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Updated 7/27/26

Alex Ensing earned his bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University (Lee Honors College) in multimedia arts technology. Ensing has performed at various churches, the Kalamazoo Concert Band, and the WMU (Concert, Jazz Lab, Marching, and Pep) bands. While at WMU, Ensing attended the 2018 NAMM show as a President's Innovation Award Winner, and he arranged and produced a big band album with Vicksburg High School through Western Sound Studios. Ensing acquired teaching experience through his time as a section leader in the Bronco Marching Band, and as a marching band camp instructor at Berrien Springs, Battle Creek Lakeview, Jackson Northwest, and Cedar Springs high schools. Ensing is also the technical (music) director for Vicksburg United Methodist Church. Ensing began teaching though Marshall Music in January of 2018

Education & activities

BS-MAT Multimedia Arts Technology (Marketing Minor) from Western Michigan University (Lee Honors College) Class of 2018
- 3.91 GPA. Graduated Summa Cum Laude.
- Taken courses in the subjects of audio engineering, computer science, live sound, electronic music, video, composition, and several genres of music.
- Produced album of the 2016-2017 Vicksburg High School Top Dawgs Jazz Band
- Interviewed and featured in College Magazine article on the President’s Innovation Award
- 2016 WMU Bronco Marching Band Alto Saxophone Section Leader and Soloist at the 2017 Cotton Bowl halftime show
- 2017 WMU Bronco Marching Band Videographer
- Performed with additional WMU ensembles (Concert Band, Jazz Lab Band)
- Assistant WMU Jazz Department Live Sound Engineer (2016-2017)
- Received saxophone lessons from WMU Saxophone Professor Dr. Andrew Rathbun (2014)

Pit Orchestra list

The Music Man (2013–Vicksburg High School, reed)
Shrek the Musical (2014–Vicksburg High School, guitar)
Shrek the Musical (2014–Centre Stage Theatre, guitar)
Legally Blonde (2015-Vicksburg High School, guitar)
Mary Poppins (2015-Centre Stage Theatre, guitar)
Little Shop of Horrors (2016-Vicksburg High School, guitar)
The Adams Family (2016-Centre Stage Theatre, guitar)
Into The Woods (2017-Mendon High School, keyboard)
Annie (2017-Centre Stage Theatre, reed)
James And The Giant Peach (2018-Mendon High School, guitar)
Willy Wonka (2018-Centre Stage Theatre, guitar)
Matilda (2019-Mendon High School, guitar)
Mamma Mia! (2019- What A Do Theatre, guitar)
The Wizard of Oz (2019-Centre Stage Theatre, reed)
Chicago (2020-Centre Stage Theatre, reed)
Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat (2020-Marshall Civic Players, reed (canceled by pandemic))
Beauty & the Beast (2022-Centre Stage Theatre, wind synth)
Something Rotten (2023-Centre Stage Theatre, guitar)
The Music Man (2023-Centre Stage Theatre, reed)
Elf the Musical (2023-Marshall Civic Players, reed)
Sweeney Todd (2024-Tibbits Summer Theatre, clarinet)
Rent (2024-Tibbits Summer Theatre, guitar)
The Wizard of Oz (2025-Marshall Civic Players, reed)
Little Shop of Horrors (2025-Tibbits Summer Theatre, guitar)
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2024-Tibbits Summer Theatre, percussion)
Young Frankenstein (2026-Marshall Civic Players, reed)
The Marvelous Wonderettes (2026-Tibbits Summer Theatre, guitar)
Dear Evan Hansen (2026-Tibbits Summer Theatre, guitar)
Rock of Ages (2026-Tibbits Summer Theatre, guitar)

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