Arthur Post

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Arthur Post (born September 13, 1959) is an American conductor. [1] He was music director of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (from 2010 to 2017) [2] [3] [4] and the San Juan Symphony (from 2002 to 2015). [5] [6]

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Biography

Arthur Post was raised in Norwalk, Connecticut. [7] He attended public schools, began studying the double bass at the age of nine, and graduated as valedictorian of his high school class. [7] During high school Post performed in both symphony orchestras and jazz ensembles, and was awarded prizes for his performances at Boston University, Tanglewood Institute and the Berklee Jazz Festival. [7]

Post attended Yale College and graduated with a BA, summa cum laude, with distinction in Music. [7] While at Yale, he began studying conducting with Robert Kapilow, and was appointed conductor of the Yale Bach Society. [7] He earned a master's degree in conducting from The Juilliard School,[ citation needed ] studying with Jorge Mester,[ citation needed ] then studied opera conducting with Klauspeter Seibel at the Hamburg Hochschule für Musik [ citation needed ]. He attended summer conducting programs at the Tanglewood Music Center, Salzburg Mozarteum, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, and conducted in masterclasses with Leonard Bernstein, Erich Leinsdorf, and Simon Rattle.[ citation needed ]

In 1994 Arthur was hired as assistant conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under Lorin Maazel, [8] Associate Conductor of the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta, [9] and Resident Conductor of the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas.[ citation needed ] In 1999 Post conducted members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in two concerts with singer James Taylor. [10]

In 2002 he was appointed music director of the San Juan Symphony, a regional orchestra serving the Four Corners area of Colorado and New Mexico. [11] [12] He led the orchestra for twelve years, [12] [13] leaving in 2015. [14] [15]

In 2010 he was appointed music director of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra in Ontario, Canada. [16] [17]

As a guest conductor Post has led the symphonies of Monterey County, [18] Columbus, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Houston, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia in the United States, and the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (OBC), Helsinki Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony, London Mozart Players, Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre National de Toulouse, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks in Europe.[ citation needed ]

Personal

Arthur Post is married to the Catalan mezzo-soprano, Gemma Coma-Alabert,[ citation needed ] with whom he has two children. [19] He is an avid outdoorsman. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dartmouth dancer dances as fairy godmother in Ballet Jorgen’s Cinderella". Chronicle Herald, April 14, 2015 ELLISA BARNARD
  2. ↑ "TBSO names its new conductor". Country 105 Radio, April 22, 2010
  3. ↑ "TBSO shines with transformational leadership" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . Baybiew, Bill Wrightsell
  4. ↑ "Music director, conductor Arthur Post marks final performance with Thunder Bay Symphony". CBC News. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Concert series spotlights a Fifth of Beethoven". by Wendy Watkins The Cortez Journal, July 17, 2014
  6. ↑ "Arthur Post bids musical goodbye". by Judith Reynolds "The Durango Herald"' April 25, 2015
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 McDermott, Ruth, “Conducting Scholarship for Arthur Post” The Norwalk Hour (1983-08-25)
  8. ↑ "Music Notes". Allan Kozinn, New York Times, November 29, 1994
  9. ↑ ITA Journal. Vol. 29. ITA. 2001. p. 42.
  10. ↑ "Symphonic Sound: James Taylor Gives His Tour An Orchestral Spin In Symphony Hall". Chicago Tribune, October 31, 1999 By Allison Stewart.
  11. ↑ Reynolds, Judith http://durangoherald.com/article/20140217/ARTS03/140219646&template=mobileart “Grandeur, old & new” The Durango Herald (2014-02-18)
  12. 1 2 Pan Pipes: Sigma Alpha Iota Quarterly. Vol. 95–96. Wayside Press. 2002. p. 43.
  13. ↑ "Review: Cortez gives maestro a send-off as SouthWest concerts begin". Cortez Journal. By Wendy Watkins
  14. ↑ "‘True colors’. The Journal. Jessica Gonzalez October 08, 2015
  15. ↑ "Arthur Post bids musical goodbye".By Judith Reynolds, Durango Herald, April 27, 2015
  16. ↑ "Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra", The Canadian Encyclopedia
  17. ↑ "Composition about war was highlight of concert". Chronicle Journal, November 14, 2015 MICHAEL SOBOTA
  18. ↑ "Symphony's 'Opera Francais' deliciously satisfying". Monterey Herald, NATHALIE PLOTKIN, 12/11/2009
  19. ↑ Pullen, Doug “Candidate opens El Paso Symphony Orchestra season with a mix of old and new” El Paso Times (2012-09-16)
  20. ↑ “Q & A with . . . Arthur Post” Arkansas Times (2009-09-10)

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Positions held

Preceded byOfficeSucceeded by
Bernard RubensteinMusic Director, San Juan Symphony, 2002–15Thomas Heuser
Geoffrey Moull Music Director, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, 2010–17Paul Haas
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