All-State Conductor Bios
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
2021 Honor Groups
Gordon Goodwin
High School Jazz BandComposer and Director of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat BandFull Bio
Kim Nazarian
High School Vocal Jazz EnsembleSacramento State UniversityFull Bio
Paul Lucckesi
Junior High School Jazz BandFresno City CollegeFull Bio
Dr. Gary P Gilroy
High School Wind SymphonyCalifornia State University, FresnoFull Bio
Dr. Roby George
High School Symphonic BandIndiana State UniversityFull Bio
Dr. Elizabeth Peterson
High School Concert BandUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFull Bio
Dr. David Vickerman
Junior High School Symphonic BandSan Jose State UniversityFull Bio
Dr. Mary Land
Junior High School Concert BandWestern Michigan UniversityFull Bio
Mr. Tesfa Wondemagegnehu
High School TTBB ChoirSt. Olaf CollegeFull Bio
Dr. Judy Bowers
Junior High SATB ChoirUniversity of Louisiana MonroeFull Bio
Dr. Anthony Trecek-King
High School SATBThe Hartt School, University of HartfordFull Bio
Dr. Amanda Quist
High School SSAA ChoirFrost School of Music, University of MiamiFull Bio
Robert Moody
High School Symphony OrchestraMemphis SymphonyFull Bio
Dr. Robert Baldwin
High School String OrchestraUniversity of UtahFull Bio
Cathie Hudnall
Junior High School String OrchestraBrookwood High SchoolFull Bio
