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GORDON BROCK (b. 1952)
 Dr.
Gordon Brock is Chair of the Department of Music and Director of Bands at
the University of North Florida, where he conducts the Wind Ensemble, performs
in the Florida Saxophone Quartet, and instructs courses in conducting and
woodwind performance. Prior to his present appointment, he was Director of
Bands at the University of North Dakota, conductor of the Greater Forks Youth
Symphony, the annual UND Regional Honor Band, and Grand Forks Chamber
Ensemble. Under his direction, the UND Wind Ensemble performed at two Ohio
Music Education Association/North Central MENC Professional Conferences, and a
joint concert series in Great Britain with the Central Band of the White Russian
Army. In addition to an annual CD project dedicated to recording the best
in traditional and contemporary wind literature, Dr. Brock instituted an annual
Conducting Symposium which attracted both regional and international
participants. His career as a music educator encompasses elementary
through university levels. Honored by the Alberta Government for his
nationally recognized ensembles and contributions to music education throughout
Canada, he was also included in the fift edition of Who's Who Among American
Teachers. A frequent guest clinician/conductor throughout the US and
Canada, Dr. Brock has also been a Rothschild Foundation artist in residence for
the Israeli Youth Band Teachers and Directors Association in Zichron Ya'acov,
Israel. Most recently, he has served as a guest clinician/lecturer for the
American School in Japan. Dr. Brock continues to serve as a Research
Associate and author for the instrumental music education series, Teaching Music
Through Performance in Band. The series now serves as a primary text in
more than 300 universities in the United States and 20 other countries. An
active performer as a woodwind specialist and guest conductor, he has performed
with internationally recognized organizations within the mediums of chamber
music, jazz, band, theater, dance, and orchestra.
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