Department of Music Senior Lecturer Doug Gately performed with the National Symphony Orchestra at the televised U.S. Capital Memorial Day Concert, hosted by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise on May 26. Guest artists and celebrities with the orchestra included Bryan Cranston, Jena Malone, Mary McCormack, Cynthia Erivo, Pitino Miller, Ruthie Ann Miles, Gary Le Vox, and BD Wong.

Gately also adjudicated performances throughout the month of May for Music In The Parks and Kings Dominion. This educational opportunity offers high school and middle school bands and orchestras a chance to perform. Groups throughout the Northeast and Southcentral United States come for assessment and compete for awards. They cap off their experience with a fun-filled day at the park.

Doug Gately, senior lecturer in the Department of Music, performed with the National Symphony Orchestra’s televised Capital Fourth Concert on July 5. The NSO was conducted by Jack Everly and hosted by country singer Mickey Guyton. This year’s concert included performances by Yolanda Adams, Gloria Gaynor, Keb’ Mo’, Darren Criss, Jake Owen, Cynthia Erivo and Andy Grammer, accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra.

Department of Music Senior Lecturer Doug Gately performed in the musical Nunsense starring Sally Struthers, June 3 to 12, at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Stafford, Virginia. Alto sax, clarinet and flute were the required instruments.

As an artist/clinician, Gately also adjudicated and rated band performances for Music in the Parks/Busch Gardens on June 3 and for Kings Dominion on May 13, 14 and 20. During this spring semester, Doug was also selected to adjudicate bands on Feb. 26 at the George Mason Jazz Festival, along with Jim Carroll in Jazz Studies at George Mason and Shenandoah University Director of Jazz Studies Matthew Niess.