Richard Cangro
Orchestral Conducting Faculty | The Global Conservatory
Originally from Staten Island, NY, Richard Cangro, Ph. D., is a Professor of Music, Director of the Music Education program, and Director of the Symphony Orchestra at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, USA. As a conductor, he has been honored to lead concerts with the Knox-Galesburg Symphony and Quincy Symphony, as well as conduct university and school ensembles in China and the Philippines. He has conducted several school, festival, community, and various adult ensembles and is currently the music director/conductor of the Monmouth Civic Orchestra at Monmouth College and the Quincy Area Youth Orchestra. At WIU, Dr. Cangro coordinates the music education program, directs the Symphony Orchestra, teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in music education and conducting, and supervises student teachers. Dr. Cangro is the WIU 2024 Distinguished University Professor.
Originally from Staten Island, NY, Richard Cangro, Ph. D., is a Professor of Music, Director of the Music Education program, and Director of the Symphony Orchestra at Western Illinois University. He was formerly a public-school band and orchestra director for 15 years in Connecticut, as well as a youth ensemble conductor and chamber music coach for the Hartt School Community Division, University of Hartford (West Hartford, CT). While teaching in Connecticut, he also served for 10 years as a beginning teacher assessor for the State Department of Education. Dr. Cangro received a Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, a Master of Music Education from the Hartt School, and a Ph.D. in Music Education also from Hartt. A two-time Fulbright grant recipient, Dr. Cangro is active as a presenter, curriculum consultant, adjudicator, and conductor.
- Developing skills for effective, efficient, artistic conducting of an orchestra or band.
- Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
- Adults (18+), Adults 50+, Teens (13–17)
