Communications

Chair, Department of Ensembles and Conducting; Director of Bands; Professor, Conducting

Wells School of Music - Ensembles and Conducting

Bio

Dr. Andrew Yozviak is the Director of Bands at West Chester University. Yozviak's primary responsibilities include conducting the Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds, directing the Golden Rams Marching Band, and teaching graduate and undergraduate conducting classes. Prior to this appointment, Yozviak served as Visiting Director of Bands at Susquehanna University and taught thirteen years in the Pennsylvania public schools.

Yozviak maintains a busy schedule as a guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician, regularly presenting at conferences and workshops. His research in the area of eighteenth century Harmoniemusik has produced two modern editions of wind partitas by the Bohemian composer, Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792). His scholarly edition of Antonio Rosetti's Partita in E-flat is published by Amadeus Verlag, Winterthur, Switzerland.

Yozviak is a member of the College Band Directors National Association, the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, the Conductors Guild, the National Band Association, the Music Educators National Conference, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, the Pennsylvania Bandmasters Association, Pi Kappa Lambda, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

Expertise

• Band
• Instrumental Conducting
• Music
• Music Theory
• Music History
• Music Composition

Education

• B.S., West Chester University
• M.M., Indiana University
• D.M.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey