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Conductors

Stephen Heyde
The Mary Franks Thompson Professor of Orchestral Studies
Conductor-in-Residence
Director of Orchestral Activities

STEPHEN HEYDE is currently the National President of the College Orchestra Directors Association and has conducted ballet performances with the Indianapolis, Fort Worth, Tulsa, Austin, and Oakland companies, and a number of collegiate opera productions. Heyde has been invited to conduct at many Universities, including recent engagements at Yale University, Ithaca College and the University of Oregon. Stephen Heyde made his European debut with the Krakow State Philharmonic in March 1998. In October, 2004, he was invited to conduct the orchestra of the prestigious Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary. ~ MORE...

Dr. Michael Alexander
Associate Professor of String Music Education

Dr. MICHAEL ALEXANDER is in demand as a clinician/conductor and has conducted 17 Region Orchestras in Texas as well as All-State / Honor Orchestras in New Mexico (twice), Mississippi, North Dakota, Louisiana, and Florida. During his 22-year tenure as Director of Orchestras at Stratford High School the Stratford Symphony was twice named the Texas Honor Orchestra (1994, 1997) by the Texas Music Educators Association and earned sweepstakes ratings at regional festivals the last 17 of those years. Alexander is a past-president of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association and a Past Vice-President of the Texas Music Educators Association. . ~ MORE...