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Associate Conductor Frank Felice Frank Felice is embarking on his second season as the Associate Conductor of the Metropolitan Winds. Mr. Felice is currently the Director of Bands at Little Elm High School. Before coming to Little Elm, he was the Associate Director for the DeSoto High School Band, and he taught middle school for seven years. Six of those years were as the head director at Edgar Martin Middle School in Lafayette, Louisiana. During his tenure there, his bands received the highest possible ratings at both the district and state levels. His bands have also competed in the Best in Class Championships in the Meyerson Center and the National Adjudicators Invitational Festival in San Antonio, Texas. While at Edgar Martin, Mr. Felice received the "Teacher of the Year" Award in 1999. Mr. Felice has served as a guest honor band conductor, adjudicator, marching clinician, drill instructor, and low brass technician. While at L.S.U. working on his Master's degree, Mr. Felice served as a teaching assistant with the band department. He was responsible for teaching each of the various concert ensembles as well as extensive work with the "Golden Band from Tigerland." As a euphonium player, Mr. Felice has performed with the L.S.U. Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra, Low Brass Ensemble as well as with the graduate tuba-euphonium quartet, Tsunami. This quartet placed third in the International Tuba-Euphonium Quartet Competition which was held in Lahti, Finland, in the summer of 2001. Most recently, Mr. Felice and his wife Ginger celebrated the birth of their first child, Claire Isabella Felice. Mr. Felice received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from L.S.U. |
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