Spotlight on Wind Conducting Appointments

Recipients of graduate degrees in wind conducting have been placed at major research universities, state colleges, liberal arts universities and colleges. Below is a list of IU alumni and their current positions:

Alexander Baczewski – MM in Wind Conducting (2019)
Assistant Director of Bands, Lowery Freshman Center, Allen, TX

Trae Blanco – MM in Wind Conducting (2014)
Director of Bands, Murray State University

Jennifer Bollero Erickson – MM in Wind Conducting
Director of Bands, South Knox HS, Vincennes, IN

Matthew Brunner – DM in Wind Conducting (2008)
Director of Athletic Bands, Temple University

Aaron Burkhart – MM in Wind Conducting (2012)
Director of Bands, Pike HS, Indianapolis, IN

Suzanne Charney – MM in Wind Conducting (2021)
pursuing a DM in Music and Human Learning at Univ. of TX, Austin

Andrew Chybowski – DM in Wind Conducting (2017)
Instructor and Wind Ensemble Director, Pittsburg State University

Paul De Cinque – MM in Wind Conducting (2014)
Lecturer, University of Western Australia Conservatorium of Music

Christopher Dortwegt – MM in Wind Conducting (2014)
Director of Bands, Wauconda HS, Wauconda, IL

John Franklin – DM in Wind Conducting (2007)
Interim Assistant Director of Bands, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA

Otis French – MM in Wind Conducting (1997)
Director of Bands, Malone University

Richard Frey – MM in Wind Conducting (2008)
Interim Associate Director of Athletic Bands, University of Michigan

Tiffany Galus – MM in Wind Conducting (2016)
Assistant Professor of Music (Bands), Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Jeffrey Gershman – MM in Wind Conducting (1995)
Director of Wind Ensembles, Capital University Conservatory of Music

Kyle Glaser – DM in Wind Conducting (2012)
Associate Director of Bands, Texas State University

Christopher P. Heidenreich – DM in Wind Conducting (2006)
Director of Bands, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA

Pamela Holt – MM in Wind Conducting (2009)
Director of Bands, Deerfield HS, Deerfield, IL

Matthew Holzner – MM in Wind Conducting (2010)
Assistant Director of Bands, Texas State University

Daniel Johnson – MM in Wind Conducting (2021)
Pursuing a DM in Wind Conducting at Univ. of MI

Scott Jones – DM in Wind Conducting (2013)
Director of Bands, Texas A&M University – Kingsville

Alan Lourens – DM in Wind Conducting (1999), MM in Wind Conducting (1992)
Head, School of Music, University of Western Australia

Anthony Messina – MM in Wind Conducting (2012)
Assistant Director of Athletic Bands, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Polly Middleton – MM in Wind Conducting (2008)
Director of Athletic Bands, Virginia Tech

Jason Nam – DM in Wind Conducting (2015)
Assistant Professor of Music (Bands), Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Chad Nicholson – DM in Wind Conducting (2006)
Director of Bands, University of Arizona

Jeffrey Osarczuk – DM in Wind Conducting (2021)
Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble Director, Colby College

William Petersen – DM in Wind Conducting (2013), MM in Wind Conducting (2005)
Director of Bands, University of South Alabama

Douglas Peterson – DM in Wind Conducting (2000)
Retired: Professor and Chair, Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art
Daytona State College (from 1984-2019)

Danh Pham – MM in Wind Conducting (2001)
Director of Bands, Washington State University

Sean Phelan – MM in Wind Conducting (2018)
Assistant Director of Bands/Director of Athletic Bands, University of Minnesota Duluth

Laura Rexroth – DM Wind Conducting (2007)
Director of Bands, University of Wisconsin/Parkside

Brett Richardson – DM in Wind Conducting (2014)
Director of Bands, University of the Incarnate Word

Emily Rodeck – MM in Wind Conducting (2019)
Director of Bands, Peru HS, Peru, IN

Michael Schaff – DM in Wind Conducting (1995)
Professor Emeritus, Crane School of Music (from 1997-2018)
State University of New York – Potsdam

Eric Smedley – MM in Wind Conducting (2003)
Associate Professor of Music (Bands), Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Scott Stewart – DM in Wind Conducting (2001)
Conductor/Instrumental Music Faculty, Westminster Schools; Music Director, Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony

Larry Stoffel – DM in Wind Conducting (1999)
Director of Bands, California State University – Northridge

Nicholas Waldron – MM in Wind Conducting (2016)
California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo

Ryan Yahl – DM in Wind Conducting (2018)
Assistant Director of Bands, Texas A&M University – Commerce