Dr. Robert Vodnoy holds a BM summa cum laude and an MM in composition from the University of Hartford. His DMUS in Conducting is from Indiana University. He also studied with Charles Bruck at the Monteux Center for Conductors and Orchestral Training. Vodnoy has guest conducted numerous orchestras, including the Bellevue Philharmonic, Mississippi Symphony, Orchestra of the Colorado Music Festival, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Czech National Symphony, National Philharmonic of Taiwan, and the Seoul Philharmonic. In 2001, he led the American International Youth Orchestra on a tour of China. He was Music Director of the Southwest Michigan Symphony and the Northwest Indiana Symphony and an adjunct professor of music at Valparaiso University. He continues as Music Director of the Whiting Park Festival Orchestra.