Member, Commission on Community College Accreditation
Elected November 2024; Term ends November 2027
ALVIN F. TRASK is currently Department Chair of the Performing Arts at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. Previously, he chaired the Performing Arts Department at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes Schools, where he also taught music theory and composition and conducted the full spectrum of bands: symphonic, jazz, and pep, as well as ensembles and chamber orchestras. Other positions held include Adjunct Professor of Music at Trinity College, Associate Conductor for the Pan American Symphony Big Band, and Jazz Instructor at Georgetown Preparatory School.
Professor Trask is an active performer in the Washington, D.C. area, at venues including the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, Glen Echo Park, Blues Alley, the DC Jazz Festival, and the Hillfest Jazz Festival.
Professor Trask earned a Master of Music degree from Howard University and a Bachelor of Music degree from Louisiana State University.
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Posted January 2025