About the CEO

Mr. Eichelberger currently serves as a General Music Teacher in Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland. Mr. Eichelberger is a native of Miami Florida where he is a graduate of Miami Carol City Senior High School. He started his undergraduate studies at Florida A&M University where he was a member of the Incomparable FAMU Marching 100, Symphonic, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Brass Ensemble and Trombone Choir. While at FAMU Mr. Eichelberger was selected for the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Southeast Intercollegiate Honors Band in 2000 and 2002 being the first trombonist selected from the university in almost 10yrs. Mr. Eichelberger is also a former member of the U.S. Marines Basic Musician Enlistment Program where he studied at the Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, Virginia. Mr. Eichelberger also holds a Bachelor of Music in Jaz Studies from Florida Memorial University (2011) and a Masters of Arts in Instrumental Conducting from Morgan State University (2020). Mr. Eichelberger also serves as the CEO & Chief Consultant of Virtuoso Production & Consulting, Inc. a non-profit company to help bring quality music & arts programming to underserved urban and rural communities around the country.

 

Mr. Eichelberger served as the Director of Bands at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, AL (2021), Director of Bands at Park Crossing High School in Montgomery, AL (2020-2021), General Music Teacher at Holabird Middle School in Baltimore, MD (2017-2019), Department Chair and Director of Bands at Jeaga Middle School in West Palm Beach Florida (2015-2016), Director of Bands and Music Coordinator at N.E.W. Preparatory High School of Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2014-2015), Director of Bands at American Senior High School in Hialeah, Florida (2008-2013). Mr. Eichelberger has also served as the Assistant to the Director of Band and Music Arranger at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC (2005-2006). Mr. Eichelberger has also served as the Assistant Director of Band and Music Arranger at James S. Rickards High in Tallahassee, Florida (2002-2003). During his Tenure at James S. Rickards the band was selected as the honor band for the Veterans Day Celebration and was selected to perform a post-game performance at Florida A&M University; Assistant to the Director of Band and Arranger at Thomasville High School in Thomasville, Georgia (2004-2005), during his time at Thomasville High the band was featured in a commercial for White Wheat Bread for the Hostus Bread Company. In the summer of 2006 Mr. Eichelberger was asked to serve as the Assistant Director of Bands and Music Arranger at his alma mater Miami Carol City Senior High. In April of 2007 Mr. Eichelberger was asked to serve as the Interim Director of Bands at Miami Carol City Senior High after the Promotion of Fedrick C. Ingram to Secretary/Treasurer of United Teachers of Dade. Mr. Eichelberger has been a Guest Clinician at the Savannah State University Summer Band Camp, (2012), Florida A&M University Marching 100 Summer Band Camp (1998-2002, 2004) Dade County Parks and Recreation Annual Summer Performing Arts Camp (1999), Miami Northwestern Senior High (1999), North Miami Beach Senior High (2004) and Florida Memorial University Miami All-Star Summer Band Camp (2003-Present), and several high schools in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He has served as a guest Conductor at Miami Carol City Senior High, Thomasville High School, Florida Memorial University, and Savannah State University.

 

Professional Affiliations

Mr. Eichelberger is a member of the HBCU-National Band Director Consortium (HBCU-NBDA), College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), Minority Band Directors Association (MBDA), Arts Administrators of Color (AACA), National Association for Music Education (NafME), FAMU Marching 100 National Band Alumni Association, National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Maryland Music Educators Association, Maryland State Educators Association (MSEA)Prince George’s County Educators Association (PGCEA), and an honorary member of the Eta Omicron Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma.