Directors
Director of Bands Dan Moore received his B.A. in Music Education from Western Illinois University in 1987 and his M.M. in Jazz Pedagogy from Northwestern University in 1999. He is currently in his 14th year teaching high school instrumental music in Illinois, including two years in Milledgeville, four years in Watseka, five years in Bartonville, and currently at Naperville North High School. He is in high demand as an arranger and visual designer for marching bands throughout the Midwest. Mr. Moore is an active clinician and adjudicator in the areas of marching band and jazz. Known for having a highly entertaining mix of comedy and drama, Moore's award winning ensembles have been recognized at the state level and have appeared at the BOA Grand National Championships. Last year, the Naperville North Jazz Ensemble under Moore's direction, was one of 15 finalist bands (from a pool of several hundred) invited to perform at Avery-Fisher Hall in New York City in the Essentially Ellington Competition.
Brian Van Kley is the Associate Director of Bands for Naperville North High School. Mr. Van Kley earned an undergraduate degree in Music Education from Wheaton College, and a graduate degree in Music Education from Northern Illinois University, where he served as a graduate assistant to Dr. Ronnie Wooten. As his final project for the completion of his graduate degree, Mr. Van Kley created a new edition of Four Silhouettes, an out-of- print work for band by Ulysses Kay, an African-American composer.
Mr. Van Kley's experience in the field of education has been quite varied,
giving him the oppurtunity to influence a wide range of students. Prior to
joining the NNHS faculty, Mr. Van Kley spent a year as an elementary
music teacher in Peoria, IL, five years as a band director in the Plainfield
school district, and most recently, as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
Education at NIU.
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