Christopher M. Cicconi is currently Director of Bands and Orchestras and Associate Professor of Music Education at Towson University. Conductor of the Towson University Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra, he also teaches courses in graduate and undergraduate conducting, methods of teaching instrumental music in secondary education, and is an instrumental music education student teacher advisor. Under his direction, the Wind Ensemble has been invited on numerous occasions to perform at the College Band Directors National Association Regional Conference and the Maryland Music Educators Association Annual State In-Service. Prior to his arrival in Maryland, Cicconi earned a Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Miami, where he was awarded a Henry Mancini Fellowship and was a student of Mr. Gary D. Green.  Previous to this, Cicconi completed a Master of Music Education Degree, with an emphasis in Instrumental Conducting, from Arizona State University and earned a Bachelor of Music Education Degree (summa cum laude) from Youngstown State University.

As a strong advocate for music education and community outreach, Cicconi is in demand throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and is a sought-after guest conductor, clinician, and guest speaker. Upon his arrival in Maryland, he has appeared as a band and orchestra clinician in well over 100 public and private institutions. As a guest conductor, Cicconi has appeared with All-State, All-Region, and All-County Bands and Orchestras in numerous states around the country including Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Wyoming, Ohio, and Georgia. Cicconi also serves as a frequent guest conductor for the internationally acclaimed Sewanee Music Festival and the New England Music Camp as well as serving on the conducting staff for the United States Navy Drum and Bugle Corps.

Cicconi served as the Music Director of the Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra and has held positions and guest conducting appointments with orchestras in the United States, Argentina, and China. Most recently he served as associate conductor with the Broward Symphony Orchestra, the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, and the Walenstein Youth Symphony.