Phil Betros (BME)
Saxophone, flute, and Clarinet
Each fall Phil's students audition for acceptance into PMEA Bands and Orchestras, earning seats in all District, Regional and Statewide levels. Graduated students have gone on to pursue careers in music performance, education, and music therapy.
Phil began teaching private music lessons while studying music education at Wichita State University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1974. His teachers include jazz saxophonist Tom Williams, Robert Luyben - principal clarinetist of the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra, Dr. James Jones - Professor of Clarinet at Wichita State University, and Barbra Meredith - flutist with the San Diego Symphony.
Mr. Betros has been clarinetist with the Dixieland band Dixie Blue’s Breakdown; saxophonist with Big Bands including The Aristocrats and The Stardust Orchestra; is an award-winning songwriter; a published poet who has actually been paid; and is an educational audio scriptwriter. Locally, he plays woodwinds in summer musical productions of the Ritz Company Playhouse in Hawley, Pennsylvania; performs woodwind repertoire, accompanied by renowned pianist Ryan Weber, at various regional events; and teaches clarinet, flute and saxophone at the Black Bear Conservatory of Music.