Dr. Kevin Sedatole

Biography

Kevin Sedatole serves as the Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Michigan State University College of Music. He administers an extensive band program comprising 700 students, which includes the Wind Symphony, Concert Band, Chamber Winds, Campus Bands, Spartan Marching Band, and Spartan Brass. He also guides the graduate wind-conducting program and conducts the MSU Wind Symphony. Prior to his tenure at MSU, he was the Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting at Baylor University, and held positions such as Associate Director of Bands at the University of Texas, Director of the Longhorn Band, and Associate Director of Bands at the University of Michigan and Stephen F. Austin State University. Sedatole has conducted performances for the College Band Directors National Association, American Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, and the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, as well as at Carnegie Hall. Under his direction, the MSU Wind Symphony has received recognition at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic and national conventions. He has collaborated with notable composers and serves as faculty at the Interlochen Music Camp, also holding the position of president of the CBDNA North Central division. His international engagements include residencies in Japan and Austria.

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