The VMEA Blue Ribbon award winning Spratley Seahawk Band is conducted by Mr. Michael Bigelow. The band program will contains over 120 kids for the 2019-2020 school year. The band program participates in many different events throughout the school year, including four concerts at Spratley, Concert Band Assessment in March, Solo and Ensemble in April, and King's Dominion in May/June. The band has also participated in many events that have helped the elementary students become aware of the wonderful music programs that are available school wide. Any information that you may need regarding what happens here at Spratley will be on this website. We look forward to seeing you at our events!
Mr. Bigelow is currently the Director of Bands at Spratley Gifted Center. He attended and graduated from West Springfield High School in Springfield, VA, where he participated in the wind ensemble and marching band for all four years. He received his Bachelor of Music and Master’s of Art and Teaching in Music Education for Christopher Newport University. He was a member of the Alpha Chi Honor Society and Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity.
Mr. Bigelow is currently in his seventh year of teaching. He currently lives in VA Beach with his wife and dog Archie.