Band Department
Director: Larry Seipp                seipplm@lcsedu.net  Faculty: Russ Pawlas              pawlasrw@lcsedu.net              Jenny Vogel              vogeljm@lcsedu.net Website: www.ECGlassBand.org

Larry Seipp (Director of Bands) - Mr. Larry Seipp is the Coordinator of Bands which include Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Percussion Ensemble, Pit Orchestra, and Jazz Ensemble. Mr. Seipp conducts the Wind Ensemble, Glass Theatre Pit Orchestra, and Jazz Ensemble. Mr. Seipp holds a B.A. from Liberty University in Music Education and a M.M. from James Madison University in Music Education. Mr. Seipp is a regular performer in the Lynchburg area and is an adjunct faculty brass instructor for Liberty Univeristy. He has been nominated to the 2002 "Who's Who of American Teachers" list and is a member of the Music Educators National Conference and Virginia Music Educators Association, where he is the District VI VBODA Secretary.
The Glass Concert Bands have received numerous awards and Superior Ratings under Mr. Seipp and Ms. Shield’s direction. The Marching Band has performed for the Lord Mayor of London’s New Year’s Day Parade, the 2001 Chick fil-a Peach Bowl Game and Parade, and most recently for pre-game and halftime for the University of Virginia. He is in his 5th year as director of bands at ECG.

Russell Pawlas (Director of Bands, LMS) - Mr. Russell Pawlas is the Assistant Director of Bands which includes Marching Band and Percussion Ensemble. Mr. Pawlas is the Director of Bands at Linkhorne Middle School.  Mr. Pawlas holds a B.M from James Madison University in Music Education and a M.A. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Music Education. Mr. Pawlas is a regular performer in the Lynchburg area with The Lynchburg Symphony, The Jefferson Choral Society, Lynchburg Choral Union and numerous churches. In 2001, Mr. Pawlas received the "Dedication to Education Award" from the Central Virginia Governor's School Program, and has been nominated to the 2003 "Who's Who of American Teachers". He is a member of the Music Educators National Conference, Virginia Music Educators Association, and the Percussive Arts Society. Mr. Pawlas was a Percussion Adjudicator with the Atlantic Indoor Association and most recently has served as percussion arranger and drill writer for the EC Glass Marching Band. Mr. Pawlas' was a performing member of the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps from 1989-1992. His past teaching experience includes Director of the Liberty Middle School Band Program and Assistant Director at Liberty High School, director of bands for 5 years at Altavista Combined Middle and High Schools, and most recently the Associate Director of Bands at E.C. Glass.

Ms. Jenny Vogel (Assistant Director of Bands, ECG and LMS, Woodwind and Colorguard Specialist) - Ms. Vogel is a 2001 graduate of Virginia Tech where she earned a B.A. in Music Education. While at Virginia Tech she played clarinet in the Wind Ensemble, New River Valley Symphony, Clarion Clarinet Choir, and played Bari Sax in the jazz band. She was also a member of the Marching Virginians flag corps for 2 years.  Miss Vogel is fully licensed in Instrumental Music, PreK-12. She has taught in Pulaski and Washington County Virginia at both the middle school and high school levels. Most recently, Ms. Vogel was director of bands for Laurel Park Middle School and Color Guard and Winterguard Program coordinator for the award-winning Laurel Park MS Winterguard and the Magna Vista High School Winterguard. Most recently, Ms. Vogel completed her Master's in Music Education through Radford University.