Band Commission for David Neubauer

Beloved Templeton Middle School band director David Neubauer passed away unexpectedly in January of 2021. He leaves behind a legacy of nurtering a love and interest in music as well as relationships and connections made through many hundreds of students throughout the course of his career. In order to create a lasting memorial to be shared not only by students whom he impacted as a teacher and mentor, but also future generations of young musicians who pass through the program we are commissioning a new piece for middle level concert band by David's favorite band composer, Mike Sweeney. One of David's proudest professional moments came when Mike agreed to work with him on his multi-grade band festival held each spring, and quickly became a highlight of his career. Besides being a passionate advocate for instrumental music, David also gave himself wholly to his family, who were the center of his world. He is greatly missed and we look forward to being able to honor his life and work through this project. The commission is to be completed sometime in the fall, so our fundraising goal will be to fund it by August 2021. The funds will be distributed by the Hamilton School District Band Boosters Association - any funds beyond what is required for the commission will go to upgrade equipment at David's home schools of Templeton Middle School and Silver Spring Intermediate school in Sussx, WI. Thank you for considering a donation to help us keep David Neubauer's memory alive.