Gary Fagan was born and raised in Frederick, Maryland where he remained until
graduation from high school. He completed his undergraduate work at Bridgewater
College with a degree in Music Education in 1973 and began teaching middle and
high school choral music in Louisa County, Virginia. He attended James Madison
University in Harrisonburg, Virginia from 1974 through 1977 receiving a masters
degree in music education. In 1975 he became a band instructor in Albemarle
County, Virginia where he is still teaching at J. T. Henley Middle School with
his wife, Phyllis, who is the choral director.
In 1989 Mr. Fagan was elected Central Virginia Outstanding Middle School Teacher
by the University of Virginia Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa. In 1999 he received an
Outstanding Educator Award from the Virginia Governor’s School for the Visual
and Performing Arts and has been listed in the 2000 edition of “Who’s Who Among
America’s Teachers”. He was also named educator of the year in 2001 by the
Piedmont Council of the Arts in Virginia. He is active in the Music Educators
National Conference, the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association. He is a member of A.S.C.A.P., the
National Band Association, the Percussive Arts Society and Phi Beta Mu
International Bandmaster Fraternity. He is a percussionist with the
Charlottesville Municipal Band. He is active as a band clinician and adjudicator
in addition to composing and arranging for band.
He has had thirty-four compositions for band published by Heritage Music Press, MSB Publishing Company, Grand Mesa Music Publishers, Daehn Music Publications,
Ludwig Publishing and Alfred Music Publications. Seven of these pieces have been
performed at the prestigious Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago. One
was performed at the White House several years ago and at the inauguration
ceremony for former Governor Douglas Wilder in Richmond, VA. His biography and
compositions are listed in the Heritage Encyclopedia of Music. He is currently
under contract for future publication with Alfred Publishers.
CHARLES TORIAN
Assistant Music Director
Charles Torian is a native of Hampton, Virginia. He holds music degrees
from Frederick College in Portsmouth and from Virginia Commonwealth University
in Richmond. He is a former member of the U.S. Navy Band in Washington, D.C. He
held positions playing Oboe and English Horn in the Norfolk (now Virginia)
Symphony Orchestra, the Knoxville Tennessee Symphony Orchestra, and the
Frederick (Maryland) Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, he had a twenty-five year
teaching career in public school band and choral education; teaching in Hampton
and Lexington, Virginia as well as Knoxville, Tennessee.
Charles is currently the Music Director at Aldersgate Methodist Church in
Charlottesville where he, and his wife, Theresa, share leadership
responsibilities of eight choirs and instrumental ensembles. He is a freelance
composer and arranger of band and choral music; writing also for various
instrumental ensembles.
Charles is the owner of Hummingbird Music, a small music publishing concern. In
addition to playing Oboe and English Horn in the Municipal Band, he enjoys
genealogical research, photography, fresh-water fishing, and raising standard
dachshunds.
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