Mr. Andre Gaskins currently serves as the Associate Conductor of Orchestral Activities at Columbus State University and is the Professor of Cell at the Schwob School of Music. Previous conducting positions include Music Director of the Earlham College Orchestra, Assistant Conductor of the Richmond Symphony, and conductor of the New World Youth Chamber Orchestra. Additionally Mr. Gaskins has been heard as a cellist in recitals and with symphony orchestras in the cities of Indianapolis, Richmond, Cincinnati, Ann Arbor, LaGrange, Beijing, China and Okinawa, Japan. Faculty positions have included Eastern Illinois University, Earlham College and Brevard Music Center.