Honors Band
James M. Lambrecht is the Director of Bands and Professor of Trumpet at Augustana College, where he conducts the Symphonic Band and teaches studio trumpet, courses in wind conducting, brass methods and music theory. He has also conducted the Opera@ Augustana Orchestra, and has served as the conductor and music director of the Quad City Youth Symphony Orchestra from 1994-1998. Before coming to Augustana in 1988, he was Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan. This past fall, Dr. Lambrecht was appointed a guest conductor of the presti- gious Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble in Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Lambrecht holds a B.M. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, as well as a M.M. and D.M. from Indiana University. Dr. Lambrecht is a member of the College Band Director’s National Association, Music Educators National Conference, the Interna- tional Trumpet Guild, the National Band Association, the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles and Pi Kappa Lambda.
Honors Chorus
Brad Holmes conducts the University Choir and is the Director of Choir Programs at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. Dr. Holmes received the M.M. degree in conducting from the University of New Mexico and the D.M.A. degree in choral music from Arizona State University. Previous positions range from Choral Director for the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra to church choir positions; from public school teaching to conducting light opera in civic theatres. Prior to coming to Millikin, Dr. Holmes was Associate Director of Choirs at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
Choirs under Brad Holmes’ direction have sung in thirty-five countries and every state but Alaska. He has been a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University working primarily with the Choir of Clare College and consulting on their recording, Blessed Spirit on the Collegium label. He has returned to England for guest conducting engagements on several occasions. Dr. Holmes responsibilities at Millikin include teaching Choral Techniques, Conducting and Ear Training. He is artistic director for Millikin’s Christmas Vespers, which attracts 7,000 people annually.
Honors Orchestra
Described by the New York Times as a conductor who “radiates enthusiasm” and the Los Angeles Times as “a real grabber,” Jung-Ho Pak is known as a musician with a unique vision of classical music. Orchestra Nova San Diego appointed Mr. Pak as Artistic Director and Conductor in 2006, and in 2007 Mr. Pak began his tenure as Artistic Director and Conduc- tor of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, second largest in Massachusetts to the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Since 2003, he has been Director of Orchestras and Music Director of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Mr. Pak is also Music Director Emeritus of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.
As Music Director of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra (1997-2002), Mr. Pak led the or- chestra from bankruptcy to a nationally recognized artistic and financial success. Guest conducting has taken him to Europe, the Soviet Union, South America and Asia. Mr. Pak is also a frequent speaker on television and radio, as well as a clinician and guest conductor at national music festivals.
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