Marcus Farr currently serves as the Director of Bands and Orchestras at Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Snider music program includes three concert bands, two orchestras, three jazz ensembles, and the Mighty Panther Marching Band.

A proud graduate of North Side High School and Purdue University Fort Wayne, Mr. Farr was a member of North Side’s Concert Band, Wildsiders Jazz Band, and Marching Band, where he also held the position of drum major. At Purdue Fort Wayne, he was an active member of numerous ensembles, including the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, and various chamber groups.

From 1996 to 2025, Mr. Farr was a music and marching band instructor at North Side High School, stepping into the role of Assistant Director in 2010. He also served as Pep Band Director at Indiana Tech (2006–2013) and at Purdue Fort Wayne (2009–2025).

In addition to his work in education, Mr. Farr is a performing musician in the Fort Wayne area. He is a current member of the New Millennium Jazz Orchestra and serves as bandleader for the Three Rivers Big Band.

Corwin Daniels is the choir director at Snider High School. He recently graduated from Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2022, plays the euphonium and bass guitar, and loves to sing! He has a german shepherd mix dog named Coco and was recently married in March of 2023. If you bring up coffee, be prepared for a lengthy discussion about roasting processes and bean origins and the superiority of Old Crown Coffee Roasters as the best coffee shop in the midwest as he begins a 30 minute “ted talk” about his favorite hobby.

Alexis Madden is the Dance and Theater Teacher at Snider. This will be her third year teaching here. She graduated from North Side High School in 2016 and went to Anderson University that fall. She graduated from Anderson in 2020 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts. She has taught dance for over 9 years and has been dancing herself for 20 years. While at North Side she not only was a part of the Dance Program but also involved with theater. At Anderson she participated in many theater shows not only performing but also backstage and working with sounds and lights. She is most excited to bring about a new and successful dance program to Snider as well as to help grow the Dance Team from year to year.