1st Lt Dorian Neuendorf is Flight Commander and Associate Conductor of the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Lt Neuendorf assists the Commander to lead, organize, and equip a unit of 60 Airmen in over 400 annual engagements throughout a 10-state region to accomplish the band’s mission to honor, inspire, connect, and recruit.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Lt Neuendorf earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition and Bassoon Performance from Cleveland State University and a Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting from the University of South Carolina.
Prior to joining the Air Force, she held conducting positions with the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra (Cleveland, OH), Union Symphony Orchestra (Monroe, NC), Columbia Community Orchestra (Columbia, SC), and the Hendersonville Symphony Youth Orchestra (Hendersonville, NC). She was a 2019 finalist of The American Prize in Conducting.
EDUCATION
2013 Bachelor of Music, Composition and Bassoon Performance, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
2015 Master of Music, Orchestral Conducting, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC|
2021 Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2022 Defense Information School, Fort Meade, MD
ASSIGNMENTS
August – September 2021, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL
October 2021 – Present, Flight Commander, USAF Band of Mid-America, Scott Air Force Base, IL
October 2023 – April 2024, Officer-in-Charge, AFCENT Band, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air and Space Commendation Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant September 30, 2021
First Lieutenant September 30, 2023
(Current as of June 2024)