Conductor / Musical Director
Carl T. Iezzi
On January 6, 2003, the NSSB welcomed Carl T. Iezzi as our new Conductor and Musical Director. Mr. Iezzi has had a long and varied career as both a music educator and performer. A graduate of the Duquesne University School of Music, earning degrees in Music Education, French horn performance, and Music Theory, he taught for thirty years with the Pittsburgh Public Schools, the last eleven of which were as Director of Instrumental Music at the Rogers Middle School for the Creative and Performing Arts. He has since been on the faculties of Seton Hill College, Duquesne University and Carnegie Mellon University, teaching music education and music history. Mr. Iezzi also spent three years as a member of the education department of the Pittsburgh Opera, serving as coordinator of the Pittsburgh Opera Academy for Educators. As a performer, Mr. Iezzi has played with the Wheeling and Butler Symphonies, Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet, Civic Light Opera, River City Brass Band, the Edgewood Symphonyand spent twenty-six years with the Westmoreland Symphony as a French horn player and Associate Conductor. He was Music Director/Conductor of the Pittsburgh All-City Honors Orchestra from 1988 to 1999. At present, Mr. Iezzi is a teacher of French horn at the Pittsburgh Centers for the Musically Talented and member of the Edgewood Symphony horn section.
On January 6, 2003, the NSSB welcomed Carl T. Iezzi as our new Conductor and Musical Director. Mr. Iezzi has had a long and varied career as both a music educator and performer. A graduate of the Duquesne University School of Music, earning degrees in Music Education, French horn performance, and Music Theory, he taught for thirty years with the Pittsburgh Public Schools, the last eleven of which were as Director of Instrumental Music at the Rogers Middle School for the Creative and Performing Arts. He has since been on the faculties of Seton Hill College, Duquesne University and Carnegie Mellon University, teaching music education and music history. Mr. Iezzi also spent three years as a member of the education department of the Pittsburgh Opera, serving as coordinator of the Pittsburgh Opera Academy for Educators. As a performer, Mr. Iezzi has played with the Wheeling and Butler Symphonies, Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet, Civic Light Opera, River City Brass Band, the Edgewood Symphonyand spent twenty-six years with the Westmoreland Symphony as a French horn player and Associate Conductor. He was Music Director/Conductor of the Pittsburgh All-City Honors Orchestra from 1988 to 1999. At present, Mr. Iezzi is a teacher of French horn at the Pittsburgh Centers for the Musically Talented and member of the Edgewood Symphony horn section.
Assistant Conductor
Sean Desguin
Mr. Desguin is a graduate of Duquesne University with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education, and also holds a Master of Music Education from VanderCook College of Music. He is Elementary Band Director in the Hampton Township School District, where he also directs the High School Percussion Ensemble and is Assistant Director with the Marching Band and Middle School Bands. Prior to his current position, Mr. Desguin taught for five years in the Quaker Valley School District, serving as Middle School and High School Band Director. In addition to his work as a band director, he also maintains an active teaching schedule in low brass through his private studio. Mr. Desguin is a native of upstate New York and has lived in Pittsburgh for the past 10 years, currently residing in Brighton Heights.
Mr. Desguin is a graduate of Duquesne University with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education, and also holds a Master of Music Education from VanderCook College of Music. He is Elementary Band Director in the Hampton Township School District, where he also directs the High School Percussion Ensemble and is Assistant Director with the Marching Band and Middle School Bands. Prior to his current position, Mr. Desguin taught for five years in the Quaker Valley School District, serving as Middle School and High School Band Director. In addition to his work as a band director, he also maintains an active teaching schedule in low brass through his private studio. Mr. Desguin is a native of upstate New York and has lived in Pittsburgh for the past 10 years, currently residing in Brighton Heights.
