Wesley Schulz, Conductor

Wesley Schulz was appointed NC Symphony Associate Conductor in the 2017/2018 season, having previously served as Music Director of the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra and Seattle Festival Orchestra, and as Director of Orchestras at the University of Puget Sound. In the 2014/2015 season, Schulz was the Conducting Fellow at the Seattle Symphony. He made his Seattle Symphony debut in a sold-out performance with singer/songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov and led seven world premieres at the Merriman Family Young Composers Workshop. From 2009 to 2013, Schulz was the Assistant Conductor of the Britt Festival Orchestra, a professional summer orchestra in Jacksonville, Oregon. He graduated magna cum laude with bachelor’s degrees in percussion performance and music education from Ball State University and doctoral and master’s degrees in orchestral conducting from the University of Texas-Austin. When not on the podium, he can be seen hitting the pavement in preparation for his next marathon. http://www.wesleyschulz.com/