Revised: February 05, 2003.

Mark Beamish is the Director of Bands and Fine Arts Team Leader at Green Hope High School in Morrisville, NC. A native of Rochester, NY, Mr. Beamish spent his youth participating in a variety of musically related activities including private and ensemble study at Rochester's Hochstein and Eastman Schools.  Mr. Beamish attended the University of Kentucky and was a student of Vincent DiMartino. Beamish earned his Bachelor of Music Degree in 1986 and in 1987 earned his Master's Degree at Eastern Illinois University where he served as the graduate assistant of bands. Before relocation to North Carolina, Mr. Beamish taught all levels of music instruction at two different school systems on Long Island, NY. In 1992, Beamish accepted the position as High School Band Director at Sanderson High School. During Beamish's tenure at Sanderson High School, all ensembles under his tutelage received only superior ratings at music festivals at competitions from 1992-1999. In 1997, the Sanderson Wind Ensemble was the featured performing ensemble at the North Carolina Music Educators' Conference in Winston-Salem, NC. In 1998, Mr. Beamish was awarded the Band Director of the Year by the Central District Band Association in 1998 and the Teacher of the Year by the Wake County PTSA. Recently, Mr. Beamish was a finalist for the Cary Chamber of Commerce Award of Excellence in teaching in 2001 and was recently nominated for the Who's Who in America's Schools and the Disney Teaching Award.

Mr. Beamish teaches Tech Theater as a course because of love of the stage and a desire to help Green Hope High School develop artistic performances that are technically superior and artistically rich. When not at Green Hope, Beamish is active as a conductor and performer in the area including past and present positions at UNC-Greensboro and Appalachian State University Summer Music Programs. Currently Mr. Beamish is the President of the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Wind Orchestra and serves on the Board of Directors for the Central District Band Association.

Mr. Beamish is fortunate to have a talented and dedicated staff working with the Green Hope Band. Tony is aboard because he went to Kentucky.

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Tony Granados, Music Instructor

 Currently a freelance tuba player in the Central North Carolina region, Tony serves as a substitute and extra with the North Carolina Symphony, and has made recent appearances with the North Carolina Symphony Brass Quintet, the Carolina Brass Quintet and the Roanoke Symphony in Virginia. In addition to these guest appearances, he serves as a member of the Tar River Orchestra, North Carolina Wind Orchestra and the Tar River Concert Band. As a soloist, he has made appearances with college bands, high schools bands, all-county bands and gave a solo recital at the North Carolina Governors School Summer Program at Meredith College. He also serves as director of the Triangle Youth Brass Band, a 45 piece British style brass band comprised of some of the most talented high school brass and percussion players in the Central North Carolina region. The TYBB won the NABBA Youth Division banner in 2001 and 2002. Tony maintains a large and active private studio, teaching nearly 25 students on the middle school and high school levels. Tony directs a summer tuba ensemble program for high school students each summer, and can be seen teaching sectionals and master classes in schools all over the state. Tony likes to conduct brass sectionals with high school marching bands, and is a regular staffer with two of the most visible band programs in North Carolina.

Tony attended the University of Kentucky, and has studied at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Towson State in Maryland. While a student in Kentucky, he was first runner up in the UK Concerto Competition in 1997, played solo E-flat tuba with the Lexington Brass Band and was featured with the Bass section of that band several times, including the LBB compact disc release Images. Tony also played with the Advocate-Messenger Brass Band in Danville, KY, appearing on three compact discs and making a solo appearance. Tony was also a driving force in the Four Horsemen Tuba Quartet, the resident student tuba quartet at the University of Kentucky. The FHTQ was the busiest performing ensemble at UK during this time, and won the Adult Ensemble competition at the 1998 NABBA competition. Tony also directed a tuba ensemble at Henry Clay High School, which made an appearance at the1999 South East Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference in Lexington, KY.

Tony's favorite color is Kentucky Blue, and unlike Beamish, Tony can sit thru a movie without falling asleep.

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Brian Lowry - Marching Instructor

Brian is in his second year on staff with Green Hope. He has served as a marching instructor, band clinician, drill designer, and brass instructor in the Raleigh, NC area since 1994. During that time, he has worked with a number of programs, including Sanderson High School, Cary High School, Southern Nash High School, West Carteret High School, and Chapel Hill High School. Brian has also served on the brass staff of Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps and on the visual staff of Tarheel Sun Drum and Bugle Corps. Brian was a member of Carolina Crown in 1992 and 1993 and the Cadets of Bergen County in 1994 and 1995. Brian was Drum Major at Sanderson High School in 1991 and Director's Assistant / Drum Major of the Georgia Tech Marching Band in 1993.

Brian holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering from NC State University and is also a freelance trumpet player and teacher. He has served as principal trumpet with the Raleigh Civic Symphony and the Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra since 1994 and performs with a number of other ensembles throughout the area.

Without Carrie Brian would be just a lonely band guy looking for kids to be leaning backwards when they march.

Carrie would like to thank Tony for keeping Brian company when he is in one of his moods.

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Carrie Rogan - Guard Caption Head

Carrie is in her first year on staff with Green Hope. She recently moved to Raleigh, NC from Maryland, where she instructed guards at Atholton High School and Urbana High School. She has also worked on the staff of multiple organizations throughout the US, including Colts Drum and Bugle Corps, Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, Tarheel Sun Drum and Bugle Corps, The Company Colourguard, and Clovis West Marching Band and Winterguard. Carrie was a member of Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps from 1992-1995 and Phantom Regiment in 1996. She marched with The Company from 1995-1997.

Ken Weiss, Show Consultant and Marching Instructor

Ken has many years of experience in the marching music activity, the foundation of which, he acquired as a member of the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps for four seasons. After leaving the Cadets, Ken began writing and teaching for both drum corps and high school marching bands. Ken has also been a member of the instructional staff for the Crossmen. Throughout his career as a member of various design and instructional staffs, Ken has helped those programs amass seventeen regional, six state, and eight championship titles. In addition to being an instructor of junior and senior drum corps and numerous high school bands, Ken has served the activity as an accomplished arranger, show designer, clinician, adjudicator and has served programs as an Assistant Band Director. He is currently a member of a marching band consultancy called The Band Doctors, which supports high school music programs across the country. As a respected member of the Music Education and Marching Music Activity, Ken's interviews have appeared in publications such as B&O (Band and Orchestra) Magazine. 

In addition to his vast experience in the high school music activity, Ken is the former Director of Scholastic Services for Youth Education in the Arts (YEA!) and served as the Director of the US Scholastic Band Association (USSBA), one of the largest high school band associations in the country. Prior to joining YEA!, Ken served as a member of the Board of Directors for Youth Education in the Arts.

Outside of the marching music activity, Ken has served as Principal Technical Staff Member for AT&T Bell Labs in their Advanced Network Solutions division and is currently a private Information Technology consultant for major corporations where he specializes in systems engineering and human factors/graphical user interface design. Ken lives in Cary NC.  

Wayne Viar - Percussion Arranger, Instructor and Consultant

Wayne Viar is an active performer and teacher in the triangle area. Well versed in all areas of percussion, his instrument of choice is the clay pot. Viar has arranged, taught, and consulted many band programs throughout North Carolina and Virginia and can currently be heard playing drums with Panyelo, a carribean steel drum band.

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