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James Procell James Procell University of Louisville

University of Louisville
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Julien Proulx

Orchestre Symphonique de Drummondville
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Member Bio Recently appointed Artistic Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Drummondville, Julien Proulx is one of Canada’s most promising young conducting stars. After graduating from the Faculty of Music at the Université de Montréal, where he studied conducting with Jean-François Rivest and Paolo Bellomia, he undertook further studies in Europe with conductors Kirk Trevor, Tsung Yeh, Johannes Schlaeffi and Yves Cohen. Through a grant from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, he participated in an opera conducting program at the Festival di Musica da Camera in Italy. Julien Proulx has conducted numerous leading ensembles. He was conductor-in-residence of I Musici de Montréal, which he often leads as guest conductor. He has also conducted Les Violons du Roy, the Orchestre Métropolitain, the Chamber Orchestra of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and many more. A versatile musician, he is also a recognized arranger whose work can be heard on several I Musici de Montréal recordings. Mr. Proulx is currently artistic director of the Sherbrooke Youth Orchestra and the Choeur de la Montagne.
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Gina Provenzano

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Member Bio Gina Provenzano is a graduate from the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in both clarinet performance and music education. While attending the University of Michigan she had the privilege of studying with Robert Reynolds, Donald Schleicher and John Mohler. She performed with various ensembles, had the honor of marching at the Rose Bowl, and received the Michigan Alumni Music Scholarship. Ms. Provenzano earned her Master of Instrumental Conducting degree at the University of Maine. As a teacher assistant, she worked with the Symphonic Band and Marching Band and studied with Curvin Farnham. Ms. Provenzano has performed with various ensembles throughout her career including Highland Park Symphony, DuPage Symphony, Oak Park Symphony, Ethnos Chamber Orchestra, Ann Arbor Summer Symphony and was principal clarinetist for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. She began her career as a music/band teacher and has taught from elementary to college levels in both private and public schools in Chicago, Maine, and Michigan. She served on the Maine Music Educators Association Board as Orchestra VP and District Chair; guest conducted and adjudicated at district and state festivals; worked for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra as Education Coordinator and Librarian; and co-founded and conducted the Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestras. After returning to Michigan, Ms. Provenzano taught at Alma College and Nouvel High School; conducted the Warren Symphony; guest conducted and adjudicated at various schools; served on several orchestra boards; and was nominated for the State of Michigan Humanities Champion of the Year Award (2023). She currently lives in Midland where she has a private clarinet studio and is excited about the continued success of the MCO and the new MCO-Youth program. This year will be her 11th season as conductor of the Midland Community Orchestra.
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Dr. Stephen Pu

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Patricia Puckett Sasser Patricia Puckett Sasser Furman University

Furman University
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Dr. Kevin Purcell

Australian Discovery Orchestra
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Member Bio Kevin Purcell is one of Australia’s most distinguished and awarded orchestral and opera conductors. Currently, Kevin serves as musical director for the Australian Discovery Orchestra – one of the world’s most innovative orchestral ensembles – whilst maintaining an active freelance career in the USA. He is represented worldwide by Francine Fletcher of Fletcher Associates, a media management company in London, UK. He originally studied conducting at the Moscow Conservatory with Gennady Rozhdestvensky (1992), with subsequent graduate conducting studies at the Janácek Academy of Music (JAMU) with Otakar Trhlík, culminating with a Masters degree in orchestral conducting at Bard College (NY) under the late Harold Farberman. Additionally, Kevin studied Opera conducting with British conductor and Glyndebourne music director, Myer Fredman. Awards include: Opera Australia Willem van Otterloo Scholarship (1993); Bellhouse Conducting Prize (Sydney, 1993); Australian Music Foundation in London Sir Charles Mackerras Prize (1995) and Tait Memorial Trust Award (London, U.K.,1996). Kevin has previously been the musical director of the original production of CATS at the New London Theatre and for the South Korean Premiere production. More recently Kevin has conducted WICKED at London’s Apollo Victoria theatre and was the originating musical director for the first national UK/Eire tour. As a composer of musicals, Kevin has worked with his long-time collaborator, book writer and lyricist Victor Kazan on Rebecca, The Stranger from Seville and Castle Gillian.
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Toby Purser

Royal College of Music, London
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Member Bio Head of Conducting and London's Royal College of Music, Toby Purser’s combination of passion and intellect, poetry and drama led in 2019 to his work being nominated for an Olivier Award (Best New Opera Production - Britten The Turn of the Screw with ENO/Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) and an International Opera Award (Best Rediscovered Work - Stanford The Travelling Companion with New Sussex Opera). Founder of Conductors in Isolation, a forum to support and engage conductors around the world during Covid-19, this year also sees the launch of his new orchestral ensemble Sinfonia 1. As Musical Director of New Sussex Opera, Toby Purser conducts the recently released CD from the 2018 production of Stanford’s The Travelling Companion, now available on Somm Célest. He is founding Musical Director of the Vienna Opera Festival and Academy, launched in Summer 2019 and for whom he will conduct Don Giovanni this Summer. His inspirational music-making has prompted guest invitations from English National Opera (where he completed two seasons as ENO Mackerras Conducting Fellow), Bampton Classical Opera, Chelsea Opera Group, Grange Park Opera, Opera della Luna and Pimlico Opera, as well as the Royal Philharmonic and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestras and regular concerts for Raymond Gubbay Ltd. Since 2019, Toby Purser has been Principal Guest Conductor of the Orion Orchestra, which he founded in 2005 and developed into one of London's great orchestral successes, now recognised as a leading organisation for young musicians. Together they initiated the Alpha & Omega concert series, a Composers' Prize, a Young Conductors' Award and a Great Young Soloists series, as well as touring with them to Singapore as part of the Shaw Foundation’s ‘Ones to Watch’ Series. He was also awarded a prize by The Peace & You Movement in recognition of his cultural initiatives between the UK and Middle East, and for his work as Artistic Director of the Peace and Prosperity Trust.
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Mr. Ryan Putt

Fort Worth ISD
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Member Bio Ryan Putt separated from the Navy music program after eight years. He worked as a staff arranger the last three years of his career and was ultimately an enlisted conductor. He and his wife, Jennifer, relocated to Fort Worth, Texas. After moving around with the Navy, Ryan was happy to become a Texan and pursue teaching. He is currently the Associate Director of Bands at Dunbar High School and works as the Assistant Director of Bands at Jacquet Middle School. He teaches sixth grade beginning band, seventh and eighth grade brass methods, and teaches the high school band, also working with high school beginners.
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Robert Quebbeman

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Member Bio Robert Quebbeman is an emeritus professor at Missouri State University, where he served for almost thirty years as Director of Orchestral Activities and also the Director of Graduate Studies in Music. During his tenure he was the driving force behind establishing the Master of Music degree at the university, and he advised the students and taught in that degree program for twenty years. Along with being a principal professor in the conducting program, he developed and taught the graduate level course entitled “Score Reading and Analysis” for conductors. His textbook, Knowing the Score: A Comprehensive Approach to Analysis, grew out of that course and is published by GIA Publications. His second book, Symphonic Works Analyzed, is a reference work designed for conductors and libraries. A third book, Concertos Analyzed is in progress. Dr. Quebbeman received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in performance from The University of Michigan, and both the Master of Music degree in music history and Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Northern Illinois University. He studied conducting in master classes with maestros Herbert Blomstedt, Max Rudolf, and Elizabeth Green. He commissioned and premiered new works by composers such as Robert Jager, Jan Bach, and John Prescott, and he published articles on conducting. Active in state and national circles, Dr. Quebbeman continues to be a member of the College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA), the International Conductors Guild and was a member of the American Symphony Orchestra League, for which group he appeared on national panels in the United States and Canada. For twenty-five years he was the Music Director of various opera companies, and conducted renowned opera singers including Roberta Peters and Frank Guarrera, both from the Metropolitan Opera, and James Billings from the New York City Opera. Quebbeman was named the Collegiate Educator of the Year 2010 by the Missouri American String Teachers Association and was also a member of the Music Educators National Conference and Missouri Music Educators Association. While at Missouri State University, Dr. Quebbeman conducted the Missouri State Symphony Orchestra, which performed extensively during the school year. Under his direction, the orchestra was the featured group on a nationally televised broadcast of MENC’s “World’s Largest Concert” and performed at the 2010 National Convention of the College Orchestra Directors Association. The orchestra performed on numerous occasions at the Missouri Music Educators Association state conventions. In addition to the normal schedule of concerts, the Symphony Orchestra appeared yearly in the Music Department's production of the President’s Concert, a series which presented major works for combined soloists, chorus and orchestra. These included works like Mahler Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand,” the Verdi Requiem, Orff Carmina Burana, and Berlioz Te Deum and Requiem.
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Terri Raccioppi-McGann

Schott Music Corp and EAM Distributors LLC
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