The EWCB welcomed Jeff Kelleher
as our
conductor in 2005.
Jeff Kelleher grew up in
Brooklyn, CT where he started playing trumpet in 4th grade. He holds a B.A.
in music from Colby College, an M.A in Music Education from UCONN, and also
studied at Berklee College of Music.
While in high school and college, Jeff performed in the concert band, wind
ensemble, orchestra, jazz band, small jazz combos, and rock bands. He has
been a music teacher and band director at Brooklyn Middle School since 1996,
and was selected as Brooklyn's Teacher of the Year
in 2004.
Jeff has performed in
recent musical productions in NE CT at the Bradley Theater, the CT Repertory
Theater, as well as with the Windham Concert Band, and Souls on Fire. He
resides in Woodstock with his wife Barbara, and their three children
Allison, Emma and Keegan.