2021 Reynolds Conducting Institute Fellow

Meet Gregory Whitmore

Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore is an Assistant Professor of Instrumental Music Education, and conductor of the Symphonic Winds at The California State University Fullerton School of Music. Dr. Whitmore is in his eighth season as Music Director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble (Irvine, CA). Dr. Whitmore received his bachelor’s degree in instrumental music education from The University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Whitmore received his master's degree in music with an emphasis in wind conducting from California State University Fullerton studying under Dr. Mitchell Fennell. Dr. Whitmore holds a master’s degree, and a doctorate in music and music education from Columbia University (Teachers College) in the city of New York. Dr. Whitmore has conducted concert bands extensively throughout Europe and the United States, and his research interests lie in music educator values as operationalized into pedagogy, in addition to investigating the concert band as an artistic medium. Dr. Whitmore has presented research at music education symposia in the United States and abroad.