John Drechen is currently the Band Director at Lower Cape May Regional High School, a position he has held since September of 1990. He is responsible for multiple ensembles, including the Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, Marching Parade Band, the Pep Band, the Pit Orchestra for Musicals, and the Summer Community Band. Mr. Drechen’s instrumental ensembles have been awarded superior performance ratings in festivals, holds two consecutive titles as Atlantic Coast Tournament of Bands Concert Band Champions, and recently have been winners of the Gatorade / Philadelphia 76er’s Battle of the Bands.

Mr. Drechen’s performance experience includes past membership in the Bridgeton Symphony (currently the Bay Atlantic Symphony), the Haddonfield Symphony, freelance work in both Philadelphia and New York in theater pits for musicals as well as on stage for orchestral work. He has also performed as a soloist for regional concert bands and orchestras. Most recently, John performs with the Pit Orchestra for Off Broad Street Players, a community theatre based in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Additionally, he is a founding member and Solo Cornet for the Congress Street Brass Band of Cape May, New Jersey.