AVAILABLE FOR GUEST CONDUCTING
Mr. Hodgson is a Conn-Selmer Educational Consultant and an active guest conductor for high school honor bands, community bands and summer music camps; a high school and collegiate band clinician and guest speaker; and is the Head Director of an annual three week summer European music tour of 150+ students performing in 6 countries. As a clinician, Mr. Hodgson presented at the International Midwest Clinic in 2007 on National Board Certification and the Music Certificate and presents numerous sessions at state and regional conferences and for school district professional development. He has guest conducted honor ensembles in NJ, PA, CT, AK, MD, NY, AL and Europe. Mr. Hodgson has held the conducting post of the South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble since it's founding in 1997. Performing at the NJMEA State conference in 2000, 2005 & 2011 and the Association of Concert Band's National Convention in 2014 and 2019. |
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The SJAWE actively performs to sold out community concerts 4-5 times each year, has commissioned 15 works for wind band, and collaborates with guest conductors and a side by side program with 50+ nominated high school band students. The SJAWE was the only 2006 recipient of the Sudler Silver Scroll Award by the John Philip Sousa Foundation recognizing outstanding community concert bands in North America.
Mr. Hodgson is an Assistant Professor and Director of Music Education at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. As a high school band director for 26 years, Mr. Hodgson was a Concert, Jazz, and Marching band director of a well-rounded and successful music program. The Mainland Regional HS Wind Ensemble has appeared at the NJ State Gala Band Concert on 15 occasions. Mr. Hodgson is a Past President of the New Jersey Music Educator's Association, a National Board Certified Teacher, a Grammy Nominated Quarter Finalist, recipient of the 2014 NJ Governor's Award in the Arts for Leadership in Music, and holds a Master's Degree in School Leadership with administrative certificates. He was the 2016 recipient of a Distinguished Service Award by the NJMEA Executive Board, nominated to the 2016 class of the American School Band Directors Association and invited to the Conn-Selmer VIP Program. He also currently adjudicates for WorldStrides Heritage Festivals and a contributor to a new edition of a Band Curriculum Guide for the American School Band Directors Association. |
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To contract Keith Hodgson for Guest Conducting, Sessions or Clinics... please fill out the online form below.
Guest Conducting Brochure 2018...
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Conducting Samples Video... (12 minutes)
Music Samples... Festive Overture, Firefly, El Camino Real, A Movement for Rosa, Flight, Armenian Dances, Incantation & Dance, Italian Rhapsody, Hounds of Spring, Fiesta!,
First Suite in Eb for Military Band, Greensleeves, Rhapsodic Celebration, Shenandoah, The Merry Widow, Carol of the Shepherds, Rocky Point Holiday, Russian Christmas Music, Paprikash
First Suite in Eb for Military Band, Greensleeves, Rhapsodic Celebration, Shenandoah, The Merry Widow, Carol of the Shepherds, Rocky Point Holiday, Russian Christmas Music, Paprikash
CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE:
MAINLAND REGIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR: 1995-2016 Wind Ensemble Director, Symphonic Band Director, Jazz Ensemble Director, Marching Band Director, Pit Orchestra Conductor, Chamber Ensembles Director |
Honors & Awards:
- National Board Certified Teacher 2003 - CONN-SELMER VIP 2016 - American School Band Director's Association Inductee - 2016 - NJMEA Distinguished Service Award in Music Education 2016 - NJ Governors Award in the Arts for Leadership in Music 2014 - Grammy Nominated Music Educator - Quarter Finalist 2013 - MRHS Wind Ensemble - Seventeen times selected as a NJ State Gala Honor Band 1999-2016 - Three times selected to NJAJE State Jazz Finals - Two time USSBA Group II State Marching Band Champions |
SOUTH JERSEY AREA
WIND ENSEMBLE: 1997-Present I am the founding conductor of an adult community band in New Jersey. The community band plays an important role in the lives of many people. The SJAWE serves the needs and desires of adult musicians from all over South Jersey, the performances enrich the lives of local audiences and numerous student musicians are inspired through our annual Side by Side program. 
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AMERICAN MUSIC ABROAD:
Summer Gold Tour of Europe 1998-Present Head Director since 2009. I lead a three week summer music tour of 150+ student musicians performing as a Concert Band & Concert Choir through five countries in Europe. My role teaching students to be musical ambassadors to European audiences is the best thing I do in my professional career. 
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Over 150 live video performances... Over 1,000,000 views...
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GUEST CONDUCTING APPEARANCES & SCHEDULE:
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2022 - PMEA Region IV Honor Band, PA
2020 - Atlantic Cape Honor Band, NJ (10th Anniversary/ Founder) 2020 - Washington County HS Honor Band, MD 2020 - Frederick County HS Honor Band, MD 2019 - Allegany County HS Honor Band, MD 2019 - University of Alabama HS Honor Band, AL 2018 - New York Area All-State HS Honor Band, (Zone 10), NY 2018 - Ocean City Pops Orchestra, NJ 2018 - Pennsbury Elementary Honors Band, PA 2018 - Western Burlington HS County, NJ 2018 - Westchester Symphonic Winds Community Band, NY 2017 - Western Region Connecticut MS Honor Band, CT 2017 - Pennsbury MS Honor Band, PA 2016 - Alaska Southeastern Region HS Honor Band, Haines, AK 2016 - Northeastern Connecticut HS Honor Band, CT 2015 - New York Area All-State HS Honor Band, (Zone 10), NY 2015 - Laurel Music Camp HS Band, Winsted, CT 2014 - Laurel Music Camp HS Band, Winsted, CT 2014 - Pennsbury HS Wind Ensemble, PA |
2014 - SJBODA Region III Wind Ensemble, NJ (Rehearsal conductor)
2014 - Atlantic Cape Honor Band, NJ (Rehearsal conductor) 2013 - Atlantic Cape Honor Band, NJ (Rehearsal conductor) 2012 - Atlantic Cape Honor Band, NJ (Rehearsal conductor) 2011 - Atlantic Cape Honor Band, NJ (Rehearsal conductor) 2010 - CMEA Eastern Region Junior High Honors , Groton, CT 2010 - SJBODA Region III Percussion Ensemble, NJ 2009 - Rutgers University Concert Band, NJ (Semester Adjunct) 2009 - Dauphin County HS Honor Band, PA 2008 - Laurel Music Camp HS Band, Winsted, CT 2007 - Rowan University Concert Band, NJ 2007 - Laurel Music Camp HS Band, Winsted, CT 2006 - Laurel Music Camp HS Band, Winsted, CT 2005 - Western Burlington County HS Honor Band, NJ 2003 - Buck's County Junior High Honor Band, PA 2002 - Pleasantville Presbyterian Church Choir, NJ 2002 - Brandywine Area Junior High Honor Band, PA 2002 - All-South Jersey Region III HS Symphonic Band, NJ 1999 - Atlantic Brass Band, Woodstown, NJ |
SAMPLE PROGRAM SELECTIONS:
Advanced
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Medium Advanced
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Medium Advanced
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Advanced
- Windsprints, Saucedo - Sunrise at Angels Gate, Sparke - Puszta, Four Gypsy Dances, Van der Roost - Candide, Bernstein Other Possibilities: - Paris Sketches, Elerby - Incantation and Dance, Chance - Firefly, George |
Medium Advanced
- Fanfare & Allegro, Williams - Sheltering Sky, Mackey - Stormworks, Melillo - Metroplex, Three Postcards from Manhattan, Sheldon Other Possibilities: - Resplendent Glory, Galante - Snow Caps, Saucedo - To A New Dawn, Sparke |
Medium Advanced
- American Overture for Band, Jenkins - First Suite in Eb, Holst - El Camino Real, Reed - American Salute, Gould |
PAST PROGRAMS:
NJ / NY / PA / CT / AK / AL / MD
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2016 Alaska Area All-State, AK
- English Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams - October, Eric Whitacre - Americans We, Henry Fillmore - Joy of Life, Brian Balmages 2015 NY Area All-State (Zone 10), NY
- Rocky Point Holiday, Ron Nelson - A Movement for Rosa, Mark Camphouse - Paprikash, Julie Giroux 2015 Laurel Music Camp, CT
- An American Fanfare, Rick Kirby - Rushmore, Alfred Reed - American Jubilee, Charles Booker Jr. - Shenandoah, Frank Ticheli - Chorale & Shaker Dance, John Zdechlik - American's We, Henry Filmore |
2009 Dauphin County Symphonic Band, PA
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One of my favorite conducting moments...
Conducting the NJ All-State Women's Chorus as NJMEA President - The Star Spangled Banner
BROADWAY MUSICALS &
PIT ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE:
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I enjoy the musical theater and have conducted over 40 broadway musicals on the high school stage over the past 25 years. Additionally, I frequent Broadway and have seen all of the shows I've conducted and many more!
All of the 50+ shows in the slideshow to the right are musicals I have conducted and/ or seen on Broadway. |
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