Dr. Richard C. Marcus, Assistant Professor of Music/Director of Bands
Education
- University of Iowa, B.M. (Music Education)
- Butler University, M.M. (Conducting)
- University of South Carolina, D.M.A. (Conducting)
Additional Study
- University of Calgary, Wind Conducting Diploma Program
Dr. Richard C. Marcus currently serves as Assistant Professor/Director of Bands at William & Mary. He has taught at the College of Charleston and the University of South Carolina Upstate and has served as music director of the Peninsula Youth Orchestra, the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Athenaeum Pops Orchestra. His guest conducting engagements include the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the Indianapolis Brass Choir, and the Hendrix College Wind Ensemble. At William & Mary, Dr. Marcus directs the Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds and teaches conducting, music theory, and special topics courses. Dr. Marcus’s research focuses on the life and work of Hans Gál, an Austrian composer and scholar banned under National Socialism. He serves as U.S. contact for the Hans Gál Society. He has presented at the College Music Society’s international conference and his publications have appeared in the Journal of the American Viola Society and WASBE Journal. Dr. Marcus is a member of CBDNA, WASBE, NAfME, the Conductors Guild, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Pi Kappa Lambda. He currently serves as president-elect of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the College Music Society.