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June 14-16, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest Clinicians:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travis J. Cross – University of California, Los Angeles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alfred Watkins – Lassiter High School, retired<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNC Charlotte is excited to offer our fourth annual Charlotte Band Directors Workshop and Conducting Symposium with this year\u2019s featured guest clinicians Dr. Travis Cross and Alfred Watkins. This event will welcome band directors and music educators from throughout the region to our beautiful campus for a weekend of conducting sessions, score study, pedagogy, and rehearsal techniques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants will have the option to register as a conducting participant (limited spots) or as an observer participant. All participants will play in the workshop band and attend clinics and sessions on score study and rehearsal pedagogy. Additionally, interested high school students may participate in the \u201cFuture Band Directors\u201d Track. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conducting participants will conduct the workshop band over four sessions, receiving feedback from our guest conducting clinician Dr. Travis Cross and UNC Charlotte\u2019s Hunter Kopczynski and Brian Taylor while also playing in the workshop band and attending clinics, rehearsal labs, and sessions presented by our clinicians as well as UNC Charlotte\u2019s Department of Music faculty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Observer participants are encouraged to play in the workshop band, observe the conducting rounds, and attend clinics and sessions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clinicians<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Travis J. Cross<\/a> – Director of Bands | UCLA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alfred Watkins<\/a> – Director of Bands, retired | Lassiter High School, Marietta, GA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunter Kopczynski<\/a> – Director of Bands | UNC Charlotte
Brian Taylor<\/a> – Associate Director of Bands | UNC Charlotte<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repertoire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repertoire will be announced in early spring 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tentative Schedule <\/em><\/strong>
Sunday, June 14 
9:30 – Registration 
9:45 – Introductions 
10:00 – Session 1 – Movement
11:00 – Conducting Round 1 
12:30 – Lunch 
2:00 – Session 2 – Rehearsal Planning
3:00 – Conducting Round 2
5:30 – Session 3  – Rehearsal Strategies
6:30 – Dinner <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, June 15
8:30 – Continental Breakfast 
9:00 – Session 4 – Rehearsal Lab
10:00 – Conducting Round 3
1:00 – Lunch 
2:30 – Session 5 – Clinicians Session
3:30 – Chamber Conducting Round 4
6:30 – Dinner <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, June 16
8:30 – Continental Breakfast
9:00 – Conducting Round 5
1:00 – Wrap Up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INTERESTED?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

REGISTER HERE<\/a>
Complete the linked form to register and pay the $50 deposit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
Conducting Participants $275 (limited number of slots)
Observer Participants $85
Once registration closes, we\u2019ll send a notice for the remaining registration tuition ($225 for conducting participants and $35 for other participants).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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