GSL’s band director Peter Gepson honored for dedication to his profession
Peter Gepson, Glencoe-Silver Lake’s junior-senior high school band director, was inducted into Phi Beta Mu, an international honorary fraternity for band directors honoring their dedication and devotion to their profession.
Phi Beta Mu is the highest honorary international band director’s fraternity. It was organized to encourage the building of better bands and the development of better musicians in schools throughout the world and to foster a deeper appreciation of good music and more wide spread public interest. The ceremony was Feb. 14 in Minneapolis as part of the Midwinter Clinic of the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA).
“I looked around the room and saw many colleagues and friends who were current members. Many of these were inducted long ago and have been a part of Phi Beta Mu for decades,” Gepson said. “It is notable that many of these same people are fellow directors I have relied on over my career for advice and mentorship. So in many ways, this was their celebration as well.”
(For the complete story, see the March 13 print edition of The Chronicle.)
