2015 All-State Conductors

HS Symphonic Band Richard Floyd

HS Orchestra Jim Waddelow

HS Wind Ensemble Gillian MacKay

HS Women’s Choir K aren Kennedy

HS Men’s Choir Christopher A spass

Musical Director and Conductor of the Austin Symphonic Band http://www austinsymphonicband org/Directors/

Director of Instrumental Activities at Meredith College, Conductor Raleigh Symphony Orchestra http://raleighsymphony org/about-rso-2/

University of Toronto Associate Professor and Wind Ensemble Conductor www music utoronto ca/faculty/faculty_members/faculty_a_to_m/gillian_macKay htm

University of Florida Director of choral studies, Artistic Director of the Master Chorale of South Florida http://www miami edu/frost/index php/frost/frost_profiles/vocal-kennedy_karen_bio/

Conductor of the Viking Mens Chours and Saint Olaf Chapel Choir http://wp stolaf edu/viking/conductor/

HS Jazz Band Mark Taylor “One of Seattle’s finest young musicians ” - Paul deBarros, The Seattle Times http://marktaylorjazz com/

MS Boys’ Choir G eoffrey Boers Director of Choral Activities at the University of Washington in Seattle https://music washington edu/people/geoffrey-boers

MS Girls’ Choir Morna Edmundson Electra Artistic Director, Canada http://mornaedmundson com/

MS Orchestra Brian Cole Director Moorhead Orchestra, National clinician http://www moorheadorchestra com/Moorhead%20Orchestra swf

MS Band T imothy Mahr

Conductor of the St Olaf Band and teaches courses in composition, conducting, and music education http://www stolaf edu/people/mahr/

E lementary Dr Gary Packwood A ssitant Professor, Director of Choral Activites Mississippi State http://www music msstate edu/faculty/bio/garypackwood