Hampden Academy Band
Patrick R. Michaud, Director

Patrick Michaud, a native of Madawaska, ME received his B.M. in Music Education from the University of ME in 1983 where he studied trumpet with Don Stratton. He has been in Music Education for 28 years having taught in MSAD # 21 for 2 years and presently teaches in MSAD # 22 where he directs the Hampden Academy Concert and Symphonic Bands, Jazz Ensemble and also teaches Music Theory, Music Technology, African Drumming in addition to Beginning Band at Weatherbee Elementary School. He has directed and founded the Pat Michaud Big Band, Combo and Main Street R&B Revue. He also serves as a guest conductor and adjudicator for various music festivals throughout the State. He resides in Hampden with his wife Jesse and 3 children, Rachel, Renée and Jacob.

The Hampden Academy Band has represented the State of Maine in Washington D.C for the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Normandy (1994) It was selected amongst Maine's finest high school bands to perform at the Maine Center for the Arts with guest conductor, Lewis Buckley, conductor of the U.S Coast Guard Band (1991) Invited by the Maine Commissioner of Education to perform for the Governor at a statewide celebration for excellence in education(1997) In addition, they were selected to perform at the Maine Music Educator's Conference (1999) The H.A. Band has also received several invitations to perform at Acadia Hospital's 3 Bands Concert at the Maine Center for the Arts to work with composers, Robert Sheldon, Steven Reineke and David Shaffer.

Their program will consist of:

MIdway March - John Williams, arr. Moss
Ave Maria - Schubert, arr. Ticheli
Fate of the Gods - Steven Reineke

Flute

Christin Casavant
Kimberly Biddlecom
Chelsea Covey
Andrya Ryan
Kim Davis
Mikayla Becker
Samantha McGarrigle
Meredith Prescott
Rachel Kocik
Paige Rainford
Roxanne Withers
Michaela Taguay

Clarinet
Jasmine Deschesne
Amy Cirrinone
Renée Michaud
Michelle Rocker
Courtney Smith (audit)
Rosalind Keeley
Stanley Small
Joe Kocik

Bass Clarinet
Stanley Small

Alto Sax
Kerry Quigley
Josh Kiesman
Clay Forrest
Mickayla Hagar
Katie Cyr
Ryan Hornbrook
Robert Stowe
Austin Mclean
Megan Morin

Tenor Sax
John Rocker
Spencer Belyea
Baritone Sax
Anneliese Malachi

Horn
Lucas Holmes
Samantha Brown

Trumpet
Aaron Beaulieu
Ethan Casavant
Clark Bjorn
Max Trostell
Chris Lewis
William Nealley
Nicholas Young
Tanner Bisbee
Jesse Parks
Adele Wilson

Trombone
Rachel Prescott
Derek Willette
Marshall Desjardin
Beau Wilson
Thomas Olver
Tyler Moore
Danielle Field
Culley Wilson-Ayer

Euphonium
Marc Albert
Olivia Duron
Jared Cardello

Tuba
Caitlin Swalec
Simon Burditt
Jake Maltz
Derek Ginn
Arich Hawes

Percussion
Jordan Henry
Jay Baines
Jake Michaud
Spencer Canham
Gerald Lowe
John Wilson
Jake Armstrong
Dana Hsiao
Stephanie Walker
Jonathan Emery
Josh Hoch
Michael Flagg
Sam Biddlecom
Jarid Leonard
Will Huston
Max Ianazzi
Drew Gilmore
Matt Harris