Edina High School Band
Speaker: Oct 18, 2016, 7:30am
Andy Richter, Edina High School Band Director
 

Andy Richter is the director of the Varsity Band, the Edina Hornet Marching Band and assists with the Symphonic Band and Valley View Middle School 7th grade band.  Previously, he has taught in the Osseo School District as well as the Anoka-Hennepin school district.  Mr. Richter completed both his Bachelor’s of Music Education and his Masters of the Arts degree in Music Education at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.  During his undergraduate years he marched in the U of M Marching Band and served for three years as the 53rd Drum Major.  Mr. Richter grew up in Edina and graduated from Edina High School in 1996.  He is a member of Music Educators National Conference, Minnesota Music Educators Association and Minnesota Band Directors Association.  He is the recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Young Music Educator award presented by the American School Band Directors Association.  He was also selected as the 2010 Minnesota State Representative for the School Band and Orchestra magazine’s annual publication of “Fifty Directors That Make a Difference”.  Mr. Richter resides in Edina with his wife, Lynn, and children, Michael, Abby, Tony, and Charlie.