David M. Marshall
President & Director of The East Bay Summer Wind & Youth Ensembles
Mr.
Marshall is a native of Bristol, RI and a 1998 graduate of Berklee College of
Music with a B.S. in Music Education. He also earned a M.Ed in School
Administration from American International College in 2010. For 9 years he was the Director of Music for
the Swansea Public School System in Swansea, Massachusetts where he was also the
director of The Joseph Case High School
"Cardinals" Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Chorus and Show Choir.
In June of 2007, he
took over the duties of Director of Bands at
Somerset High School in Somerset,
Massachusetts. There he directs the Somerset High School "Blue Raider" Marching
Band, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Show Choir Pit Band,
Musical Production Pit Orchestra and is the Winter Music Activities Director
supervising all activities of the Winter Percussion and Winter Color Guard.
Under his direction, those instrumental and vocal performing ensembles excelled and earned numerous group and individual awards at festivals and
competitions throughout Massachusetts, as well as in New York City, Washington D.C., Allentown, PA, Virginia Beach, VA
and in Disney World in Orlando, FL. Many of his former and current students have successfully auditioned for the
Southeastern District MMEA and Massachusetts' MMEA All-State Honors Ensembles.
Additionally, he is an active member of the following music organizations:
MENC (The National Association for Music
Education), MMEA (Massachusetts
Music Educators' Association), TI:ME (Technology
Institute for Music Educators), NESBA (New
England Scholastic Band Association) and USSBA (United
States Scholastic Band Association).
Mr. Marshall was a performing member of The East Bay Summer Wind Ensemble
from 1990 through 2006 on the alto saxophone and was both ensembles' assistant conductor
from 1996 to 2006 under the tutelage of Mr. Robert Arsenault. He has been the
Director and President of both the East Bay Summer Wind Ensemble and East Bay
Summer Youth Ensemble since 2006. In 2008 he was selected by The Cambridge Who's
Who as the 2008 Executive of the Year representing the Music Education Industry.
Mr. Marshall is a life-long resident of Bristol, RI where he lives happily with
his wife, Carrie and two children, David and Sarah.
Richard J. Sylvia
Director of The East Bay Summer Chorus
Mr. Sylvia is a native of Dighton, MA and earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from Rhode Island College in 2008. For the last two years, he has been teaching at Somerset High School, where he directed the concert choir, treble choir, chorale, and show choir. He also taught vocal techniques and acoustic guitar classes. In addition, he was the co-director for Somerset High School's Drama Club. This summer, Richard will be taking over the position of Director of Arts at Bishop Hendricken High School, where he will be teaching the Drama Arts Academy, directing the mainstage productions, and overseeing the choral, instrumental, visual, and media arts programs. Richard has previously been associated with Bishop Hendricken High School serving as the musical director for their spring and summer productions. In addition to this, he currently directs Encore Community Chorus in Somerset. In the past, he has directed the Rhode Island Children's Chorus, Treble Choir, musically directed for the North Kingstown Players, and directed the Stone Church Junior Choir. As a choral singer, he has had the opportunity to perform in concert tours in Scotland, Great Britain, Italy, Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic and has had the honor of working with several composers, conductors and performers, including Carlisle Floyd, Libby Larsen, Michael Remson, Jean Redpath, Ann Howard Jones and Michael Bublè.
Lori J. Anderson
Director of The East Bay Summer String Ensemble
Lori Anderson earned her B.S in Music Education from the University of Connecticut, her Masters in Music Education (with a minor in violin performance) from the University of Rhode Island, and her CAGS in Educational Leadership from Bridgewater State College. She has worked in the Abington Public Schools, the Dartmouth Public Schools, and the Somerset Public Schools as a string specialist/music educator. She currently serves as the Coordinator of the Fine and Performing Arts and High School Orchestra Director for the Somerset School System. Her professional memberships include the MMEA (Massachusetts Music Educators' Association), the ASTA (American String Teacher's Association), and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). Ms. Anderson has been active in MMEA and Southeast District serving as manager for both the Junior and Senior District Festivals, and served as the manager of the All-State Orchestra in 2006. She has conducted the Rhode Island Junior All-State Orchestra, the Junior SEMSBA Orchestra, and the Western District String Jamboree. This year, she will be serving as the Concert Chairperson for the Southeastern District Senior Festival. Ms. Anderson was the conductor of the Intermezzo Strings for the Ocean State Youth Orchestra (OSYO) for 7 years. She is an active musician performing in variety of venues as a violinist. She has performed with the Sinfonie by the Sea, the Boston Philharmonic, the Plymouth Philharmonic, and the New Bedford Symphony. Ms. Anderson is very excited to be establishing the new East Bay Summer String Ensemble which will provide string performers the opportunity to advance their skills as well as perform in an ensemble setting during the summer months.