Last Update 10/10/2008

 
 
 
 

Eastern Territorial Songsters

Recent Events

Boston, MA

February 23-24, 2008

With a Voice of Singing - Feb. 23

Park Street Church, Boston - Feb. 24

 

Upcoming Events

Pittsburgh, PA

March 6-8, 2009

 

For booking or membership information, please contact Robin Rice at (860) 543-8400 x.111.

 

Roster

 

Bill Rollins – Songster Leader

 

SOPRANOS

Deborah Bowin

Massachusetts

Captain Janet Clarke

Massachusetts

Captain Margaret Davis

(Deputy Songster Leader)

Eastern PA & Delaware

Laura Fernandez Puerto Rico
Jaye Goforth Empire
Captain Trudy Medina Puerto Rico

Robin Rice (Secretary)

Southern New England

LeNissa Rivera Southern New England
Major A. Margaret Samuel Greater New York

Major Sharon J. Tillsley (Executive Officer)

New Jersey

ALTOS

Donna Burgmayer Eastern PA & Delaware

Judy Davenport

Empire

Major Lois Garcia

Northern New England

Captain Elizabeth Howard Greater New York
L. Christine Payton Empire
Major Joan Pierce New Jersey

Kathy Smith

Northeast Ohio

Envoy Patricia Wood

Southern New England

TENORS

Major Carl Avery Empire
Willie Collier Eastern PA & Delaware

Major Wesley Geddes

Eastern PA & Delaware

Major Frederick Hagglund

Western Pennsylvania

Ryan Savage

Northeast Ohio

A/Captain Timothy Sheehan SW Ohio & NE Kentucky

Captain Lawrence Travaglino

New Jersey

BASSES

David Cornish (PR Secretary)

Southern New England

Major Thomas Dressler Empire

Pablo Fernandez

Puerto Rico

Captain David Irwin

Northeast Ohio

Erik Jones

Empire

Major Dennis Muir Empire

RHYTHM

Rick Davenport Empire

Major Stephen Ditmer

Greater New York

Gavin Whitehouse Greater New York

 

William L. Rollins

Eastern Territorial Songster Leader

 

Mr. Rollins has been a Music Director for The Salvation Army for more than 24 years, serving in Massachusetts since 1987 and formerly serving in Southwest Ohio/Northeast Kentucky.

His work involves the coordination of arts training for children and adults, useful for worship, spiritual and human development.  The Arts Training Program in the state of Massachusetts includes mediums such as instrumental and vocal music, dramatic arts, dance, visual arts, and technical arts.  He also facilitates the training of leaders in all these mediums.  He is often sought after for teaching on the subject of worship at the corps level, divisional level, and at many territorial events.  His teaching experiences has taken him to cities and countries around the world, including Antigua, Atlanta, Bermuda, Calgary, Chicago, Cleveland, Congo, Ontario, Ottawa, Red Deer, South Africa, and Waymart

Mr. Rollins has been a member of the Music Educator’s National Conference since 1978 and his teaching experience includes training of elementary and secondary school music teachers.

Mr. Rollins holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music.  In 1993, he completed a Master of Music degree program in Choral Conducting at the Boston Conservatory.  Mr. Rollins was inducted into the National Music Honor Society, Pi Kappa Lamda in 1992.  In addition, he was the founding conductor of the New England Brass Band, leading the group for 10 years.  He is now pursuing a Master of Arts Music Therapy with specialization in Music Therapy and Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

Mr. Rollins lives in Hyde Park, Massachusetts (USA) with his wife, Valencia (a nurse), and children Lamarr (student at The University of Miami – studying Architecture), Kaleb (student at New York University –studying Recorded Music), and Jasmine (student at The Winsor School).

Page last updated 09/05/2008





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