Glen Adsit
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Glen Adsit is an American
conductor
and music educator.
Born in Michigan, he was educated at Plymouth High School in Canton, Michigan and received a bachelor's degree in music education and trombone performance and a masters degree in wind conducting from the University of Michigan
, where he studied with H. Robert Reynolds. After teaching for seven years in the Michigan public schools system, he became director of the Plymouth Centennial Marching Band from 1989–1994, which, during his tenure, was a two-time Bands of America Grand National Champion. In 1994, he was appointed the Associate Director of Bands at the University of New Mexico
in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
An advocate of new music
, he is the founder of the National Wind Ensemble Consortium Group, which has over 50 member schools with a mission to commission the world’s finest composers to write for wind ensemble. The group consists of Board members, Leonard Slatkin
, Philip Smith
, Fran Richards, Joseph Schwantner
, H. Robert Reynolds, Jerry Junkin, Mike Haithcock, and Eric Rombach-Kendall.
Currently, he is associate director of the Instrumental Studies Division and the director of bands at the Hartt School
.
United States
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conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
and music educator.
Born in Michigan, he was educated at Plymouth High School in Canton, Michigan and received a bachelor's degree in music education and trombone performance and a masters degree in wind conducting from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, where he studied with H. Robert Reynolds. After teaching for seven years in the Michigan public schools system, he became director of the Plymouth Centennial Marching Band from 1989–1994, which, during his tenure, was a two-time Bands of America Grand National Champion. In 1994, he was appointed the Associate Director of Bands at the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
An advocate of new music
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
, he is the founder of the National Wind Ensemble Consortium Group, which has over 50 member schools with a mission to commission the world’s finest composers to write for wind ensemble. The group consists of Board members, Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Edward Slatkin is an American conductor and composer.-Early life and education:Slatkin was born in Los Angeles to a musical family that came from areas of the Russian Empire now in Ukraine. His father Felix Slatkin was the violinist, conductor and founder of the Hollywood String Quartet,...
, Philip Smith
Philip Smith
Philip or Phil Smith may refer to:*Philip Smith , soccer player*Philip Smith , American trumpeter*Philip Smith , Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross*Philip Smith, television writer and producer...
, Fran Richards, Joseph Schwantner
Joseph Schwantner
Joseph C. Schwantner is a Pulitzer Prize winning American composer and educator and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He was awarded the 1970 Charles Ives Prize....
, H. Robert Reynolds, Jerry Junkin, Mike Haithcock, and Eric Rombach-Kendall.
Currently, he is associate director of the Instrumental Studies Division and the director of bands at the Hartt School
Hartt School
The Hartt School is the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford located in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States that offers innovative degree programs in music, dance, and theatre...
.