C O N D U C T O R / P E R F O R M E R / T E A C H E R / C L I N I C I A N
B E N J A M I N R O C H F O R D
Satiric Dances- Norman Dello Joio University of Florida Concert Band University Auditorium, Gainesville FL April 22, 2015
Concert Band Percussion "Family Photo"
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R E S I D E N C Y A T K E N Y A T T A U N I V E R S I T Y
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Spring, 2018
I am pleased to announce I have been invited to complete a one-week residency at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya were I will collaborate with my good friend, Dr. Abbey Kaiser Chokera. Dr. Chokera specializes in Kenyan Policy Issues in Music Education, Philosophy, and Teaching and Learning of choral music. As part of this residency, I will work with the KU ensembles, give conducting masterclasses, and clinic several of the public schools in Nairobi.
M A S K S A N D M A C H I N E S A L B U M U P D A T E
July 27, 2016
We just completed two full days of post production on the upcoming album Masks and Machines, to be released in 2017 on the Mark Custom label. I had the pleasure of not only performing on the album, but working as an assistant producer with David Waybright at Mark Morette's audio studio in Clarence, New York. Click the link below if you want to check out some of Mark's other wind band recording projects:
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I T H A C A C O L L E G E A P P O I N T M E N T
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June 8, 2017
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I'm thrilled to announce I have accepted a one year contract to serve as Interim Associate Director of Bands at Ithaca College where I will conduct the Wind Symphony and Concert Band and teach courses in conducting and trumpet pedagogy. Last year, I taught in the Music Education Department as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education. I am excited to start this new position and look forward to working with the talented students of Ithaca College.
