Here are the pictures and bios of the Bigel Music Woodwind
teachers.
Dan Provost
Dan
Provost teaches general music professionally for 16 years to Kindergarten
through Eighth Grade students at the Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa. He also
enjoys directing before- and after-school programs in beginning through advanced
instrumental band, Middle School chorus and bell choir, and assisting with the
direction of the Academy’s annual musical theater productions. Dan earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois,
and completed his State of Florida certification at the University of South
Florida. He plays and teaches all wind instruments, guitar, and piano. Dan has
performed locally and competed internationally for six years as a bass vocalist
with the Heralds of Harmony barbershop show chorus, and has performed for
several years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pep Band and Hillsborough County
Sheriff’s Band. He currently enjoys playing alto and tenor saxophone with the
local group “Father Eric and the Deacon Blues,”as well as acting and singing
roles in Community Theatre.
Chris Sgammato
Chris
Sgammato teaches woodwind instruments, including but not limited to
saxophone and clarinet. He is a performance major at the University of South
Florida, studying under the direction of professor Won Cho. He has played
clarinet and saxophone in both wind ensemble and jazz band settings for 9
years. Chris is currently a veteran member of the USF Herd of Thunder
marching band, in addition to singing bass in the USF Chamber Singers under
the direction of Dr. Richard Zielinski. Some of his upcoming performances
include a summer '08 tour of Poland for In Terra Pax, and a trip to Austria
for the 200th anniversary of the prominent Haydn music festival, Eisenstadt,
in summer '09. By teaching music, he is looking to share his passion of
music with others. This way he can help students appreciate the benefits of
playing music, and show them how to have fun in the process of learning to
play an instrument.
Dan
Provost teaches general music professionally for 16 years to Kindergarten
through Eighth Grade students at the Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa. He also
enjoys directing before- and after-school programs in beginning through advanced
instrumental band, Middle School chorus and bell choir, and assisting with the
direction of the Academy’s annual musical theater productions. Dan earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois,
and completed his State of Florida certification at the University of South
Florida. He plays and teaches all wind instruments, guitar, and piano. Dan has
performed locally and competed internationally for six years as a bass vocalist
with the Heralds of Harmony barbershop show chorus, and has performed for
several years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pep Band and Hillsborough County
Sheriff’s Band. He currently enjoys playing alto and tenor saxophone with the
local group “Father Eric and the Deacon Blues,”as well as acting and singing
roles in Community Theatre.
Chris
Sgammato teaches woodwind instruments, including but not limited to
saxophone and clarinet. He is a performance major at the University of South
Florida, studying under the direction of professor Won Cho. He has played
clarinet and saxophone in both wind ensemble and jazz band settings for 9
years. Chris is currently a veteran member of the USF Herd of Thunder
marching band, in addition to singing bass in the USF Chamber Singers under
the direction of Dr. Richard Zielinski. Some of his upcoming performances
include a summer '08 tour of Poland for In Terra Pax, and a trip to Austria
for the 200th anniversary of the prominent Haydn music festival, Eisenstadt,
in summer '09. By teaching music, he is looking to share his passion of
music with others. This way he can help students appreciate the benefits of
playing music, and show them how to have fun in the process of learning to
play an instrument.
