Professional Staff Musicians

Band director: Robert "Robbie" Oldroyd, Music Educator at Dryden Middle-Senior High School

Chorus Director: Jennifer Rafferty, Music Educator at Cortland Enlarged City School District

Chorus Accompanist: Dolores Brooks

More about Robbie:

Robert Oldroyd is a native of Troy, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Ithaca College School of Music, summa cum laude, with a degree in Music Education and Horn Performance.  He actively participated in many performance ensembles at the college and was the founding conductor of the IC Harmoniemusik and the IC Sightreading Band.

From 2008 to 2014, Robbie acted as the founding conductor of the Troy Town Band and its ensembles, conducting over twenty-five concerts. He now serves as the Committee Chairman and Conductor of the Endless Mountain Handel and Haydn Society. He performs frequently with professional bands and orchestras in Pennsylvania and Central New York, and at music festivals all over the US.

In addition to serving as a Dryden Middle-High School music teacher, Robbie currently serves as the organist and choir director of the First Presbyterian Church of Troy, PA.

More about Jennifer:
Jennifer Rafferty has a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and Vocal Performance, and a Master’s degree in Music Education from Ithaca College. She teaches at Cortland Junior-Senior High School in Cortland, New York where she directs the 7th grade girl’s chorus, 8th grade choir and teaches 7th grade general music. Although her girl’s chorus is still in its beginning years, they already have earned NYSSMA recognition under her direction.  For the past few years she has been the vocal director of the musical productions at Cortland High School as well as the director of the Dryden Intergenerational Chorus.  
In addition to teaching, Jennifer is a new mother and also has a small, private vocal studio comprised of students of all ages.   
 
More about Dolores: 
Dolores Brooks is retired from Marathon Schools following an over thirty year career teaching English and acting as musical director of the theater program. She enjoys playing the piano now for fun and as the musician of the Presbyterian Church in Marathon. Dolores and her husband Rick (a retired Marathon history teacher) enjoy taking trips to visit their two grown children in NYC and Boston and planning vacations to Disney World as often as they can!