Our Directors
RUSSELL GAVIN is Director of Bands at Stanford University. Dr. Gavin holds a Ph.D. in Music Education from Florida State University, a Master of Music in Euphonium Performance from the University of Notre Dame, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Auburn University. His public school teaching experiences include Director of Bands/Fine Arts Chair at Eufaula High School (Eufaula, AL) and Director of Bands at South Girard Middle School (Phenix City, AL).Dr. Gavin maintains an active schedule as a conductor/clinician across the country. He has presented educational clinics at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, as well as the state music education/band conferences of Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, and Texas. He has presented research at multiple regional and national venues, including the MENC/NAfME Biennial National Conference, MENC/NAfME Summer Research Symposium, Texas Music Educators Association Conference, and the Iowa Music Educators Association Conference. Gavin’s publications have appeared in the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, Psychology of Music, the Journal of Music Teacher Education, the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Southwestern Musician, and the Florida Music Director. In addition to his duties at Stanford, Dr. Gavin is Director of the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps and an Educational Artist/Clinician for Jupiter Band Instruments.
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RACHAEL VEGA is the Associate Director of Bands at Stanford University. She holds Master of Music Education and Bachelor of Music Education degrees from Florida State University. Prior to her appointment at Stanford, she served as the Director of Bands for Wakulla Middle School in Crawfordville, FL, and as the Primary Years and Middle Years International Baccalaureate Program Music Instructor (K-8) and Band Director (4-12) for Alto International School in Menlo Park, CA. During her time at Alto, she also served as the Department Head of the Arts and IB Self-Study Committee Chair. Rachael has presented at the California All State Music Educators Conference, and is an active member of Women Band Directors International, California Music Educators Association, and the National Association for Music Education. In addition to her role with the LSJUMB, Rachael is an appointed lecturer at the Graduate School of Education in support of the Peer Bridge Counseling Center at Stanford University.
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