Peter Lillpopp, Director of Bands
Director of Bands
Tuba, Trombone, and
Euphonium
Contact Information
Email p_lillpopp@fhsu.edu
Phone (785) 628-5353
Office Malloy 127
Dr. Peter Lillpopp is the Director of Bands at Fort Hays State University. At FHSU he directs the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, Hays City Band, and the FHSU Tiger Marching Band. He also teaches the Low Brass Studio and directs the Low Brass Choir. While at FHSU, Peter has collaborated with numerous artists and composers including a 2019 premier by composer, Daniel Morel. Peter has presented at several state conferences including the Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska Music Educators Conferences. In 2016 he presented his research on the music of Edgard Varèse at the College Band Directors National Association Southwestern Division Conference in Boulder, CO. In 2014 his research on the music of Stephen Gryc was published in the Journal of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California, University of North Texas, Hartt School of Music, and the University of Colorado Boulder where he earned the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Wind Conducting and Pedagogy. He has studied conducting with Donald McKinney, Glen Adsit, and Edward Cumming, and has participated in conducting symposia at the University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of North Texas, and Northwestern University. He has studied tuba with with Chester Schmitz, Donald Little, and Tommy Johnson.