Directors
TED SHISTLE - DIRECTOR OF BANDS
Ted Shistle is currently serving in his 11th year as Director of Bands at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts after a two year “hiatus” as director of bands at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, FL (JU) where his duties included directing the JU Wind Ensemble, coaching chamber groups, and teaching courses in wind band literature, wind conducting, and music education. Mr. Shistle received the B.M. degree in Bassoon Performance from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the M.M.E degree from Florida State University. Mr. Shistle’s teaching responsibilities at DA include the direction of the nationally recognized DA Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Chamber Winds and Advanced Placement Music Theory. In addition to his time at DA, Mr. Shistle’s 22 years of public school teaching experience includes leading several Florida band programs including DeLand High School, University High School-Orange City, and Paul J. Hagerty High School. He maintains a busy professional performance schedule making frequent appearances on bassoon and contrabassoon with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, the Coastal Symphony of Brunswick, and the Orlando Philharmonic.
While teaching in public schools, bands under his direction have consistently earned superior ratings at district and state-level events. Prof. Shistle’s ensembles have been invited to many national performances including the 2008 CBDNA/NBA Southern Division Conference in Columbus, GA, the 2016 CBDNA/NBA Southern Division Conference in Charleston, SC, the 2022 CBDNA/NBA Southern Division Conference in Columbia, SC, the 2016 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, IL, the 2018 FMEA President’s Concert, the 2020 National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, and the 2023 Western International Band Clinic in Seattle, WA. Prof. Shistle is active as an honor band clinician (including directing the 2024 FMEA High School Honor Band, and the 2015 Florida Bandmasters Association Nine-Star Honor Band). He serves as an FBA adjudicator, on the FBA Concert Music Committee (where he was chair for eight years) and has served on the Florida Music Education Association’s Board as Member at Large as well as on the FMEA Music Advocacy Committee. Mr. Shistle’s professional affiliations include the College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, National Association for Music Education, the Florida Bandmasters Association, Phi Beta Mu, and is an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He was a recipient of the FBA Tom Bishop Award in 2007 and was elected to the prestigious American Bandmasters Association in 2019. He, his wife Tammy, son TJ, and daughter Gwyneth reside in Jacksonville, FL.
PHILLIP MICHANOWICZ - DIRECTOR OF JAZZ STUDIES
Phillip is currently serving in his first year as Director of Jazz Studies at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. He received his Bachelor of Jazz Studies, Magna Cum Laude, at University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. While at UNF, Phillip was the lead trumpet and ensemble assistant in the nationally known “Jazz Ensemble One”, performing alongside numerous professional Jazz musicians famous worldwide. Additionally, he received his Associate of Nursing & Associate in General Studies from Pensacola State College in Pensacola, Florida.
Phillip previously served as the Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department Chair at Pace High School in Pace, FL. Throughout his time there, his responsibilities included directing the award-winning Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensembles & Indoor Percussion and Color Guard Ensembles, in addition to serving as the faculty adviser for their Scholastic Chapter of Jazz Education Network (yJEN).
Under his direction and leadership, the Marching Band earned multiple Grand Champion, Sweepstakes & Superior Rating accolades across the Gulf Coast Region, consistently competing against bands from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi. The concert ensembles earned consecutive Superior ratings at District MPA, and the Indoor Percussion and Color Guard Ensembles consistently won multiple Winter Guard International Regional competitions and placed nationally at WGI World Championships each year.
The Jazz program at Pace grew into a culture that loves Jazz. Their “Jazz Ensemble 1” recently earned 4 consecutive years of Superior ratings at State Jazz MPA, consecutive 3rd place finishes at the National Jazz Festival, won the Best of the West Jazz Festival, and was named “Outstanding Trumpet Section” & “Outstanding Trumpet Soloist” at Essentially Ellington Orlando. Pace HS Jazz students were also consistent finalists and winners in Jazz Pensacola’s Student Jazz Competition each spring.
Phillip is a proud co-founder of the Northwest Florida Jazz Festival, the FBA District 1 “Band Directors’ Jazz Band”, and the Jazz Hang, all of which serviced hundreds of students around the area, educating and advocating about the passionate music of Jazz.
Beyond his duties at DASOTA, he is currently an active Marching Band, Indoor Percussion and Indoor Color Guard adjudicator across the United States. His previous experience in the performing arts includes performing in Drum Corps International with Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps, earning the Jim Ott Memorial Brass Title, and with Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps, earning the DCI World Championship, Jim Ott Memorial Brass Title, and John Brazale Visual Title. Phillip also worked as a visual consultant and designer for DCI corps, high schools and independent percussion ensembles recognized across the United States.
Phillip is a member of the Florida Music Educators Association, Florida Bandmasters Association, the National Association for Music Education, Jazz Education Network and Jazz Pensacola.
BRIANA PARCELL - PERCUSSION INSTRUCTOR
Briana Parcell is a percussionist from Greenville, South Carolina, currently located in Jacksonville, Florida. A dynamic solo performer and ensemble musician, Briana was selected as a semi-finalist at the 2024 Great Plains International Marimba Competition (GPIMC) and is an active participant in chamber and large ensembles at the University of North Florida (UNF). She has recently performed with the UNF Percussion Ensemble at the 2024 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, placing 6th in the Collegiate Concert Chamber Percussion Ensemble Competition (CCPEC). Other recent performances include a showcase concert with the UNF Wind Symphony at the 2025 Florida Music Educators’ Association (FMEA) conference.
As an educator, Briana is currently instructor of the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Percussion Ensemble and has recently taught percussion methods and drumline at UNF. Prior to instructing in Florida, Briana taught the percussion section of the Seneca High School marching band and served as a battery technician for the Oconee Percussion Indoor Percussion Group in South Carolina. Her leadership experience includes acting as section leader of the Clemson University Drumline, principal percussionist in the UNF Wind Symphony, and principal percussionist and timpanist in the UNF Symphony Orchestra.
Briana recently completed her Master’s of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of North Florida, where she studied under Associate Professor of Percussion Dr. Andrea Venet (Escape Ten). Additionally, she holds two Bachelor’s of Science degrees in Genetics and Biochemistry and a Bachelor’s of the Arts Degree in Performing Arts, graduating Summa Cum Laude from Clemson University in both 2021 and 2023. She is currently pursuing a Performance Certificate at UNF under Dr. Venet.