Directors and Staff
Director of Bands: Chris J. Satterfield
Chris Satterfield is a graduate of South-Young High School and the University of Tennessee @ Knoxville. He holds B.S. degrees in both Industrial Engineering and Music Education. He is a former Drum Major of the University of Tennessee 'Pride of the Southland' Marching Band during the tenure of Dr. W J Julian. While in college Mr. Satterfield was selected to the Statue of Liberty All-America Marching Band in New York City, New York, and the All-America Constitutional Fanfare Unit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduating, he served as Director of Bands for the Oneida Special School District in Oneida, Tennessee for four years. He has served at the helm of the South-Doyle program since 1997.
Under his direction, the SDHS Bands have consistently achieved superior ratings at both concert and marching events. Superior ratings by both concert ensembles earned South-Doyle two invitations to the inaugural TMEA State Concert Festival in 2005. The Concert Band returned to the State Festival in 2007.
Mr. Satterfield's professional affiliations include the National Band Association, Music Educators’ National Conference, Tennessee Bandmasters Association, Tennessee Music Educators’ Association, Tennessee Secondary School Band Directors’ Association, and the East Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association. He is an elected member of Phi Beta Mu International bandmasters' fraternity. He has served four years as Middle Area Representative on the ETSBOA Board of Directors, finishing his term in 2006.
Mr. Satterfield is a recipient of the Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts Excellence in Education Award and has been selected to Who's Who Among America's Teachers seven times.
Assistant Director of Bands: Andrew Parham
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SDMS Band Director: Terri Hogan
Terri Hogan is a graduate of Dupont High School in Nashville, Tennessee. She attended Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee; and graduated cum laude from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education.
Mrs. Hogan was Director of Bands at Seymour High School for six years prior to moving to Knox County Schools to become the Director of Bands at Doyle High School for a two year tenure. Since the consolidation of Doyle and South-Young High Schools in 1991, she has been an assistant band director at South-Doyle High School and lead director at the Middle School.
Mrs. Hogan's professional affiliations include MENC, TMEA, ETSBOA, TSSBDA; and she is an elected member of Phi Beta Mu International bandmasters' fraternity. Her most recent honor was being named to "Who's Who Among America's Teachers" for 1999-2000.
Her husband, Tom, is a retired engineer now working as a freelance computer consultant and programmer. They live in Seymour with a deranged Blue Persian cat named "Allegro."
Band Staff:
Trumpet Instructor: Sarah Chumney
Sarah Chumney is a freelance trumpet player and teacher in the Knoxville area, where she has performed with many groups, including the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, the Knoxville Wind Symphony, the Johnson City Symphony, Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band and the Tennessee Brass. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she earned a Masters Degree while serving as the graduate teaching assistant to Dr. Cathy Leach. While at UT, Sarah performed with the Faculty Brasswind Quintet, the Loose Lips Graduate Brass Quintet, the UT Symphony Orchestra, UT Trumpet Ensemble, and directed the J.V. Trumpet Squad.
While earning a Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, she studied primarily with Barbara Butler and performed in many ensembles including the concert band, symphonic wind ensemble, chamber orchestra, symphony orchestra, brass ensemble, brass quintet and, in the Chicago area, with the Evanston Symphony, Northbrook Symphony, Whiting Park Festival Orchestra, the South Bend Symphony, and the Chicago Brass Band. In her first year, Sarah was the first freshman to win a position in Barbara Butler’s excerpt class since its inception.
A native of Memphis, Tennessee, she earned the principal chair in the Tennessee All-State band, was a member of the Memphis Area Youth Wind Ensemble and the Memphis Youth Symphony, studying with Scott Moore and Elizabeth Carter. During her senior year, she attended Interlochen Arts Academy, where she studied with Dr. Stanley Friedman and Richard Stoelzel, and was principal trumpet with the Interlochen band and a member of the brass ensemble.
Trombone / Euphonium Instructor: Samuel Chen
Samuel Chen, a native of Huntington, Indiana, was raised in a musical family. Having first studied the cello, Sam began euphonium studies at the age of 13 and took up trombone at 16.
In 1992 Sam won first place in the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Competition and graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in 1993, receiving an award for excellent performance in euphonium.
Studying with Steven Witser, Sam earned his B.M. in trombone performance in 1997 from the Cleveland Institute of Music. He is the only trombonist to have been a winner in the CIM concerto competition.
Continuing his education at Indiana University, Sam also earned the Artist Diploma, studying with M. Dee Stewart and Carl Lenthe. Additional pedagogical influences include Jay Friedman, Scott Hartman, and Ed Zadrozny.
Since joining the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra as principal trombone in the fall of 2000, Sam has maintained a busy schedule as a performer as well as a teacher. In addition to his position with the KSO, he serves as a member of the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, the Knoxville Brass Quintet as well as principal euphonium in the newly formed Knoxville Wind Symphony.
He has held the position of principal trombone with the Missouri Chamber Orchestra, and has performed with the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas. Furthermore, he has performed with symphony orchestras in the cities of Ft.Wayne, Kalamazoo, Akron, Youngstown, and Evansville.
Sam has served on several occasions as soloist with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Additional solo engagements have included performances with the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University Wind Ensemble, Ft. Wayne Philharmonic, and Missouri Chamber Orchestra.
As a teacher, Sam is a faculty member of the New York Summer Music Festival and keeps a studio in Knoxville of over 20 students. Sam's students have enjoyed success ranging from placement in ETSBOA Junior and Senior Clinics, and entrance to University of Tennessee School of Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Clarinet Instructor: David Needham
David Needham is a graduate of South-Doyle High School. During his time
here he performed as principle clarinet of the Wind Ensemble and Concert
Bands, and was high woodwind section leader of the marching band for two
years. David made All-East Senior Clinic twice, and most notably he made
Blue band his senior year.
David performed in countless groups before graduation.
Some of which include: The Knoxville Youth Band, The Knoxville Recreation
Band, and The East Tennessee Youth Wind Ensemble.
David traveled to Indiana
University in the summer of 2006. There he auditioned and made principle
clarinet and Concert Master at IU's Jacob's School of Music Summer Music
Clinic, as well as the music clinic at Carson-Newman College. David is currently
attending the University of Tennessee, where he is pursuing degrees in Music
Education and Clarinet Performance.
Based on his auditions to the School
of Music, David obtained a full scholarship ride to UT. Upon entering the
university, David auditioned and made principle clarinet of School of Music's
Symphonic Band, and was asked by Dr. Gary Sousa to play the basset horn
with the Wind Ensemble.
Since then, David has auditioned and been performing
on clarinet with the Wind Ensemble as well as: The Men's Basketball Pep
Band, The Lady Vols Pep Band, and was asked by Dr. Michael Stewart to play
Bass Clarinet with the Concert Band. Most notably David Marches with the
University of Tennessee "Pride of the Southland" Marching Band every saturday.
Based on his auditions David also performs in the "Vol Walk" and stadium
tours with the Orange and White Pep Bands. David also takes part in a clarinet
quartet that has performed for numberous high school across the state, and
regually performs at UT for events hosted by the school of music and the
university.
Ouside of college David is heavily involved in teaching. He
teaches the concert band clarinet sectionals here at South-Doyle and gives
private lessons to well over 15 students in Knox County. He has been on
staff teaching at our band camps during the summer as well as after school
rehearsals when his schedule allows.
This previous summer David filled in
for a director at Owen Valley High School in Spencer, Indiana, where he
taught for two weeks during the program's band camp. During his visits to
Indiana, David has filled in instrumental parts for concerts and pep rallies
at Owen Valley. He has also been asked to perform major clarinet concertos
for up coming concerts with the Owen Valley Concert Band, as well as to
accompany the band to the Independence Day Parade in Washington D.C. next
summer.
Besides teaching privately, David was also asked this last spring
to sit in with the Musical Arts Youth Orchestra (MAYO) in Bloomington, Indiana,
and teach the clarinet sectionals.
Percussion Instructor: Matt Weyer
Matt Weyer serves as a consultant to the South-Doyle band program, offering instruction and private lessons at the middle school and high school levels.
Matt is the founder of Contemporary Percussion Concepts, and has served as a band director and percussion director at Clinton (TN) High School, Gatesville (TX) High School, and most recently at Plano West
(TX) Senior High School.
Matt has completed music degrees from the University of Tennessee and the University of Georgia, and is a proud alumnus of the Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps of Toledo, Ohio.
Pit Percussion Instructor: Meghan Essington
Meghan Essington is a 2007 graduate of Farragut High School. She graduated with honors from the Tennessee Scholar's Program. While at Farragut she was Pit Caption for the Farragut Marching Band and Indoor Drumline. She was also a member of the Tri-M Music Honors Society.
Meghan is currently a sophomore at University of Tennessee where she is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design and Music Education Minor.
She is a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority which she serves as the Activities Chair. She is also a member of the front ensemble in the Mountain Rush Independent Drumline.
Color Guard Instructor: Katie Salyers
Katie Salyers is a 2005 graduate of Broadneck Senior High School in Annapolis, Maryland. While there she was captain for the color guard of the Broadneck Marching Band. Following high school she attended Anne Arundel Community College where she was a member of Phi Theta Kappa, and earned an A.A. in General Studies in the Spring of 2007.
After graduation Katie transfered to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and is currently pursuing a bachelors degree in Therapeutic Recreation. In addition to being a full time student at the university, Katie is also a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority which she serves as the Sisterhood Liaison.
Katie has an active passion in helping others and participates in a wide variety of volunteer opportunities around the community including Camp Koinonia, PNRC's Adaptive Golf Clinic, Cornerstone of Recovery, and many more. She also enjoys rock climbing, hiking and being in the outdoors.
Conditioning / Visual Instructor: Evan Smith
Evan Smith graduated from South-Doyle High School in
2004 and is currently in the process of pursuing a degree in Music Education. He was a member of the world-class marching ensemble Southwind Drum & Bugle corps for six years beginning in 2002 and concluding with their 2007 season. Special positions held
include: Hornline Sergeant, Mellophone section leader, and the 2007 senior age-out.
Evan has also been a visual staff member of Central High-School marching band of Evansville, Indiana and a support staff member of Ubiquity Winterguard, also of Evansville. He returns for his second year administering physical conditioning and teaching the visual program for South-Doyle High-School's Marching ensemble. In addition, he has recently accepted a job teaching the visual program for Mountain Rush independent indoor drum-line.
