Chuck Wilson is now in his tenth year as a public school music educator at Mountain View High School in Kingsley, Pennsylvania. In addition to his Concert Bands, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Band, Chuck also teaches beginning guitar and runs an innovative world music group (POW-WOW) consisting of "Percussion Of the World" (African percussion) and "Winds Of the World" (Australian didgeridoo, Native American flutes).
Chuck received his Bachelors of Music in Education from Ithaca College, and recently received his Masters of Science in Education from Wilkes University.
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| Jamie Orfanella has been a professional musician and music educator for over 20 years with a bachelors degree in music education for the University of North Texas. He is currently teaching at Valley View High School in Archbald, PA and is a member of the jazz faculty at the Performing Arts Institute at Wyoming Seminary.
As an active freelance trumpet player, Jamie performs in a wide variety of styles from jazz to rock to classical. He is currently studying traditional Japanese shakuhachi flute under Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin at the Ki Sui An dojo. Jamie is also half of the duo "Tribal Waves". Along with drummer Matt Scola, the duo combines a variety of world wind instruments- including didgeridoos, various flutes and jaw harps, with percussion ranging from drum set to Tibetian singing bowls to create an improvisational ambient trance experience.
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