independent percussion trio, Portal Percussion. Matt began his marching career with the Buccaneers as a member of the quad line in 2008 and helped win the Best Showmanship award in 2009. He then marched with The Cavaliers in 2010-2011 under the tutelage of Michael McIntosh and Brian Tinkel, where he helped win the Fred Sanford High Percussion award in 2011. He is currently the Battery Coordinator and Arranger for the Millersville University Marching Band, and has previously taught the indoor and outdoor drumlines at Coatesville Area Senior High School. continued
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