Learn from Great Conducting Teachers

Dr. Matthew Mailman is Professor of Conducting in the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University, a position he has held since 1995. Dr. Mailman has had extensive and diverse experience conducting operas, musicals, orchestras, bands, choirs, and chamber music.

Johnathan Couch is a native of Central Florida. He grew up playing piano and cello and eventually studied organ performance and music composition at Florida State University. He enjoys teaching, conducting, performing, and composing music. From working with youth orchestras to playing for church services, he is constantly connecting with others through music.

Hello! My name is Barnaby Palmer, I am a professional musician who enjoys an active career as conductor, clarinetist, composer, arranger, teacher and lecturer. Additionally I have broad experience as coach for a variety of academic subjects.

I’m Michael Thomas Andrews, a London-based conductor, composer, pianist, and educator. I’ve led large orchestras and massed choirs (up to 400 voices) in major venues including the Royal Albert Hall, collaborating with guest artists such as YolanDa Brown, The Kingdom Choir, and Keith & Kristyn Getty.

Olga Shishkina is an internationally active gusli artist and educator, pianist, organist and composer with over 20 years of professional experience. She has performed in the USA, Japan and Europe and gave solo concerts in California, Paris on some of the world's best venues.

I'm a composer and conductor based in Berlin, and I've spent my career obsessing over one question: what makes music meaningful to the people who hear it? I studied composition at the Conservatories of Strasbourg and Berlin, and I'm currently completing an Artist Diploma at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Jörg Widmann's class.

Celina Charlier is a Brazilian flutist , living in New York for 25 years. She holds an international concert career, having performed professionally since 1989, as a chamber musician, orchestra musician and soloist, throughout Brazil, USA, Italy, France, Malta, Switzerland, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Sri Lanka and the United Arabic Emirates.

Sandro Naglia, born in Italy, earned a Master in Vocal Performance Degree from the Music Conservatoire of Pescara and a Master of Arts Degree from Rome University. After many years of international career as a singer, since 2007 conducting has been becoming his main activity.

Classically trained tenor, Marcus Klotz, guides students towards excellence in vocal technique and performance. His approach towards teaching voice is wholistic and applies to every genre/style of singing. Marcus has performed throughout LA as a operatic tenor as well as a conductor of orchestras and choirs.

I'm a pianist and music director for Disneyland! I've been working full-time in music for 15+ years and I've worked in just about every style you can think of: pop, musical theatre, classical, jazz, and many more. I've worked on more than 100 live music productions: Broadway, Off-Broadway, cruise ships, theme parks, pop, classical, film, media, and many more.