Band Director – Steve Wolf
Steve Wolf received his BMus in Music Education from the Hartt School of Music in 2006 and is currently completing a Masters in Film Scoring at Berklee. In addition to his formal studies, he also marched with the Boston Crusaders, directed Hawkapella, and took many classes with the composition faculty. Since graduating, he taught at several high schools around Connecticut and worked as the Brass Caption Head/Music Arranger for the 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps and well as enlisting with the 102d CT Army National Guard band. He has also spent a lot of time singing, especially with barbershop quartets, winning the Northeastern District quartet contest in 2007 and 2009, and currently singing with Destination Quartet. In addition to teaching here at East Haven, Mr Wolf owns/operates his own business Wolf Studios, creating learning tracks, arranging, and composing music on a freelance basis.
Instructional Staff
Visual Staff
Tyler Miller – Visual
Gabby Murtagh – Visual
Debbie Allen – Color Guard
Mary-Ann Bucci – Color Guard
Music Staff
Jessica Wolf – Woodwinds
Matt Johnson – Percussion
The Blond Gorilla – Percussion
Design Staff
Music Design – Bill Muter is a multi-instrumentalist, best-selling author, composer, clinician and probably most well known for his work on the tuba. Having performed in venues across the globe, Bill is without a doubt one of the world’s leading tuba and and bass players earning him the nickname “Tuba Visionary.” The New Times also hails Bill as a “Showstopper” and “The most innovative tuba player we’ve seen.”
As a performer, Bill was a tuba soloist, percussionist and keyboardist in the Tony and Emmy Award winning Broadway sensation “Blast!” During Bill’s tenure, the show performed in numerous tours throughout North America and Japan as well as residencies at the World Expo in South Korea and Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Bill was also the trombonist and horn section MD for the popular Haitian Kompa band “Gabel” with tours throughout Haiti, Canada, Dominican Republic and the French Antilles. Bill has shared the stage with 6 time Grammy Winner Shaun Martin of “Snarky Puppy”, the Snarky Puppy horn and rhythm sections with Shaun Martin’s Go-Go party, Sarah Reich of “Postmodern Jukebox”, Stefon Harris, Warren Wolf, James Francies, Matthew Whitaker, MonoNeon and more. Bill is a bandleader and fronts a 10 piece funk band “Topless in Tokyo.” Bill and his groups have opened for Lenny Kravitz, The Black Pumas, Boyz II Men, Norah Jones, Bobby McFerrin, Lalah Hathaway, The Roots and more.
Bill is heavily involved with the marching arts activity as clinician, designer and adjudicator. Bill has worked with the Boston Crusaders, Crossmen and Colts Drum and Bugle Corps and was also the Caption Head for the WGI Gold Medalist “Stryke Wynds.” Bill’s compositions have achieved numerous state championships.