Jeffrey Grogan
Professor of Music, Director of Orchestral Activities
Music
Music - Conducting
Music - Conducting & Ensembles
Biography
Jeffrey Grogan is an internationally-acclaimed conductor and educator, recognized for his contributions to music education. He currently serves as the Director of Orchestral Activities at the Bass School of Music at Â鶹´«Ã½ City University and as the Artistic Director of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Youth Orchestras.
Grogan's distinguished career includes conducting at prestigious venues such as the Musikverein in Vienna, the Sydney Opera House, Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, and in Bangkok and Singapore. He is a Master Educator for the Yamaha Corporation of America and serves on advisory committees for the Midwest Clinic and Music for All.
A visionary in music education, Grogan initiated TeachMusic, a coalition dedicated to addressing the challenges faced by music educators. This initiative works to support and recruit the next generation of music educators through partnerships with organizations including the American Choral Directors Association, the American String Teachers Association, Music for All, the National Association for Music Education, the NAMM Foundation, and many others.
Grogan has conducted alongside Gustavo Dudamel at Disney Hall for the LA Philharmonic’s Youth Orchestras of Los Angeles National Festival and collaborated with renowned composers & artists such as Omar Thomas, Amanda Harberg, Eric Whitacre, Lowell Liebermann, Richard Stolzman, Stefan Hoskuldsson, Julian Schwarz, the Boston Brass, and the Canadian Brass. His recording credits include March of the Gypsy Fiddler on OMAC Records with Mark O’Connor, the Ahn Trio, and New Jersey Youth Symphony, featured on classical music radio throughout the country.
Previously, Grogan served eleven seasons as the Education and Community Engagement Conductor of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and as Conductor and Artistic Director of the NJSO Youth Orchestras, InterSchool Orchestras of New York, and the New Jersey Youth Symphony. He was the founding Artistic Director of two El Sistema-inspired programs in New Jersey: CHAMPS and the Paterson Music Project. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Ithaca College, and Baylor University, where he was Associate Director of Bands and Marching Band Director.
