Wind Ensemble

Stephen W. Pratt, conductor

Repertoire to be announced

About the Conductor

Stephen W. Pratt is professor of music at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he teaches graduate courses in wind conducting and wind band history. Currently in his thirtieth year on the Jacobs faculty, he serves as chairman of the Department of Bands/Wind Conducting, personally conducting the internationally acclaimed Wind Ensemble. His appearances with the IU Wind Ensemble in the past several years include the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) divisional convention in Normal, Ill., the CBDNA national convention in Ann Arbor, Mich., the Music Educators National Conference national convention in Milwaukee, Wis., and the American Bandmasters Association national convention in Indianapolis. He is in constant demand as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator across the nation and internationally.

Recent appearances have included guest conducting the U.S. Army West Point Chamber Winds, the U.S. Army Field Band, and all-state orchestras and/or bands in South Carolina, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois, and Nevada, as well as at the International School in Beijing, China. An advocate for new music, as well as a specialist in standard works from the wind band repertoire, Pratt has received praise from many contemporary composers for his interpretive conducting of their compositions. His conducting students hold prominent positions at some of the leading colleges and universities in the United States and internationally, and at outstanding high schools and academies.

Cost: Free

For more information contact:

Sarah Slover
(812) 855-9846
[email protected]