Dr. Rebecca Phillips is Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Colorado State University where she conducts the CSU Wind Symphony and guides all aspects of the band and graduate wind conducting programs. She has served as guest-conductor, clinician, and performer throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Spring 2024 highlights included guest-conductor in residence with the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C. and the Department of Defense All-Europe High School Honor Band in Frankfurt, Germany. Over the past several years, Dr. Phillips has guest-conducted the "The President's Own" United States Marine Band and both professional and collegiate musicians in Prague (Czech Republic) for the "Prague Multicultural Music Project." In addition, she has conducted members of the Prague National Symphony at the inaugural "2017 American Spring Festival" (Prague, Czech Republic). In 2018, she conducted members of the Des Moines Symphony in a chamber concert for the Iowa Bandmasters Association annual conference.

Dr. Phillips regularly conducts intercollegiate and collegiate honor bands, all-state bands, and festival bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. A native of the Washington, D.C. area, Dr. Phillips earned her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Florida State University, Master of Music degrees in conducting and trombone performance from the University of South Florida, and Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting at Louisiana State University. She served as a secondary school band director for seven years in Florida, including Director of Bands at Howard W. Blake Performing Arts High School in Tampa, Florida where she developed an award-winning concert band program.