New Director for the band

We are excited to announce the new band director, Dave Rush.

Dave is a retired Music Educator of 38 years. The bulk of his teaching was 25 years as the Director of Bands of Craig High School in Janesville, WI. There he was in charge of the Concert, Marching, Jazz and Pep Bands. After retiring from the Janesville School District, he took one year off and then returned to teaching as the assistant band director for 6 years at Sun Prairie High School.

Dave has a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts from UW-Whitewater and a Masters Degree in Music Education from the University of Wisconsin.

Dave was a guest conductor/clinician for two years for the Junior Music Clinic at UW-Madison and for multiple years for the University of New Hampshire Summer Youth Music School Program. He was guest conductor for the 2009 New Hampshire Middle School All State Band. He also has worked as a clinician for Glacier Creek Middle School in Cross Plains, Waunakee High School Band and other schools in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Dave has been performing with the “All That Jazz” big band since 2016. He has also performed with the UW Madison Summer Band, the Madison College Community Band and Community Orchestra and the McFarland and Sun Prairie Community Bands.

Welcome Dave!