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2022 YOUNG COMPOSER/CONDUCTOR MENTOR PROJECT PARTICIPANTS: HENRY DICKSON Composer TYLER EHRLICH Conductor BENJAMIN POUNCEY Conductor CEON RUMPHS Conductor TREVOR SMITH Composer MICHAEL STANDARD Conductor
CONDUCTORS TYLER EHRLICH This fall, Tyler Ehrlich will begin serving as a doctoral teaching assistant in Wind Conducting at The University of Texas at Austin. In this role, he will assist with the conducting and administration of the university’s concerts bands, athletic bands, conducting courses, and the New Music Ensemble. Ehrlich previously lived in Atlanta, Georgia, where he served as a conductor and educator at the secondary and collegiate levels. For three years, he served on the faculty of Emory University, where he conducted the Wind Ensemble. While at Emory, Ehrlich premiered multiple student compositions and collaborated with faculty soloists. Additionally, Ehrlich taught band, music technology, and International Baccalaureate music courses at Decatur High School and Centennial High School in the metro-Atlanta area. The Centennial Bands received their first national performance invitation as a guest ensemble for the 2020 Music For All National Chamber Music Festival. Ehrlich has received the National Band Association Citation of Excellence for his work with the Atlanta Wind Symphony. He has conducted the group at the 75th annual Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in December 2021 and the Georgia Music Educators In-Service Conference in January 2020. Ehrlich has presented on music technology and pedagogy at the Midwest Clinic, the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles International Conference, the College Band Directors National Association National Conference, and the Georgia Music Educators In-Service Conference. Ehrlich has a Master of Music degree from the University of Georgia, and a Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude from Cornell University. Continued on next page
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