Jim Van Eizenga, conductor
Jim Van Eizenga currently serves as the Conductor and Music Director for the Gaylord Community Orchestra and the Alpena Symphony Orchestra. He also is the Director of Orchestras at Novi High School in Novi, MI. He regularly conducts the pit orchestra for Novi High School and for Gaylord Community Productions. Previously, he was the conductor for the Concert Orchestra of the Detroit Metropolitan Youth Symphony. His conducting teachers include Dr. Robert Spradling, Bruce Uchimura, and Kevin Noe. He has participated in conducting masterclasses with conductors such as John Varineau, Soo Han, Kevin Miller, and Octavio Mas-Aracas.
Jim’s viola teachers include Kristen Shoup, Olga Ziabrikova, and Igor Fedotov. As a violist, he has performed with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, Marquette Symphony Orchestra, Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, Dexter Community Orchestra, Alpena Symphony Orchestra, and Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra.
Jim’s orchestras regularly receive excellent and superior ratings at District festivals and have performed in New York, Washington DC, and Orlando, FL.
Jim holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Western Michigan University (2011) and a Master's degree in Music Education from Michigan State University (2018). He is a member of ASTA and the MSBOA. He currently serves on the Board for the Michigan chapter of ASTA as President-Elect.
Jim’s viola teachers include Kristen Shoup, Olga Ziabrikova, and Igor Fedotov. As a violist, he has performed with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, Marquette Symphony Orchestra, Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, Dexter Community Orchestra, Alpena Symphony Orchestra, and Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra.
Jim’s orchestras regularly receive excellent and superior ratings at District festivals and have performed in New York, Washington DC, and Orlando, FL.
Jim holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Western Michigan University (2011) and a Master's degree in Music Education from Michigan State University (2018). He is a member of ASTA and the MSBOA. He currently serves on the Board for the Michigan chapter of ASTA as President-Elect.
