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John Miliauskas
- Director of the TIGER Marching Band
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Steve Keiser
- Colorguard Caption Head
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Matt Lusky
- Percussion Caption Head / Arranger
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Gary Williams
- Marching Instructor / Webmaster
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Doug Woodruff
- Graduate Assistant
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Oliver Farley
- Graduate Assistant
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John Miliauskas
Director of the TIGER Marching Band
jmiliauskas@towson.edu
Mr. John J. Miliauskas III has a lifetime of experiences in instrumental music and marching activities. His
father was the band director at Lake-Lehman High School (Lehman, PA)
for thirty-six years. After graduating
from Lake-Lehman himself in 1981, John played mellophone in the Penn State Blue Band (University Park, PA)
in 1981 and 1982, as well as in the Garfield Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps (Garfield, NJ) in 1982 and 1983.
John continued his marching experiences at West Chester University (West Chester, PA) as drum major for
three years, from 1984-1987. He also was drum major for the Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps
(Reading, PA) in 1986.
Following his marching experiences, John moved on to gain many accomplishments as a drill designer. He started
with his father at Lake-Lehman High School, where he was a member of the instructional staff from 1982-1988,
performing various duties including marching and music instruction, programming, drill design, and assistant
director. During these years, the band won the Cavalcade of Bands American Class State Championships in 1984
and 1987, as well as the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships in 1984, 1986, 1987, and 1988.
After his father's retirement, John expanded his high school drill writing to numerous programs including
the 1989-2000 Red Land High School Marching Bands (Lewisberry, PA). During this time, the program achieved
three Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships, six Chapter VI Championships, and a Macy's Parade
appearance in 1998. John also for the 2001-2003 Quakertown High School Marching Bands (Quakertown, PA), as
well as the Cypress Creek High School Marching Band (Orlando, FL), which won its division and made finals
at the 1994 Bands of America Southeast Regional, placing fourth overall. In addition to these advanced level
programs, John has written dozens of shows at the basic and intermediate levels for bands having anywhere
from forty total members to over 250 total members.
In his twenty years of writing since his start at Lake-Lehman, some of the more notable programs he has
designed drill for beyond the high school level include the 1992 and 1993 Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps
(Philadelphia, PA). Crossmen were Drum Corps International World Finalists during both seasons. In 1992,
the corps placed sixth in the DCI Finals Championship, earning their highest finish ever to that point.
John has also written for the West Chester University Golden Rams Marching Band from 1984-1987 and 2000-present,
the 1991 Magic of Orlando Drum and Bugle Corps (Orlando, FL), the 1988 and 1989 Reading Buccaneers Senior
Drum and Bugle Corps, and the 2001-2003 Govenaires Senior Drum and Bugle Corps (St. Peter, MN).
As a well-rounded drill designer, John has written for many indoor color guard and indoor drumline ensembles,
including the 1987 and 1988 Threshold Indoor Color Guards (West Chester, PA), the 1996-2000 Red Land High
School Indoor Color Guards (Lewisberry, PA), the 2002 Penn State Eclipse Indoor Color Guard (University Park,
PA), the 2002-2003 Huntingdon High School Indoor Drumlines (Huntingdon, PA), which was the 2002 TIA All-Chapter
Scholastic A Champion, and the 2002-present Bpex Winter Guards (Wilmington, DE). Several of these groups have
achieved such accomplishments as Winter Guard International semi-finalists and finalists on both the regional
and national levels, along with regional circuit champions.
Mr. John Miliauskas was the Director of Bands at Crossroads Middle School in the West Shore School District
(Lewisberry, PA) from its opening in 1993 until 2002. During his tenure, the Crossroads Band Program
commissioned Robert W. Smith to compose At The Crossroads, A Dedicatory Fanfare, which was published through
Belwin Publications and is widely performed. From 1994-2000, the Crossroads Bands received consistent superior
ratings at PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association) Concert Band Adjudication Festivals. This
culminated with a performance at the PMEA State Conference in April of 2001 by the Crossroads Wind Ensemble.
In addition to this honor, the Crossroads Bands have performed with guest soloists including Dr. Brian Bowman
on euphonium from the University of North Texas, Mr. Matt Niess on trombone from the Army Blues Jazz Ensemble
and Capitol Bones of Washington, DC, and Mr. Seneca Black on trumpet from the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
of New York, NY.
A brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi, Mr. John Miliauskas completed
his Masters of Music in Music Education with a performance option in conducting at West Chester University in
May 2004. He is a member of the following professional organizations: The National Association for Music
Education (MENC), National Band Association (NBA), and College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA). In
addition to his position at Towson, John presently is the drill designer for the West Chester University Golden
Rams Marching Band, and he is the Program Coordinator for the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps (Allentown, PA).
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Steve Keiser
Colorguard Caption Head
Steve Keiser resides in Newark, Delaware. He is employed as a Department Head for a large financial
institution. Steve attended the University of Delaware where he received a Bachelor of the Arts
Degree in English, with a minor in Women's Studies.
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Steve's involvement in the marching activity began at Newark High School in Newark, Delaware. His first three
years in the marching band were spent on the field playing snare drum. His senior year, Steve took the front
stand as Drum Major. Following the fall season, Steve joined Newark High's indoor guard, Newark Visual Ensemble.
Following high school graduation, Steve remained active in the marching arts. Steve marched with the Boston
Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps and the Reading Buccaneers Senior Drum & Bugle Corps. While still marching, Steve
began instructing and designing color guards in the tri-state area. Over the past 12 years, Steve has served
as a visual and color guard Caption Head, Instructor, and/ or Designer at many various programs including Ridley
High School, Washington Township High School, Mt. Pleasant High School, Concord High School, Jersey Surf Drum &
Bugle Corps and Reading Buccaneers Senior Drum & Bugle Corps. Along with these positions, Steve has consulted for
various scholastic marching band and color guard programs.
Steve Keiser is also the co-founder of Apex Youth Services, Inc., sponsors of Apex, Bpex, and Cpex Winter Guards.
Steve has served as President of Apex Youth Services, Inc. and Director of Apex Winter Guard since 1999. In their
7 seasons, Apex has received numerous championship titles, awards, and recognition. In 2002, Apex was awarded
the Winter Guard International Bronze Medal in Independent A Class. In 2004, Apex was a WGI Independent Open
Class Finalist and the TIA All-Chapter Independent Open Class Champions. In 2005, Apex Winter Guard joined
the ranks of the Independent World Class guards.
Apex Youth Services, Inc. also runs Bpex and Cpex Winter Guards. Bpex continues to grow and achieve a high
level of success. In 2004, Bpex was the TIA Independent A Class All-Chapter Bronze Medalist. In 2005, Bpex
repeated the 3rd place finish in TIA Independent Open Class All-Chapter competition. 2005 marked the first
year of competition for Cpex Winter Guard. The brand new team finished their incredible debut season as a
TIA Independent Novice All-Chapter Finalist.
Along with his work with Apex and Bpex Winter Guards, Mr. Keiser has consulted for multiple indoor color
guard programs in the Tri-State Area.
Steve now proudly counts his work as Towson University Color Guard Caption Head in his 14+ years of teaching,
design, and marching experience. He is excited to return to the Towson University Marching Program this fall.
This upcoming season already promises to be spectacular!
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Matt Lusky
Percussion Instructor
luskymc@gmail.com
Matt Lusky is very excited to continue working with such an up and coming program. He
also runs a real estate investment business in Wilmington, Delaware and acts as the percussion
arranger and caption head for Downingtown East and Downingtown West high schools in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
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Matt comes to Towson University after working several years as the founder and percussion caption head for
the Penn State Indoor Percussion Ensemble (1997-1999). He also spent 5 years in the Penn State Blue Band
drumline and 2 years as the percussion section leader (1998-1999). Matt's drum corps teaching experience
includes one year on the percussion staff of the Magic of Orlando Drum and Bugle Corps (1999), four years
on the percussion staff of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps (2000-2004), and he was a percussion technician
for the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps (2005).
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Gary Williams
Marching Instructor / Webmaster
williams.gary@gmail.com
Gary Williams returns to the TIGER Marching Band for a fourth year as a member of the
instructional staff. A member of the band from 2000-2004, Gary marched in the trumpet line as a freshman before
serving as the TIGER's Head Drum Major for next three years. He helped maintain stability and continuity
as the band went through three directors in fours years.
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Gary also increased the band's role in Towson football games by moving the band closer to the field
of play and pushed to have the band perform more then one halftime show a year. Gary was the recipient
of the 2003 Director's Award for outstanding dedication and service to the Tiger Band. He is also an
alumnus of the National Honorary Band fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi.
In addition to the Tiger Marching band, Gary has served as an Instructor in the marching band at his high school alma mater, Franklin High
School. Gary was member of the Franklin Marching Band from 1996-1999 and served as Drum Major from
1997-1999. He also received Drum Major instruction and training at the summer Drum Major camp at
James Madison University. His current responsibilities at Franklin include drill design with marching, music, and brass
instruction.
Gary will also continue serving as webmaster of The Towson Band Department. He has an extensive experience
in web development in HTML, ColdFusion, ASP, JavaScript, VBScript, DHTML, CSS, FuseBox Methodologies,
XHTML, Flash, and XML. Gary is currently employed as a software developer specializing in web development
at Williams Scotsman, Inc. in White Marsh, MD.
Gary is very excited to continue to work with the Tiger Marching Band and looks forward to a great season!
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Scott Lapinski
Marching Instructor
Scott Lapinski began marching as a member of the Phoenix Junior Drum and Bugle Corps in 1995. He was
a member of the corps, as well as his own high school band, until he graduated from Jackson Memorial
High School (Jackson, NJ) in 2000. After marching in West Chester University's band from 2000-2002
and touring with the Crossmen Junior Drum and Bugle Corps in 2001, Scott was ready to hang up his
Dinkles and take on
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the instructor's long ranger. He spent two years as the WCU student visual coordinator (2003, 2004), three
seasons assisting with the instruction of Bpex Indoor Color Guard (2002-2005), and has also taught the marching
bands of Chichester High School (2002), Phoenixville High School (2003), and Jackson Memorial High School (2005).
Scott, a music major at West Chester University, thinks of himself as a nice guy and is excited to continue
working as a marching instructor with the Towson TIGER Marching Band.
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The Towson University TIGER Marching Band plays exclusively on Yamaha brass, woodwind,
and percussion instruments.
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