Associate Professor Richard Blatti currently serves The Ohio State

   University as Head of the Ensembles and Conducting Area and

   as Associate Director of Bands. In addition to his duties as music director

   and conductor of the OSU Symphonic Band, he supervises all aspects of

   the undergraduate conducting curricula for the School of Music and assists

   in the coordination the graduate conducting program and the    

  administration of university ensembles and events. Ensembles under is

  direction have recorded for the Delos International, Boosey & Hawkes and

  Mark Recording labels and have performed at national and regional levels

  for the College Band Directors National Association, the American

  Bandmasters Association and the Ohio Music Educators Association.

  Professor Blatti is the only person to have twice received The Ohio State

  University School of Music Distinguished Teaching Award, in 1991 and in

  2001.

As guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator, Blatti has been invited to 36 states, 5 provinces in Canada, and the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, France, Belgium, Australia, and China. Prior to his appointment at OSU, Professor Blatti was Director of Instrumental Music at Albion College in Michigan. During his tenure there he was twice selected the outstanding Faculty Member of the Year, and was awarded two grants in support of his research on rehearsal techniques and conducting pedagogy.

Blatti earned both the Bachelor of Music Education and the Master of Music degrees from Northwestern University and has done post-graduate work in conducting at Michigan State University. He is a member of ABA, CBDNA, MENC, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Beta Mu, Omicron Delta Kappa, Tau Beta Sigma and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He also serves as a Director of the John P. Paynter Foundation. He is in constant demand as a guest conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and lecturer.