Diane Machado-wyant

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Diane Wyant grew up in the Santa Clara Valley of California and attended college at San Jose State University. After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts degree in oboe and English horn performance (1989) she went on to earn her California state teaching credential in music.

Since 1990, Ms. Wyant has held directorships at Valley Christian Middle School, Sierramont Middle School, Leigh High School, Cupertino High School, and is presently one of the directors of Music at Bellarmine College Preparatory and is the Director of Bands at Branham High School, both located in San Jose, CA. In addition, she maintains the position of conductor of wind bands for the San Jose Youth Symphony.

Along with teaching in both public and private schools, Ms. Wyant is an active adjudicator for Drum Corps International (DCI), and various other state band associations. Over the past 21 years, Ms. Wyant has been a member of the Music Educator’s National Conference (MENC), California Music Educator’s Association (CMEA), and the California Band Director’s Association (CBDA).

As a performer, Ms. Wyant holds the English horn position with Santa Cruz Symphony and has performed with the San Jose Symphony, Opera San Jose, Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley, Monterey Symphony, and Ensemble Monterey.