Wally Easter

In 1981, Wally Easter joined the faculty of the Department of Music at Virginia Tech, and the Roanoke Symphony as principal horn.

He began his professional performing career with the United States Marine Band, “The President's Own” in Washington, D. C. As a member of the Marine Band, he toured the United States and performed frequently at the White House. 

Other professional activities include residencies as artist/faculty for the Virginia Governor's School for the Arts, Skyline Brass Music Festival, Roanoke Youth Symphony Summer Institute, and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan.