Shannon Curtis has been the director of the North Suburban Concert Band since 2017. He graduated from Luther College, Magna Cum Laude, as a member of the class of 2013, with a Bachelor of Arts in Music accompanied by a minor in K-12 Music Education. During his time at Luther he performed with the Luther Concert Band, Luther Symphony Orchestra, Luther Jazz Orchestra, and in various small chamber ensembles including the Luther Trumpet Ensemble which performed at the 2012 International Trumpet Guild Conference in Minneapolis.
He currently serves as one of two band directors at Zimmerman Middle and High School. The program currently supports over 315 middle school and 130 high school students. He is the director of the Zimmerman Middle School Jazz Band and the Zimmerman Pit Orchestra. Shannon also works with the River Valley Sound winter horn-line and is horn-line and visual director with the 728 Cadets Marching Band. Prior to beginning his job in Zimmerman, Shannon taught band just south of Mason City, Iowa in the West Fork School District. Shannon maintains an active performance schedule as a trumpet player, playing in the Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble and subbing with many Twin Cities bands and orchestras. |
Board MembersPresident: Don Schunk donschunk@gmail.com Vice-President: Brian Tice brianwtice@gmail.com Secretary: Dave Venhuizen davevenhuizen@gmail.com Treasurer: Shirley Paroczai shirt80@hotmail.com Membership: John Lingle john.lingle@comcast.net Equipment: Mark Kvamme mkvamme@comcast.net Librarian: John Rowe joro2548@earthlink.net Public Relations: Jill Griffiths jillgriffiths@edinarealty.com Member At Large: Pat Capistran pnord9906@msn.com Member At Large: Trisha Rustad trishrustad@outlook.com Webmaster: Rachael Kent rbkent07@gmail.com |
