Dr. Sargent is in his first year as Director of Bands at Moody High School. Prior to his arrival at Moody, Dr. Sargent served as Assistant Professor of Music at Samford University, where he directed the athletic band program, taught applied trumpet, music appreciation, ear-training, brass methods, brass chamber ensembles, and performed as a member of the Samford faculty brass quintet. After spending his childhood in nearby Trussville, Dr. Sargent attended The University of Alabama, where he earned a degree in instrumental music education. After teaching in the Blount County Public School System, Dr. Sargent served as a graduate assistant at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he received the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in trumpet performance. Dr. Sargent is an active freelance trumpeter, having performed with the Tuscaloosa, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Roanoke, and Alabama Symphony Orchestras, as a member of the Super-Jazz Big Band, as a member of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp faculty in Twin Lake, Michigan, as a local trumpeter in touring Off-Broadway productions, and as a member of the Samford faculty brass quintet.  In addition, Dr. Sargent has performed as a semi-finalist in the master’s division of the National Trumpet Competition in Fairfax, Virginia. He enjoys life with his family on their farm near Ashville.   

By P.M.B.