Band Staff
Sean C. Noah
Director of Bands
Sean C. Noah joined the McGill-Toolen family in 2010 when he became Director of Bands. Mr. Noah attended the University of Alabama where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Instrumental Music Education and later received his Masters degree in Music Education from Boston University.
During his time at the University of Alabama, Mr. Noah marched in the famous Million Dollar Band. Apart from a promising college career, he played in the Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps before serving as Assitant Percussion Instructor for the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB). Mr. Noah has also served as Percussion Caption Head for the Scenic City Drum and Bugle Corps. Most recently Mr. Noah served as Percussion Caption Head and Assistant Corps Director of Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps. When he’s not arranging music or designing drill sets. Mr. Noah has instructed clinics alongside other noteworthy figures such as Ralph Hardiman, Thom Hannum, Arturo Sandoval, Jamey Aebersold, Gerald Welker, Frederick Fennell, and more.
Mr. Noah has been the Director of Bands at Hazel Green High School, Bibb County High School, and Director of Bands and Orchestra at Western School of Environmental Science in Baltimore, Maryland. While under his direction, marching and concert programs at these institutions and our own earned high accolades and superior ratings at the district and state levels. Presently, Mr. Noah has led the McGill-Toolen Band to a series of top ratings in our competitions and has contributed to an overall expansion in terms of membership size. A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Mr. Noah calls Alabama home and resides there with his wife, Laura Noah, who is the Principal Timpanist for the Mobile Symphony as well as a freelance percussionist.
Trey Krause
Assistant Director of Bands
Campus Ministry
Mr. Krause, a graduate of Louisiana South University, hails from McGill-Toolen, where he spent his high school days in the band as well. When he’s not embroiled in a task as our Campus Minister, he helps Mr. Noah as assistant director.
Vacant
Color Guard Director
McGill-Toolen CHS is looking for a new Color Guard Director. This a salaried position based on experience and time available – starting in May 2025.
Responsibilities would include teaching fundamentals for dance, flag, and weapons, designing choreography for the halftime performance, and winter guard program.
noahs@mcgill-toolen.org
Charles Porter
Director Emeritus
Mr. Charles “Buddy” Porter is our Director Emeritus of the elementary schools for the Arch-Diocese of Mobile. In his position he coordinated the band program in nine elementary schools for 30+ years. He has been in music education for the past 42 years. He received his music education degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. He taught in the state of Mississippi for many years before returning to his home town of Mobile in 1975. Mr. Porter is well-recognized as a trombonist and music educator.
Ryan England
Prep Band Director
Mr. Ryan England is a native of the area. Mr. England has twenty-five years of prior band directing experience in Tuscaloosa County and most recently retired from Baldwin County Schools.
Mr. England holds a Master of Music Education from the University of Alabama with an undergraduate degree in Music Education from The University of Mobile. During his time at The University of Alabama, he was awarded the privilege of conducting the “Million Dollar Band”on a number of occasions.
Ricky Treloar
Prep Band Director
Assistant Band Director
Laura Noah
Director of Percussion
Laura Noah is a freelance musician residing in Mobile, Alabama performing with several Orchestras along the Gulf Coast. Mrs. Noah is the principal timpanist for the Mobile Symphony since 2007 and the Meridian Symphony since 2012. She has spent a decade as principal percussionist for the Gulf Coast Symphony and section percussionist with the Pensacola Symphony. Mrs. Noah performed with Soundwind Drum and Bugle Corps and the 1999 World Champion Santa Clara Vanguard. She offers lessons to aspiring percussionists.
Adrian Eves
Web Design
Adrian Eves is a software engineer from Auburn, Alabama. In addition to web and software development, he has helped instruct the McT Band front ensemble for at least five years. A graduate of McGill-Toolen in 2012, Adrian played mallet percussion in high school and has helped teach at band camps in the past.
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