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Will Pattie, Conducting Intern
Will Pattie began his conducting studies during his undergraduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth
University in Richmond, VA. After completing a Bachelor in Music Education in 2006, he taught High School Instrumental Music
for two years at the American International School in Egypt in Cairo, Egypt. While in Cairo, he also became the Music Director
for the Ma'adi Community Orchestra, a 25-member string ensemble. Upon his return to the U.S., he worked as an intern for the
Richmond Youth Symphony Orchestra and helped conduct the VCU Trombone Choir. Will is currently a Master's candidate in Orchestral
Conducting at Catholic University in Washington, DC and lives in Baltimore, MD.