Conductors

James Fellenbaum is assistant professor of music and director of UT Orchestras. Fellenbaum comes to UT from Chicago, where his extensively diverse background as a conductor has found him collaborating with some of the world's great artists and orchestras. Recently, his conducting collaborations have included members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Northwestern University Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, the DePaul University Symphony and Opera Orchestras, and the Midwest Young Artists youth orchestra organization. Fellenbaum served as an assistant conductor with Omaha Opera, and participated as an academy conductor in the American Academy of Conducting, during the 2002 Aspen Summer Music Festival. He has conducted orchestras around the country, including recent guest conducting concerts with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Chicago ensemble Fulcrum Point New Music Project, the Aspen Summer Music Festival Academy Orchestra, and in Europe with the Russe Philharmonic and the Vidin Philharmonic of Bulgaria. Previous university appointments have included director of orchestral activities and instructor of violoncello at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, and North Park University in Chicago, Ill. Additional positions have included music director and conductor of the Orchestra of the Pines in Texas; Artistic Director of the North Shore Chamber Orchestra in Evanston, Ill; and Music Director of the Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra, Ill. Fellenbaum holds a bachelor of music degree in violoncello performance from James Madison University in Virginia, and holds a double masters degree in violoncello performance and orchestral conducting from Northwestern University. jfellenbaum@utk.edu

Harold Holloway is Instructor of Music, coordinator of the string program and director of the UT Studio Orchestra. He received the B.M. degree from the University of Tennessee and has taught at the Eastman School of Music. He is an artist performer and teacher both in the classic and jazz areas, an active clinician in improvisation and rhythm section technique, and gives master classes in orchestral and solo bass performance. Mr. Holloway has performed as a bassist with leading U.S. jazz artists including Woody Herman, Dizzy Gilespie, Clark Terry, Zoot Soms, Al Cohn, Gap Mangione, Joe Williams, and Stan Getz; and in concert with Paul McCandless, Dave Samuels, Dan Gottlieb, and many more, as well as shows and television appearances with Bob Hope, Pete Barbutti, Della Reese, Liza Minelli, and Jerry Lewis.

Dr. Michael Stewart serves as the Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. As Assistant Director of Bands, Dr.
Stewart assists with the ³Pride of the Southland² Marching Band, conducts the university Concert Band and the University of Tennessee Pep Bands.  Dr.
Stewart¹s responsibilities in the field of Music Education include the teaching undergraduate courses such as Brass Methods and Marching Band Techniques.  Research interests within the field of instrumental music education include recruiting and retention, rehearsal techniques, and teacher attrition.
 
Dr. Stewart received his Bachelor of Music Education from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. His teaching career began within in the Delaware City School district (Delaware, Ohio) teaching instrumental music education to students, grades 5 through 12.  Dr. Stewart received his masters and doctorate degrees from The Ohio State University where he served as the Graduate Assistant Director with The Ohio State University Marching Band and Teaching Assistant within the School of Music.
 
Dr. Stewart continues to actively serve as a clinician, adjudicator, drill writer, and guest conductor throughout the nation.  Dr. Stewart is a member professional organizations such as the College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, East Tennessee School Band & Orchestra Association and the Music Educators National Association.