Andy VanDerVoort
Andy has been a euphonium player for 40 years, and is also a regionally well known actor and singer. He has performed many roles with Springfield Theatre Center, the Lincoln Presidential Museum, Lincoln Community Theater, Theater in the Park at New Salem, Jacksonville Theater Guild, and I.C. Theatreworks. His talented wife and three daughters often appear onstage with him.
Instrumentally, he plays euphonium with the U.I.S. Concert Band, the Capital Area Band, and the Heart of Illinois Brass Band, and He plays electric bass with the U.I.S. Pep Band. Andy has Bachelors degrees in both vocal and instrumental music from Illinois State University, and a Masters degree from U.I.S. He is a music teacher in the Springfield Public Schools.

In the 10th Cavalry Band, Andy plays a Bb Tenor horn (valved trombone) used in the 1860's.