All-State Orchestra
Now in his thirteenth season with the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, RANDY SWIGGUM has enjoyed a diverse teaching career that has spanned first grade general music, high school choir, college orchestra, music theory and conducting. As composer, conductor, teacher, and advocate for young people in the arts, he has established a reputation for musical excellence and a commitment to music education through performance. A frequent guest conductor of orchestral and choral festivals, he most recently conducted the first ever Pennsylvania ACDA/PMEA All-State Junior High Choir, as well as the Singapore American Schools Music Festival, the MENC All-Northwest Honor Choir in Portland, and American Mennonite Schools Orchestra Festival, the Northern Arizona Honors Orchestra, and both the Wisconsin Middle Level Honors Choir and Orchestra. A passionate advocate for a richer learning experience in the performing ensemble, he serves as Chair of the Wisconsin CMP (Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance) Project, now in its 29th year.
All-State Chorus
DR. KARYL CARLSON is in her eighth year as Director of Choral Programs at Illinois State University where she conducts the Concert Choir, and Madrigal Singers, Choral Literature, and teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting. She came to central Illinois after serving as Director of Choral Activities and Associate Chair of the music department of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. She received music education degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois, and a DMA from Michigan State University. Dr. Carlson has taught at all levels of public schools. Having begun her teaching career at Franklin Elementary School in Sterling, Illinois, she then taught junior high and high school in Miami, Florida including at the famed New World School of the Arts. She enjoys staying connected to music educators in the schools from frequent guest conducting, adjudicating, clinics and tours. Dr. Carlson is a strong advocate for service leadership in professional organizations. She is currently serving as President-elect of Illinois- ACDA and on the Central Division Conference Planning Committee.
All-State Band
Dr. Richard Fischer, Distinguished Professor of Music, is in his 38th year as director of bands at Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL. He received the bachelor of music education and master of music education degrees from De Paul University, and the doctor of musical arts degree from Michigan State University. He also studied at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa and the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. Dr. Fischer conducts the Wind Symphony and University Band. He teaches basic and advanced level conducting courses, and supervises instrumental music student teachers.
Since Fischer’s arrival in 1974, the Wind Symphony has performed concerts in 43 states and Canada. In the fall of 1995, the ensemble was invited to perform two concerts at Orchestra Hall in Chicago. From 1988 to 2010, Fischer served as music director for Ballet LeGere’s production of the Nutcracker. For 17 years, he served as the assistant conductor of the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest.
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