Dennis Eichler
Music Director and Conductor

Dennis was born and raised in Alice, TX where he had the opportunity of playing in one of the finest high school bands in the state. He received his Bachelors degree from Texas A&M Corpus Christi  and a Masters in Education from the University of Houston. 

He started his career as an assistant band director at W. B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi. In July of 1978 Dennis took the position as band director at Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown.  While at Lee his bands won numerous awards from contests and festivals throughout the Southwest.

 Dennis was promoted to Head of the Music Department at Ross Sterling High School where his responsibilities included conducting the full orchestra, band and marching band. While at Sterling Mr. Eichler’s organizations won acclaim from countless educators and adjudicators. Under Dennis’s leadership, his groups have won a total of 33 UIL Sweepstakes awards.

 Dennis is also an active adjudicator, clinician and performer.  He is a member of the Texas Music Adjudicators Association and has conducted many All-Region Bands and Orchestras in the Southeast as well as the Texas Symphonic Band in Europe and the University of Yucatan Symphony Orchestra. He is also founder and director of the Bayou Big Band, a professional jazz band that performs all over the Houston area.

 He is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, Phi Beta Mu Fraternity, Texas Orchestra Directors Association, National Association of Jazz Educators, and Houston Professional Musicians Association. He and his wife Lynda reside in The Woodlands, Texas.

 Baytown Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
 Post Office Box 2217
 Baytown, Texas 77522-2217
 

Last Updated on Friday, 09 December 2011