All-State Conductor Bios

2024 Honor Groups

Patrick Langham

High School Jazz BandUniversity of the PacificFull Bio

Kim Nazarian

High School Vocal Jazz EnsembleIthaca College and SUNY FredoniaFull Bio

Robert Harrell

Junior High School Jazz BandOak Middle SchoolFull Bio

Damon Talley

High School Wind SymphonyLouisiana State UniversityFull Bio

Julie Giroux

High School Symphonic BandComposerFull Bio

Dr. Shelly Jagow

High School Concert BandWright State UniversityFull Bio

Christopher Cicconi

High School Golden State Honor BandTowson UniversityFull Bio

MJ Wamhoff

Junior High Symphonic BandDelta CollegeFull Bio

Dr. Adam Wilke

Junior High Concert BandJames Logan High SchoolFull Bio

Mary Biddlecombe

Junior High School SATB Honor ChoirVanderbilt Blair AcademyFull Bio

Dr. Brandon Williams

Junior High School SSAA Honor ChoirRutgers, The State University of New JerseyFull Bio

Dr. Elisa Macedo Dekaney

High School SSAA Honor ChoirSyracuse UniversityFull Bio

Dr. Julie Yu

High School SATB Honor ChoirOklahoma City University and Canterbury VoicesFull Bio

Dr. Troy Robertson

High School TTBB Honor ChoirTarleton State UniversityFull Bio

Chaowen Ting

High School Symphony OrchestraGeorgia Institute of TechnologyFull Bio

Dr. Selim Giray

High School String OrchestraUniversity of MississippiFull Bio

Katie O’Hara LaBrie

Junior High School String OrchestraConductor / ComposerFull Bio

Creston Herron

Junior High School Concert OrchestraUniversity of KansasFull Bio

2023 Honor Groups

Curtis Gaesser

High School Jazz BandFolsom/Cordova School DistrictFull Bio

Gaw Vang Williams

High School Vocal Jazz EnsembleSacramento State UniversityFull Bio

Brian McNair

Junior High School Jazz BandJazz Clinician and Retired EducatorFull Bio

Dr. Gary P Gilroy

High School Wind SymphonyCalifornia State University, FresnoFull Bio

Dr. Peter Boonshaft

High School Golden State BandConductor - Author - ClinicianFull Bio

Dr. Roby George

High School Symphonic BandConductorFull Bio

Dr. Elizabeth Peterson

High School Concert BandConductor - Consultant - ClinicianFull Bio

Dr. David Vickerman

Junior High School Symphonic BandSan Jose State UniversityFull Bio

Dr. Mary Land

Junior High School Concert BandWestern Michigan UniversityFull Bio

Ms. Connie Drosakis

Junior High School SATB Honor ChoirChoral Conductor and ClinicianFull Bio

Dr. Lynnel Joy Jenkins

High School SSAA Honor ChoirWestminster Choir CollegeFull Bio

Dr. Betsy Cook Weber

High School SATB Honor ChoirUniversity of HoustonFull Bio

Dr. Jefferson Johnson

High School TTBB Honor ChoirUniversity of KentuckyFull Bio

Gisele Ben-Dor

High School Symphony OrchestraConductor Laureate of the Santa Barbara Symphony and Conductor Emerita of the Boston Pro-Arte Chamber OrchestraFull Bio

Dr. Mark Laycock

High School String OrchestraWichita State UniversityFull Bio

Dr. Angela Ammermann

Junior High School String OrchestraGeorge Mason UniversityFull Bio

Adrian Gordon

Junior High School Concert OrchestraProvidence Day School - Charlotte, NCFull Bio

2022 Honor Groups

Dave Beatty

High School Jazz BandAzusa Pacific UniversityFull Bio

Matt Falker

High School Vocal Jazz EnsembleMira Costa College/CSU Long BeachFull Bio

Jill Geist-Ruhnke

Junior High School Jazz BandDr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate SchoolFull Bio

Dr. Cynthia Johnston-Turner

High School Wind SymphonyWilfrid Laurier UniversityFull Bio

Marcelus Brown

High School Symphonic BandBoise State UniversityFull Bio

Dr. Vu Nguyen

High School Concert BandUniversity of the PacificFull Bio

Cheryl Floyd

Junior High School Symphonic BandConductor / ClinicianFull Bio

Jeanne Christensen

Junior High School Concert BandMira Mesa High SchoolFull Bio

Dr. Jeffery Redding

High School SATB Honor ChoirUniversity of Central FloridaFull Bio

Dr. Jace Saplan

High School TTBB Honor ChoirUniversity of Hawai’i at MānoaFull Bio

Dr. Andrea Ramsey

High School SSAA Honor ChoirComposer / ConductorFull Bio

Dr. Felicia Barber

Junior High School SATB Honor ChoirWestfield State UniversityFull Bio

Oriol Sans

High School Symphony OrchestraUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonFull Bio

Dr. Kayoko Dan

High School String OrchestraSam Houston State UniversityFull Bio

Dr. Rebecca MacLeod

Junior High School String OrchestraUniversity of North Carolina GreensboroFull Bio

Dr. LaSaundra Booth

Junior High School Concert OrchestraWake Forest Community Youth OrchestraFull Bio