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MSG Martin Tyce Master Sergeant Martin Tyce is from Rock Springs, Wyoming. He became a member of the USMA Band in 1989 after receiving his bachelor of arts degree in music performance from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas. Marty has studied with Mr. Joseph Alessi, principal trombonist on the New York Philharmonic and is currently studying with Mr. Matt Ingman, in New York City. He completed a master's degree in counseling from Long Island University, C.W. Post, in 1996. Additionally, Marty is currently an adjunct faculty member at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, directing the brass and jazz ensembles. SFC Matthew Wozniak
Sergeant First Class Matthew Wozniak,
from Toledo, Ohio, has served as the bass trombonist of the Academy Band
since November of 1997.
He attended the Eastman School of Music, earning a Bachelor of
Music in music theory, a Master of Music in performance and literature and
a Master of Arts in music theory pedagogy.
In 1999 and 2001, he was a featured performer at the Joe Alessi
trombone seminars and twice finished runner-up in the Eastern Trombone
Workshop’s International Solo Competition.
SFC Wozniak has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic
Orchestra, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and the Eastman Wind Ensemble. SSG Curtis Starr Staff Sergeant Curtis Starr is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and joined the Academy Band as Associate Trombone in November of 2007. Staff Sgt. Starr earned his Bachelor of Music in Trombone Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, where he studied with Lee Rogers. Prior to his appointment at West Point, Staff Sgt. Starr pursued a Master of Music at Southern Methodist University, where he studied with John Kitzman, principal trombonist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and USMA Band alum. Staff Sgt. Starr has twice participated in the International Festival-Institute at Round Top, and once with the Texas Music Festival in Houston. Staff Sgt. Starr enjoys playing with the Academy Band’s Storm King Brass, watching the Steelers and attempting to master the game of golf. SSG Philip Stehly Staff Sergeant Philip Stehly joined the Academy Band in the summer of 2005. A native of Kansas City, he received a Bachelor of Music in trombone performance from Indiana University. While at Indiana, he was the principal trombonist of the Wind Ensemble under the direction of Ray Cramer. SSG Stehly has also performed with the IU New Music Ensemble, IU Symphony Orchestras and the Bloomington Camerata. His principal teachers are Roger Oyster of the Kansas City Symphony, and Dee Stewart and Peter Ellefson of Indiana University.
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