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Wayne Splettstoeszer received his BS-ED and
Master's Degree in music education from Central
Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut. As a music teacher at Saint Bernard High
School in
Uncasville, Connecticut from 1994-1996 he was in charge of all
aspects of the music
program. Since 1996 Wayne has been Director of Bands/Music
Technology at
Torrington High School, Torrington, Connecticut. Under his
direction the Torrington High School Symphonic, Jazz and Marching Bands have grown and received numerous first place
awards. In 2006 the THS "Pride of Torrington" Marching Band was
selected to represent the State of Connecticut in the National Cherry Blossom
Parade in Washington, D.C. In 2007 the Torrington High School String
Orchestra received 1st Place Best Appearing High School
Orchestra at the Festivals of Music, Boston, Massachusetts.
In 2008 the Torrington High School Symphonic Band and Jazz
Ensemble both received 1st Place Superior Ratings and
Adjudicator's Awards as the highest scoring ensembles at the
Heritage Music Festival in Philadelphia, PA.
Torrington High School also received Instrumental and
Festival Sweepstakes Awards as well. The Torrington High
School Jazz Ensemble was selected to perform with the United
States Air Force Airmen of Note Jazz Ensemble on their 2008
Connecticut Tour.
The music technology program has expanded from one class offering in 1996
and now offers two levels of classes. In 2000 a new 20-station music technology lab was
completed offering students at Torrington High School the opportunity to work with
the latest technology. The Music Technology Program at Torrington High School is the
only school from New England to be a featured school on the
Music Technology Learning Center Website, was the cover story of the
April 2001 issue of School Band and
Orchestra magazine, and was selected by the Roland Corporation of Los
Angeles, California as one of four schools in the country to be a part of their
educational booth graphics.
Wayne has presented technology sessions at the Connecticut and
Massachusetts Music
Educators Association All-State Conferences, 2003 MENC Eastern Division
Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, numerous school districts throughout
Connecticut and Massachusetts. He has served on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Lowell
Summer Program and is presently Adjunct Professor of Music
Technology at
Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn.
Wayne is an active member of Connecticut
Music Educators Association,
MENC, Technology
Institute for Music Educators, and Connecticut Chapter of
American School Band Directors Association, was included in the
2000,2002,2004 2005 and 2006 editions of Who’s Who Among America’s
Teachers, was an advisor for the
Roland Corporation’s Instruments of Change Educational Newsletter, nominated
for the 2001 Disney American Teachers Award and 2003 Disney Creative
Teaching Award and was selected as the Torrington Wal-Mart
2003 Teacher of the Year and the Torrington Public Schools 2003-2004 Teacher of the
Year. In 2004 Wayne was selected as one of 50
Directors Who Make a Difference by School Band and Orchestra Magazine. In
2006 Wayne was selected as the Connecticut Music Educators Association Secondary
Music Educator of the Year and was inducted as a member of the Phi
Beta Mu International Band Master's Fraternity. In 2007 Wayne was inducted
as an Honorary member of the University of Connecticut Chapter Tau Beta Sigma
Band Fraternity. In 2009 Wayne was selected to receive the Technology Institute for
Music Educators National Teacher of the Year Award. |
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