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Music Director & Conductor Candidate Feedback Survey: John Young Shik Concklin


  • Walla Walla United States (map)

As we look for the next Music Director & Conductor, we are not only looking for an experienced musician and inspiring leader who can successfully serve as a principal conductor and music director, but we are also looking for a leader who is interested in developing authentic connections with our community and who shares our commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), and has demonstrated this in all aspects of their work.

The successful candidate will connect with and engage community members, musicians, board members, etc. alike, and we hope to hear from all of you on your candidate reflections. Thank you.

If you have any questions about the search process, please contact:

  • Leah Wilson-Velasco, Walla Walla Symphony CEO, (leah@wwsymphony.org)

  • Richard Middleton-Kaplan, Search Committee Chair, (rkaplan001@ameritech.net) 

  • Margarita Banderas, WWS's independent Search Advocate (maggi.banderas@gmail.com)

To read the full Music Director & Conductor job description, click here, or visit the Music Director Search page to learn more.

This is an anonymous survey. Responses will only be shared with the Music Director Search Committee. Please submit by Thursday, November 16, 12pm.