Brian Dollinger

Brian Dollinger has spent most of his professional life conducting, teaching and coaching musicians of all ages and levels.

He began his music studies on the double bass ultimately going on to college working towards a Bachelor of Music in double bass performance, a Master of Music in orchestral conducting and double bass performance, as well as his work towards a Doctor of Arts in orchestral conducting and double bass performance.  He is currently the music teacher for 5th - 8th grade students at Bethel Lutheran School in Morton.

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Mr. Dollinger has a passion for teaching, conducting, and mentoring young musicians.  This has led to a number of conducting positions with educational institutions and organizations.  These include Bradley University, Central Illinois Youth Symphony, Illinois Wesleyan Civic Orchestra, Ball State University Symphony Orchestra, and the East Central Indiana Youth Symphony Orchestra.  

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Brian is a frequent conductor and clinician for various youth string festivals, competitions and workshops.  He has been invited back as the guest conductor for the Illinois Music Educator's District Festival held on the campus of Western Illinois University in November of 2019, after a highly successful appearance in 2018.  In March of 2019, he was the featured wind ensemble conductor at the NUIC Music Conference Festival.  Maestro Dollinger has been the guest conductor at the Iowa Junior Honors Festival held in Ames, Iowa.  He has been invited on numerous occasions to conduct at Illinois Music Educators Association events, including all-day festivals rehearsing, teaching, mentoring and performing with some of the state’s best high school symphonic musicians.  He was conductor of the 2014 Metro Orchestra Festival in Cedar Rapids and was a guest clinician at the Jefferson Orchestra Invitational in 2016, which was also held in Cedar Rapids.  Mr. Dollinger has been a recurrent guest conductor with the Northwest Indiana Youth Symphony Orchestra.

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He is currently the Music Director & Conductor of the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra (IA), the Music Director & Conductor of the Clinton Symphony Orchestra (IA), and the Artistic Director & Conductor of the Kamuela Philharmonic (HI).

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For more on Mr. Dollinger, visit:  www.briandollinger.com

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