Archives: Speakers

(June 2019)  Michael Burch-Pesses is the conductor and musical director of the Oregon Symphonic Band, Oregon’s premier adult band. A former Navy bandmaster, he has conducted bands throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, and is in wide demand as a guest conductor,…

(June 2019)  Eben A. Fernando Heldreth is an educator, composer, and conductor from Portland, Oregon. Growing up in the Portland Metro Area, Eben graduated from Concordia University, where he studied music education and composition, and earned both his bachelor’s degree and master’s degrees. Recently, Eben finished his post-master’s…

(June 2019)  Joan Haaland Paddock is Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Activities in Linfield College where she conducts the Linfield Concert Band, coaches brass chamber ensembles, and teaches applied trumpet in addition to other courses in music and liberal arts.  Paddock is the first woman to…