Herndon High
Orchestra Director

1999-2005

Mr. Ron Dillard directed the orchestra program at Herndon High and Middle Schools.  He was also the strings teacher at Armstrong Elementary. Mr. Dillard was born in Roanoke, Virginia, and graduated from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in 1991 with a Bachelor's degree in Music Education and a Performance Certificate for viola. He attended the University of Kentucky and received a Master's Degree in Music with a specialty in conducting.

Mr. Dillard was the principal violist for the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, and conductor of the Loudoun Youth Symphony.  In his "free" time, Mr. Dillard conducted the Gospel Chorus at his church.

Mr. and Mrs. Dillard reside in Lexington Kentucky, with their teenage son and five dogs (including three "retired" greyhounds). His hobbies include reading, listening to classical and gospel music, and watching the Dallas Cowboys.

The orchestra was saddened when Mr. Dillard announced that his family was moving to Kentucky while Mrs. Dillard pursues a degree in Music Education at his alma mater.  Mr. Dillard is now the director of the Lafayette High School Orchesta in Lexington, Kentucky.

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