Member Profiles
(Percussion)
Carroll Foltz
(Percussion)Profession: Buyer for Hagerstown Area Industrial Supply house - Foltz Manufacturing & Supply
Interests:
Musical Influences: Beatles, Friends and other musicians (Keith MacMichael, Rich Rippeon)
Family: Wife-Joyce,
Son-Brian,(Graduate and was a Member of University of MD Marching Drumline)
Daughter-Bethany,
2 cats-Dusty & Inky(Moron kitten)
(Keyboards, Vocals and Trumpet)
Profession: Music Resource Director for the Washington County Board of Education. Prior to his appointment as Music Resource Director for the County, Rob was the Band Director at E. Russell Hicks Middle School in Hagerstown, Maryland
Interests: Writing music, running, working with music students,
Currently working with the Washington County Alliance for Instrumental Music to fully reinstate the county’s instrumental program
Musical Influences: Tori Amos, Counting Crows, Billy Joel, Bruce Hornsby, Elton John
Family: Wife-Suzy, Daughters - Bailey & Bethany.
2 cats-Ash & Sydney
Check out Rob's music on www.mp3.com
(Guitar, Vocals)
Steve Hummel (Guitar, Vocals)
Profession:
q Senior Vice President - Operations, Facilities, Security & Compliance at Hagerstown Trust Company, a Community Bank in Washington County. Started career at Hagerstown Trust Company in 1975.
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1993 Graduate of University of Maryland School of Banking,
Sponsored by the Maryland Bankers Association.
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Past President of
the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Bank Administration Institute.
Served a total of 10 years as an Officer of the Local Chapter.
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Currently serves as an
pre-release instructor for the JSAP Program ( Jail Substance Abuse Program
) at the Washington County Detention Center. Steve also conducted quarterly
classes for the Diversion Program for the State's Attorney's Office. Both
of these classes Steve developed to instruct individuals in personal money management and
assist them with financial problems.
Interests:
q Music - All types and styles.
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Served 2 terms as
Chairman of the Board Horizon Goodwill Industries - Hagerstown.
Has been a Board Officer/Member of Horizon Goodwill Industries since
1985.
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Past Board
Officer of Local 770, American Federation of Musicians
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Past Member of St.
Mary's Parish School Board.
Past President of the St. Mary's Home-School Association.
q Chairman of the Budget Advocacy Committee, Washington County Board of Education.
q Appointed by Governor Ehrlich to the Board of the Potomac Center - Hagerstown, MD.
q Enjoys being involved with Home Improvement projects
q Enjoys buying and selling vintage musical equipment on EBay
Musical Influences:
B.B. King, Charlie Gracie, Buddy Holly, 50's & 60’s Rock and Roll and R&B.
Family:
Wife - Debbie
married since 1973.
Daughter -
Stephanie is 27. Stephanie is a Music Education, piano & vocal performance
major at Catholic University of America in Washington DC. Stephanie Graduated in
May of 2002.
Son - Sean is 22. Sean graduated from North Hagerstown High School in June 2003. Sean performed with the North High Band and was the Captain of their drum line. Sean is attending Hagerstown Community College with an interest towards Computer Science. Sean has his Microsoft A+ Certification. Sean works at Circuit City in the Technical Support area. Sean also repairs and works on computers for friends and family as well as maintain our Web Site. Sean also assists SPECTRUM with lighting and technical support when he is available.
(Saxophones/Vocals)
Hal Brandenburg (Saxophones/Vocals)
Profession: Hal is a CPA currently under contract to the State of Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration. As a related sideline, he prepares income tax returns. He is also the owner of Hal’s Antiques and Collectibles, a business that sells dead people’s stuff over the Internet and in antique malls.
Interests: Hal is an avid collector of pig banks, royalty memorabilia, music memorabilia, and rock and soul records. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants. His passions include off-beat movies and bands, Belgian beers, and exceptional food.
Musical influences: 50's, 60's and 70's soul, rock, and pop in general; 70's British underground; classical. Favorites include the Velvet Underground, Kate Bush, the Residents, ½ Japanese, Rupert Holmes, Tori Amos, Charles Ives, Debussy, Ludwig Von Beethoven, Sparks, and Roxy Music.
Family: Hal married Lorrie Jean Terpstra in 1981. They have two sons, William A. (born 1989) and David Nicholas (born 1995). The four of them have an uneasy cohabitation arrangement with four cats; Rimsky, Louis Armstrong, Macarena, and Dust Bunny.
Experience: The possessor of a degree in music education from Shepherd College where he was named Outstanding Student in Music Education and a MacMurran Scholar, Hal has played with numerous organizations in the area.
(Vocals & Keyboards)
Ruth Stenger-Japzon, graduated from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music at Shenandoah University with a degree in Voice Performance and Piano Pedagogy where she studied voice under Donna Gullstrand and piano under Eugenia Evans. After touring the Mid-West performing with a showband, Ms. Stenger earned her certification for education along with a Masters Equivalency. She taught at Clear Spring Middle School from 1987-1996 and then again from 2001 to 2006. Performance is her first love in music and she became part of
SPECTRUM in 1984, where singing and stylizing jazz songs is her favorite musical style. She is very pleased to be back performing with SPECTRUM. The variety of music played and quality of the other musicians in the band makes it a special pleasure.Ruth
is Director of Music for St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Williamsport,
Maryland and occasionally has time to compose music for the Adult and
Children’s choirs there. Ms. Stenger also maintains a small piano studio of
nine students. Inspiring her private students, church choirs, and Clear Spring
Middle School music students to be the best they can be is a goal she hopes to
achieve each time she teaches. The gift of music is a very special blessing;
it’s meant to be shared joyously through performance and instruction. Ms. Stenger gratefully acknowledges her musical mentor and beloved friend, Jean
Gilbert Walker, A.R.A.M., as having a profound influence upon her musicianship
and musical teaching.
Ruthy has been married to Francisco Japzon since 1995 and she has two pets at home. Sunny-dog and Lilli-Belle Cat have great fun being catered to, although they too, have to stand in line for some time and attention! Life is too busy, but it all revolves around the love of music.
Even with her very busy schedule, has time to devote to another passion; her on-line store & website. Be sure to check out Ruth's Web Site for the latest and greatest in exclusive kitchen items.....
