About the conductor
Dominic Talanca is in his first year as director of bands
and assistant professor of music at the University of North Carolina
Wilmington. Talanca conducts the Symphonic Band and Pep Band, teaches courses
in conducting and woodwind techniques, and administers all aspects of the band
program. In addition to his responsibilities at UNCW, he is the conductor of
the Wilmington Symphonic Winds and the OLLI New Horizons Band.
Talanca
received the Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music in Wind Conducting
from the University of North Texas, where he studied conducting with Eugene
Migliaro Corporon and saxophone with Eric Nestler. He is pursuing a Doctor of
Musical Arts in Wind Conducting at Northwestern University under the guidance
of Mallory Thompson.Prior
to beginning his graduate studies, Talanca taught for ten years in the
Lewisville Independent School District in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. He
served as the associate director of bands at Marcus High School in Flower
Mound, Texas from 2006-2013. During that time the student musicians were
recognized for their performances in concert and marching activities, earning
numerous placements in the All-Region and All-State ensembles as well as four
consecutive biannual Texas 5A State Marching Championship Awards.
Talanca
was an assistant director at Durham Middle School from 2002-2006, where he
began collaborating with colleagues on the most effective approaches to
teaching beginning band students. This partnership resulted in the publication
Musical Mastery, a beginning band method published by MRNS Music. In addition
to co-authoring Musical Mastery, Talanca has contributed two articles to the
Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series, published by GIA
Publications.
From
2001-2015, Talanca participated in the University of North Texas Conducting
Collegium as a member of the Wind Symphony, and has recorded more than 450
significant works in the wind band repertoire on the Mark Custom, Klavier,
Naxos, and GIA recording labels. He has also had the privilege to conduct,
perform, and record with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra.
Talanca
is an active conductor, master class clinician, and adjudicator. His
professional affiliations include Pi Kappa Lambda (National Music Honor
Society), the College Band Directors National Association, North Carolina Music
Educators Association, and as an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
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About UNCW Symphonic Band
UNCW Symphonic Band includes music majors, minors, and
non-music students. The ensemble presents a diverse repertoire of well-known
standards and more contemporary compositions. Symphonic Band typically performs
two concerts each semester and regularly features get guest soloists and guest
conductors. Enrollment is open to all UNCW students with previous instrumental
experience.
Contact Mr. Dominic Talanca if you are a UNCW student
interested in joining the band program: talancad@uncw.edu