Meet Our Music Directors

Geoff Ogle Intermediate Band Intro Orchestra Premier Orchestra Concert Orchestra Chamber Orchestra	Angela Pence Concert Band Jazz Band Intermediate Choir Concert Choir Vocal Jazz	Lauren Hepburn Intro Band Premier Band

Geoff Ogle, Orchestra Director 

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 

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.

Lauren Hepburn 

Born and raised in the great Northwest, Lauren enjoys being part of and contributing to a strong local music scene with her emphasis on music education. A recent grad from the University of Washington she received a Master's in Music Education, where she studied education research and conducting with Dr. Steven Morrison and Tim Salzman, along with jazz saxophone with Greg Sinibaldi. She received her Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Central Washington University in 2011 where she studied with Larry Gookin, Mark Lane, and Joseph Brooks. Between stints in college, Lauren was hired by Seattle Public Schools in 2012, teaching band and orchestra at Broadview-Thomson K-8 for two years and then orchestra and choir at Whitman Middle School for three. Lauren maintains a busy schedule performing in semi-pro and professional bands around the area where she plays clarinet with the Washington Wind Symphony, Northwest Symphony Orchestra, and the Seattle Rock Orchestra. She also gigs on saxophone playing funk, jazz, and rock around the city with numerous project groups, embracing the eclectic nature of music.