Mrs. Strok-Feeley
Director of Bands
K. Strok-Feeley is a 2013 graduate of Ravenna High School and attended Kent State University since 2011, graduating with a B.M. in music education and jazz studies in 2017. She serves as the Fine Arts PLC Facilitator, the CCHS Webmaster, and is an active member of the Florida Band Master’s Association and the National Association for Music Educators.
Strok has previously served on band staff through the Waterloo Viking Marching Machine (Atwater, OH) in 2014-2017. Strok now serves as the Director of Bands at Cypress Creek High School (Wesley Chapel, FL). There she directs the Band of Coyotes, Jazz Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band. In November 2021, she led the Band of Coyotes to their first ever school Superior at the Florida Band Master’s Association Music Performance Assessment for marching band.
Strok currently performs with the Tampa Bay Big Band (Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet) and the Wesley Chapel Wind Ensemble (principal Alto Saxophone and Soprano Saxophone). She was invited to both ensembles in August of 2021. Strok also serves as the principal Oboist of the Dade City Symphony.
OUR ENSEMBLES
The Bands of Cypress Creek have experienced great growth and success since the program’s inception in 2017, including our first Superior rating in 2021, the addition of 4 new ensembles in 2021, an invitation to be St. Leo’s basketball band, and our upcoming FMBC premiere in 2022.
For a regularly enrolled band student coming from M/J band 2 or 3, they will perform with the Superior Band of Coyotes Marching Band and either the Concert Band or Symphonic Band. Both ensembles feature performance opportunities at Florida Bandmaster’s Association Music Performance Assessments, the Pasco-Hernando State College Instructional Performing Arts Center, various community events, local colleges, and more!
In 2021, the Jazz Studies program was added to the Conservatory of Music. This program focuses on real world applications of jazz studies–student lead rehearsals with a focus on gig driven rehearsal practices and improvisation led pedagogy. Students learn how to seek out performances through writing professional emails and working with promoters and managers to get themselves a performance.
The CCHS Jazz Ensemble has opened for the Tampa Bay Big Band and currently holds a monthly residency at the CCHS cafe.
Building upon the success of the 2021 season, our colorguard will debut into FFCC (Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit), with their production titled “The Lovers, the Dreamers, and Me”.
This production taps into the child-like desire to follow your dreams, to wish upon a star, and to chase the end of a rainbow. Sometimes dreams are not tangible things, and it’s alright to let our hearts follow the optimism that they so often yearn for.
Our Colorguard is directed by Ms. Alyssa Santiago.
Following the breakout success of the 2021 field production, REBORN: A Hero’s Journey, the percussion department launched their FFCC indoor ensemble and their first indoor production, Reflections.
This show conveys the struggles of looking in on oneself and fighting with the image we have created for ourselves in the mirror.
The show is comprised of all original music by Trevor Feeley, Patrick O’Donnell, and K. Strok. The indoor percussion ensemble is directed by Trevor Feeley.
After being sidelined in 2021, the Green Machine finally made its debut in 2022. The Green Machine is Pasco’s Premiere Basketball Band, performing at CCHS Boys and Girls home basketball games, and also traveling to St. Leo University to perform as SLU’s Basketball Band.
Students in this band perform a wide variety of music, including but not limited to, pop, funk, classical, broadway, hip-hop, R&B, indie, classic rock, and more! Rehearsals for this ensemble begin at the conclusion of the marching season.