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ABOUT THE CLINICIAN

Eugene Migliaro Corporon is the Conductor of the Wind Symphony and Regents Professor of Music at the University of North Texas. As Director of Wind Studies, he guides all aspects of the program, including the Master’s and Doctoral degrees in wind conducting. His performances have drawn praise from colleagues, composers, connoisseurs and music critics alike. Professor Corporon’s career, which spans six decades, includes collegiate positions at California State University, Fullerton, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Northern Colorado, Michigan State University, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and the University of North Texas. His ensembles have performed at numerous regional and international conferences, including the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference, the Japan Band Clinic, and the Conference for the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles.

Mr. Corporon maintains an active guest-conducting schedule and is in demand as a conductor and teacher throughout the world. He is past president of the College Band Directors National Association and a past member of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles International Board. He is  a frequent guest conductor at the Showa University of Music in Kawasaki City, Japan, has also served as a visiting conductor at the Manhattan School of Music, the Juilliard School, the Interlochen World Center for Arts Education and the Aspen Music Festival and School. He is the Music Director and Conductor of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, a professional group made up of passionate and committed musicians from the Dallas/Denton/Fort Worth metroplex.

Having recorded over 1000 works, including many premieres and commissions, his groups have released 150 plus recordings on the GIA, Toshiba/EMI, Klavier, Mark, CAFUA, Donemus, Soundmark, Albany, Naxos, and Centaur labels. These recordings, three of which have appeared on the Grammy nomination long ballot, are aired regularly on radio broadcasts throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The collective recordings with the North Texas Wind Symphony, Cincinnati Wind Symphony, Showa Wind Symphony and Lone Star Wind Orchestra have garnered more than 15 million hits worldwide on such sites as YouTube, Pandora and Spotify. He is also co-host with Barry Green on The Inner Game of Music video and appears with James Jordan on The Anatomy of Conducting DVD. He is co-author of the book Teaching Music Through Performance in Band that is published in eleven volumes by GIA Publications. This series includes twenty-three sets of Resource Recordings by the North Texas Wind Symphony.

Professor Corporon, who was inducted into the Bands of America Hall of Fame in 2014, is a recipient of the International Grainger Society Distinctive Contribution Medallion, the Kappa Kappa Psi Distinguished Service to Music Award, the Phi Beta Mu International Band Conductor of the Year Award as well as an Honorary Life Membership granted by the Texas Bandmasters Association. He has also received the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia National Citation for advancing the cause of music in America, the University of North Texas Student Government Association Honor Professor Award for Teaching Excellence, Student Rapport, and Scholarly Publications, the American School Band Directors Association A. A. Harding Award for making significant and lasting contributions to the school band movement, and the California State University, Long Beach, College of Fine Arts and Department of Music Distinguished Alumni Awards. He was awarded the Midwest Clinic Medal of Honor in 2015 to recognize his unique service to music education and continuing influence on the development and improvement of bands and orchestras worldwide.

ABOUT FIVE TOWNS COLLEGE

• Five Towns College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). Read more about the institutional acrreditations here.

FIVE TOWNS COLLEGE OFFERS:

• A creative community of faculty, staff and students;
• A thriving neighborhood just an hour from New York City;
• A challenging, hands-on education to prepare you for success;
• A seasoned faculty dedicated to growing your talents;
• Career opportunities and connections that fit our student’s different interests and majors; and
• A beautiful campus with four residence halls and on-campus dining options.

EXPERIENCE FIVE TOWNS COLLEGE

Located in the Half Hollow Hills of Long Island, halfway from the Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean, our New York area college occupies an incredible position centrally located in Suffolk County. Five Towns College is only one hour from New York City, the entertainment and media capital of the world, and one hour from the esteemed East End, where celebrities and entertainers call their summer retreats in the Hamptons and the North Fork. No other private college or performing arts college offers a location like this.

WORKSHOP OPTIONS

Conducting Participant: Includes all lecture sessions, daily podium time, video commentary, and personalized conducting instruction.
Conducting participants are limited to a total number of 15, (with an unlimited number of observers). Interested conductors must include a letter of interest and resume, along with their application materials, to be considered for the finite number of spots.

Observer/Playing Participant Includes all lecture sessions, observation of conducting instruction, and playing participation in a lab ensemble setting.

Whether you are a conductor or observer, you are required to bring your instrument to participate in the lab ensemble each day.

Because there are limited conducting spots available those wanting to conduct need to send in a resume to Dr. James P. McCrann at [email protected].

GRADUATE CREDIT OPTIONS

1. For Credit
   1. Conducting Participant: EDU617 – The Functional and Expressive Wind Conductor; (2 Credits)
   2. Observer; EDU617 – The Functional and Expressive Wind Conductor; (2 Credits)
   3. EDU616 – Wind Literature and Resources; (1 Credit)
2. New York State Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Hours:
   1. Conducting Participant: EDU619 – The Functional and Expressive Wind Conductor – CTLE; (30 CTLE Hours)
   2. Observer; EDU619 – The Functional and Expressive Wind Conductor – CTLE; (30 CTLE Hours)

All participants will have full access to lectures and conducting demonstrations. They are asked to perform in the lab ensemble on their instrument.

ADDITIONAL 1-CREDIT COURSE OPTION

An optional, companion, one-credit on-line course offering of Wind Literature and Resources will complement the conducting workshop by exploring both traditional and contemporary core wind band repertoire at all levels, current issues in instrumental music education, and various other resources that band directors can utilize to enhance their classroom instruction. This supplemental course, combined with the workshop, will offer interested students a three-credit graduate level option to apply to a graduate degree program or school district contract salary increment. The companion Wind Literature and Resources course will run June 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Registration for the companion course is separate from the Conducting Workshop.

RESIDENCE HALL/DORMITORY OPTION

The option to dorm in the newly constructed, air conditioned, residence buildings is available at the rate of $165 (3 nights for duration of the Academy).

DINING

During the summer, the Upbeat Café is open on a limited basis serving breakfast and lunch. Within a 5-mile radius of the campus are numerous restaurants that cater to a wide variety of cuisines and service options.

WORKSHOP RATES

*New York State Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Hours:

Graduate Credit Workshop Rates (Including Fees):

Residence Hall/Dormitory Rate:

$165 (3 nights for the duration of the Academy)

* Five Towns College is a New York State Education Department approved CTLE Provider.

FPI Awards cannot be applied to workshop fees & Tuition