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Co-directors Gary Young and Frank Jilka know the score.
Gary Young Gary Young studied Music at Skyline Junior College where he earned his Associate in Arts degree in 1975. He went on to study Music Education and Industrial Arts at San Francisco State University and earned his bachelors degree in 1980. Since 1998, Gary has been the director of the highly acclaimed Rohnert Park Community Band. Gary is a co-owner, business manager and saxophone player in the Moonlighters Swing Era Big Band . He also sings in his church choir. Gary and his talented wife Jan have been Rohnert Park residents since 1989. They have two adult sons. |
Frank Jilka Frank Jilka received an A.B. degree with a major in music from Kansas Weslyan University and an M. M. degree from the University of Michigan. He retired after teaching band for 35 years in 1994. Since then he has been a volunteer teacher in the Analy High School music program. Analy band director Vance Regan refers to Frank as "our secret weapon." He has been feted for his volunteer efforts by the West Sonoma County Unified School District and by the Analy Band Boosters. Frank founded the Sebastopol Community Band in 2000. |
