With more than 30 years of successful teaching and conducting, Dr. Doke is in demand as a clinician, guest conductor and performance evaluator. He conducted honor orchestras throughout Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington State, and directed the University of Georgia Summer Music Institute. He currently serves as director of the Georgia Youth Symphony Philharmonia.
Dr. Doke’s research on student collaboration and alternative musical styles has led him to present workshops and clinics for music educators and high school students nationwide. He presented clinics at the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) State Conference, and the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) National Conferences in Utah, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Florida and Georgia. In 2002, he appeared live on CNN Headline News, discussing innovative string styles and the use of technology in string education.
Dr. Doke is a clinician for Alfred Music and continues to work as a performance adjudicator and string coach for numerous high schools and youth orchestras in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
ASTA National Conference with Jim Palmer in 2022
GMEA District 9 Honor Orchestra in Columbus, GA - 2023
Metropolitan Youth Symphony of Atlanta at
Ray Charles Theater at Morehouse College 2023
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - 2014
Mark Wood Rock Orchestra - 2018