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Douglas Droste, Music Director
 Director of Orchestral Studies at Oklahoma State University and Music Director/Conductor of the Oklahoma Youth Symphony. Before coming to OSU, he served on the faculties of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, Liberty Union-Thurston School District in Baltimore, Ohio, and conducted the Paducah (KY) Symphony Youth Orchestra. Mr. Droste has received degrees from the Ohio State University and Texas Tech University. He has studied conducting with Gary Lewis and violin with Michael Davis and John Gilbert. Additional studies include the Pierre Monteux School for Orchestra Conductors with Michael Jinbo, Oregon Bach Festival Conducting Master Class with Helmuth Rilling, as well as conducting seminars sponsored by the American Symphony Orchestra League and Conductors Guild. Mr Droste has guest conducted the Tulsa Signature Symphony in both Classical and Pops series concerts, and frequently conducts high school honor orchestras. On violin, Mr. Droste has performed with the orchestras of Oklahoma City, Nashville, Memphis, Lubbock and with the Lancaster (OH) Festival Orchestra and Disney’s All-American College Orchestra. He also is proficient on viola, trumpet and has sung in numerous choirs. Mr. Droste is a founding member of the College Orchestra Directors Association, and holds memberships in Phi Kappa Lambda, Conductors Guild, American String Teachers Association, Music Educators National Conference, College Music Society, American Symphony Orchestra League, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Kappa Kappa Psi.
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