Full Program - Missouri Music Educators Association

Dr. Kirk D. Moss is an Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Music
Education Department at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in
Appleton, WI. He serves as the elected national president of the American String
Teachers Association. Dr. Moss has appeared as a guest conductor, clinician, or
adjudicator in more than thirty states. In 2008, the University of Florida (Gainesville)
School of Music awarded him an Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award. He has
received four ASTA National Citation for Leadership & Merit awards. He coauthored
Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra by Alfred Music Publishing
(2012).
Prior to his Lawrence appointment, he led orchestral activities and string education
at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Under his baton, the MSU-Moorhead
Symphony Orchestra performed for the 2009 Minnesota MEA Conference and
2007 North Dakota MEA Conference. He previously worked as Area Chair in Music
Education at Valdosta State University and led the South Georgia String Project. He
has conducted on the summer faculties of the Lamar Stringfield Music Camp (NC)
and Interlochen Arts Camp (MI).
Moss holds a PhD in Music Education, conducting emphasis, from the University
of Florida (Gainesville). He received a Master of Music degree, with a cognate in
string pedagogy, from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
as a graduate teaching assistant for Gerald Doan and a Bachelor of Music degree,
with high distinction, from the University of Michigan under the guidance of Robert
Culver.
“Beyond Good: Making Your String Program the Best” (p. 28)
The best string programs are designed to be the best. Learn how to be the architect of a first-rate orchestra
program.
“The Best Defense is a Good Offense: String Advocacy, Philosophy, Political Savvy and Lobbying” (p. 33)
Learn strategies and explore resources to protect your orchestra program from budget cuts. How to prepare
for the worst and hope for the best.
Jung-Ho Pak. Described by the New York Times as a conductor who “radiates
enthusiasm,” Jung-Ho Pak is known for his unique vision of the role of classical music.
Orchestra Nova San Diego appointed Mr. Pak as Artistic Director and Conductor in
2006, and in 2007 he was named Artistic Director and Conductor of the Cape Cod
Symphony Orchestra. Since 2003, he has been Director of Orchestras and Music
Director of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and at the Interlochen Center
for the Arts. Mr. Pak is also Music Director Emeritus of the New Haven Symphony
Orchestra. As a nationally recognized educator, he served as Music Director with
the University of Southern California (USC) Symphony and the San Francisco
Conservatory of Music Orchestra. Guest conducting has taken him to Europe, the
Soviet Union, South America and Asia. Mr. Pak is also a frequent clinician and
conductor at national music festivals.
“How to Create a Music Program that Changes the World” (p.37)
A frank discussion about why the arts are losing relevance and how teachers can be part of the revolution
for change. As a professional conductor and educator, Mr. Pak has developed a strategy and pedagogy for
reaching an increasingly disengaged public. Mr. Pak will talk about how the fundamental responsibility
of the musician is often overlooked, and how you as a teacher can teach your students to connect more
effectively with you, each other, and most importantly the audience.
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