David Reed Doke David Doke holds a Master of Music in Violin Performance from DePaul University in Chicago, a Bachelor of Music degree from the Conservatory of Music at The University of Missouri - Kansas City, and he is currently working towards a Doctorate in Music Education from Boston University. Before moving to the Atlanta area, Mr. Doke played violin professionally in the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, The American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, La Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico in Toluca, Mexico, and the Mexico Philharmonic in Mexico City, Mexico. Prior to joining the faculty at Hillgrove, Mr. Doke was Director of Orchestras at North Cobb High School where he started the orchestra program in 1994. As Director of Orchestras at North Cobb, Mr. Doke and his students performed at festivals in Florida (1995, 2006), Virginia/Washington DC (1998), Chicago (2000), Savannah (2001), St. Louis (2003), and at Boston’s Symphony Hall (2006). At the 1998 Music Showcase Festival in Virginia, North Cobb won the National Grand Sweepstakes Award, and at the 2006 Heritage National Festival of Gold in Boston, North Cobb placed fifth in the country. In January of 2001 the North Cobb Symphony was selected to perform at the Georgia Music Educator’s Association State Conference in January. The North Cobb Orchestras have on several occasions performed at the Georgia Governor’s Mansion for former Governor Roy Barnes and Governor Sonny Perdue. In April 2002, Mr. Doke was interviewed on CNN Headline News, discussing technology in the music classroom and performing the Bach E Major Partita on a Yamaha electric violin. In April 2003, he received the prestigious Atlanta Journal-Constitution Honor Teacher Award. Mr. Doke has been published in The Georgia Music News and has assisted in writing the Orchestra and AP Music Theory curriculum for Cobb County (GA) Schools. Mr. Doke has served as Musical Director for North Cobb’s productions of Oklahoma! (1997), The Wizard of Oz (1999), and Beauty and the Beast (2005). Mr. Doke's professional affiliations include GMEA, MENC, ASTA, MTNA, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and Phi Mu Alpha Professional Music Fraternity. He has been chosen for membership in Who's Who Among American Teachers six times, and Who’s Who Among Americans twice. Mr. Doke remains active as a freelance violinist in the Atlanta metropolitan area and maintains an active private studio. Mr. Doke and his wife Allison have been married since 1989 and have two children. Outside of school, Mr. Doke enjoys spending time with his family, playing disc golf, running, scuba diving, hiking and camping.
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