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Jeffrey Grogan (Waco, TX) is an internationally recognized conductor and music educator known for his transformative work with young musicians and leadership in music education. In 2025, he returned to Baylor University as the Mary Franks Thompson Professor of Orchestral Studies in the School of Music, coming full circle to the institution where he taught from 1997 to 2002.
Grogan most recently served as Director of Orchestral Activities at Oklahoma City University’s Bass School of Music and as Artistic Director of the Oklahoma Youth Orchestras. Under his leadership, both programs gained national recognition for artistic excellence, collaboration, and community engagement.
His conducting career has taken him to major international stages including the Musikverein in Vienna, the Sydney Opera House, Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík, and leading venues in Bangkok and Singapore. He has appeared at national festivals and collaborated with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s YOLA program at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
A committed advocate for music education, Grogan is the founder of TeachMusic, a national initiative addressing the nationwide shortage of music educators. Supported by more than 50 leading organizations and companies, the coalition focuses on recruitment, advocacy, and long-term sustainability. He is a Yamaha Master Educator and serves on advisory boards for The Midwest Clinic, Music for All, the American String Teachers Association, and the League of American Orchestras.
Earlier in his career, Grogan spent more than a decade as Education and Community Engagement Conductor of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and directed major youth orchestra programs in the New York–New Jersey region. He has also held faculty appointments at the University of Michigan and Ithaca College.