2022 Reynolds Conducting Institute Fellow

Meet Rachel Zephir

Rachel Zephir is currently the Director of Bands at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt Maryland where she oversees all aspects of the band program including three concert bands, an extensive chamber music program, jazz ensemble, and pep band. In 2019, the Chamber Winds were invited to perform at both The Midwest Clinic and the HBCU Band Directors Consortium in Chicago and Atlanta respectively. She has presented clinics on effectively implementing chamber music into your band program at the Maryland Music Educators Association Conferences, College Band Directors National Association Eastern Division Conference, and The Midwest clinic. Rachel is also the Music Director of the Rockville Brass Band, a British-style brass band based outside of Washington DC. Performers include current and retired military band players, freelance professionals, members of the Athena Brass Band, and local band directors and community members.