Ithaca College

The Center for Faculty Excellence is pleased to host Ithaca College Community Artists each Friday at 5pm. In a mere 15-20minutes, learn what our community brings to the Arts, and the invariable ways Art invigorates our lives. This week we welcome Conductor, Benjamin Rochford.

August 14: Benjamin Rochford, conductor (bio below)

August 21: Rick Faria, clarinet

The Zoom link to attend any of these events is available by emailing cschillinger@ithaca.edu

Benjamin Rochford is the Associate Director of Bands at Ithaca College where he conducts the Concert Band and Symphonic Band and teaches courses in instrumental conducting, music education, and brass pedagogy. Rochford is an active guest conductor and clinician and has given presentations throughout the U.S. on a variety of topics including jazz improvisation, rehearsal techniques, student motivation, and authentic student self-assessment within the paradigm of Harvard Project Zero and Arts PROPEL. Rochford has toured across the United States with wind bands and has performed at Carnegie Hall. Recently, he performed with the American Chamber Winds throughout Italy and Switzerland. In 2019 Rochford led the IC Wind Symphony in a performance at Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center.  He has also performed with a number of notable jazz musicians including Bobby Shew, Wycliffe Gordon, Dennis DiBlasio, George Rabbi, Michael Davis, Dave Pietro, Ingrid Jensen, Ryan Kisor, and Chris Vidala.