Matthew Doiron

Matthew Doiron began his musical study on the trumpet at age ten. He earned a B.Mus. from Keene State College and a M.S. from the American Band College at Southern Oregon State. He has done further graduate work at Duquesne.

Since 1992, Mr. Doiron has held the position of Director of Bands at Sanford High School in Sanford, Maine.  During his tenure at SHS the concert band has been awarded “superior” awards at state and New England band festivals on five occasions.  The SHS jazz ensemble has performed with noted jazz trumpeter Tiger Okoshi and the marching band has had many successful seasons including a New England championship in 2003, and performances in the 2007 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Parade.

In addition to his duties at SHS, Mr. Doiron is the music director of the Strafford Wind Symphony, the conductor of  the Piscataqua River Brass and the conductor of the basketball band at the University of New Hampshire.  He has guest-conducted ensembles throughout New England.  As a trumpet player, Mr. Doiron has performed with the Monadnock, Keene Community and Windham orchestras as well as many concert and jazz bands and small ensembles throughout northern New England.

He is the former assistant conductor of the Portsmouth (NH) Symphony Orchestra, and has served in positions with the Maine chapter of the National Band Association, the Maine Music Educators Association and the Maine Band Director’s Association. He holds memberships in MENC, MMEA, MBDA and Kappa Kappa Psi.

 

 

Bruce Gatchell

Bruce Gatchell has served as Assistant Conductor for the Strafford Wind Symphony since 1999. Mr. Gatchell, a graduate of Keene State College, received a Ford Fellowship Teaching Assistantship under Stanley Hettinger at the University of New Hampshire before beginning his musical education career in Rochester as director of instrumental music, followed by fifteen years in the Concord Union School District as vocal and instrumental director at Concord High School. He has also served at Plymouth State College as adjunct professor of low applied brass, and as the interim director of the Symphonic Band. In addition, Mr. Gatchell has served 29 years as a teacher, conductor, and head counselor for the University of New Hampshire Summer Youth Music School (SYMS).

Now retired after fifteen years as instrumental music teacher in the Epping Public Schools, he continues as Music Director for Leddy Center for the Performing Arts Broadway Musical productions. Mr. Gatchell brings with him a wealth of conducting experience with specialty bands throughout the Northeast at the junior high, high school, and collegiate level.

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