Steve Wessels started at Cedar Park High School in 1998 as an Associate Director. Since then, the Cedar Park High School Band has received Sweepstakes honors at University Interscholastic League. In 1999 the band placed (8th) in the 4A Texas State Marching Band Contest. In 2001 the band was the 4A Texas State Marching Band Champion. In 2004 the band was the Silver Medallist in the 5A Texas State Marching Band Contest. Over the years the band has won the Westlake Marching Contest, The Carrollton Marching Contest, The Duncanville Marching Contest and has placed in the finals of BOA Regionals and Super Regionals of Texas. The Concert Bands have been successful in all UIL Concert / Sight Reading Contests earning Superior ratings.

Mr. Wessels is a woodwind specialist. He is also an accomplished pianist. Schools he attended were Angelo State University, Texas Lutheran University and Texas Christian University. He has taught for 19 years at every level of band directing in public schools. He has taught in Shamrock, Texas (Panhandle of Texas), Galena Park, Texas (Houston), Spring Branch ISD (Houston) and Cedar Park, Texas.

Mr. Wessels holds a bachelors degree from Texas Lutheran University and is a member of the Texas Music Educator's Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Adjudicator's Association and Kappa Kappa Psi Band Fraternity.

Bob Chreste started his first year as Associate Director at Cedar Park High School in 2006 school year. He is the director of the Concert Band. Mr. Chreste received his Bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of Houston and his Masters degree in Conducting from Sam Houston State University. While at Sam Houston, Bob was the graduate teaching assistant for the wind ensemble and the marching band. Aside from being a very talented saxophonist, Mr. Chreste has also become an accomplished euphonium player. He marched with the world champion, Cadets of Bergen County Drum and Bugle Corps, for three years (1996-1998). More recently, he spent a year and a half as a conductor and performer with the Tony and Emmy Award winning musical, Blast! Mr. Chreste has worked with many marching bands across Texas, as well as bands in Indiana and Oklahoma. Currently, he spends his summers on the brass staff of the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps based out of Fort Mill, South Carolina. Mr. Chreste is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

Band Director

Evan VanDoren started his first year as Assistant Director of Bands at Cedar Park High School in 2009. He received his Bachelor's degree in Music Education after graduating with honors from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana in the spring of 2009. While at Butler, Mr. VanDoren was actively involved in a variety of performance ensembles, as well as Butler's chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He was elected to Butler's Jordan College of Fine Arts (JCFA) Dean's List several times, and as a senior, was honored as JCFA's Outstanding Future Music Educator. In the spring of 2009, Mr. VanDoren was selected as one of Butler's Top 100 students, one of the university's highest achievements.

Mr. VanDoren comes to Cedar Park with a variety of professional experiences. He has spent the last four years as a staff member with the seven-time consecutive Indiana marching band champion, and 2008 Bands of America Grand National Champion, Avon High School Marching Black and Gold. Mr. VanDoren was a clinician for Drum Corps International's (DCI) Educational Division (On Q) in 2008 at the Drum Major Camp in Boiling Springs, South Carolina. He has also been a presenter in cooperation with DCI at the Music Educator's National Convention.

Much of Mr. VanDoren's experiences come from the drum and bugle corps activity. He "aged-out" of the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps in 2008, with eight years of DCI marching experience, including two years as Crown's head drum major. Mr. VanDoren was honored with the Jim Jones Leadership Award in 2007, awarded to one outstanding drum major each year by the DCI Hall of Fame. He has also been recognized as a leader amongst his peers, receiving consecutive "Member of the Year" awards from the Carolina Crown membership in 2007 and 2008. Since aging out, Mr. VanDoren has become a proud and committed member of the Carolina Crown Brass Faculty.

Mr. VanDoren is honored to become a part of the Cedar Park Band family, and is excited to begin his professional teaching career in a community that values music as an integral part of every child's education.

Mr. Chavez was the Assistant Director of Bands and Percussion Director at Legacy High School in Mansfield, TX. His duties in Mansfield included overseeing the marching and concert percussion ensembles and coordinated the middle school percussion programs. He was formerly the Director of Percussion at one of the premier band programs in the country, Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas. At Reagan, he directed the drumline, the Steel Band, the Brazilian Ensemble and the Concert Percussion Ensemble as well as percussion at the middle schools. During his tenure, Reagan was a UIL State Finalist numerous times and was ranked 2nd in the nation (BOA Grand Nationals) on two separate occasions.

His drumlines have consistently been recognized as some of the finest in the country. He was Percussion Caption Head for the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps in 2007 and 2008. He is a 1999 graduate of The University of Texas, earning a degree in Economics and a 2004 graduate of Southwest Texas State University, earning a Bachelor of Music degree.

Mr. Chavez was a member of the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps snare line from 1991-1992 and the World Champion Concord Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps snare line from 1995-1996 where he earned the DCI High Percussion award in 1996. He served as Percussion Caption Head & Arranger for the Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps from 2006-2008. Mr. Chavez is an active member of the Percussive Arts Society, Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Bandmasters Association. Through his work with the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps and Legacy High School, he is proud to be an education and product endorser for Innovative Percussion Sticks and Mallets, Remo Drumheads, Yamaha and Zildjian musical products. He is currently an active clinician, adjudicator and percussion arranger throughout Texas.

Guard Director

Andy Mroczek has served as the color guard designer and caption head for the Bluecoats in 2010 and 2011, and Color Guard director at Skyview High School in Vancouver, WA 2009 and 2010. Andy has over 18 years experience as both a performer and instructor with the Madison Scouts, Blue Devils, Seattle Cascades, James Logan High School, Northern Lights, Mozaic winter guard from Lille France, and Santa Clara Vanguard summer and winter color guard programs. Andy was also the choreographer for the CPHS 2011 AA class color guard state champions! Andy also was a choreographer for Identity winter guard out of Austin, Texas for 2011, and will continue as a lead designer for 2012. In addition to working with the Bluecoats, Andy is currently the Guard Director at Cedar Park High School in Cedar Park, Texas. He is very excited to be with the Cedar Park High School program!

Assistant Color Guard Director

Antonio is proud to jump on board for Cedar Park High School’s 2011-2012 year. He has served as the head color guard director at Lake View High School in San Angelo, Tx for the past 3 years. Antonio’s performance experience includes the Revolution Drum & Bugle Corps in 2007, the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps in 2008 through a World Class bronze medalist season in 2010, and with Identity’s Open Class independent winter guard. He has been in the activity as a performer and educator for 7 years and is excited to bring his bit of knowledge to the Cedar Park HS color guard as the Assistant Color Guard Director.