Art of Wind Conducting Workshop

The Indiana University Department of Bands is proud to announce the inaugural
ART OF WIND CONDUCTING WORKSHOP

Indiana Wind Conducting Faculty
Professor Marcellus Brown
Dr. Tiffany J. Galus, Workshop Director
Dr. Jason H. Nam
Dr. Eric M. Smedley

Guest Clinician
Dr. Kevin Geraldi, The University of Illinois

Dates
November 9-11, 2023

Participant Applications accepted through Aug. 31: https://tinyurl.com/iubands23-workshop
Auditor/Observer Applications accepted through Oct. 1: https://tinyurl.com/iubands23-auditor

Questions/Contact
Please contact Dr. Tiffany. Galus with any questions: tjg@iu.edu

Overview
The 2023 Workshop will be a 3-Day Intensive, where participants will experience 6 coached conducting rounds (~60 minutes of podium time!) with the Indiana University Wind Ensemble and Chamber Ensembles, private lessons and video review, and masterclasses with our band faculty and guest clinician, Dr. Kevin Geraldi, Director of Bands at The University of Illinois. All conducting sessions and masterclasses will take place in the beautiful Ray E. Cramer Marching Hundred Hall, built in 2018.

Repertoire
Boulanger, trans. Hontz – D’un Matin du Printemps

Copley – Serenade for Wind Nonet
I. Slow
II. Moderate
III. Waltz
IV. Dance

Gipps, ed. Winther – Seascapes, Opus 53

Mascagni, trans. Odom – ‘Intermezzo Sinfonico’ from Cavalleria Rusticana

Mozart – Serenade No. 12 in C Minor (K. 388/384a) [Barenreiter Edition]
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Menuetto in Canone
IV. Allegro

Application Details

• Applications Open: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 and closes Thursday, August 31
  • Selected participants will be notified of their status by September 8th, along with payment instructions. All payments must be received by October 1st, 2023.
• We are offering two ‘tracks’ to experience the Indiana University Art of Wind Conducting Workshop: Participant (selected through an application process) and Observer.

Participants ($550)
Participants will conduct the Indiana University Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds and experience live feedback and coaching from each of the clinicians. After each conducting round, participants will immediately experience a private lesson and video review with another clinician, to explore and grow individual goals. Participants will also get to experience the clinician masterclasses.

• All participant conductors must purchase their own scores
• Participant Conductors are selected through a screening process. Applications will begin being screened immediately on August 1 and applications will close on August 31.
• A Maximum of 15 Participant Conductors will be selected from the applicants
• Application Requirements:
  • Current CV or Resume
    • Please upload your file as Last Name-CV.PDF (Example: Bernstein-CV.pdf)
    • PDF format required
  • 5-10 Minute Video consisting of a performance/run-through or series of musical clips, to be submitted via a shareable link [Unlisted YouTube video preferred]
  • Conducting Participants will be notified of their status by Friday, September 8th.
• Selected participant conductors will be given feedback regarding their conducting strengths and areas of focus in preparation for the workshop.
• Participant Applications accepted through Aug. 31: https://tinyurl.com/iubands23-workshop

Auditors ($200)

Auditors will get to experience and watch all parts of the conducting workshop to gain information regarding gestural vocabulary, rehearsal techniques, musicianship, interpretation, and programming. Auditors will not conduct the Indiana University Ensembles, but will observe and be included in all parts of the conducting workshop.

Auditing the workshop is highly recommended for conductors experiencing their first workshop, undergraduate students, and music educators. This will be an incredible experience for all attendees!

• Observers should complete the ‘Observer’ Application, which does not require a video screening
• Unlimited Observer positions
• Auditor/Observer Application (accepted through October 1): https://tinyurl.com/iubands23-auditor 

Clinician Biographies

 Professor Marcellus Brown is visiting professor of music in bands at Indiana University and previously served as the Director of Bands at Boise State University and conducts the University Symphonic Winds and the Treasure Valley Concert Band. He taught instrumental conducting and served as the Director of the Boise State University Summer Chamber Music Camp. Under his direction the University Symphonic Winds has been recognized as one of the outstanding large wind ensembles in the Northwest. They have presented concerts at numerous Idaho State Music Educators Conferences, the Western/Northwestern College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Regional Conference and the 2011 CBDNA National Conference held in Seattle, Washington. The Treasure Valley Concert Band has performed at the Western International Band Clinic and the All-Northwest Music Educators Conference. In March of 2015 the University Symphonic Winds was invited to perform at the 81 st Annual American Bandmasters Association National Convention. During the past five years this ensemble has commissioned and premiered four new works for wind band.

A native of Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Brown holds a Masters of Music Degree in Trumpet Performance and Bachelor of Music Education Degree from the University of Michigan where he took conducting classes with Elizabeth Green. He has done doctorial work at the University of Illinois where he studied conducting with Harry Begian, Professor Emeritus of Bands.

Mr. Brown has done extensive work as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator throughout the United States and has been a guest conductor and presenter at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. He has been recognized for his work and dedication as an educator at Boise State University as the recipient of the 2002 Excellence In Teaching Award presented by the LDS Student Association, the 2002 Faculty/Staff Larry G. Selland Humanitarian Award presented by the University Women’s Center and one of ten honored faculty to receive the 2003 & 2012 Top Ten Student Scholar Awards.

In 2006 Mr. Brown was elected into the American Bandmasters Association. He has served as President of the College Band Directors National Association Northwestern Division (2007-2009). In 2008 he was elected to a two-year term to serve on the board of the National Band Association. Currently Mr. Brown is serving on the selection panel for the National Band Association William D. Revelli Composition Contest and was elected to a second two-year term on the Board of the National Band Association.

 Dr. Tiffany J. Galus is assistant professor of music in bands at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and co-director of the Indiana University athletic bands. She has a comprehensive background in the arts as an educator, conductor, performer, producer, and media creator.

Galus returned to Bloomington after serving as assistant director of the Longhorn Band and associate director of the Longhorn Pep Band at The University of Texas at Austin, where she taught courses in undergraduate conducting and wind band literature.

In 2019, she earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting degree from The University of Texas at Austin as a student of Jerry Junkin. A native of northern Indiana, Galus also holds a Master of Music in Wind Conducting and a Bachelor of Music Education from the Jacobs School of Music, where she studied conducting with Stephen W. Pratt, Jeffrey D. Gershman, Eric M. Smedley, and Paul W. Popiel, in addition to studying trombone with Peter Ellefson, Carl Lenthe, and M. Dee Stewart.

Prior to her time in Austin, Galus was an associate instructor in the Department of Bands at the Jacobs School of Music. During her time there, she served as director of the Women’s Big Red Basketball Band, Crabb Band, and Volleyball Band, assistant director of the Men’s Big Red Basketball Band, and manager for the IU Summer Music Clinic. She also assisted in teaching undergraduate conducting courses and guest conducted IU’s three concert bands.

After earning her undergraduate degree, Galus served as director of bands for the New Prairie United School Corporation. Under her direction, the program received consistent superior ratings at numerous band festivals, including two state titles in 2014. In 2013, she was a quarterfinalist for the first Music Educator Grammy Award.

As a producer and media creator, Galus established the UTWE Live! livestream series for The University of Texas Bands, which reached nearly a half-million views. She is also cofounder and owner of Keep Making Music, a virtual performance company based in Austin, Texas.

Additionally, Galus is a freelance transcriber, editor, arranger, and composer, having written and designed for wind ensemble, marching band, pep band, chamber ensembles, and show choir. Recent projects include a critical edition of Michael Martin’s Lontano: Symphony for Wind Ensemble (2018) and an original brass choir work entitled Hail (2018). Her wind ensemble transcription of John Adams’ Saxophone Concerto premiered in 2019.

Galus is currently serving or has served on the staff for Rhythmic Force Indoor Percussion, Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps, National Youth Wind Ensemble, and Ultimate Drill Book. She holds memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Indiana Bandmasters Association, National Band Association, National Association for Music Education, and Kappa Psi, and is an honorary sister of Tau Beta Sigma.

 Dr. Jason H. Nam is associate professor of music in bands at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he directs the Concert Band and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in instrumental conducting, administration of school bands, and wind literature.

Nam earned a Doctor of Music in Wind Conducting degree from the Jacobs School, where he studied with Stephen W. Pratt. Nam also earned an M.M. in Conducting and a B.M. in Music Education from the University of Redlands, where he studied with Eddie R. Smith.

Prior to his graduate degree work, Nam served as a lecturer in the Department of Music at California State University, San Bernardino and as director of bands at La Colina Junior High School and San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, California. More recently, he has served as a faculty member, ensemble conductor, and director of the IU Summer Music Clinic.

Nam keeps a busy schedule as a conductor, adjudicator, and clinician across the United States and North America. He was named a national finalist for The American Prize in Conducting (Band/Wind Ensemble division) in 2017.

His IU Concert Band was invited to perform at the 2020 College Band Directors National Association North Central Conference in Chicago, Illinois.

Nam served as resident music director of the Bloomington-based Southern Indiana Wind Ensemble from 2016 to 2021, performing widely throughout Indiana and as an invited ensemble at the Ohio Music Educators Professional Development Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2020.

He has been published in the Journal of the National Band Association and the American Bandmasters Association’s Journal of Band Research. Nam’s research interests include the music of William Bolcom, the wind chamber music of Igor Stravinsky, the historical development of the wind band repertoire in the twentieth century, and effective rehearsal methodologies for conductors.

Nam currently serves on the national selection committee for the National Band Association/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest and holds professional memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, Conductors Guild, Indiana Music Education Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda music honor society. He is also a member of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity of America.

 Dr. Eric M. Smedley is associate professor of music in bands and chair of the Bands Department at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He is also director of IU athletic bands and co-director of the Marching Hundred. Additionally, he directs the Symphonic Band and teaches undergraduate and graduate instrumental conducting courses.

Smedley earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Washington and Master of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees from the Jacobs School of Music. He previously served on the music faculties of Boise State University and Western Kentucky University, and as a public-school music educator in Cocoa Beach, Florida; Santa Monica, California; and Kenosha, Wisconsin.

He has conducted throughout North America, Russia, and Japan. He maintains an active schedule as a clinician, guest conductor, adjudicator, and trumpet performer. His Symphonic Band was selected to perform at the 2018 College Band Directors National Association North Central Conference.

Smedley’s research interests are varied and include projects in the areas of contemporary wind band literature, wind band orchestration, and conducting pedagogy.

His book chapters on composers Joseph Turrin, John Mackey, and David Dzubay are published in A Composer’s Insight: Thoughts, Analysis, and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band, and he has additional research published in the Teaching Music through Performance in Band series.

He is also an empirical researcher, most recently publishing “Conductor Gestures Influence Evaluations of Ensemble Performance” in the refereed journal Frontiers in Psychology.

Smedley is a member of the Gamma chapter of the international band fraternity Phi Beta Mu and is an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He is a member of the College Band Directors National Association and the National Association for Music Education.

He lives in Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife, Jessica, their daughter, Ella, and their Bedlington Terriers Piper and Finn.

 Dr. Kevin Geraldi began his appointment as Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting at the University of Illinois in the fall of 2022. His responsibilities include conducting the internationally renowned Illinois Wind Symphony, guiding the graduate program in wind conducting, and providing administrative leadership for the university’s comprehensive and historic band program. Previously, Dr. Geraldi served as Director of Instrumental Ensembles and Professor of Conducting at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he joined the faculty in 2005. At UNCG, he conducted the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and Casella Sinfonietta, led the graduate program in instrumental conducting, taught undergraduate conducting, and guided the instrumental ensemble program. He has held additional faculty positions at Lander University in Greenwood, SC, and in the public schools of Westchester, IL.

Ensembles under Dr. Geraldi’s guidance have presented acclaimed performances in significant venues in the United States and Europe, at national and state conventions, and through recordings on the Equilibrium, Centaur Records, and JustinTime labels. He maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator with high school bands, orchestras, and honor ensembles, including appearances with the Greensboro Symphony, Xinghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra (China), the Union Musicale de Roquetas de Mar (Spain), and numerous university ensembles. Dr. Geraldi is a leader in commissioning and premiering new works for band and chamber ensemble and has earned praise for his collaborations with numerous significant composers and soloists.

Dr. Geraldi is a co-author of The Elements of Expressive Conducting, a textbook for undergraduate conducting courses that is widely used around the United States. A dedicated proponent of music education, his articles for music educators on concert programming and effective rehearsal strategies have been published by The Instrumentalist and the Music Educators Journal, and he has contributed numerous conductor’s guides for the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series. He is a frequent presenter at international, national, and state conferences. His articles in The Journal of Band Research and the WASBE Journal address topics that reflect his interest in the history and performance practice of chamber music for winds, brass, and strings.

A native of Elmhurst, IL, Dr. Geraldi holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in conducting from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Michael Haithcock and H. Robert Reynolds, and the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Illinois Wesleyan University, where he studied conducting with Steven Eggleston. Additionally, he studied with teachers including Gustav Meier and Kenneth Kiesler and participated in conducting workshops with Pierre Boulez, Frederick Fennell, and Paul Vermel.

Dr. Geraldi is a recipient of the Conductors Guild’s Thelma A. Robinson Award and the Outstanding Teaching Award in the UNCG School of Music. He is a National Arts Associate of Sigma Alpha Iota and a member of the American Bandmasters Association, the College Band Directors National Association, the National Band Association, the National Association for Music Education, Pi Kappa Lambda, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.