About Mr. Deininger
Senior Recital 2008 - Rock Hall Auditorium - Temple University
Anthony (Tony) B. Deininger has been in public education since the 2008-2009 academic year. Tony returned to his Alma Mater Reading High School and served as the Director of Bands for the 2008-2009 school year. He then taught at Governor Mifflin seven years, from 2009-2016, where his duties include marching band, concert band, and jazz band, as well as co-teaching a humanities class and teaching music theory. Currently, Tony teaches at Schuylkill Valley High School in Leesport, PA where his teaching duties include concert band, marching band, and jazz band, as well as music theory.
Tony graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelors of Music in Music Education from Temple University in May 2008. In August 2016 he graduated summa cum laude from West Chester University with a Master's of Music Degree in Music Education with a Music Technology Certificate.
Tony's primary trombone teachers were Eric Wagner, Paul Bryan, and Matthew Vaughn. Tony has also had lessons from: Nitzan Haroz, Eric Carlson, and Luis Bonilla. As a performer, Tony has played with Nitzan Haroz, Matthew Vaughn, Paul Bryan, Shachar Israel, Tyrone Breuninger, Sarah Chang, Terell Stafford, John Faddis, Frank Wess, Carla Cook, Dana Hall, Bruce Barth, and Derek Hodge to name a few. He has also performed under the direction of Anthony Maiello, Dr. Steven Peterson, Dr. Timothy Oliver, Arthur Choderoff, Dr. Jack Stamp, Dr. Stephen Gage, and Terell Stafford. Locally, Tony performs frequently with the Ringgold Band, Genesius Theatre pit orchestras, and with various other groups and events.
Tony currently is a member of the International Trombone Association, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, the National Association for Music Educators, Ti:ME, and American Federation of Musicians. Tony currently resides in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Mandy, and daughters, Morgan and Mackenzie.
Tony graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelors of Music in Music Education from Temple University in May 2008. In August 2016 he graduated summa cum laude from West Chester University with a Master's of Music Degree in Music Education with a Music Technology Certificate.
Tony's primary trombone teachers were Eric Wagner, Paul Bryan, and Matthew Vaughn. Tony has also had lessons from: Nitzan Haroz, Eric Carlson, and Luis Bonilla. As a performer, Tony has played with Nitzan Haroz, Matthew Vaughn, Paul Bryan, Shachar Israel, Tyrone Breuninger, Sarah Chang, Terell Stafford, John Faddis, Frank Wess, Carla Cook, Dana Hall, Bruce Barth, and Derek Hodge to name a few. He has also performed under the direction of Anthony Maiello, Dr. Steven Peterson, Dr. Timothy Oliver, Arthur Choderoff, Dr. Jack Stamp, Dr. Stephen Gage, and Terell Stafford. Locally, Tony performs frequently with the Ringgold Band, Genesius Theatre pit orchestras, and with various other groups and events.
Tony currently is a member of the International Trombone Association, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, the National Association for Music Educators, Ti:ME, and American Federation of Musicians. Tony currently resides in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Mandy, and daughters, Morgan and Mackenzie.