Background
Koshak, John Anthony was born on February 5, 1938 in Portage, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Earnet and Helen Joan (Picarski) Koshak.
Koshak, John Anthony was born on February 5, 1938 in Portage, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Earnet and Helen Joan (Picarski) Koshak.
Bachelor of Science in Music Education, Pennsylvania State University, 1960; postgraduate, Queens College, 1961; postgraduate, U. Maryland., 1962-1963; studied with John Bell, Germany, 1962-1963; Diploma in Conducting, Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria, 1963; Master of Arts in Conducting, Columbia University, 1965; postgraduate, New York Philharmonic, 1965; postgraduate, University of Southern California, 1968-1971; studied with Thomas Tatton, Whittier College, 1980-1981.
Music instructor, Smithtown Senior High School, St. James, New York, 1960-1962;
music instructor, Kaiserslautern (Germany) American High School, 1962-1964;
music instructor, River Dell Regional Schools, Oradell, New Jersey, 1964-1966;
music instructor, Bakersfield (California) High School, 1966-1971;
music conductor, director, Orange (California) County Youth Symphony Orchestra, since 1971;
music conductor, director, Orange County Philharmonic Orchestra, Orange, 1985-1988;
professor music, director orchestral conductor, Chapman University, Orange, since 1971. Guest conductor Sydney (Australia) Conservatory of Music, 1984. Conductor Idyllwild (California) School of Music and the Arts, 1972-1981.
Guest conductor Pacific Youth Orchestra, Sydney, Australia, 1993.
Member American Association of University Professors, American Federation Musicians, American Symphony Orchestra League, California Music Educators Association, California Orchestra Directors Association, California Symphony Orchestra Association, Conductor's Guild (board directors), Music Educators National Conference, Orange County Music Educators Association.
Married Nancy McKill, June 19, 1965.