Zebulon M. Bellon is a native of Nevada and a graduate of White Pine High School! 

 Mr. Bellon attended the University of Nevada for his undergraduate education, where he served as Drum Major for the Nevada Wolf Pack Marching Band and performed as an oboist in the Nevada Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Undergraduate Scholarship Wind Quintet, and various other ensembles. Mr. Bellon began his graduate education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana, where he also served as a graduate teaching and research assistant. As part of his duties, he assisted in all facets of the university band program including the Northwestern Wind Symphony and the 300+ member “Spirit of Northwestern” Marching Band. He also assisted in teaching undergraduate coursework in wind literature, instrumental methods, music education, and conducting. At Northwestern, Mr. Bellon was part of performances at the Music for All Southern Regional Concert Festival, the NCAA Tournament, and a performance with the internationally known Boston Brass. While completing his DMA coursework at Texas Tech, Mr. Bellon conducted research related to wind bands, assisted undergraduate wind conducting courses, and assisted with all facets of the TTU band program. This included the nationally-renowned Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the 450+ member “Goin’ Band from Raiderland,” the largest collegiate marching band in the United States. While at Tech, Mr. Bellon participated in performances at the NCAA Tournament, the Big 12 Tournament, the College Band Directors National Association, and the Midwest International Band & Orchestra Clinic in Chicago Illinois, as well as the production of studio recordings of Urban Requiem by Michael Colgrass and Avner Dorman’s Ellef Symphony.

Mr. Bellon has taught in band programs of all levels across the United States, both as a director and as a visiting instructor. High school bands under Mr. Bellon’s direction have received consistently superior ratings and accolades that include numerous sweepstakes awards, numerous students selected to honor, allstate, and all-northwest ensembles, the US Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award, FBS bowl game appearances, appearances at the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, appearances at the Disney Magic Music Days Festival, USBands Grand Champion Awards, and both division placements and finals appearances at Bands of America Regional Championships. As a high school director, Mr. Bellon also worked with Drum Corps International to revive and host “DCI Drums Along the Rockies” in Boise. Mr. Bellon frequently serves as a clinician, adjudicator, and consultant with band programs across the Western, Midwestern, and Southern United States. He holds membership in the College Band Directors National Association, Nevada Music Educators Association, New Mexico Music Educators Association, Texas Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, California Music Educators Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity, and Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society. As an oboist, some of his experiences include performances with the Lake Tahoe Symphony Orchestra, Toccata Chamber Orchestra, the Ruby Mountain Symphony Orchestra, the Reno Wind Symphony, the Nevada Winds, and “Concordia Santa Fe” Wind Symphony.

Mr. Bellon's research interests include French music of the late Romantic and Early 20th Century, contemporary wind band music, the commissioning and performance of new works adding to the expansion of the wind band repertoire, the promotion and inclusion of works by minority composers, social justice in classical music, and cultural appropriation in wind band music. His primary teachers include Dr. Sarah McKoin, Dr. Jeffrey Mathews, Dr. A.G. McGrannahan III, Dr. Lauryn Salazar, R.Alan Sullivan, and Andrea Lenz. Mr. Bellon holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the University of Nevada and a Master of Music degree in Wind Conducting & Music Education from Northwestern State University. He is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Wind Conducting at Texas Tech University. ​

 Mr. Bellon is extremely excited to be back in his hometown and is looking forward to giving back to the school district and community that helped shape his love for music and education.