Band and Orchestra

John R. Locke - click for web site

John R. Locke has served on the UNCG School of Music Faculty as director of bands and founding director of Summer Music Camp since 1982. A Professor of Music, Locke is Conductor of the University Wind Ensemble and, until recently, Chaired the Instrumental Division. He holds the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from West Virginia University and the Doctor of Education degree from the University of Illinois. Previously, Dr. Locke held teaching positions in music at West Virginia University, Southeast Missouri State University, and the University of Illinois. Dr. Locke has conducted band performances throughout the country including the National Conventions of the MENC and CBDNA, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and Lincoln Center in New York City. In addition, he has guest conducted the U.S. Air Force Band, U.S. Army Field Band, U.S. Navy Band, and the Dallas Wind Symphony, as well as numerous university bands. He has published articles on band literature in The Journal of Band Research and Winds Quarterly, is the former Editor of The North Carolina Music Educator and was a member of the Research Publications Commmittee for CBDNA. In 1989, Dr. Locke was selected for membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association, one of the youngest members of the modern era. He has received the Phi Mu Alpha Orpheus Award and has been a recipient of the National Band Association Citation of Excellence on three occasions. He is a National Arts Associate of Sigma Alpha Iota. In 1994, Dr. Locke received the Phi Beta Mu International Fraternity Outstanding Bandmaster of the Year Award, presented at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. With the UNCG Wind Ensemble, Locke has recorded eleven commercially available compact discs which have received critical acclaim from Bandworld Magazine and been aired frequently on PBS radio stations across the country. He is Past-President of the North Carolina Music Educators Association, an affiliate of MENC with some 2,200 members. In 1999, Dr. Locke became President of the Southern Division of the College Band Directors National Association and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Bandmasters Association. In 2002, Dr. Locke was nominated for the O. Max Gardner Award, the highest award in the 16-campus UNC System. In 2003, Locke was elected Vice-President of the American Bandmasters Association and was awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award in the School of Music in April. In 2005, Locke was elected President of the American Bandmasters Association. Dr. Locke maintains an active schedule of guest conducting and adjudicating bands throughout the United States and Canada. Since 1977, he has administered summer music camps for more than 45,000 students. 336-334-5299 or email: lockej@uncg.edu

Kevin Geraldi

DR. KEVIN M. GERALDI began his appointment as Associate Director of Bands in fall 2005. He conducts the Symphonic Band, teaches courses in undergraduate conducting, and directs the Wind Ensemble chamber music program. He completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in instrumental conducting at the University of Michigan where he received a full fellowship to study with Michael Haithcock. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies, he served as Director of Bands at Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. Dr. Geraldi holds a Master of Music degree in conducting from the University of Michigan, where he studied with H. Robert Reynolds. He received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Illinois Wesleyan University, where he studied conducting with Steven Eggleston. From 1996-1998, he was director of bands for the Westchester Public Schools in Westchester, IL, where his ensembles received top honors. Dr. Geraldi has served as assistant conductor of the Central Illinois and Michigan Youth Symphonies and as a guest conductor he has conducted honors groups in Michigan, South Carolina, and Connecticut. He maintains an active schedule as a clinician throughout the country. As a member of the Franklin Park Brass Quintet, Dr. Geraldi has toured the Midwest, New England, and South Carolina, performing recitals and conducting brass and chamber music masterclasses. Dr. Geraldi has studied conducting privately and in seminars with teachers including Kenneth Kiesler, Gustav Meier, Pierre Boulez, and Frederick Fennell. Most recently, he was a participant in the Conductor’s Institute of South Carolina’s opera conducting workshop at the Spoleto Festival, USA. Dr. Geraldi was named as the 2001-2002 recipient of the Thelma A. Robinson Award, an award presented every two years by the Conductors Guild and the National Federation of Music Clubs. 336-334-5435 or email: kevin_geraldi@uncg.edu.

Robert Gutter - click for web site

Robert Gutter is currently director of Orchestral Activities at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and also serves as Music Director of the Philharmonia of Greensboro. In 1996 he received an appointment as Principal Guest Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine in Kiev. He is founder and artistic director for the International Institute for Conductors which has had workshops in Kiev,Catania, and most recently in Bacau, Romania. In his 35 years as a professional conductor he has devoted himself to both professional and non-professional orchestras in over twenty five countries and in the major cities of New York, Washington D.C., Paris, London, Vienna, Milano,Firenze, Stuttgart, and St. Petersburg. In addition to his symphonic engagements, he has appeared with opera companies both in the United States and in Europe. Prior to accepting his orchestral posts in North Carolina in 1988, he served as Music Director and Conductor of the Springfield, Massachusetts Symphony. In 1986 he was named "Conductor Emeritus" of that orchestra. As an instrumentalist, Gutter served as principal trombonist with the Washington National Symphony. He holds the bachelor and Master degrees from Yale University. 336-334-5359 or email: gutter@uncg.edu or http://home.triad.rr.com/robertgutter , www.rconductors.com