R. Alan Sullivan

Interim Director of Bands 

Director of the Panther Marching & Wind Symphony

 

From 1993 until 2011, Interim Director of Bands, Mr. R. Alan Sullivan served as Director of Athletic Bands/Associate Director of Bands at the University of Nevada, Reno. His responsibilities included directing the Wolf Pack Marching Band, three basketball pep bands, the symphonic band, teaching marching band methods, percussion methods, applied percussion, supervising student teachers, and assisting the Director of Bands with administrative responsibilities.  

During his tenure at the University of Nevada, his bands made appearances in the Sports Humanitarian Bowl, the New Mexico Bowl, the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, the first, second and sweet 16 rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament, and at the Western/Northwestern College Band Directors National Association divisional conference.

A graduate of Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mr. Sullivan received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Illinois State University and the Master of Music Education degree from the University of Louisiana-Monroe. Prior to his appointment at the University of Nevada, Reno, Mr. Sullivan served as Director of Bands at Western High School in Las Vegas, and has held similar posts at Amphitheater High School in Tucson, Arizona, and St. Frederick High School in Monroe, Louisiana.

Mr. Sullivan is an alumnus of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, and has been actively involved with drum corps and bands throughout the United States. He currently serves as an adjudicator for Drum Corps International adjudicating both music and percussion, and the American Drum-Line Association. In addition, he has served as an adjudicator in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and in Canada, and is active as a guest conductor and clinician. Mr. Sullivan recently had the honor of conducting the Nevada Small School All-State Band. He has also designed drill for numerous bands in New York, Nevada, and Texas. 

As a performer, he has performed with the Reno Wind Symphony, Reno Municipal Band, Reno Philharmonic and the Nevada Festival Ballet orchestras along with the Moody Blues, Flash Cadillac, Neil Sedaka, The Smothers Brothers, Don Rickles, Charo, and Al Martino. He holds membership in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the College Band Directors National Association.

email: rasullivan@eiu.edu

 

Danelle Larson

Director of the Concert Band

 

Danelle Larson 

email: dlarson@eiu.edu