LAWRENCE DALE HARPER is Professor Emeritus of Music of Carroll University, where he enjoyed a 31-year career as conductor of the University Wind Symphony and the Youth Wind Orchestra of Wisconsin. From 1986-97, he was the Music Director and Conductor of the Waukesha Area Symphonic Band and has been the conductor of one of the few professional wind ensembles in the world, the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, since its founding in 1995. He has brought these ensembles to local and regional prominence through innovative programming, CD releases, international touring, commissioning and premiering new works, performing at major concert halls and conferences, and hosting internationally recognized composers and conductors.
