Brett Cox, Band Director of the Marching Chargers, as well as the Symphonic, Concert and Jazz Bands, is currently in his 3rd year of teaching at Northwood. A native of Denton, NC, he attended Southwestern Randolph High School, where he served as Drum Major. He attended UNC at Chapel Hill where he received a Bachelor of Music degree with a concentration in Music Education. While at Carolina, he studied trombone with Mike Kris and conducting with Tonu Kalam and Dr. Evan Feldman. Cox is a member of the North Carolina Music Educators Association and the NC Central District Bandmaster’s Association. He also dedicates time to serving in the band at the Point Church in Cary, NC. In his spare time, Cox enjoys spending time with his wife of 2 years, Kerrin, and their Goldendoodle, Bella. This is Matthew Hanson’s 5th year at NHS teaching choral music and guitar. He is a graduate of UNC-G where he received both his Bachelor of Music Performance and Bachelor of Music Education degrees. Hanson is an active member of the National Association for Music Education as well as the American Choral Director’s Association. He serves as faculty advisor for the Tri-M Music Honor Society, music director/arranger for Northwood’s a cappella group, Pitch Please, and as assistant band director for the Marching Chargers. He resides just outside of Asheboro with his wife, Rebekah, his daughter, Annabelle, and their dog, Ellie.
upcoming events
Band Fall Fruit Sale (tinyurl.com/nhsfruit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Now–Nov 4 Marching Charger Band Trip to Richmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 23-23 Marching Chargers at Cary Band Day, Cary HS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 29 Marching Band Family and Friends Final Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 1 Fall Play, Queening Alice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 3–5 Paperhand Puppets Residency Performances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 19–20 Winter Dance Concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 9 | 7 pm Winter Dance Concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 10 | 2 & 7 pm Holiday Band/Chorus Concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 20 Winter Art Show & Senior Exhibition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 6 & 7 | 7–8 pm
NorthwoodArts Patrons
NHSAEF is grateful for your volunteer service and generous gifts supporting the NorthwoodArts students and teachers. Visit www.NHSAEF.org to contribute online or mail your year-end gift to NHSAEF ✶ PO Box 894 ✶ Pittsboro, NC 27312
Contribute to Pitch Please GoFundMe Campaign!
https://www.gofundme.com/pitchplease Applause ($10–$49) Anonymous Greg Hesterberg Ken Howell Jeanne Martin Kathleen Wright McNeill Rose & Chip Pate Amanda Robertson Hats Off ($50—$74) Anonymous Mark & Elaine Brown Lib Harriss Jennifer Shi Marianne Meeker Cerina Ziemke
Curtain Call ($75—$99) Anonymous Encore ($100—$124) Anonymous James Barrett Sean Edwards Wende Lewis Oakes Family Abbie McGee Francis Wilson Show Stoppers ($125–$499) Scott Lewis
Benefactors ($500+) Kirk Hanson Harrison Family Anonymous Fund of Triangle Community Foundation Anonymous Students & Young Alumni Kaitlyn Jones
Northwood Music Department
NHS Choral Ensembles Matthew Hanson, conductor NHS Symphonic Band & Ensembles Brett Cox, conductor
Fall Concert Thursday, October 20, 2016
7 pm | Northwood High School