Dwayne Corbin
Dwayne Corbin is an experienced conductor of many genres, commended for his clear and expressive conducting and his practical and approachable rehearsal style. He serves as Professor of Instrumental Music at George Fox University, where he conducts the Chehalem Symphony and the George Fox Wind Ensemble. In the recent past, Corbin has served as Music Director of the Tilikum Chamber Orchestra, Assistant Conductor of the Juneau Symphony, and recently led concerts with Beaverton Symphony and the University of Portland Symphony.
Prior to this, Dwayne served as Music Director of the Shasta Symphony Orchestra for eight seasons, where he led inspiring traditional orchestral concerts, as well as pops shows, chamber music concerts, choral/orchestra events, and three years of “Symphony on the Beach” shows in partnership with the National Park Service. He also served for five years as the Resident Conductor of the North State Symphony, where he conducted the annual Youth Concert Series for nearly 4,000 students a year, among other duties.
Dwayne is also an accomplished classical percussionist and drum kit performer, is the principal percussionist of the Juneau Symphony, is a finalist for Principal Percussion for Newport Symphony, and previously held the position of Principal Percussionist in the North State Symphony for a dozen years. He has performed recently with many Portland area orchestras, including Newport, Vancouver, Portland-Columbia, Portland Chamber Orchestra, and the Salem Symphony. His composition Cage for One won first place in the 2009 Percussive Arts Society composition contest and is published by C. F. Peters.
Corbin earned a doctorate in conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, has been a conducting Fellow for Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, and has participated in conducting trainings at The Cabrillo Festival, New England Conservatory, and Northwestern University, among other locations. He also holds a master’s degree in percussion performance from Central Washington University and earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from Wheaton College Conservatory of Music. He has also previously served in other academic positions, including at Simpson University, Wheaton College, Shasta College, and as a public-school music teacher in the Seattle and Chicago suburbs. He resides in Newberg, Oregon, with his wife Caryn, and their two sons, Andrew and Peter.