Brian
Dollinger is in his fifth season as the
Music Director of the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra
(IA). He is also the new Music Director and Conductor
of the Clinton Symphony Orchestra (IA), and continues
in his second academic year as the Conductor of
the Bradley (University) Symphony Orchestra and
Instructor of Double Bass. Most recently, he was
the Assistant Conductor of the Muncie Symphony
Orchestra and Ball State University Symphony Orchestra,
and Music Director of the East Central Indiana
Youth Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted the
Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, the Marion
Philharmonic Orchestra (IN), the Quad Cities Symphony
Orchestra (IL), and the Muncie Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Dollinger has a strong
interest in new music compositions. He conducted
various world premieres including the world premiere
of, faculty colleague, David Stern’s Henry
David Thoreau contemplates eternity at Walden
Pond.
He has been a participant
at various conducting workshops which were
organized by the International Academy of Advanced
Conducting, American Symphony Orchestra League,
and the Conductor’s Institute of South Carolina,
among others. He has studied conducting with Adrian
Gnam, Leonid Korchmar, Oleg Proskurnya, Manuel
Alvarez, Larry Rachleff, Glenn Block, Leonard
Atherton, and Tomasz Golka.
This year, Mr. Dollinger is expecting to finish
his Doctor of Arts degree at Ball State University
with a primary emphasis in orchestral conducting.
He currently holds Master of Music and Bachelor
of Music degrees from Illinois State University.
Mr. Dollinger is a frequent guest clinician
and guest conductor for numerous youth orchestras
and youth music festivals throughout Iowa and
Illinois. He is the Music Director and Conductor
for the Muscatine Youth Symphony Orchestra which
he established in 2004.