Robert M. Carnochan currently serves as Professor of Music, Conductor/Music Director of the UT Wind Symphony, Director of the Longhorn Band, and Associate Director of Bands at The University of Texas at Austin.  In addition to conducting the UT Wind Symphony and overseeing all aspects of the 390-member Longhorn Band, he also teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in conducting.  Prior to his appointment at UT, he served as Associate Director of Bands at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Director of Bands at Northeastern Oklahoma State University, and Associate Director of Bands at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.  Dr. Carnochan began his professional teaching career as Director of Bands at Dundalk High School in Baltimore, Maryland—a position he holds near and dear to his heart.

Through his career, Dr. Carnochan has collaborated with and received praise from a number of established composers including; Steven Bryant, John Corigliano, Michael Daugherty, Donald Grantham, Daniel Kellogg, John Mackey, David Maslanka, James Mobberly, Carter Pann, Joel Puckett, Gunther Schuller, Frank Ticheli, and Dan Welcher.  He also invests much time commissioning and performing works of the next generation of talented composers such as rising stars: David Biedenbender, Viet Cuong, Ian Dicke, Aaron Perrine, and Zack Stanton.  Dr. Carncohan  is active as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator throughout the United States, and has conducted concerts in London, Spain, Austria, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Singapore.  He has served as producer for several acclaimed recordings by both the The University of Texas Wind Ensemble and the Dallas Wind Symphony. His own recording of Donald Grantham’s Tuba Concerto, with soloist Charles Villarrubia and the UT Wind Ensemble is scheduled for released this fall on the Longhorn Music Label and will be available for download from iTunes.  Dr. Carnochan has also conducted five CD recordings with the world-renowned Longhorn Band and has appeared with them in numerous nationally and internationally televised events such as three Rose Bowl halftime performances, two Rose Parades and three performances at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix.

Professionally, Dr. Cornichon maintains memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, Conductors Guild, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, and has been inducted into the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, as well as the American Bandmasters Association.  He is the recipient of numerous service and teaching awards including The Eyes of Texas Award, The Texas Blazers award, the DeCloux Fellowship and, as a part of his estate gift, the Vincent R. DiNino Professorship in Music.

His degrees include a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from Towson University, a Master of Music degree in Wind Conducting from The University of Colorado at Boulder, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Wind Conducting from The University of Texas at Austin.  His primary conducting teachers include Allan McMurray, Jerry Junkin and Dana Rothlisberger. 

The University of Texas Wind Symphony is comprised of student musicians from across campus who have demonstrated an outstanding level of musicianship and commitment to excellence.  The Wind Symphony performs five to six concerts each academic year featuring challenging new works in addition to the finest works from the core of wind literature.

Recent ensemble highlights include a performance at the 2012 Southwest Divisional CBDNA Conference, the commission and premiere of Donald Grantham's Concerto for Tuba and the consortium commission and performance of Joel Puckett's Avelynn's Lullaby.  Composers such as Stephen Bryant, John Corigliano, Michael Daugherty, Donald Grantham, John Mackey, David Maslanka, James Mobberley, Carter Pann, Joel Puckett, Gunther Schuller, Frank Ticheli, and Dan Welcher have praised performances of their works under the direction of Dr. Carnochan.

Membership in The University of Texas Wind Symphony is determined via auditions which are open to all qualified students at The University.  These auditions take place the first week of classes of each fall and spring term and are heard by the instrumental conductors and applied wind/percussion faculty of the Butler School of Music.

The University of Texas Band Program consists of the following concert ensembles: Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, Symphony Band, Texas Concert Band, Longhorn Concert Band, Orange Concert Band and Tower Concert Band.