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Raffaele Ponti

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Member Bio Internationally acclaimed conductor Raffaele Ponti is one of the most exciting and respected artists of his generation. Renowned for his dynamic personality, charismatic performances, and superb musicianship, he is recognized for his powerful interpretations, rich and unique sound, and the breadth of colors he draws from every orchestra he conducts. Ponti stands as a model for the 21st-century conductor—artistically adventurous, community-oriented, and committed to artistic excellence. His compelling leadership, refined technique, and deep musical insight have earned him acclaim across the United States and Europe. He carries forward the rich traditions of his mentor, the legendary Giuseppe Sinopoli, blending intellectual depth with expressive artistry in every performance. Ponti maintains an active international career, conducting prominent orchestras such as the Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, Lviv National Philharmonic of Ukraine, Orchestra Sinfonica della Città di Grosseto, and Sofia Symphony of Bulgaria. He enjoys return engagements with ensembles throughout Italy in Rome, Florence, Milan, Venice, and dozens of cultural centers including Genoa, Perugia, Siena, Pisa, Treviso, and Bologna. In the United States, his guest conducting credits include the Buffalo Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic, Austin Symphony, Elgin Symphony, and the Erie, Paducah, Billings, Youngstown, and Binghamton symphonies. A prizewinner of the Mario Gusella International Conductors Competition in Pescara, Italy, Ponti has been named Italian Musician of the Year and received the Bernard Adelstein Prize from the Cleveland Institute of Music. His performances and recordings are consistently met with praise for their clarity, passion, and color. Ponti is also highly regarded as an educator, having conducted masterclasses at Italy’s prestigious Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome and led seminars in Italy, Canada, and the U.S. He is the founder of the Orchestra Bel Canto and the Orchestra Bel Canto Music Festival, which draws professional musicians from around the world. A sought-after mentor, Ponti inspires musicians and audiences alike through insightful teaching and community engagement. Especially respected for his interpretations of the core repertoire, Ponti champions underrepresented composers and lesser-known works by great masters. He collaborates regularly with contemporary composers including Kenneth Fuchs, Roberto Sierra, Jennifer Higdon, and Samuel Jones. His partnerships with world-class soloists—including Ann-Marie McDermott, Glenn Dicterow, Joseph Alessi, Philippe Quint, David Kim, and many others—have produced unforgettable performances that garner critical acclaim. Ponti is equally celebrated in the world of opera. As Music Director and Principal Conductor of Italia Konzert Opera Internationale, he has led acclaimed productions of Tosca, Aida, Carmen, La Bohème, Il Trovatore, and Rigoletto. He has worked with international opera stars such as Vittorio Grigolo, Patrizia Cigna, and Carlos Almaguer, among many others. Before fully devoting himself to conducting, Ponti performed professionally as a trumpeter with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Rochester Philharmonic, beginning at the age of seventeen. His performance experience with legendary conductors like Lorin Maazel, Sir Colin Davis, David Zinman, Yoel Levi, and Eric Leinsdorf informs his effective technique and passionate conducting style. Ponti’s innovative approach extends to audience development and music education. His programs “Behind the Notes” and “Talking In-Tune with Raffaele” provide music education for adults and deepen connections with audiences. These initiatives reflect his belief that it is vital the community feels the orchestra is their orchestra. He is guided by the following mantras: - “Enriching lives through great orchestral performances” - “Making the orchestra relevant to the community” - “Friend raising leads to fund raising” With a global presence, a passion for education, and a commitment to artistic excellence, Maestro Raffaele Ponti continues to inspire orchestras and audiences around the world.
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Andrei Popkov

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Member Bio Andrei was born in the city of Togliatti, Russia. At the age of 7 he went to the Music School, and after graduation he entered the College of Music and graduated with honors. In 2013, Andrei graduated from the Conservatory, after which he received the position of Assistant Conductor of the Folk Orchestra of the Conservatory. In addition, he worked for 5 years as a singer of the Philharmonic Chamber Choir and for 9 years as a singer of the Orthodox Cathedral Choir. For 12 years he worked as an artist of the Philharmonic Folk Orchestra. From 2015 to 2022 he was the conductor of the Orchestra of the Togliatti Baptist Church and conductor of the Consolidated Orchestra of the Baptist Churches of the Volga Region. In 2018 and 2019 he participated in the Master classes of the famous teacher and conductor of the National Orchestra of Uzbekistan Vladimir Neimer. From 2019 to 2022 he was the Head of the Children’s Orchestra of the Lyceum of Arts and from 2018 to 2022 was the Chief Conductor of the Folk Orchestra and Chief Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the Togliatti Musical College. Andrei is excited to begin working with the NSO and learn from their dedicated and hard working group of experienced musicians.
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Mr. Markus Popp

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Member Bio Markus Popp was born in 1969 to a family of musicians in Detmold. After studying in the Kapellmeister class at the Weimar Academy of Music "Franz Liszt" (diploma in orchestral conducting) and postgraduate studies with Prof. Dr. Max Pommer at the Musikhochschule Saarbrücken, his first engagement as a répétiteur and conductor in 1997 led him to the musical theater "Les Misérables" in Duisburg. He then worked from 1998 to 2001 at the Pforzheim City Theater as a solo and ballet repetiteur and conductor. There he directed performances of the ballet “Swan Lake”, the musical “Hello Dolly” and the opera “Der Liebestrank”. Regular participation in master classes and competitions at home and abroad enabled him to acquire an extensive symphonic repertoire. In 2001 he was invited to the 47th International Competition for Young Conductors in Besançon for the first time. From 2001 to 2013 Markus Popp was under contract as choir director and Kapellmeister at the Mainfranken Theater in Würzburg, where he was honored for his commitment in 2002 with the great theater prize of the Förderverein. In 2003 he also received a scholarship from the Richard Wagner Association. From January 2015 the Theater Nordhausen / Loh-Orchester Sondershausen hired him as choir director and Kapellmeister. In 2009 and 2012 he made guest appearances with the radio choir and works by Reger and Klebe for rehearsals and recordings at WDR Cologne. He has been the director of the Academic Orchestra of the University of Würzburg since 2006. Provided that he has to work with a new cast every semester, he demonstrates the ability to sustainably shape an artistic ensemble profile. In 2014, the orchestra and its director Markus Popp were awarded the “Keck-Köppe-Stiftung” music prize. He was able to establish the perception of this orchestra as a premium ensemble of the University of Würzburg with the dramaturgical focus on the Russian symphony through the inspiring work and the extraordinary motivation of the students. He regularly leads the orchestra on tours abroad, such as in Freiburg i. Br., Dijon and Paris, as well as 2017 in Northern Italy and 2019 Strasbourg, Besançon and Tortona (Italy) From 2015 to 2018 Markus Popp was Kapellmeister and Choir Director at Theater Nordhausen / Loh-Orchester Sondershausen GmbH. In addition to the musical direction of various repertoire performances, he was entrusted with the direction of the 2015 Christmas Concert of the Loh Orchestra, children's concerts and, as a special honor, the direction of the ballet evening "Oedipus" with works by Dimitri Shostakovich, Henryk Górecki and Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky. For the 2018/19 season, Markus Popp was engaged at the Oldenburg State Theater. Particularly noteworthy is the rehearsal and direction of the concert series of Prokoffief's musical fairy tale "Peter and the Wolf" with the Oldenburg State Orchestra.
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Dr. Donald Portnoy

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Member Bio Donald Portnoy is universally recognized as one of America's dynamic and inspiring symphony orchestra conductors. He brings to music a unique awareness and appreciation for the audience and a refreshing sensitivity toward the musicians with whom he works. He has earned fame as guest conductor with the major orchestras of Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Buffalo and with other major regional orchestras throughout the United States, Argentina, Brazil, China, England, France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, South Korea, Italy, Romania and Switzerland. Dr. Portnoy has served as music director and conductor of the Pittsburgh Opera Theater and the Pittsburgh Civic Symphony. The China Opera and Dance Symphony in Beijing and the Harbin Orchestra appointed him principal guest conductor for the 2002-2004 seasons. In March 2004, Dr. Portnoy received Columbia University’s 2004 Ditson Conductor’s Award for his commitment to the performance of works by American composers. In June 2004, he was awarded the Greater Augusta Arts Council “Artist of the Year” Award. Dr. Portnoy holds the Ira McKissick Koger Endowed Chair for the Fine Arts for the University of South Carolina where he is director of orchestral studies and conductor of the USC Symphony and Chamber Orchestra. He is the founder and director of the renowned Conductors Institute, whose participants come from all parts of the United States and abroad to attend annual summer sessions in Columbia and Charleston (Spoleto Festival), South Carolina, and in Argentina. In May 20012, he traveled to China to guest conduct the orchestra in Beijing and Hangzou. As music director and conductor of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival Orchestra, he conducted the orchestra in three performances during the festival. In December and January, 2013, Dr. Portnoy will conduct orchestras in Beijing, Xeimain and Kumming, China and will also conduct masterclasses in South Korea and Taiwan.
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Rick Prakhoff

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Member Bio Conducting was the obvious choice for Rick to allow him to perform the music which first engaged him as a child. It was during his second extended stay in London, seeking a career as a classical guitarist, that he realised he had heard far more orchestral, choral and operatic performances than guitar concerts. Conducting was the only career path which would allow him to finally perform the repertoire he truly loved. Rick returned to his home town of Perth to study as a conducting major for his BMus at the WA Conservatorium of Music (WAAPA) before moving to Melbourne to seek out performance opportunities. His training continued through the Symphony Australia Young Conductor programme where for five years he studied intensively with renowned conducting teachers Gustav Meier (Switzerland/USA), Noam Sherif (Israel), Vernon Handley (UK) and Johannes Fritsch (Germany/Australia) with the WA Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, Queensland SO, Adelaide SO and the Australian Opera & Ballet Orchestra. Rick has conducted extensively in Australia with ensembles including Melbourne Opera, The Sydney Youth Orchestra, Zelman Symphony, Melbourne Sinfonia, Stonnington Symphony amongst others. Since 2009, Rick has been a sessional lecturer in conducting and conductor of the now 300 plus choir for the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, where he continues his advocacy of thorough training of young conductors in orchestral, choral and operatic repertoire and techniques. In 2014, following the passing of revered conductor and conducting teacher John Hopkins the previous year, Rick was honoured to be invited to continue the very successful and popular Honours conducting course previously run by Hopkins. Rick has an extensive orchestral, operatic and choral repertoire ranging from baroque through to contemporary works and he has a particular interest in adapting historical techniques and performance practice to the contemporary orchestra. Rick formed the highly successful 150 voice Melbourne Bach Choir in 2006 and was appointed as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra at the start of 2018. He is delighted to conduct a performance of Mahler Symphony No 2 “Resurrection” with the MBC and the Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra on 10th September 2023 at the Melbourne Town Hall.
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Ashley Pratz

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Member Bio Ashley Pratz is a Baltimore-based clarinetist, conductor, and educator who uses her passion for music to educate and connect with audiences. Pratz is currently pursuing her master's degree at the Peabody Conservatory, studying clarinet under the direction of Alexander Fiterstein and Conducting under Dr. Harlan D. Parker. Noted to have a unique sensitivity to her sound on the clarinet, Pratz has performed in a variety of solo and ensemble- based settings. Her notable performances include serving as clarinetist in the Mount Vernon Trio, principal clarinetist for Peabody Symphony’s Spring 2025 performance of Dvorak Symphony No. 8, bass clarinetist for Peabody Symphony Orchestra’s recording of composer Du Yun’s Mythology series under the baton of Marin Alsop, and various performances with the Eastern Music Festival and Saluzzo Opera Academy Orchestras. She has participated in masterclasses with clarinetists Sang Yoon Kim of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Mariam Adam of Imani Winds. As a conductor, Pratz is regarded for her clarity and musicality. She served as the assistant conductor for Peabody Music for New Media department’s production of the silent film adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. In 2024, she was invited to guest conduct at Lime Kiln Middle School in Fulton, MD. Pratz had her conducting debut performance with the Peabody Wind Ensemble in November 2025. With a passion for education, Pratz is a MSDE-certified teacher. She takes great joy in working with students, and believes strongly in the ability of music education to not only expose students to music, but to foster strong connections and build qualities needed to succeed in today’s world.
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Glenn Price

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Member Bio Dr. Glenn D. Price has earned an international reputation as a leading conductor and educator through his experience conducting professional, student, and community symphony orchestras and wind ensembles in over 30 countries. He has conducted many renowned soloists, including Evelyn Glennie, Christian Lindberg, Ney Rosauro, Jens Lindemann, Alain Trudel, Roger Webster, Kenneth Tse, Adam Frey, Simone Rebello, David Campbell, John Marcellus and Michael Burritt. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, his profession as a noted percussionist gradually yielded to his career as a conductor, which included studies at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Japan and the Tanglewood Music Center in the U.S., as well as in Europe and Russia. Active as well as a composer and author, his comprehensive text on the art of conducting, titled The Eloquent Conductor, has earned considerable critical acclaim. His performing, teaching and conducting career has included full-time positions in Canada and the U.S., most notably as Professor of Music (Emeritus) at the University of Calgary, as Director of Wind Studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), and currently as the Director of Performing and Visual Arts at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Additionally, he is the conductor of TEMPO, a professional contemporary chamber ensemble based in Los Angeles.
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Charles Prince

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Member Bio Charles Prince studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He attended the Boston Symphony Orchestra's annual Tanglewood Music Festival in 1988 and 1989, taking master classes with Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Gustav Meier, and Kurt Sanderling. Other important teachers who got him started included Robert Page (Cleveland Orchestra) and Jorma Panula (Helsinki), one of the foremost conducting teachers in Europe. Today Charles Prince is a regular guest conductor of orchestras such as the Oregon Sympony Orchestra, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and the Kuopi Symphony in Finland, as well as the Canadian Brass with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. He was the musical director of the Bernstein Gala in PA Majestic Theatre, presented by Jamie Bernstein, and the Tony-Award production of James Joyce and Shaun Daveys' “The Dead” on Broadway, in Los Angeles and Washington. From 1996 to 2003, Charles Prince was Associate Conductor of the New York Pops. In this position, he brought several world-premiers of contemporary american composers to the stage of New York's Carnegie Hall. In Moscow, he conducted the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, playing Jan Sibelius' Symphony No. 4, Richard Strauss's “Till Eulenspiegel” and Claude Debussy's “La Mer.” Because of his european ancestry, Prince harbors a preference for Viennese classical music as well as the Viennese operetta. Thus, he returned often to Europe where he conducted the WDR Orchestra (Cologne and Essen, Germany), the Munich “Rundfunkorchester” and “Symphoniker,” the Philharmonic Orchestra of Sofia (Bulgaria), the Festival Orchestra in Verbier (Switzerland), and the Kärtner Symphonieorchestrer (Carinthia, Austria). In tribute to his father, Broadway director Hal Prince, Charles conducted “A Gala Concert for Hal Prince” with the Munich Radio Orchestra and an international ensemble of singers at the Munich Philharmonic in Gasteig, which was broadcast live over Bavarian radio and television, as well as recorded for a double-CD by First Night Records, London. Charles Prince was music director of Wiener Operettensommer in Vienna, Austria, and is the music director of the Plainfield Symphony Orchestra in Plainfield, New Jersey.
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Lee Prinz

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Dr. Gregory Pritchard

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Member Bio Since 2010, Gregory Pritchard has served as the Music Director of the Gwinnett Symphony Chamber Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra in Georgia. Prior to this current post, he served as the Music Director of the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra (GA) for five seasons. With a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Orchestral Conducting from Michigan State University, Dr. Pritchard was a student of Leon Gregorian, Catherine Comet, and Elizabeth Green. He has had additional training with Gustav Meier, David Lobel, Neeme Jarvi, and Adrian Gnam as an active participant in American Symphony Orchestra League and Conductors Guild and other conducting workshops. He credits his musical sensitivity to his training in the Musin tradition with Leonid Korchmar and Peter Gribanov in St. Petersburg, Russia. ​ Dr. Pritchard's technical ability and natural rapport with the audience and orchestra alike have afforded him many opportunities over the past twenty-five years. He previously served as Music Director of Opera Company of Mid-Michigan, conducting acclaimed performances that include La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, Don Giovanni, Don Pasquale, The Bartered Bride, The Old Maid and the Thief, and Faust. He has also held faculty positions at Georgia State University, University of Evansville (IN), Indiana Wesleyan University, Taylor University (IN), Konservatori Seni Halus (Fine Arts Conservatory, Penang, Malaysia), and Hope College (MI). Additional conducting positions include Associate Conductor of the Kokomo Symphony Orchestra (IN), Music Director of the Holland Area Youth Orchestra (MI), Music Director of the Gwinnett County Youth Symphony (GA) and Assistant Conductor at the Music Festival of Arkansas and Southeastern Music Center (GA). Dr. Pritchard’s passion for music began as a young child and he has pursued it at every opportunity. He has studied every instrument in the orchestra at one point or another in his career. He holds a Woodwind Specialist Performance Degree from Michigan State University and has taught all five of the woodwinds at the college level—bassoon, saxophone, oboe, clarinet, and flute. Violin and viola are his primary string instruments and he taught exemplary string programs in the public schools for seventeen years. His extensive engagements around the globe as a bassoonist and saxophonist include the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (GA), Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Fort Wayne Philharmonic (IN), Charleston Symphony Orchestra (SC), Penang State Symphony (Malaysia), Evansville Philharmonic (IN), Owensboro Symphony (KY), Lansing Symphony (MI), and Grand Rapids Symphony (MI). Some fun highlights include performing with Josh Groban on The Oprah Show and playing saxophone in concert with The Temptations. As a ballet orchestra performer, he currently serves as Principal Bassoonist with the Georgia Ballet and Gwinnett Ballet. He has guest conducted several ensembles throughout the United States, including the Ka
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