TMEA 2017 Professional Development Conference Program

2017 TMEA INTERCOLLEGIATE ORCHESTRA
Jeffrey Grogan, Conductor
The program to be selected from the following:
Aus Holbergs Zeit, Op. 40...................................................................................................................Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
1. Praeludium
2. Sarabande
3. Gavotte
4. Air
5. Rigaudaon
Water Night............................................................................................................................................... Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
JEFFREY GROGAN, CONDUCTOR
Applauded for performances “high in energy, with close attention to ebb and flow,”
American conductor Jeffrey Grogan is hailed as a musical leader who “knows what kind
of sound he wants from an orchestra,” “rich and vibrant.” His humanistic leadership
style, coupled with a strong command of skills as a musical communicator, has
earned him an impressive reputation with audiences and music programs throughout
the country. Known for “shrewd programming, skillful rehearsing, and an energized
performance,” Grogan was recently chosen to participate in the prestigious Bruno
Walter National Conductor Preview sponsored by the League of American Orchestras.
Jeffrey Grogan has been Education and Community Engagement Conductor for the
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra since 2006. He leads the NJSO in a variety of
concerts each season. He has also recently conducted performances with the Little
Orchestra Society of New York, Adelphi Chamber Orchestra and the New York Concerti
Sinfonietta where the reviewer stated:
“Maestro Grogan was an ideal partner. Under his direction, orchestra and soloist
rose to a glorious culmination in the last movement, glowing with passionate
fervor evocative of Scriabin’s orchestral masterwork, Poem of Ecstasy. The
performance was deservedly greeted by cheers from the capacity audience.”
Jeffrey Grogan considers his work with young musicians one of the cornerstones
of his career. He serves as conductor and Artistic Director of the Greater Newark
Youth Orchestras, the InterSchool Orchestras of New York and the New Jersey Youth
Symphony. Just this past season, his youth orchestras have performed to capacity
crowds at both Carnegie Hall and the Musikverein in Vienna. He has recently appeared
as a guest conductor at the University of Georgia, Indiana University, the Manhattan
School of Music, and the Mannes School of Music Pre-College Division.
Jeffrey Grogan was previously on faculty at the University of Michigan, Ithaca College
and Baylor University. He taught public school in the Desoto (Texas) Independent
School District. Grogan is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University and the
University of Michigan.
Jeffrey Grogan holds the following positions:
• Education and Community Engagement Conductor of the New Jersey
Symphony Orchestra;
• Conductor and Artistic Director of the Greater Newark Youth Orchestras;
• Conductor and Artistic Director of the InterSchool Orchestras of New York;
• Conductor and Artistic Director of the New Jersey Youth Symphony.
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