Neil Boumpani:  

Life Update: I will, but May of this year, have received my PhD in music from UNCG. I am the artistic director for a summer music camp in the Florida Keys. This year was a better one health wise as I lost about 40 pounds and got back to running (well jogging - for now). After HS, I spent about three days at the Air Force Academy before realizing that I was there not for myself, but for my father. I left the ASAF and spent a year at Rutgers in math and physics, but got bored with the course of study. Music was more a challenge for me, so I went that way. Although I have had some success in this field, I know I would be financially better off as an engineer of some sort. I received a BS and MA in Music Education and Music Composition at the College of NJ (formerly TSC) and taught in Dunellen for four years. During my first year I married my present (and only) wife, Dawn. Dawn had two beautiful little girls, 6 and 4, whom I adopted during the first year of our marriage. This turned out to be a Godsend because we have been unable to have children of our own - my only real lifelong regret. After 4 years teaching at DHS, I moved to NC where I began teaching in a middle school and at Duke University as Marching and Pep Band director. After 11 years of the two job insanity, I left the public school job and launched my own publishing company to supplement my Duke pay. I write music for marching bands all over the country from coast to coast. I have had arrangements in a major motion picture and, along with my wife, have written many songs...Expand for more