Meet Our Music Directors

     Geoff Ogle                  Angela Pence           

Geoff Ogle, Orchestra Director

Introductory Band, Premier/Intermediate Band, Introductory Orchestra, Premier Orchestra, Concert/Intermediate Orchestra

Geoff Ogle has been a music educator for 16 years, including 9 years in Seattle Public Schools.  He has taught band, orchestra, piano, guitar and recording arts primarily at Franklin HS.  He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and his masters from the University of Miami.  In 2014, he was the recipient of a grant from the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation to provide students with instruments.  He has been composing and arranging for 35 years including several compositions and arrangements for education.  His music has been heard in several short films, television commercials, and corporate video as well as Seattle-area jazz bands and chamber ensembles.  He has two children and loves to train for triathlons.

Questions about Orchestra? Contact Mr. Ogle.

Angela Pence, Choir Director

Concert Band, Intermediate Choir, Concert Choir, Vocal Jazz, and Jazz Band

Angela Pence has loved music since she was a very young child. In her grade school years, she learned to play the piano, clarinet and saxophone. She earned her Undergraduate degree from Central Washington University and was privileged to perform with the CWU Wind Ensemble, Vocal Jazz I, Women's Choir, Jazz Band II and the Wind Ensemble Saxophone Quartet. In the summer of 2017, Angela completed her Master's Degree in Music Education from Central Washington University, creating a middle school vocal jazz curriculum as her thesis project. Angela enjoys attending Mariners games and spending time with her husband and son. Professionally, she has performed with the Washington Wind Symphony on alto and baritone saxophones.

Under her direction, Hamilton's 2016-2017 Treble Choir (Concert Choir) was selected as a showcase ensemble for the National Association for Music Education Northwest conference in Bellevue, Washington when the choir performed in front of hundreds of music educators. Ms. Pence’s ensembles have received awards at many festivals in the region including the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival and Music in the Parks festivals in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

Questions about Band, Choir, Vocal Jazz? Contact Ms. Pence.