Dr. Gordon Brock is Chair of the Department of Music and Director of Bands at the University of North Florida, where he conducts the Wind Ensemble, performs in the Florida Saxophone Quartet, and instructs courses in conducting and woodwind performance. Prior to his present appointment, he was Director of Bands at the University of North Dakota, conductor of the Greater Forks Youth Symphony, the annual UND Regional Honor Band, and Grand Forks Chamber Ensemble. Under his direction, the UND Wind Ensemble performed at two Ohio Music Education Association/North Central MENC Professional Conferences, and a joint concert series in Great Britain with the Central Band of the White Russian Army. In addition to an annual CD project dedicated to recording the best in traditional and contemporary wind literature, Dr. Brock instituted an annual Conducting Symposium which attracted both regional and international participants. His career as a music educator encompasses elementary through university levels. Honored by the Alberta Government for his nationally recognized ensembles |
universities in the United States and 20 other countries. An active performer as a woodwind specialist and guest conductor, he has performed with internationally recognized organizations within the mediums of chamber music, jazz, band, theater, dance, and orchestra. universities in the United States and 20 other countries. An active performer as a woodwind specialist and guest conductor, he has performed with internationally recognized organizations within the mediums of chamber music, jazz, band, theater, dance, and orchestra.and contributions to music education throughout Canada, he was also included in the fift edition of Who's Who Among American Teachers. A frequent guest clinician/conductor throughout the US and Canada, Dr. Brock has also been a Rothschild Foundation artist in residence for the Israeli Youth Band Teachers and Directors Association in Zichron Ya'acov, Israel. Most recently, he has served as a guest clinician/lecturer for the American School in Japan. Dr. Brock continues to serve as a Research Associate and author for the instrumental music education series, Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. The series now serves as a primary text in more than 300universities in the United States and 20 other countries. An active performer as a woodwind specialist and guest conductor, he has performed with internationally recognized organizations within the mediums of chamber music, jazz, band, theater, dance, and orchestra. |
