Bill Wynn
Director – Heritage High
Bill Wynn has been the band director at Heritage High School since 2020. Mr. Wynn came to Heritage High after 15 years at Heritage Middle School and four years at Tyner Academy in Chattanooga, TN. He received his Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, his Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting degree from the American Band College of Sam Houston State University, and has completed all coursework toward a Doctorate in Music Education from the University of Georgia. Mr. Wynn was the 2012-2013 Heritage Middle School Teacher of the Year. Before moving to Chattanooga, Mr. Wynn was an active musician in the Chicago area, performing as a bass trombonist with the Ravinia Festival Orchestra, the Elmhurst Symphony, the DuPage Symphony, the Southwest Suburban Symphony and the Chicago Brass Choir and as a baritone vocalist with the Chicago Symphony Chorus, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, His Majesty’s Clerkes, and the Ravinia Festival Chorus. In Chicago, Mr. Wynn also taught brass lessons, master classes, and music theory at the MERIT School of Music. In Chattanooga, Mr. Wynn has served as the low brass instructor at Cadek Conservatory of Music in Chattanooga, TN, and performed with the Chattanooga Symphony, Enigma Tuba Quartet, and the Chattanooga Trombone Quartet. Members of Mr. Wynn’s brass studio have been top All-State members in six states, principal players in the Chicago, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Youth Symphonies, and members of the Governor’s Honors Programs in Georgia, Tennessee, and Illinois. Mr. Wynn and his wife Jill reside in Ringgold.
Preston Miller
Director – Heritage Middle
Preston Miller is the Director of Middle School Bands at Heritage Middle School and Assistant Director of Bands at Heritage High School. Mr. Miller is a University of North Georgia graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. During his studies, he provided leadership as the principal saxophonist in the Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Band. He was also a founding member of the Gold Talon Saxophone Quartet, with which he performed at several juried conferences. In 2017, Mr. Miller was elected as the first Student Director of Athletic Bands. The following year, he gave a presentation at the Research on Contemporary Composers Conference on Women in Music. Mr. Miller has been a clinician for concert bands, held masterclasses, served as a visual and musical technician for marching band, and was a private woodwind instructor for several band programs in Catoosa, Hall, Dawson, and Jackson counties. Mr. Miller and his wife, Jada, have been married since September of 2017. They enjoy traveling and trying new cuisines from around the world.
Colin James
Percussion Instructor
Colin James has been the percussion instructor at Heritage High School since graduating from Jacksonville State University in 2017. At JSU he obtained a music degree with a concentration in percussion. Colin currently performs as a professional drummer in the Chattanooga area and beyond, playing in various recording and performance projects. He is a founding member and drummer for the local touring band Dolphin Group and is also drummer for the 2020 Chattanooga Road to Nightfall winners, We Are Us. Colin currently lives in Rossville, Georgia with his bandmates.
Katie Cribb
Color Guard Instructor
Sayra Cook
Winter Guard Instructor
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