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2013 All State Chorus and Orchestra Concert Conductors

Guest Conductors Joe Miller Westminster Choir College of Rider University - Princeton, NJ Joe Miller is conductor of two of America’s most renowned choral ensembles – the Westminster Choir and the Westminster Symphonic Choir. He is also director of choral activities at Westminster Choir College of Rider University. In addition to his responsibilities at Westminster Choir College, Dr. Miller has been appointed artistic director for choral activities for the renowned Spoleto Festival USA beginning in 2014. His 2013-2014 season with the Westminster Choir includes the release of their new recording The Heart’s Reflection, Music of Daniel Elder, several national radio broadcasts, a concert tour, and their annual residency at the Spoleto Festival USA. As conductor of the Westminster Symphonic Choir, Dr. Miller has collaborated with some of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, earning him critical praise: “Joe Miller's Westminster Symphonic Choir was subtle when asked and powerful when turned loose,” The New York Times. Recent seasons have included performances with Sir Simon Rattle (Philharmoniker Berliner), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (The Philadelphia Orchestra), and Gustavo Dudamel (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela). Dr. Miller is also founder and conductor of the Westminster Chamber Choir, a program that offers professional-level choral and vocal artists the opportunity to explore challenging works for two weeks each summer on the Westminster campus in Princeton. Additionally, he leads the annual Westminster Choral Festival, which welcomes singers and conductors to study and perform a major choral work with orchestra. In demand as a guest conductor and clinician, his recent residencies have included Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music, Temple University, and the Berlin Radio Symphony Chorus. David Barg Kansas City, MO Music Director and Conductor of the Ozarks Philharmonic Youth Orchestras, David Barg leads the Omaha Symphony’s Side-by-Side programs and the Symphony’s professional education program, Educator as Maestro; he is also a guest clinician for the NY Philharmonic’s Education Department. He has worked with bands, orchestras, and choruses at all levels throughout the country and has led the Arkansas, Nevada, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio All-State Orchestras, among others. David’s research focus is the ongoing development of a learner-centered approach to conducting and rehearsing school ensembles. The Charles A. Dana Foundation has, for three consecutive years, underwritten the development, testing, and refining of his approach, the “Whole Person Method^TM,” as well its delivery in a variety of professional development formats and demographic settings. David’s workbook for music education students, school ensemble leaders, and arts administrators, Igniting Response (to our Conducting) will be published in spring, 2013. Music staff professional development consultant for the New York City Board of Education from 2003 to 2008, he has taught this approach at K-12 in-service and staff professional development days for such organizations as the Metropolitan Opera Guild and the NY Philharmonic; boards of education around the country, and many State Music Educators Associations. Internationally, David has led workshops for band, orchestra, and choral conductors in Australia under the auspices of the New South Wales Department of Education, the University of Sydney, and the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association, and has been a regular guest conductor of the Sydney Youth Orchestra. A Cultural Ambassador for the United States Information Agency leading concerts of youth and professional orchestras in Ecuador, David has also appeared at festivals of contemporary music in Russia, and directed concerts by the Moscow Radio/TV, and the St. Petersburg "Klassika" State Orchestras. He conducted the orchestras of - and led master classes for conducting students at - the Moscow Conservatory College, the St. Petersburg Conservatory, and the St. Petersburg Herzen Pedagogical University. David received his BA from Columbia University in Sociology and Languages. He studied with Jean-Pierre Rampal at the Paris Conservatory as the first recipient of the Annette Kade Award from the Institute of International Education, and was principal flutist of the Festival Les Arcs in France, the Philadelphia Opera Company, the Caramoor Music Festival Orchestra, and the Orchestra of Our Time in New York, among others. From 2009 to 2011, David taught conducting to music education majors at Boston University, and was recently graduated with a Master of Music degree (with a focus on Music Education and Professional Development as a way of learning how best to support music teachers).

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