Erica Neidlinger
Assistant Director of University Bands
Assistant Professor of Music
Strauss PAC 206
phone: (402) 554-3602
e-mail: eneidlinger@mail.unomaha.edu
Dr. Erica J. Neidlinger is Assistant Professor of Music and Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where she serves as Conductor of the University Concert Band, Associate Conductor of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Director of the Marching Mavericks. In January of 2005 the Marching Mavericks represented the state of Nebraska in Washington, D.C. for the Presidential Inaugural Parade. In addition to her conducting responsibilities at UNO, Neidlinger teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting as well as instrumental methods courses. She completed her Ph.D. in music education with wind conducting emphasis at the University of Minnesota under the supervision of Professor Craig Kirchhoff. Her research concerns the use of Laban Effort/Shape theory for the development of expressive skills in young conductors.
Dr. Neidlinger is the current conductor of the Nebraska Wind Symphony. Under her direction the Wind Symphony was selected to perform for the 2005 Association of Concert Bands National Convention in Quincy, Illinois. She is also co-conductor of the new Omaha Area Youth Wind Ensemble. Prior to her doctoral studies, Neidlinger was a member of the band and music education faculty at The Ohio State University. Neidlinger holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Kansas and a Masters degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She began her teaching career as director of bands in the Piper School District, Kansas City, Kansas.
An active guest conductor and clinician, Dr. Neidlinger is also a recipient of the Kappa Kappa Psi Silver Baton Award. She is currently a member of Music Educators National Conference, College Music Society, College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, and Nebraska State Bandmasters Association.
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