Fred Speck
Ensembles & Conducting, Director of Bands Music Theory & Composition
Frederick Speck, Director of Bands and Professor of Music, conducts the
Wind Symphony and New Music Ensemble, and teaches conducting and
composition. Under his leadership, the Wind Symphony has been invited
to perform at KMEA Conferences, CBDNA Southern Division Conferences,
the MENC National Conference and the CBDNA National Conference. His
music has been performed by such ensembles as the Louisville Orchestra,
the Denver Symphony and Speculum Musicae, and recorded by such artists
as Richard Stoltzman. Twice the recipient of the University of
Louisville President’s Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research and
Creative Activity, his work has also been recognized the through
fellowships and commissions from such organizations as the Barlow
Endowment, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Indiana Arts
Commission, and the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts. He holds the
B.M. and M.M. from Bowling Green State University and the D.M.A. from
the University of Maryland.
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