Conductor: Dominik M. Koch

Dominik M. Koch (*1983) works as a freelance conductor, music educator, juror, arranger and coach. From 2015 to 2018 he was a lecturer in the department for Wind Orchestra at the University of Augsburg.
He leads several symphonic wind orchestras of different performance levels with which he works succesfully in in concerts and competitions (MV Mühlhausen, MV Vaihingen / Enz, Stadtkapelle Hockenheim).
In addition, he leads the Badische Brassband which has earned an excellent reputation at numerous concerts and annual competitions.
Also since 2017 he has been conducting the Union Youth Orchestra Rhein-Neckar. From 2009 to 2016, he was chief conductor of the Sinfonische Landesblasorchester Hessen.
He is regularly invited as a lecturer and guest conductor at various orchestras, projects and workshops and is a juror at the Blasmusikverband Baden-Württemberg and in Switzerland.
At the Community School in Mühlhauses he supervises the brass classes with his own brass band concept and teaches the classes conducting, trombone, euphonium, tuba, piano and music theory / .ear training. He regularly leads chamber music ensembles.
He often creates special collaborations with his orchestras (with choirs, soloists, composers etc.) and concert project with special cross-genre themes (symphonic rock, crossover projects, Queen Symphony and others).
He received his first music lessons at the age of six in piano. At the age of ten he started playing the trombone. He also was instructed in conducting, singing and music theory, ear training followed.
From 2007 to 2011 he studied wind orchestra conduction at the Leopold Mozart Center of the University of Augsburg with Prof. Maurice Hamers. Previously he studied music education at the Mannheim University of Music and also German Studies at the Mannheim University. Therefore he arranges the appropriate literature himself. His arrangements are characterized by beeing close to the original and the colourful instrumentation.
In April 2014 he succesfully completed the master’s program in wind orchestra conducting at the Leopold Mozart Center of the University of Augsburg by conducting the military orchestra of the Belgian Air Force.
He completed numerous courses and workshops within the brass band (C3, B-Kurs, CISM Juror) as well as master classes for conducting in the symphony orchestra (Manchester, Berlin). Most recently, he has had several experiences with professional orchestras such as the Bundeswehr Music Corps, the Royal Military Orchestra „Johann Willem Friso“, the Vught Royal Fanfare Orchestra, the Marinierskapel, the Military Orchestra of the German Air Force, the Military Orchestra of the Norwegian Army, the Cory Band, Oslo Brass Band as well as the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Oslo Radio Orchestra.
In the international conductor competition „European Conductors Competition 2013“ he achieved third place.
He is also succesful with his orchestras: for example, he achieved first place in Level A with the Sinfonische Landesblasorchester Hessen at the 5th Competition for Selection Orchestra in Siegen in 2014.

More Achievements:

Badische Brassband (Gold passed with honors at the WMC Kerkrade 2017 / second place at the Deutsche Brassband Meisterschaft in Bad Kissingen 2016 / first place at the Deutsche Brassband Meisterschaft 2018 / third place at the European Brassband Championships in Utrecht 2018).

With his wind orchestra: First place at the International Brass Festival in Prag 2017 / first place at the Landesmusikfest 2015 with the MV Mühlhausen.

In order to share his knowledge and network within the Brass Band with others he has founded the „TEAMTAKTSTOCK“ which offers professional services for Brass Bands (coaching, consulting, support).

For further information: www.TEAMTAKTSTOCK.de or www.dominikkoch.de.