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To hear exerpts from interview, Click here. For 25 years Mathew Fullerton has introduced generations of Talbot County public school students to the musical arts, the past 13 at Eastern Middle School. Under his direction, the Easton Middle School band has consistently earned ‘superior’ ratings at statewide competitions. For the past two years, EMS students have accounted for almost one-half of the Junior All-Shore Band performers; and Mr. Fullerton received the Outstanding Arts Educator Award from the Talbot County Arts Council this past year,. A fellow performing arts teacher describes him as a "door opener that with quiet, unassuming resolve has broken through the prejudice and indifference of others to make an indelible mark on students." Combining the performing arts with civic responsibility, Mr. Fullerton and his band volunteer for local Memorial and Veteran’s Day services and hold benefit concerts for charity during the holidays. He is currently collaborating with Talbot County Recreation and Parks to start a community band open to adult and young musicians, and is serving his fourth term as president of the Eastern Shore Band Directors Association. A performer as well as a teacher, Mr. Fullerton regularly plays trombone with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony. |
