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Dean Anderson

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Member Bio Dean Anderson has been the Director of Orchestra Studies at La Sierra University since 2013. He is also frequently engaged as a guest conductor with professional orchestras around the globe. Most recently, he conducted Rossini’s Il Barbieri di Siviglia in Pisa, Italy as part of a production by Teatro Goldoni. In addition, he has conducted orchestras such as the Orquesta del Festival Gaudix Clásica in Spain, and the Orchestra Filarmonica Campana in Italy. He has been the Music Director and Artistic Director for the Dana Point Symphony and Symphony Irvine for over twelve years. He continually strives to champion a diverse blend of repertoire - ranging from the beloved works of Beethoven and Brahms, to newly commissioned works by local and international composers. His international engagements include concerts with professional orchestras in Europe (Italy, Spain), Asia (Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam), and South America (Brazil, Argentina). He has served as cover conductor for the San Diego Symphony and has performed with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In addition, he has worked with such artists as Cho-Liang Lin, Andres Cardenes, Yizhak Schotten, Smokey Robinson, David Archuleta, Manhattan Transfer, John Tesh, Lincoln Mayorga, Arlo Guthrie, and Dick Dale. A versatile and collaborative conductor, Mr. Anderson’s performances include major ballet works such as the Nutcracker, Peter and the Wolf, and La Cigale with ballet companies such as the Anaheim Ballet, Nouveau Chamber Ballet, and the Montage Dance Theater. He has also conducted numerous operas such as The Magic Flute, Il Segreto di Susanna (Wolf-Ferrari), Hansel and Gretel, I Due Figaro (Mercadante), Daron Hagen’s Little Nemo in Slumberland and more. One of the highlights of his career was his Walt Disney Hall debut performance of Marcos Galvany’s O My Son. He was the first American citizen to conduct the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Orchestra in Vietnam. He also led the Southern California Chamber Ensemble performance of traditional Chinese and Japanese music for pipa and erhu with Tu Shan Xiang and George Gao in Nagoya, Japan.
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Dr. Douglas Anderson

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Member Bio Douglas K. Anderson has since his debut (with the Boston Ballet in 1973) conducted a great variety of ensembles and over 75 premieres, including the first electronic music opera and the first concerto for steel drum and orchestra. His repertoire includes standard operas, symphonic and choral music, as well as a wide range of unusual works from all eras. His operatic repertoire alone consists of over 100 complete operas conducted in over 400 performances. Reviews (in national as well as local publications) regularly contain phrases such as “excellently conducted”, “musically polished”, and “eloquent”. He is in regular demand as a guest conductor, and is currently the Conductor of the Downtown Symphony, the Director of the Putnam Chorale, and Conductor of the American Chamber Opera Company. In 1984 he founded the American Chamber Opera Company, a professional company that performs new and old chamber operas in English. To date the ACOC has presented 65 productions, including 26 premieres. The company has been featured on local, national, and international radio, including National Public Radio, the Pacifica network, and Voice of America. With the Downtown Symphony, Douglas Anderson conducts 4 to 5 concerts a season, including an annual Messiah Singalong (since 1988), and an annual opera in concert on the terrace (since 1992). In 1991 he received a citation from New York City Mayor David Dinkins for “making live symphonic music available to new audiences,” and the orchestra’s 25th annual Messiah Singalong in 2012 led Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to proclaim December 16, 2012 “Downtown Symphony Orchestra Appreciation Day” Dr. Anderson began his tenure with the Putnam Chorale, in Dec., 2001 conducting acclaimed performances of major choral works in 6-10 performances each year, including annual Pops concerts, Messiah Singalongs, and Summer Sings. He is currently on the faculty of the Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY, where he is a Professor of Music and was for 14 years Chairman of the Music and Art Department. His conducting teachers have included Neemi Järvi, Carl Bamberger, Richard Lert, Max Rudolf and Howard Shanet.
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Dr. James Anderson

University of Delaware
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Member Bio Hailed for his inventive programming and compelling interpretations, award-winning maestro James Allen Anderson continues to engage audiences worldwide with entertaining and thought-provoking performances. Praised for his conducting versatility, he is equally at home in both concert and staged production settings. Since 2011, he has served as the director of orchestral activities and music director of the University of Delaware's Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra and Opera Theatre. Maestro Anderson continues to break new ground creating innovative programs such as the Delaware International Music Exchange (D.I.M.E.) project, the Creative Fusion Initiative (C.F.I.) and the University of Delaware's Cinema Symphony Series. Trained as a conductor and pianist, Dr. Anderson studied under esteemed maestros David Effron, Tonu Kalam, Pierre Hétu and Otto-Werner Mueller and with pianists Michael Zenge and Francis Whang. In previous positions Dr. Anderson has served as music director of the Butte Symphony association, cover conductor of the North Carolina Symphony and director of orchestral activities at Appalachian State University and the University of Montana. He has held posts with the Eastman Opera Theatre, Triangle Opera (NC), Theater on the Ridge (NY) and the Pauper Players Theatre Company (NC). Additional affiliations include three summer seasons as resident conductor of the Master Players Festival Orchestra in Newark, Delaware, and eight seasons as resident conductor of the Cannon Music Symphony and String Orchestras in Boone, North Carolina. He is in demand as a guest conductor, having worked with ensembles in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Upcoming international guest conducting activities include performances with the Jerusalem Symphony and the Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva. He remains committed to a variety of outreach projects and is a frequent adjudicator and clinician on the national and international level. His commitment to new music developed early in his career and led to collaborations with composers such as Joseph Schwantner, Augusta Read Thomas, Michael Daugherty, Libby Larsen, Stephen Paulus, David Liptak, George Walker and Robert Moore. This commitment to new music endures with recent world premiere performances of works by Mark Hagerty, Beyond These Horizons; Robert Moran, Frammenti di un'opera barocca perduta and Star Charts and Travel Plans I; Joseph Vella Concerto Grosso; William Harbinson, Of Fire and Ice; David Maslanka, 11:11 A Dance at the Edge of the World, Symphony No. 6
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Nvart Andreassian

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Member Bio Professionals are impressed of her very large musical culture and solid conducting techniques. She has been an orchestra member, for that reason she has a deep knowledge of the orchestra and excellent relationship with musicians. All this combined by her solid personality, perfect knowledge of scores make her much appreciated conductor. For her interpreting means sharing the spiritual and emotional dimension of music with the players and the audience. Wide - ranging and d eep exploration of music, and an analytical reading, shapes her attitude towards repertoires and a conducting language which sets out to be creative, innovative and expressive. She aims to decipher the composer's argument and sensibility through the intera ctive flow of its dynamics and intensity, to sculpt the music as a virtual image, bringing its colors and poetry vividly to life and breathing life into sounds and rhythms . After studying choir and orchestra conducting in Armenia with Herman Terterian a nd Orchestra/ Opera conducting in Paris with Pierre Dervaux , Pierre Boulez and Peter Eotvos, s he has been Assistant - Cond uctor in Paris Grand Opera and a prizewinner and finalist of Menuhin competition and Besançon Young Conducto rs Com petition . She wa s invited to become the Artistic Director and the Chief Conductor of the French Contemporary Music Ensemble ‘’ Polychromie ’’ a nd the “ Poly chromie Festival” (France) , which she man aged during 20 years . Her love of music and travel was combined wh en she was invited to become Music Director at the Armenian National Opera and Conductor at the Tianjin Symphony Orchestra (China) . S he has been guest conductor at the Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra (Netherlands), Szombathely Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungary ), Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra (Brazil), Changchun National Symphony Orchestra ( China) , Armenian Philharmonic Orc hestra, Bursa State Symphony Orchestra (Turkey) , Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre de L`Ile de France , Orchestre Philharmoniq ue de Lorraine (France) , G elikon Opera in Moscow, Russian St ate Symphony Orchestra and Cap p ella , Perm State Opera and Ballet Theater (Russia).
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Emanuele Andrizzi

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Member Bio Educated in the rich musical tradition of the Rome's Conservatory as a conductor, composer, and pianist, Mo Andrizzi, whose conducting has been praised as “admirable” by the Chicago Tribune and full of “spirit and thoughtfulness” by the San Diego Union Tribune, has become a versatile musician with a vast experience in the symphonic, operatic, choral, and ballet repertoires and a passion for the many areas of the musical arts. As a conductor, he has worked with various symphonic and operatic companies and conducted, in the past several years, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Diego Opera, Chicago Philharmonic, Orchestra della Città di Ravenna, Opera Theater of St. Louis, Cluj Symphony, Chicago Opera Theater, and New Philharmonic among others. He has also collaborated with important music festivals, including the Millennium Park, the Ravinia, and the Latino Music Festivals. Many international artists have performed as soloists with Mo Andrizzi in concertos, operas, recitals, and recordings including Ferruccio Furlanetto, Frederica Von Stade, Maurizio Baglini, Frank Almond, James Pellerite, David Taylor, Wael Farouk, Winston Choi, Adam Neiman, Almita Vamos, and Joyce Castle. In addition to being a passionate conductor, Mo Andrizzi is a dedicated educator. He has worked since 2013 as the Conductor and Head of the Orchestral Program at the prestigious Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, and as the Music Director of the McHenry County Youth Orchestras. Mo Andrizzi is very passionate about his work with young musicians and has often collaborated with international young artist programs, including the Ryan Opera Center, the Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival, and the Chicago Opera Theater Young Artist Program. In addition, he has guest conducted in various university music programs, such as at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University and the DePaul University, and taught conducting masterclasses in some of the best Schools of Music in the US, including the Cleveland Institute of Music . Mo Andrizzi has also conducted many All-State, Honors, and Youth Orchestras sharing his passion for the musical arts with young musicians from around the country. Finally, Mo Andrizzi has collaborated with several orchestras to create and lead their Family, Education, and Holiday programs, ultimately creating a special relationship with the Chicago Philharmonic and conducting the orchestra’s outreach and side-by-side programs for several years. Mo Andrizzi is a recipient of the Honorable Mention Award at the International Competition for Conductors of Contemporary Music “4X4 Prize” and a winner of the “P. Barrasso” International Competition for Chamber Music. He has recorded for Albany Records. Previous positions include Music Director and Conductor of the Cervantes Orchestra of Chicago, an orchestra dedicated to the divulgation of Hispanic and Spanish Classical music.
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Dr. Donald Appert

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Member Bio Donald Lawrence Appert has appeared as a guest conductor in Japan, Australia, Central America, and throughout Europe. In Italy La’ovadese wrote, “…the performance of the ‘Serenade in C Major’ of Tchaikovsky, under the exceptional direction of Appert, was in such a style that it brought out the elegance and grace of the melodic lines with Mozartian inspiration. …The L’Orchestra Sinfonica Città di Grosseto… performed the Barber ‘Adagio’ with rare effectiveness, emphasizing its intrinsically rich melody.” Giornale di Sicilla praised his interpretation of Nielsen’s First Symphony as “lyrical with an airy freshness,” and his conducting as “precise, painstakingly accurate, and diligent.” In the United States, he has appeared as a guest conductor of the Vancouver (Washington) Symphony, the University of Texas – Arlington Symphony Orchestra, the Eastern Washington University Symphony Orchestra, and the University of Central Arkansas Symphony. In March 2017, Dr. Appert guest conducted the Satu-Mare Philharmonic (Romania) in a concert, which featured his Concertino for Bass Clarinet and String Orchestra. 2020 has been a banner year for the Maestro as he was the 2020 WINNER: The American Prize in Orchestral Programming / Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award—community division for his work with the Clark College Orchestra and The Jewish Community Orchestra of Portland and he also received the Clark College Exceptional Faculty Award. As one of only five musicians chosen, Dr. Appert received the 2015 Honored Artists of The American Prize, the Honored Artists being
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Scott Arakawa

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Ronald Arden

Orchestra Revivo
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Member Bio Ron Arden resides in Zion, IL and serves as conductor and contractor for Orchestra Revivo. His vision for the arts is well known in Zion and surrounding communities as he has built diverse programs attracting hundreds of loyal listeners. Ron is a professional violist/singer/actor/conductor and for over 20 years has specialized in worship consultation and practices. ​ He and his wife have toured the country for over 25 years and have three recordings from their concert ministry A Cross Between. They have two children, Nikolas and Ivan and reside in Zion, Illinois where Ron spent five years as Minister of Music, Worship, and Drama at Christ Community Church. ​ Ron is sought as a musical director and works as a consultant on the arts in worship. Enjoying a diversity of performing and conducting experience, his reputation for instilling excellence and artistry into musicians is his deepest passion. From classical to Broadway, barbershop to gospel, Ron comfortably communicates the beauty of great music.
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Martín Alexander ARELLANO

North Bay Chamber Orchestra
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Member Bio Martín Alexander Arellano is an award winning conductor and composer of Nicaraguan & Mexican descent, from California, USA currently based in Tampa, FL. He is a triple-laureate of the 2024 American Prize—winning in Opera Conducting, taking 2nd place in Community Orchestra Conducting, and 3rd place in Musical Theater Conducting —and in 2023, received the second jury prize at the Opéra de Baugé International Conducting Competition in France. Alex is the founder and current Music Director of the North Bay Chamber Orchestra in Tampa, FL. Alex holds conducting degrees from the Strasbourg Conservatoire in France and the University of Iowa in the US. Alex conducted at the Pierre Monteux Festival in 2024 where he worked with conductors Tiffany Lu (University of Florida) and Chung Park (St. Olaf College). In 2022, he was invited to serve as a Conducting Fellow for the Allentown Symphony and Artistic Director Diane Wittry. He has attended conducting workshops with the Järvi Family (Pärnu Music Festival), David Hill (The Bach Choir), David Reiland (Orchestre National de Metz), Paul Vermel (Emeritus, Northwest Symphony Orchestra), Neil Thomson (Philharmonic Orchestra of Goiás), Peter Jaffe (Stockton Symphony), and Diane Wittry (Allentown Symphony Orchestra). Alex was also a Conducting Fellow with the Miami Symphony Orchestra with Maestro Eduardo Marturet in the 2016 - 2017 season. Alex is an alumnus of the Beta Tau chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at the University of Miami. He is a native Spanish speaker and is conversational in French.
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Jay Arms Jay Arms University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh
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