dr. douglas meyer
orchestra / opera conductor
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"The orchestra played with boldness and fire and Meyer conveyed to the musicians the unendurable tension and excitement of the work."
-- La Crosse Tribune [Shostakovich 5th Symphony]
Douglas Meyer is the Music Director and Conductor of the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra. His guest conducting invitations include the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonie, Czech Republic; Kurpfälzisches Kammer Orchestra, Mannheim; as well as the Altoona, La Crosse and Spokane Symphonies. In 2005 Meyer made his Latin-American debut with the State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Toluca, Mexico. Dr. Meyer has conducted orchestras in Budapest, Prague, Paris, Munich and Vienna.
At the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. Meyer conducted the world premiere of "Paul & Virginie" libretto by Jean Cocteau and music by Charles Kalman. His repertoire includes more than 350 orchestra, opera and oratorio works.
Douglas Meyer has studied with such eminent conductors as Pierre Boulez in Switzerland, Otmar Suitner at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and Erich Kunzel and Max Rudolf at Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. He is an innovative and exciting conductor open to new artistic endeavors.
In May, 2007 Meyer collaborated with the Pennsylvania Dance Theatre and director Andre Koslowski in a dance/video production of Beethoven's "The Creatures of Prometheus."
In July Maestro Meyer leads the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra in it's performances at the Bedford Springs Music Festival.
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