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Instrumental Director Bio
Mr. Joseph Hamp,
Band Program Intern Bio
Mr. Allen Leung,
Strings Director Bio
Mr. Brett Rankin,
Choral/Guitar Director Bio
Instrumental Director, ITL
Music Department at Hammond High School. He directs
the Symphonic Band, Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz
Ensemble, and he teaches Music Theory. Mr. Eber has
received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education
(1988) and a Masters Degree in Music Education (1996)
from Towson State University; and a Certificate in
Administration and Supervision, (2000) from Loyola
College. He has been teaching since 1988 and has taught
years), and Bushy Park and Lisbon Elementary Schools (4 years).
Mr. Eber plays the tuba with the Columbia Orchestra, and he is the organist at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Owensville serving the church since 1982. Bryan also directs the Emerald Band every summer at the McDaniel College Summer Band
Camp.
Mr. Eber has a very musical family to include his wife who plays the flute and
teaches band at Clemens Crossing Elementary School, and he has three children: Elizabeth (oboe), Sarah (Flute), and Andrew (French horn).
Band Program Intern
Bryan Eber, and assists with the Marching Band,
Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Percussion
Ensemble. He is honored to help with and be a part of
the excellent music program here at Hammond High
School.
Strings Director
2003. He studied at Kansas University and received a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education in 2002. Mr. Leung plays the violin and the piano. He studied violin with Ben Sayevich at the University of Kansas. His piano teachers
and professors include Berta Eisberg, Richard Angelleti,
and Alice Downs. Mr. Leung is currently working on his
In addition to directing his school orchestras, Mr. Leung is the assistant director
f or the Howard County Gifted and Talented Middle School Orchestra. He has held this position since 2004. Mr. Leung has also taught the past three years at the University of Maryland summer music camp. As a pianist, Mr. Leung is the full
time accompanist at St. Francis of Assisi in Fulton, Maryland.
A Midwesterner at heart, Mr. Leung is proud to call Maryland his home. Mr.
Leung currently lives in the neighborhood of Locust Point in Baltimore. In his
spare time Mr. Leung enjoys riding his motorcycle, snowboarding in the winter,
and hanging out with his wife Marie.
Choral/Guitar Director
Brett Rankin has been teaching music
for 11 years. He has taught in Washington, DC, Baltimore, Maryland and
Florida before moving to Columbia. I have taught band,
chorus and orchestra. Mr. Rankin has traveled to Europe
with groups and have had performances up and down the
East coast. He really like having his classes perform for the
public. At Hammond High School, there are usually ten
concerts each semester in addition to festival competitions.
Before going into music, he owned his own company in
On a personal note, Mr. Rankin loves to travel. He has been to Africa, Asia and
Europe, and has lived in several major cities like Nashville, Atlanta, Los Angeles,
Houston, Baltimore, and Washington DC. His experience in both living and
traveling to different places helps him to give his students a broad perspective. Mr.
Rankin is married with three children: Rachel (27), Skyler (8), and Jabari (5). His
wife, Jennifer, is a teacher as well. She teaches Social Studies. I look forward to
getting to know both the parents and the students.
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