SCOTT DUNN – conductor and pianist
website: www.scott-dunn.com
Contact:
Robert Gilder and Company Artists Management/Pinnacle Arts Management
990 9th Ave, NYC NY 10019
phone 212 397 5299
91 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3PS, UK
phone +44(0)20 7580 7758
email rgilder@robert-gilder.com
Representation:
Ellyn Kusmin
PO Box 2110, Lenox, Ma 01240-5110
phone 413 854 1170
email ekusmin@gmail.com
European Representation:
IAAC Kulturmanagement GmbH
Elisabetta Hartl
Gluckgasse 1
A-1010 Wien
phone +43-1-5132657-17
fax
+43-1-5126154
email elisabetta.hartl@ia-ac.com
CURRENT POSITIONS AND APPOINTMENTS:
Associate Conductor - Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/LA Philharmonic Association, Los Angeles , Ca
2007 to present
Music Director - California Riverside Ballet – 2010 to present
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
Associate Conductor – Pittsburgh Opera
Pittsburgh PA , 2006 to 2007
Assistant Conductor - Glimmerglass Opera
Cooperstown , NY 2006
Conducting Assistant – Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Los Angeles, Ca 2002, 2003, 2005
Associate Music Director - Music Festival of the Hamptons and Maestro Lukas Foss, Long Island , NY 1999-2002
Orchestral Pianist for Eos Orchestra, NY 1997-1999
Touring Pianist for Martha Graham Dance Company, NY 1997
Vocal Chamber Collaborative Fellow Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen, Colorado1995 and 1996
SELECTED RECENT CONDUCTING APPEARANCES:
Trey Anastasio 2012 Winter Symphony Tour –
Conduct guitarist Trey Anastasio of Phish fame in appearances with the Atlanta Symphony, The Pittsburgh Symphony, The Colorado Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Diaghilev Triology of Vernon Duke – at the Great Hall of St Petersburg with the St Petersburg Philharmonic and chorus and soloists of the Marinsky Theatre performing “The End of St Petersburg” oratorio, “Epitaph” (for Diaghilev) for orchestra and chorus and “Dedicaces” for piano solo, soprano obligato and orchestra, October 2011
Tribute to Serge Gainsbourg – at the Hollywood Bowl conducting the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra with special guests Beck, Sean Lennon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Victoria LeGrand and others, August 2011
West Coast Premier of Phillip Glass’ - “Another Look at Harmony; Part IV” for mixed chorus and organo on Jacaranda Series concerts Santa Monica, Ca
World Premiere of “Sumeida’s Song” – by Mohammed Fairouz at Ethical Culture Society in NYC, with Mimesis Ensemble soprano Jo Ellen Miller, mezzo Barbara Rearick, tenor Robert Anthony Mack and Randall Scarlata, baritone, April 2011
American Opera Projects/Manhattan School of Music –
Directed by David Herskovitz in staged ‘Page to Stage’ presentations of “Henry’s Wife” by Randall Eng , March 2011
Ravel La Valse and Màrquez Danzon no. 2 – with the University of Iowa Orchestra, September 2010
Cabaret Songs and European ‘New Music’ 1900-1920 – with the Center for New Music Ensemble (works of Weill, Debussy, Ravel and Schoenberg/Dunn) , September 2010
California Riverside Ballet – multiple performances of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” Fox Performing Arts Center, December 2010
New York City Opera - Vox festival of American Opera with scenes from “ Evangeline Revisted” by Julian Wachner and “A Star Across the Ocean” by Scott Davenport Richards , April and May 2010
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra – an evening with Natalie Cole at the Hollywood Bowl, September 2009
The Rosenman Legacy Concert – a symphonic tribute to film composer Leonard Rosenman with the NYU Symphony Orchestra and works by Bach/Webern, Berg, Copland, Rosenman and Vitali/Rosenman , Skirball Auditorium, NYC, March 2009
Carousel – for UCLA opera directed by Peter Kazaras, Schoenberg Hall, LA Ca, May 2009
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra – an evening with Chris Botti at the Hollywood Bowl, July 2008
Britten’s “Billy Budd” – for Pittsburgh Opera (studio run) with Nathan Gunn, Robin Leggate and Greer Grimsley , Pittsburgh PA April 2007
Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliette” – for Pittsburgh Opera “Behind the Curtain”, Benedum Auditorium, Pittsburgh, PA November 2006
Howard Shore’s “Lord of the Rings Symphony” – with the Orchesta Sinfonica de Guanajuato , State Auditorium , Guanajuato Mexico, September 2006
Richard Rodney Bennett’s “The Garden” – world premier performance Glimmerglass Opera, Busch Auditorium, August 2006
Howard Shore’s “Lord of the Rings Symphony” – with the North Carolina Symphony, Koko Booth Auditorium, Raleigh, North Carolina, May, 2006
Howard Shore’s “Lord of the Rings Symphony” – with the Orchestre National de Lyon, Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France, February, 2006.
Malcolm Williamson’s “Happy Prince” – for Kentucky Opera with puppets and design by Amy Trompetter, Louisville, KY 2005
Schoenberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire” - with mezzo Brenda Patterson, New York Performing Arts Library at Lincoln Center, NYC NY 2005
“Animal Tales” – by George Plimpton and Kitty Brazelton: music direct fully produced workshop and premiere of “Animal Tales” opera for children , Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Fl 2005
COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS :
Franco Alfano: Quintet; Violin Sonata – with Elmira Darvarova, violin; Mary Ann Mumm, violin; Craig Mumm, viola and Sam Magill, cello, Naxos 2011 (8.572753)
Scott Dunn: A Chopin Recital, illia 2011 (illia 60102)
Franco Alfano: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello; Cello
Sonata – with Sam Magill, cello and Elmira Darvarova, violin, Naxos 2009 (8.570928)
Vernon Duke : Piano and Cello Concertos and Homage to Boston Suite , Naxos 2007 (8.559286)
Lukas Foss : Complete Solo Piano Works , Naxos 2005 (8.559179)
Irwin Bazelon: Junctures, Sunday Silence , Albany 2003 (Troy 602)
James Sellars : Piano Works , CRI 2001 (869)
Scott Dunn : the night's music , illia 1999 (illia 60101 at amazon.com)
Irwin Bazelon : Fairy Tale - Fusions , Albany 1998 ( Troy 282 )
Roger Reynolds : The Paris Pieces , Neuma 1996 (450-91)
Irwin Bazelon : In Memorium , Albany 1995 ( Troy 174 )
PUBLICATIONS, ORCHESTRATIONS, EDITIONS and CREDITS:
Arnold Schoenberg (orch. Dunn 2001): Four Brettl-Lieder/Cabaret Songs for Voice and Chamber Orchestra available from Belmont Music Publisher (Bel-1018A) and Universal Editions, 2011
Vernon Duke (orch. Dunn 1998): Piano Concerto in C
Boosey and Hawkes, 2008
George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess – 1935 original production version edited by John Mauceri with assistance from Wayne Shirley, Charles Hamm and Scott Dunn , Universal Editions 2006
Danny Elfman (Dunn asst. producer 2006): Serenada Schizophrana Sony Classical Multichannel SACD 82876-89780
Danny Elfman (Dunn supervising orchestrator and editor): Rabbit and Rogue commissioned by Twyla Tharp and the ABT, premiering at the Metropolitan Opera NYC 2008
Dunn, S.A.: ‘Dunn’s Orchestral Translator – A phrasebook and lexicon for the international musician in English, French, Italian and German’ (in prep/awaiting release) 2011
PREMIERES AND FIRST PERFORMANCES:
Marc Adamo: Lysistrata music direct reference recording for Houston Opera premier production, 2004
John Adams: Road Movies for Violin and Piano (west coast premiere), LA, Ca 2010
Franco Alfano: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano (American Premiere) Bruno Walter Auditorium, Lincoln Center
NY, 2008
Franco Alfano: Violin Sonata (American Premiere) Symphony Space, NY, 2010
Franco Alfano: Quintet, Violin Sonata and Nenia and Scherzino (world premiere recording) for Naxos label, 2011
Richard Rodney Bennett: The Garden (dedicated to Stewart and Meryl Robertson and Nick Russell for the Glimmerglass Young Artists Program) for sixteen solo voices and piano, conduct world premiere Busch Auditorium, Glimmerglass Opera, Cooperstown NY, 2006
Richard Rodney Bennett: Portsmouth Point by Lord Berners (arranged Richard Rodney Bennett) played with Bennett American premiere, Bruno Walter Auditorium, NYC, 2005
Richard Rodney Bennett: The Ballad of Sweet William for Children’s Chorus and piano 4 hands (performed with composer) and Young Peoples Chorus of New York City world premiere, Society for Ethical Culture and WQXR radio NYC, 2004
Richard Rodney Bennett: Noctuary – for solo piano, performed west coast premiere, Zipper Hall, LA, Ca 2004
Vernon Duke: Piano Concerto in C (orch Dunn 1998), performed world premier with ACO Carnegie Hall 1999
Vernon Duke : Sonata for Violin and Piano; (NY premiere) Symphony Space, NYC NY 2009
Vernon Duke : Homage to Offenbach and Capriccio Mexicano (NY premiere) Symphony Space, NYC NY 2010
Vernon Duke : The End of St Petersburg oratorio (Russian/European premiere) Marinsky orchestra and chorus, The Great Hall, St Petersburg, Russia 2011
Vernon Duke : Epitaphe for chorus and orchestra (Russian/European premiere) Marinsky orchestra and chorus, The Great Hall, St Petersburg, Russia 2011
Vernon Duke : Dedicases for piano solo, soprano and orchestra (Russian/European premiere) Marinsky orchestra and soloists, The Great Hall, St Petersburg, Russia 2011
Mohammed Fairouz : Sumeida’s Song (world premiere)
Ethical Culture Society, NYC NY 2011
Ricky Ian Gordon: Orfeus and Euridice performed world premiere with Elizabeth Farnum, soprano and Todd Palmer, clarinet, Cooper Union, NYC, 2001; also conducted
Ricky Ian Gordon: conducted new review entitled 2244 Shore Point Road first performance conducted for “la Fabbrica” Teatro Giotto , Vicchio, Tuscany , Italy 2003
John Harbison: Waging Peace performed west coast premiere for Song Fest with soprano Natalie Janssen, Gloria Cheng et al for ‘SongFest 2005’ Pepperdine University, Malibu, Ca 2005
Charles Ives: The Black March (St Gaudens), Here the Conquering Hero Comes and various small ensemble works
(west coast premieres), LA Ca 2010
Peter Lieberson: King Gesar performed New York premiere with Kurt Ollman, baritone and Eos Orchestra, Alice Tully Hall, 1997
Ned Rorem: Another Sleep played world premiere with baritone Kurt Ollman, for Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall NYC, 2002
SELECTED SOLO APPEARANCES WITH MAJOR ORCHESTRAS :
American Composers Orchestra with Maestro Dennis Russell Davies - Rosza : Spellbound Concerto Carnegie Hall, NYC NY 2001
American Composers Orchestra with Maestro Dennis Russell Davies - Duke : Concerto in C for piano and orchestra ( orchestrated Dunn - world premiere ) Carnegie Hall, NYC NY 1999
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra with Maestro John Mauceri - Rosza : Spellbound Concerto, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, Ca 2000
Macedonian Philharmonic with Maestro Evans Christ –
Gershwin : Rhapsody in Blue , Army Hall , Skopje , Macedonia
2011
Atlantic Chamber Orchestra with Maestro Lukas Foss conductor, Scott Ballantyne, vc, and Michael Guttmann, vln – Beethoven: Triple Concerto op. 56, the Music Festival of the Hamptons, Long Island, NY 2002
Atlantic Chamber Orchestra with Scott Dunn conductor and soloist – Mozart : Concerto in d, K 466, The Music Festival of the Hamptons, Long Island, NY 2001
Atlantic Chamber Orchestra with Scott Dunn conductor and soloist - Haydn : Concerto in D, The Music Festival of the Hamptons, Long Island, NY 2000
Eos Orchestra – Lieberson: King Gesar (NY premiere), Alice Tully Hall , NYC NY 1997
Bournemouth Symphony with Maestro Harold Farberman – Bazelon : Sunday Silence for Piano and Orchestra , Bournemouth, England 1996
FORMAL EDUCATION :
Masters of Music, Manhattan School of Music
Vocal Chamber Fellowship, Aspen Music Festival and School
Fellowship and Residency in Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye
Institute/USC
Internship in Medicine and Surgery , L.A. County/USC Medical
Center
Medical Doctorate , University of Iowa
Post-graduate Studies in Music , University of Southern
California
Bachelors of Music ( summa cum laude) , University of Iowa
TEACHERS :
Conducting - Jorge Mester, Daniel Lewis and Harold Farberman
Piano - Byron Janis , Daniel Pollock , Brooks Smith , John Simms and Alice Hackett
Composition/Orchestration – Leonard Rosenman , Ludmila Ulehla and Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
HONORS AND AWARDS :
Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Liberal Arts, The University of Iowa
Winner , USIS Arts America Artistic Ambassador Competition
President's Award and Helen Cohn Award for Outstanding
Chamber Pianist, Manhattan School of Music
Fellowship, Aspen Vocal Chamber Program
Music Associates of Aspen School Full Scholarship
Phi Beta Kappa
Full Ride Merit Scholarship , University of Iowa
OTHER ASSOCIATIONS:
Board member, Salastina Music Society, LA 2010-present
Board member, Lotte Lehmann Foundation, NY 2005-present
Fellow , American College of Surgeons
Fellow , American Academy of Ophthalmology
Voluntary faculty, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles , Ca, 1993-present