Margaret Selby is the orchestra director and 2020-21 Teacher of the Year at Laing Middle School in Charleston, SC where she grew the program from 42 to over 200 students in five years.  She earned degrees in Music Education and Cello Performance from the University of South Carolina, studying under Dr. Robert Jesselson.  She has performed with the South Carolina Philharmonic, The Charleston Symphony, and regularly as a freelance cellist.  She is also a registered Suzuki cello teacher.  Mrs. Selby lives in Mt. Pleasant, SC with her husband and their two crazy teenagers.  She enjoys running and sampling Charleston’s many amazing restaurants.

David F. Eccles is a native of Norfolk, Virginia. He currently serves as Orchestra Program and Upper School Orchestra Director at The Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia.  For over a decade, he was the Director of String Music Education and Orchestral Activities at VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois. He has held string education positions in Georgia, Virginia, and Florida. An active clinician, adjudicator, conductor, and cellist, Eccles has served as music director and principal conductor for numerous youth orchestras. He has also served as a guest conductor for many state, county, regional, and community orchestras.