South Central Region

Welcome to the OMEA South-Central Region!

Dr. Christopher Selby

2025 Regional Orchestra Conductor

Dr. Christopher Selby is the author of Habits of a Successful Orchestra Director, Music Theory for the Successful String Musician, and the lead string author of the Habits of a Successful String Musician method book series published by GIA. He is an active clinician and conductor, and has presented sessions at numerous Midwest Clinics, American String Teacher Association (ASTA) National Conferences, and state conferences across America. Dr. Selby currently directs the high school orchestras at the School of the Arts in Charleston, SC. His orchestras have performed at the Midwest Clinic and have twice won the top award of Grand Champion at ASTA’s National Orchestra Festival.

A recipient of ASTA’s Elizabeth A. H. Green Award, Dr. Selby guest conducts Regional and All-State Orchestras across America. He earned a music education degree from the Hartt School of Music, and a Masters and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Orchestral Conducting from the University of South Carolina. He is proudly married to Margaret Selby, who is herself a rock-star string teacher, conductor and clinician. Their latest project with Sarah Ball and Scott Rush is the new beginning string method published by GIA: Habits of a Successful Young String Musician, Books 1 and 2.

OMEA South Central Region Dates - 2026/27 School Year