Gerald Steichen
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Gerald Steichen (born 1963 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma)[1] is an American music conductor, pianist and stage actor.
Steichen holds music degrees from Oklahoma City University and from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.[2] He has conducted symphony orchestras, opera, acted in Broadway plays,[3] and conducted opera touring companies (including the U.S. tour of The Phantom of the Opera). He conducted the final public Broadway performance of Cats. He has presented piano concertos[4] and served as an on-stage pianist for New York City Opera presentations.
Conducting engagements
Steichen has held the following posts:
- Anchorage Opera - Principal guest conductor
- New York City Opera - member of the music/conducting staff
- The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra - music director[5]
- Opera East Texas - conductor and artistic director
- Utah Symphony Orchestra - principal pops conductor (beginning September 2009)[6]
- New Haven Symphony Orchestra - associate conductor[7]
References
- ^ http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9154:new-conductors-debut
- ^ zoominfo ibid.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ zoominfo ibid.
- ^ "Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Ridgefield, CT Dineout Program". Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ Deseret News, 1 February 2009, "Symphony names Steichen principal pops conductor", p. E15
- ^ "Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Connecticut's Premier Musical Organization". 30 October 2013.
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