Brayer Teague is the retired Chairperson for Fine Arts at Downers Grove (IL) North High School. A Top-10 Finalist for the National GRAMMY Music Educator Award (2016), he received the Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award (2008), and was honored by the Illinois Music Education Association with the Distinguished Service Award (2022). Brayer holds degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Michigan, and was named recipient of the John P. Paynter Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in Music Education (2023). He was heavily involved in theatre at Northwestern, writing for and co-chairing the “Waa-Mu Show,” as well as Music Directing the “Dolphin Show.” As an educator, Brayer served as a Music Director or Director of more than 30 productions.