Gregg K. Abe
Gregg K. Abe is entering his 39th year as music director of President Theodore Roosevelt High School. A product of the public school system in Hawai'i, he graduated from Roosevelt High School and went on to receive his Bachelors of Education degree from the University of Hawai'i-Manoa in 1983. Prior to his appointment at Roosevelt, Mr. Abe was employed at James B. Castle High School and President William McKinley High School where he conducted the concert band, two jazz ensembles and the marching . He is an active member of the O'ahu Band Directors Association and American Band DIrectors Association. In addition to his teaching duties, he has also been a part-time musician with the Royal Hawaiian Band and a freelance musician in Honolulu. He was the recipient of the Hawai'i Music Awards Outstanding Music Educator and the Southwest Regional winner of the ASBDA-UMI Distinguished Band Directors Award in the High School Division. He has also been recognized by the Hawai'i Youth Symphony Association and National Teacher of the Year Award in 1995.. Most recently, he was officially elected into the John Philip Sousa Legion of Honor and recognized in 2023 as one of 50 Outstanding Music Educators by School Band & Orchestra Magazine.