Meet Our Director

Director

Noah Flanigan

Mr. Noah Flanigan is a native of Morgantown, West Virginia and a 2021 graduate of the Shenandoah Conservatory Music Education Program. While at Shenandoah, he studied trombone under Dr. Matthew Neiss, a renowned DC-area and US Army Band trombonist, and was a member of the Concert Band, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble. He was also a member of the Shenandoah University Trombone Collective and wrote several arrangements for the group.


From 2021-2026 he was the Band Director at James Wood Middle School in Winchester, VA, where he taught 6th-8th grade band. The JWMS bands were active in their community, performing at Shenandoah University, Music in the Parks at Hersheypark, and the Apple Blossom Festival.


As a performer, Mr. Flanigan most often enjoys performing in pit orchestras, having played trombone for productions such as West Side Story, Chicago!, and Hello, Dolly!.


Mr. Flanigan has been on staff for various marching bands throughout the years as both brass and visual staff including the Sherando High School Marching Warriors, the Skyline High School Marching Hawks, the Millbrook High School Marching Pioneers, and the Tuscarora High School Marching Huskies.
In his free time, Mr. Flanigan enjoys 3D Printing, reading comic books, most sci-fi and fantasy media, and spending time with his wife Mariah and their miniature dachshund, Snickers.