Marshall band director leaving for new job

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Marshall University Marching Thunder director Steve Barnett has taken a new job with Amro Music.

The Herald-Dispatch (https://bit.ly/1kgDCcw ) reports that Barnett announced that he’s leaving the university in an email sent Tuesday to music students. He said he has accepted a position with Memphis, Tenn.-based Amro Music as the company’s west Tennessee educational representative.

Barnett has served as director of Marshall’s bands since 2003. He also is a professor of music and conducts the Marshall University Wind Symphony.

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Information from: The Herald-Dispatch, https://www.herald-dispatch.com