June 10-13, 2027 // The University of Georgia The University of Georgia Conducting Symposium is a multi-day conducting and teaching workshop that presents conductors at all levels with an extraordinary professional and artistic development opportunity. Public school music educators are highly encouraged to participate. Conductor Track members will conduct the UGA Chamber Winds during instructional rounds and recorded performance while receiving direct coaching from our renowned guest clinician and individual feedback from the UGA Bands conducting faculty. Auditors will not receive podium time but can otherwise fully participate. Meet our UGA conducting faculty. Meet our guest clinician Dr. Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin Dr. Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin is Director of Wind Band Studies and Associate Professor of Music at The Pennsylvania State University. She currently holds the Agnes Scollins Carey Professorship in the Arts for the College of Arts and Architecture. This professorship enables travel and research in Nigeria, where she will collaborate with storytellers and artists for the purpose of re-imagining Darius Milhaud’s La Creation du Monde set to the Yoruba creation story. Mitchell-Spradlin has a diverse background as a conductor, clinician, adjudicator, educator, and speaker at the regional and international level. She is active in the teaching of conducting, having served as clinician for several collegiate and community conducting symposiums as well the President’s Own Marine Band Conductor Training Program. She speaks often about programming, forming connections with musicians, building culture, musical leadership, and inclusivity. She has been invited to share musical and pedagogical ideas in sessions and keynotes at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, College Music Society, the College Band Directors National Association, NAfME Northwest, the Conn Selmer Institute, the IGEB conference in Oberwölz, Austria, as well as several state conferences and podcasts. A proponent for advancing the wind ensemble medium, she is active in premieres and consortiums for new music. Under her direction, the Penn State Symphonic Wind Ensemble has received several honors including a performance at the prestigious Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, PA as part of Penn State’s President’s Concert as well as invitations to perform at the College Band Directors National Association Eastern Region Conference in Ithaca, New York and the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Annual Conference. Mitchell-Spradlin lives in State College, PA with her husband Nick, children Miles Arthur and Grant Davis, and dog Shadow. Repertoire TBA Application Process Please review the information below carefully before applying to attend. There are two tracks of involvement in the University of Georgia Conducting Symposium. Regardless of track, all applicants will submit a resume/CV. Due to high demand, participation is by invitation only. The UGA Bands conducting faculty will review all applications and notify those who have been selected via email. Payment is due by May 1, 2027. Applications Open: January 11, 2027 First Considerations for Conductors: January 31, 2027 First Considerations Invitations Sent Out: February 6, 2027 *All deadlines are in Eastern Standard Time Tracks Offered Conductor ($400) - Participants will conduct in sessions and video/audio-recorded performance. *Auditor ($95) - Participants may observe all sessions and interact with clinicians and musicians, but will have no podium time. *Auditor registration will remain open until TBA Get Started Apply using the link below. Application open January 11, 2027 *Please click here to fill out the application* Please prepare your CV/Resume as a PDF file. The application form will have fields where you can upload these documents. We would like to thank our sponsors: Pecknel and Conn Selmer Classic City Undergraduate Conducting Symposium Saturday, February 13, 2026 // Athens, Georgia The Classic City Conducting Symposium is a dynamic workshop designed specifically for undergraduate music education students looking to deepen their conducting skills and gain valuable teaching experience. This symposium provides an exceptional opportunity for emerging educators to receive hands-on training while learning from experienced conductors and educators. Participants will have the chance to conduct the UGA Wind Symphony, engage in detailed instructional rounds, and receive direct coaching from expert guest clinicians and faculty members. This program is designed to equip future music educators with the tools, techniques, and confidence they need to lead their own ensembles and inspire their students. Meet our UGA conducting faculty HERE. Guest clinicians Dr. Devan Moore Devan L. Moore is the Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at Florida State University, where she assists with all aspects of the athletic bands (Marching Chiefs and Seminole Sound), conducts the University Concert Band, and teaches various courses in music education. Prior to her appointment in the College of Music, Moore was the Assistant Director of Bands at Oklahoma State University. Moore, a native of Tallahassee, FL, attended Florida A&M University (FAMU) where she earned the Bachelor of Science in Music Education. She also earned the Master of Music Education and holds the Ph.D. in Music Education with an emphasis in Wind Band Conducting from Florida State University. Moore’s dissertation is titled “The Chocolate Maestra: A Narrative Inquiry into the Lived Experiences of Black Female Band Directors.” Her conducting teachers and mentors include Prof. Richard Clary, Dr. Patrick Dunnigan, Dr. Alex Jiménez, Dr. Michael Hanawalt, Dr. Julian White, and Dr. Shelby Chipman. Moore has previously held positions as Director of Bands and Orchestra at Fairview Middle School (FL), Assistant Band Director at James S. Rickards High School (FL), Band Director at R. Frank Nims Middle School (FL), and Assistant Band Director at Mundy’s Mill High School (GA). Moore holds professional memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Educators, Florida Music Educators Association, Florida Bandmasters Association, a founding member of the Association of Black Women Band Directors, Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Sorority, and Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity. She is active as an adjudicator and clinician, serving as a solo/ensemble adjudicator, concert band adjudicator, and clinician for district and state honor bands, as well as school ensembles. Repertoire TBD Application Process Please review the information below carefully before applying to attend. All applicants must have completed conducting 1. Applications Open: October 14, 2026 – 8:00am First Considerations for Conductors: October 28, 2026 – 5:00pm Applications Close: November 4, 2026 – 5:00pm Registration fee: $75 *All deadlines are in Eastern Standard Time Track Offered Conductor ($75) - Participants will conduct sessions and receive video/audio-recorded performances. Get Started Please submit one letter of recommendation, and upload 2 minutes of conducting footage (conducting facing view). We recommend sending an Unlisted YouTube link of your video. The application form will have fields where you can upload your application materials. You will be able to submit your materials HERE on October 14, 2026
