Meet Our Conductor

Curt Ebersole has taught and administered the instrumental music program at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan since 1982. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Northwestern University, a Master of Music in Conducting from Northwestern University, and a Master of Fine Arts in Clarinet Performance from SUNY-Purchase. Beyond conducting
the Wind Symphony, Concert Band, String Ensemble, and Marching Band at NVOT, he acts as Producer and Conductor of the award-winning musical theater program. His ensembles have earned Superior & Excellent ratings at music festivals in eight states, two Canadian provinces, and the Bahamas.

He has served as a guest conductor and clinician for many honor bands and adult community ensembles in New Jersey, New York, and Maine, including the Bergen, Rockland, and Orange County Bands, the North Jersey Region I Junior Band and the North Jersey Region I Symphonic Band. He is the founder and coordinator of the Music Educators of Bergen County Wind Conducting Symposium. As a clarinetist, he performs regularly as a chamber musician, band & orchestral player, and recitalist. Mr. Ebersole was selected as the Northern Valley District Teacher of the Year in 1994 and the Bergen County Teacher of the Year in 1995. The Mayor and Council of Old Tappan honored him for twenty years of service to the community in 2002. The New Jersey Music Educators Association chose him as the recipient of the 2003 New Jersey Master Music Teacher Award. In addition, Mr. Ebersole received a Governor's Award in Arts Education in May 2003.

His professional memberships include MENC, the National Band Association, the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, the International Clarinet Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda. He has served in various capacities for the North Jersey Band Festival, the North Jersey School Music Association, and the Music Educators of Bergen County. Mr. Ebersole is a resident of White Plains, New York, and in his spare time he enjoys cycling, downhill skiing, and riding America's fastest and tallest roller coasters.