I left before graduation and ran off to a become a musician. It seems to have worked. I studied at UMd and eventually wound up touring all over the planet doing all kinds of music and even got to play some fairly big time gigs, but I always kept a place in Maryland. These days I have an orchestra job in Philadelphia, and a place up there as well, but I try to keep most of my work in DC. I have even taken a job teaching right down the street at Landon! I'm not on facebook, but I'm easy to find. Send me a note with your email address via this site if you feel like saying hi! -Bob Spates