Dr. John D. Pasquale

Conn Selmer Educational Clinician

An international conductor, author and lecturer, Dr. John D. Pasquale, holds the Donald R. Shepherd Professorship in Conducting at the University of Michigan. He serves as Director of the Michigan Marching and Athletic Bands, Associate Director of University Bands and Professor of Conducting. In this position, he directs and oversees the athletic band program, is the conductor of the University Band, guest conductor with the Symphony Band, Symphony Band Chamber Winds and Concert Band, and teaches classes in rehearsal pedagogy and ensemble techniques. In addition, Dr. Pasquale is a faculty associate of the African Studies Center in the International Institute of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and is the Chief Marshal to the university. Outside of the University of Michigan, he is an instructor of music at the Bund Deutscher Blasmusikverbände e.V. Musikakademie in Staufen im Breisgau, Germany.