Craig McKenzie is the newly appointed Associate Director of Bands / Director of Athletic Bands at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. At UM he oversees the conducting and teaching of the Frost Symphonic Winds and the Frost "Band of the Hour" Marching Band.
Dr. McKenzie received his D.M.A. from the University of Miami, Frost School of Music where he studied instrumental conducting with Robert M. Carnochan. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master of Music with an emphasis in conducting from San José State University. His conducting mentors also include Edward C. Harris, Alan McMurray, Diana Hollinger, and Thomas Verrier.
With over 20 years of university, high school, and middle school teaching experience, Dr. McKenzie has previously held positions at Pioneer High School (Whittier, California), Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California), and at San José State University.
