Mr. Jerry Philp
Drill Writer
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Jerry Philp is in his 17th year of teaching as director of bands at Skyline Middle School in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He designs drill for several high school programs across the Commonwealth and works specifically with the Virginia Honor Band Harrisonburg High School Marching Band, the 500 strong James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes, and is co-director for the WGI medalist JMU Nuance Winterguards. He has helped write and stage over 135 marching arts productions. As a judge he is WGI certified in general effect, and appears regularly with shows in the Atlantic Indoor Association, Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association, and the Virginia Marching Band Cooperative. His drill has been featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and on CollegeMarching.com.
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Ms. Emily Smith
Woodwind Instructor
Woodwind Instructor
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Emily Smith is currently a Senior at Old Dominion University pursuing her degree in Music Education. Ms. Smith has had the distinct pleasure of playing multiple ensembles during her time at ODU including Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Flute quartet, and Flute Choir. In September of 2023 she competed in the ODU young artist competition in which she won. She played her concerto alongside the ODU Wind Ensemble the following spring. This is her first year with the Marching Patriot's and is eager and excited to work with the students and staff!
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Mr.Kristian Quillion
SRt and Music Technician
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Kristian Quilon is a Sound Recording Technology Graduate of the F. Ludwig Diehn School of Music at Old Dominion University. He is a multi-instrumentalist and has studied music and classical piano for 15 years. At ODU, he plays saxophone in the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Orchestra, and Saxophone Trio/Quartet; double bass and piano in Symphony Orchestra; and bass guitar and saxophone in Jazz Combo. In April 2023, he performed George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the ODU Wind Ensemble as a winner of the Young Artists Competition. Outside of ODU, Kristian is a substitute music director/accompanist at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, the accompanist for the Catholic High School Band/Orchestra and Choir, the bassist and saxophonist for oldies/disco group called D’Originals, a guitarist/vocalist of the indie-rock band Moonsmoke, a saxophonist of a big band called Deep Blue, and the pianist for Virginia Wind Symphony. He was an actor/singer in multiple musicals and plays in high school, and he transitioned to playing bass, auxiliary keys, and woodwinds in the pit band/orchestras for musicals in the area, especially at St. Matthew’s Catholic School and First Colonial High School. He is also one of the audio engineers, bassists, and keyboardists at Coastal Community Church. Kristian is a sound engineer at SJI Media, an audio and video company in the Hampton Roads area, under which he has worked live sound reinforcement and mixed live shows for Tidewater Winds and Deep Blue. His teaching experience consists of general music and instrumental private teaching, and recently, he was the music instructor for a summer theatre camp at CHS. In his free time, Kristian likes to write and produce music, collect vinyl records, play video games, read books, and have jam sessions with friends!
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