Band Directors
Kristopher Chandler,
Director of Bands
Kristopher Chandler is in his eighth year of teaching and second year as Director of Bands for Gautier High School in Gautier, Mississippi. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Chandler taught at Stone High School and Oak Grove High School. While a member of these teams, the Stone High School Band was named the 2019 MHSAA/MBA 4A State Marching Champion and the Oak Grove High School Band was named the 2017 MHSAA/MBA 6A State Marching Champion. In addition to these achievements, all middle and high school ensembles under Mr. Chandler's direction have consistently earned All-Superior Ratings in Marching, Concert, and Sight-Reading performance and earned multiple Sweepstakes Awards.
Reed Parker,
Assistant Director of Bands
Stephanie McArthur,
Singing River Academy Band Director,
Stephanie McArthur is a twenty-two year veteran of Mississippi public education, and currently is in her twelfth year of service to the Pascagoula-Gautier School District, where she serves as beginning band coordinator for the Gautier Attendance Zone. Bands under her direction consistently earned superior ratings in concert, sight-reading and marching on both the state and regional level.
Mrs. McArthur’s professional memberships include Mississippi Bandmasters Association, Phi Beta Mu, American School Band Directors Association, East Central Mississippi Band Director Association, where she is a Past President, Mississippi Women's Band Director Association (where she is a past president) and the Gulf Coast Band Directors Association. She was Teacher of the Year for the 2018-19 school year at Singing River Academy and was recognized in School Band and Orchestra’s December 2018 edition “50 Directors Who Make a Difference”. This past summer Mrs. McArthur served as assistant concert director for the Mississippi Lions All-State Band.
When not teaching, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her husband Chris and daughters Kathryn and Elizabeth.
Louise Smith,
Gautier Middle School Band Director,