Jerry Luckhardt is Associate Director of Bands at the University of Minnesota School of Music–Twin Cities, where he conducts the Symphonic Band, Chamber Winds, and teaches conducting.
Luckhardt has appeared as a guest conductor and clinician with ensembles throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He has earned acclaim from composers such as Michael Colgrass, Shelley Hanson, Libby Larsen, Alex Shapiro, Frank Ticheli and Judith Lang Zaimont for performances of their works. He is also a strong advocate for music and music education, with memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Band Directors Association, Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Tau Beta Sigma.
To learn more about Medalist Concert Band, contact Jerry Luckhardt, conductor and artistic director.
Associate Conductor
Andy Richter teaches band at Edina High School, where he directs two concert ensembles, the marching band, three jazz ensembles, and two pep bands. In the summer, he is the assistant director of music with “The HERD” marching band at Buffalo High School.
RIchter is actively involved at his church, Wooddale in Eden Prairie, and plays piano in the worship team and trumpet in the Wooddale Orchestra. Andy is a member of NAfME, MMEA, MBDA, and NBA. Under Richter’s direction, the Edina Varsity Band performed at the MMEA Mid-Winter Music Educator’s Convention in 2023. Andy holds a BM in Music Education and an MA in Music Education from the University of Minnesota, where he was honored to serve as the University of Minnesota Marching Band’s fifty-third drum major.
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