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2023 National Conference

“Where Will the Baton Lead You?
Guiding our Students on their Musical Journey
One Downbeat at a Time”

January 26-28, 2023
at Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL

Keynote Speaker

Carlos Kalmar 

Director of Orchestral Studies
Conductor of Orchestras
Cleveland Institute of Music

Special Guest Speaker and
Conducting Masterclass Clinician

Tom Newall

Founder and Music Director
Piccadilly Symphony Orchestra
Manchester, England

Special Guest Speaker and
Conducting Masterclass Clinician

Tom Newall

Founder and Music Director
Piccadilly Symphony Orchestra
Manchester, England

Performances by CODA Member Orchestras:

Jacksonville University Orchestra
Marguerite Richardson, Director

Southern Adventist University Symphony Orchestra
Laurie Redmer Cadwallader, Director

Florida State University Philharmonia
Alexander Jiménez, Director