Mr. Tyrrell has been teaching band since 2011.  Having taught beginning through high school band in Newbury, OH, he later came to Willoughby-Eastlake to teaching general music and beginning band.   Throughout his time in the district, he has served in a number of capacities with the marching band and has directed both middle School and high school jazz bands.

In his leisure, Mr. Tyrrell enjoys spending time with his wife, Gianna (who is also a band director), his two children, Francesca and Anthony, and their dogs Penney (Beagle) and Ruby (Yorkshire Terrier).

Mrs. Logan attended Baldwin Wallace University where she earned her Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance. She began her public school teaching career in 2018 in the Streetsboro City Schools as the Middle School Band Director where she taught instrumental music in grades 6-8 and assisted with both the high school marching and concert band. She joined the instrumental music staff at Willoughby-Eastlake in 2025 where she is the Assistant Director at North High School and Willowick Middle School.

Mrs. Logan is an alumna of the Willoughby bands, and is grateful to have the opportunity to continue working as a woodwind advisor and visual instructor with the program over the past 12 years. In addition to her teaching career, she is an active woodwind doubler for local community theaters. Outside of work she enjoys cooking, baking, enjoying nature, and spending time with her husband, Joel and golden retriever, Wally.

In addition to teaching at Willoughby Middle School and South High School, she also teaches band at Eastlake North High School and Willowick Middle School.

Jeff Larch is a graduate of Willoughby South High School (Class of 2011) and has been on staff since graduating. After graduating from Willoughby South, he went on to get his Bachelors degree in Percussion Performance from Baldwin Wallace University (2015), where he participated in numerous ensembles including Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and Non-Western Percussion Ensembles. Jeff’s marching experience includes Notre Dame Indoor Percussion Ensemble (WGI) 2011-2012, and Legends Drum and Bugle Corps (DCI) 2012-2013.

Jeff is an active composer and educator, composing percussion and wind scores for schools in Ohio, Texas, and Missouri. His teaching experience includes numerous high schools and colleges in the Northeast Ohio area in addition to Burning River Percussion (WGI) and Erie Thunderbirds (DCA). Jeff credits the Willoughby South band program for giving him his start not only with performing, but also the world of music education and music composition. He is proud to give students the same experiences and opportunities he had as a student.

Bobby Schwartz graduated from Willoughby South High School in 2021. He attended Ohio State University in 2021 and graduated with a bachelor’s in music education in 2025. 

His primary instrument is bassoon, but he also has extensive experience with instruments from each side of the band; tuba and alto saxophone.

Since his graduation from South High, Bobby has helped the marching band during the summers until accepting an official position as woodwind advisor.

In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his cats, Travis, Mr. Orange, and Allegro, enjoying nature through camping and walking the many trails of Ohio’s parks, and cooking.

In his free time, he enjoys cooking, baking, reed making, enjoying nature, and spending time with family, friends, and his cat Allegro. 

In his free time, he enjoys cooking, baking, reed making, enjoying nature, and spending time with his partner, Charlotte and their cat, Allegro. 

He can identify at least 40 native birds by sight and/or sound.

He is always looking for students interested in learning how to play bassoon.

Has experience teaching 6-12 band and teaching private lessons

After instructing our color guard from 2012 to 2021, Abbie is excited to be back for the 2026 season! She brings more than 10 years of student-focused experience to the team, including five years as an intervention specialist in Cleveland and four years teaching English in South Korea. She stepped away from full-time classroom education last year but is incredibly excited to keep mentoring youth through color guard. 

In her free time, Abbie loves staying active, journaling, reading, playing ukulele, and spending time with her husband, Jinuk.

Mr. Primavera began directing bands in Willoughby, OH in 1993.  Under his leadership, he as led the South High School Marching Band and Wind Symphony to well over two dozen Ohio Music Education Association State-Level "Superior" contest ratings.

Mr. Primavera is a graduate of Willoughby South High School.  In his spare time, Mr. Primavera is a roller coaster enthusiast.

Mr. Primavera retired in 2026 after an extremely successful 34 year career.