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Conductors

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 conductors and our resident conductors.

Guest Orchestra/Opera/Wind Ensemble Conductors (2005-2009):

  • Michael Barrett
  • Joana Carneiro
  • Mei-Ann Chen
  • Philippe Entremont
  • JoAnn Falletta
  • Hal France
  • Mark Gould
  • Sidney Harth
  • Kynan Johns
  • Alan Kay
  • Raymond Leppard
  • George Manahan
  • Kurt Masur
  • Rossen Milanov
  • Steven Mosteller
  • Alasdair Neale
  • Steven Osgood
  • Ari Pelto
  • Laurent Pillot
  • H. Robert Reynolds
  • Dan Saunders
  • Lawrence Leighton Smith
  • Yoav Talmi
  • Jean-Philippe Tremblay
  • Claudio Vandelli
  • Pinchas Zukerman

Resident Conductors:

  • Kenneth Cooper, Baroque Aria Ensemble
  • Justin DiCioccio, Jazz Orchestra/Jazz Concert Band/Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra
  • David Gilbert, Orchestra
  • Paul Gemignani, Professsional Musical Theater Workshop
  • Kenneth Kiesler, Visiting Artist and Advisor in Orchestral Studies
  • Jeffrey Milarsky, Percussion Ensemble
  • Ronald Oliver, Jr., Choir
  • Bobby Sanabria, Afro-Cuban Ensemble
  • Kent Tritle, Symphonic Choir