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STEPHEN PATRICK SMIETANA

Stephen received his BS in Music Education and BA in Music Performance from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He currently is teaching in his thirteenth year as director of bands at Springdale Jr/Sr High school where is actively involved with Marching Band, Concert Bands, Jazz Ensemble, Guitar and the Elementary Strings Program. Away from teaching Stephen loves to perform freelance percussion and drum set and has performed with many different ensembles, including playing drums and singing along side his father in the band Skippy and The Boys – Polkas and more. His one true passion though is playing in pit orchestras, along with playing annually for many high school and adult theater productions and was the seasonal percussionist for the Apple Hill Playhouse during the 2012 season. One highlight to his performing career was playing on the 1998 national tour for “The Goodbye Girl” featuring Eddie Mekka (Carmine from TV’s Laverne and Shirley), he was also part of the Summer 2008 tour for Howard Livingston and the Milemarker 24 Band based out of Key West, Fl.