Ensembles at Manhattan School of Music are conducted by a unique roster of nationally and internationally known guest conductors as well as members of our faculty. Below is a list of recent guest orchestral conductors and our resident conductors.

Guest Orchestra/Opera Conductors (2001-2005):

• Theo Alcantara
• Michael Barrett
• Pierre Boulez
• Graziella Contratto
• Sergiu Comissiona
• Charles Dutoit
• Philippe Entremont
• JoAnn Falletta
• Sidney Harth
• Manfred Huss
• Kenneth Kiesler
• Christopher Larkin
• Zdenek Macal
• Kurt Masur
• John Mauceri
• George Manahan
• Colin Metters
• Roger Nierenberg
• Steven Osgood
• David Robertson
• Julius Rudel
• Joseph Silverstein
• Gunther Schuller
• Elizabeth Schulze
• Jerzy Semkow
• Michael Stern
• Yoav Talmi
• Claudio Vandelli
• Sir Colin Davis, Conductor's Orchestra
• Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor's Orchestra

Resident Conductors:

• Kenneth Cooper, Baroque Aria Ensemble
• Justin DiCioccio, Jazz Orchestra/Jazz Concert Band/Jazz Philharmonic
• David Gilbert, orchestra/opera
• Mark Gould, Wind Ensemble
• Paul Gemignani, Professsional Musical Theater Workshop
• Robert Isaacs, Choir
• Kenneth Kiesler, Visiting Artist and Advisor in Orchestral Studies
• Jeffrey Milarsky, Percussion Ensemble
• Bobby Sanabria, Afro-Cuban Ensemble