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CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CLINIC
The Chamber Orchestra had a guest clinician on November 13. Dr. Mark
Laycock directed the orchestra for the block day on their winter concert
pieces, Movements 1 & 4 of St. Paul's Suite. Dr. Laycock is the an
Associate Professor of Music at Wichita State University.
MARK ANDREW LAYCOCK - DMA
Dr. Mark Laycock is an Associate Professor of Music at Wichita State
University, where he holds the Ann Walenta Faculty of Distinction Endowed
Professorship. In 2007, he was recognized with the Excellence in Teaching
Award by the College of Fine Arts. In addition to serving as Director of
Orchestras, he is Coordinator of Instrumental Conducting. Under his
direction, the WSU Symphony Orchestra has been invited to perform at the
2008 International Festival of Youth Orchestras in Zaragoza, Spain, as
well as the 2008 Kansas Music Educators Association In-Service Workshop.
An active guest conductor, Dr. Laycock recently led all-state orchestras
in Nebraska, Washington, and Iowa, as well as the Slovak State
Philharmonic in Kosice, the Clemson University Symphony Orchestra, the
Omaha All-City Orchestra Festival, and the Northwest Iowa Honor Orchestra.
He was also
Principal Conductor of the Irvine (CA) Chamber Players, leading the youth
orchestra on a two-week concert tour to Italy in June 2006. Upcoming
engagements include the Alabama All-State Orchestra and the South Central
Kansas District Honor Orchestra. His work as clinician, adjudicator, and
guest conductor spans 15 states and includes students ranging from
beginning to advanced. In 2007, Dr. Laycock will present clinic sessions
for the Kansas Chapter of the American String Teachers Association, the
Oklahoma Music Educators Association, and the Midwest Clinic. An
experienced educator, he was an instructor of strings and orchestra at the
middle and high school levels in the Clark County School District in Las
Vegas. While a resident of Nevada, he was also Music Director/Conductor of
the Henderson Civic Symphony and Assistant Conductor of the Las Vegas
Youth Orchestra.
Previously, Dr. Laycock served as Director of Orchestras and Instrumental
Music at Chapman University in Orange, California, where he led invited
performances for the California Music Educators Association and at
Disneyland. From 1998-2003, Dr. Laycock served as Director of Orchestral
Activities at Iowa State University and was Music Director of the Central
Iowa Symphony. Under his leadership, the ISU Symphony Orchestra performed
at the 2001 North Central Division Convention of the Music Educators
National Association and collaborated with such artists as bass-baritone
Simon Estes and pianist-composer Marvin Hamlisch. Dr. Laycock also served
as Music Director of the Central Iowa Symphony, a 75-member community
orchestra based in Ames, Iowa.
Dr. Laycock earned a Doctor of Arts degree in orchestral conducting from
the University of Northern Colorado. As Assistant Conductor of University
Orchestras from 1996-1998, he led performances of the University Symphony
and Chamber orchestras, Sinfonietta, UNC Opera Theatre, and Little Theatre
of the Rockies. Dr. Laycock holds a Master of Music degree in instrumental
conducting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Bachelor of Arts
degree in music history and literature from the University of Southern
California. He has participated in conducting workshops throughout the
United States and Canada, having studied with Gunther Schuller, Louis
Lane, Otto-Werner Mueller, and Murry Sidlin.
Dr. Laycock has taken an active role in the areas of outreach and
community education. With the Central Iowa Symphony, he inaugurated
Concert Conversations, an informal discussion prior to every performance.
He has also presented pre-concert talks for Iowa State Center appearances
of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, National Philharmonic, and Russian
National orchestras, as well as the Greeley (CO) Philharmonic Orchestra.
Dr. Laycock served on the boards of directors of the Iowa String Teachers
Association, Ames International Orchestra Festival Association and Ames
Community Arts Council, and he has appeared as guest speaker for such
organizations as the Kiwanis Club, Ames International Orchestra Festival
Association, and the Ames and Des Moines chapters of the Des Moines Metro
Opera Guild.
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Special Event Pages
2007
Orchestra Clinic - Dr. Laycock
2006 Visiting
Band - Iwakuni Japan
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