Julia Baumanis

Julia Baumanis is Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Bands at Rutgers University and is the first female conductor in the 257-year university’s history. In 2022, she was named Artistic Director of the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra, a professional orchestra in the central New Jersey area. She is the co-curator of the book GO ON, Tell Your Story! Voices of Women Band Directors, which serves as a blueprint and guide to reading digestible, yet powerful stories from women band directors of all teaching levels and mediums (GIA Publications). She is a member of the Education and Repertoire Committee for the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE), is the Mentorship Co-Chair for Women Band Directors International (WBDI) and is on the Music for All Educational Advisory Committee. Baumanis received the BME in Instrumental Music Education, M.M. in Instrumental Conducting, and PhD in Music Education and Instrumental Conducting from the Florida State University College of Music. She taught public school in south Florida as the Associate Director of Bands and Orchestras at J.P. Taravella High School and the Director of Orchestras at Ramblewood Middle School. She has presented her research at the NAfME Research Symposium, the CBDNA National Conference, and the Midwest Clinic. Most recently, her research has focused on developing a conductor’s baton that records data collected from a conductor’s expressive gestures as a technological tool to assist beginning conductors in developing their craft.