Daniel J. Farris

Senior Lecturer, Conducting and Ensembles

d-farris@northwestern.edu - 847-491-3412
MMusEd, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Director of Athletic Bands. Director, National High School Music Institute. Conductor, "Wildcat" Marching Band and Concert Band. Teaches courses in conducting and marching band techniques. Former Assistant Director of Bands and Marching Band Director, Illinois State University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Former director and consultant, Walt Disney World Collegiate All-Star Band. Former teacher in Minnesota and Wisconsin public schools. Member, College Band Director National Association, National Band Association, International Association of Jazz Educators. Honorary member, Tau Beta Sigma/Kappa Kappa Psi.

Melissa Foster

Senior Lecturer, Music Theater/Voice

m-foster@northwestern.edu - 847-467-7915
MMus, Northwestern University
Recent Activity

Soprano. Professional Studio Vocalist: Recordings on RCA, Sire and Universal Records. Active voice teacher in Chicago and New York. Music Director for North Central College Summer Music Theater Program. Artist and facilitator for the Music Integration Program with the Chicago Public Schools and The Music Insitute of Chicago. Past positions include conductor/associate conductor for several major choral groups including The Women's Chorus at North Park University and Cantores Minores Chicago, one of the nations outstanding Boy Choirs. Masterclasses at The Summer Vocal Institute, FAME Arts Camp, Broadway Bound, IMEA, NHSI Summer Workshop Programs, and at the MYA Summer Opera and Music Theater Workshop. Guest vocal coach for featured production in the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival.