Background
Rexroth, Laura Jayne was born on July 26, 1961 in Wahoo, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of Lynn Charles Rexroth and Sharon Lee Shanahan.
Rexroth, Laura Jayne was born on July 26, 1961 in Wahoo, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of Lynn Charles Rexroth and Sharon Lee Shanahan.
Bachelor in Music Education, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1983. Master of Music in Wind Conducting, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1986. Conducting student, Aspen School Music, Colorado, 1988.
Doctor of Music in Wind Conducting, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2007.
Director bands Mazeppa High School, Minnesota, 1983—1985. Assistant conductor Northwind Ensemble, Chicago, 1986—1989. Associate director bands York High School, Elmhurst, 1987—1988.
Director bands Central College, Pella, Iowa, 1989—1990, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1990—2000. Conductor International Conductors' Workshop, Zlin, Czech Republic, 1995. Director bands University Massachusetts Amhast, 2003—2009.
Guest conductor teacher Hampton University Instrumental Conducting Symposium, Virginia, 1993, Radford Conducting Symposium, Radford University, Virginia, 1998, New Hampshire Band Director Association Conducting Symposium, Plaistow, 2008, Northwest Missouri State High School Summer Music Camp, Maryville, 2005. Guest conductor New Hampshire All State Band, 2009, United States Military Academy Band Latest Pts., 2010.
Member of Conductors Guild, American Symphony Orchestra League, College Band Directors National Association (virginia state chair 1997—2000, Massachusetts state chair 2005), National Band Association 2006, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Married Reed F. Perkins. Children: Anna Elizabeth Perkins, Thomas John Perkins.