New marching band director named

Shayna Stahl, who is finalizing a Doctor of Musical Arts/Instrumental Conducting at the University of Washington, will join UNC Charlotte as associate director of bands/director of athletic bands, effective July 1. She will oversee the Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band.

At the University of Washington (UW), Stahl served as graduate assistant director of the Husky Marching Band, director of the Husky Basketball Band, conductor for the UW Concert Band and assistant conductor for the UW Wind Ensemble.

Previously, she spent 10 years on the staff of the athletic band program at the State University of New York Stony Brook including three years as director of athletic bands. She also served eight years as a music educator in the Middle Country Central School District where she taught wind ensemble and concert and jazz bands.

A graduate of Temple University, Stahl earned a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Stony Brook University and a Master in Music Education/Instrumental Conducting from the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford.