Selected highlights and upcoming concerts  

2025

May 22nd 7:30 PM – Henry Mancini at 100 – A Celebration of the Man and his Music with the SCOTT DUNN ORCHESTRA  at The Wallis, Beverly Hills, CA

Jan 18th 7:30 PM – Premiere concert of the SCOTT DUNN ORCHESTRA – “Hollywood Modernists; Hollywood’s Second Golden Age” at The Wallis, Beverly Hills, CA

2024

September 10 8PM – Sammy Davis at 100 with Hollywood Bowl Orchestra* Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA

July 18 8PM – George Benson Smooth Summer Jazz with Hollywood Bowl Orchestra* Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA

July 17 8PM – Sarah Bareilles with Hollywood Bowl Orchestra* Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA

July 3 8PM – Conduct Beck in concert with Live Orchestra Chateau St Michelle Winery, Woodinville WA

June 22 and 23 7PM – opening night HENRY MANCINI 100th CELEBRATION with Hollywood Bowl Orchestra* Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA

June 15, 3PM – perform several film score arrangements in benefit for PIANO SPHERES at home of Bruce Boughton, Los Angeles CA

February 25, 7PM –  Conduct Hans Stadlmir string arrangement of Mahler Symphony No.10 Adagio;  and perform Dunn’s new piano arrangements of the “Main Title” and “Planetarium” from Leonard Rosenman’s score for REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE and the  “Finale” from EAST OF EDEN on Jacaranda Concert’s final concert “Fierce Beauty II” of Planet Schoenberg 23/24 Santa Monica CA

January 20, 3pm – Conduct Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor and Beethoven  Piano Concerto No. 5 (The Emperor) with pianist Shunta Morimoto for Parnassus Society, Soka Performing Arts Center Alisa Viejo, CA

January 14th, 4pm – Perform Rathburn’s “Schoenberg vs Gershwin” on Jacaranda’s Planet Schoenberg Concert “Transatlantic” Santa Monica, CA

2023

November 18, 19 – record HOLLYWOOD MODERNISTS with Dunn’s new arrangements for solo piano of mid-century landmark scores by Herrmann, North, Rosenman, Raksin, Bernstein and Copland a with Gill Graham producer and Joshua Blair engineer.  Steinway Hall, London UK

November 2, 7:30 PM – Guest artist recital at University of Iowa – HOLLYWOOD MODERNISTS with Scott Dunn piano and narrator Nathan Platte featuring Dunn’s new suites for solo piano from mid-century landmark scores by Herrmann, North, Rosenman, Raksin, Bernstein and Copland . Recital Hall of Voxman School of Music, University of Iowa Iowa City IA

September 23, 8pm –  John Legend and gospel choirs at the Hollywood Bowl, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra*, Hollywood, CA

September 13, 6:30 PM – Release event with Claire Martin and Scott Dunn present songs from I WATCH YOU SLEEP with guest bassist Kevin Axt. Reception and concert on the stage Goldmann Stage of The Wallis in Beverly Hills, CA

September 1,2 8PM – STAR WARS – Return of the Jedi live orchestra to film with the LA Philharmonic*,  Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA

July 2-4 – JULY 4th AND THE BEACH BOYS with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra* Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA

July 28-29  – QUINCY JONES AT 90 with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra*  Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA

July 2-4 – JULY 4th AND THE BEACH BOYS with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra* Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA

May 12th – Bernard Herrmann’s PSYCHO live film to orchestra with Hollywood Bowl Orchestra*  Disney Hall, Los Angeles CA

April 22nd – conduct Amour Fatal – highlights from CARMEN and LA TRAVIATA with singers Milena Kitic, Neon Ford, Lynette Tapia, Bruce Sledge, Edward Graves and the Parnassus Chamber Orchestra, Soka Performing Arts Center Alisa Viejo, CA

March 29 – full digital, CD and LP release by Stunt records of I WATCH YOU SLEEP: Scott Dunn Celebrates Richard Rodney Bennett with Claire Martin and the Royal Philharmonic; also appearing Rob Barron, piano; Jeremy Brown, bass; Matt Skelton, drums and Scott Dunn, conductor, arranger and piano.

March 14 – release event 4pm at Wise Publishing in London for  I WATCH YOU SLEEP with appearances by Scott Dunn, Claire Martin, Rob Barron and Jeremy Brown.

February 14 – release of third single from I WATCH YOU SLEEP by Stunt records IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON with Claire Martin, voice; the Royal Philharmonic and Scott Dunn, conductor and arranger

January 14 – release of second single from I WATCH YOU SLEEP by Stunt records DON’T PLAY GAMES with LOVE with Claire Martin, voice; Rob Barron, piano, Jeremy Brown, bass and Matt Skelton, drums

2022

December 24 – Stunt records release of title track single I WATCH YOU SLEEP with Claire Martin and Royal Phil conducted and arranged by Dunn

August 24 and 25 – conduct Royal Philharmonic in recording sessions for the RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT SONGBOOK featuring orchestrations by S Dunn performed by the Royal Philharmonic; Claire Martin, voice; Rob Barron, piano; Matt Skelton, percussion and others at Blackheath Halls, London, UK

July 29, 2022 – conduct R Wainwright’s HADRIAN with Thomas Hampson et al for the Peralada Festival Castell de Peralada, Peralada, Spain

July 27, 2022 – conduct R Wainwright’s HADRIAN with Thomas Hampson et al at Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain

June 23 and 26 (matinee), 2022 – perform LOVE, LIEBE, L’AMOUR (Songs of Kurt Weill) with Angelina Réaux at Civic Center Plaza for San Diego Opera, San Diego CA

May 4, 2022 – Conduct STAR WARS V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK live film to orchestra with the Toledo Symphony, Stranahan Theater, Toledo OH

April 16, 2022 – conduct Lou Harrison’s Music for Violin and Strings with Alyssa Park, vln and the Jacaranda Chamber Orchestra on PASSION for Jacaranda Concerts, Santa Monica, CA

March 27, 2022 –  conduct selections by Bizet, Verdi, Gounod, Puccini and others in LOVE, BETRAYAL AND VENGEANCE with singers Milena Kitic, Vladimir Chrernov, Lynette Tapia, Bruce Sledge and the Parnassus Chamber Orchestra, Soka Performing Arts Center Alisa Viejo, CA

February 24 to March 5, 2022 – serve as Member of Jury for the Hastings International Piano Competition at Fairlight Hall and White Rock Theater, Hastings, UK

January 1, 2022 – BBC1 New Years Day re-broadcast of MIMI AND THE MOUNTAIN DRAGON with score by Rachel Portman performed by BBC Philharmonic; Scott Dunn, conductor; Hallé choruses and singer Claire Martin London, UK

2021

July 3 through September 26, 2021 – multiple services as Associate Conductor for Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and LA Phil covering repertoire from Beethoven Symphony VII and Schumann Piano Concerto to artists Kool and the Gang and James Blake as well as live orchestra to film performances of PRINCESS BRIDE, BLACK PANTHER and HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE

January 29. 2021 – perform live webcast concerts of SONGS FOR LULU (part 2) with Rufus Wainwright, voice and Scott Dunn, piano LA, CA

January 22 and January 29. 2021 – perform live webcast concerts of SONGS FOR LULU (part 1) with Rufus Wainwright, voice and Scott Dunn, piano LA, CA

2020

February 16 – conduct THE WORLD OF OPERA gala orchestral concert with Milena Kitic, Julie Markerov, Bruce Sledge, Aaron Pendleton, and others presented by Parnassus Society at Soka Performing Arts Center Alisa Viejo, CA

February 2 – perform Danny Elfman`s Piano Quartet with members of the Lyris Quartet on PAX AMERICANA I for Jacaranda Concerts, Santa Monica, CA

February 2 – perform Charles Ive`s Second Violin Sonata with Alyssa Park on PAX AMERICANA II for Jacaranda Concerts, Santa Monica, CA

2019

December 26  – BBC1 broadcast and Spotify release of MIMI AND THE MOUNTAIN DRAGON with score by Rachel Portman performed by BBC Philharmonic, Scott Dunn, conductor, Hallé choirs and soloists with Claire Martin London, UK

November – Sony Classics release of Lior Rosner`s SUGAR PLUM ON THE RUN with narration by Jeremy Irons along with Variations on a Theme from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker well as excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s NUTCRACKER Op. 71 with the Royal Philharmonic, Scott Dunn conductor

September 25 through 28 – conduct recording sessions with BBC Philharmonic, Hallé choirs and soloists and Claire Martin for MIMI AND THE MOUNTAIN DRAGON new animated film with music by Rachel Portman, Media City Salford, Manchester, UK

August 15,16,17  – LA Philharmonic performances cover of AMERICA in SPACE and JURASSIC PARK live orchestra to film Hollywood Bowl LA, CA

June 15 through August 15 – serve as Assoc. Conductor Hollywood Bowl Orchestra’s summer 2019 season featuring John Legend, Chrissi Hynde, Cyndi Lauper, Kristin Chenoweth, Fireworks and more Hollywood Bowl LA, CA

April 10 and 13 – play Lukas Foss’ Solo (for piano) for Jacaranda Concerts, Santa Monica, CA

March 23 – conduct world premiere of Duke Ellington’s New World A-Comin’ (newly arranged by Dunn) with pianist Cecil Lytle and the Jacaranda Orchestra for Jacaranda Concerts, Santa Monica, CA

March 1 – conduct REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE live orchestra to film (adapted by Dunn) with Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH

PRIOR CONDUCTING HIGHLIGHTS 2014-2018

December, 2018  – HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS pops concert featuring holiday favorites with arrangements by Dunn and the premiere of Lior Rosner’s Sugar Plum on the Run with the Fresno Philharmonic and Master Chorale at William Saroyan Theater, Fresno, CA

November, 2018 – for BERNSTEIN AT 100 conduct SONGFEST (arr. Musto) with various artists at for UCLA at Schoenberg Hall, LA, CA

September, 2018 – conduct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra sessions at Air Studios in London of Lior Rosner’s SUGAR PLUM ON THE RUN and Variations on a Theme from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker well as excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s NUTCRACKER Op. 71 London, UK

September, 2018 – BBC magazine release of Dunn’s recording with BBC Concert Orchestra of RR Bennett’s Reflections on a 16th Century Tune and MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS London, UK.

June through August 2018 – Assoc. Conductor Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and LA Phil’s summer 2018 season

May, 2018 – conduct memorial concert for violinist Katia Popov in broadcast of American film music with works by John Williams, John Barry, Richard Rodney Bennett, Ennio Morricone and others with the Radio Orchestra of Sofia at Bulgaria Concert Hall, Sofia Bulgaria

March, 2018 – conduct premiere readings of two new one-act operas for UCLA: AKEIDAH by Michel Klein and THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES by Nicky Sohn with libretto by Amanda Hollander. Various young artists with direction by Peter Kazaras, Ostin Hall, LA, CA

October, 2017 – Pixar’s RATATOUILLE film to orchestra live with San Diego Symphony, Copley Hall, San Diego, CA

September, 2017 – premiere STAR TREK BEYOND live orchestra to film with the Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

August, 2017 – with San Diego Symphony, singer song-writer David Foster and various guest artists for SALK INSTITUTE annual fund-raiser concert, La Jolla, CA

July, 2017 –  multiple concerts with headiners Wynonna Judd and Leslie Odom Jr. with San Diego Symphony at Embarcadero Marina Park South , San Diego, CA

June, 2017 – UCLA opera’s production of Jonathan Dove’s MANSFIELD PARK directed by Peter Kazaras at UCLA Clark Library, LA, CA

May, 2017 – SONDHEIM AND JAZZ SIDE BY SIDE with Bill Charlap, Renee Rosnes, Liz Callaway, Steve Wilson, Sean Smith, Matt Wilson and members of LA Philharmonic Disney Hall, LA, CA

April, 2017 – conduct Broadway star Sutton Foster with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA

April, 2017 – SONDHEIM AND JAZZ SIDE BY SIDE with Bill Charlap, Renee Rosnes, Ann Hampton Callaway, Steve Wilson, Sean Smith, Lewis Nash and strings at Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

November, 2016 – SCOTT DUNN CONDUCTS RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT/TOTAL IMMERSION broadcast live on BBC 3 with singer Claire Martin; the BBC concert orchestra; BBC singers and featuring the world premiere of FOUR BENNETT SONGS (orch. Dunn, 2016) at the Barbican Center, London, UK

November, 2016 – world premiere of REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE; Leonard Rosenman’s score adapted for film and live orchestra by Scott Dunn with the LA Phil at Disney Hall, LA, CA

October, 2016 – DANNY ELFMAN’S MUSIC FOR THE FILMS OF TIM BURTON (with additional orchestrations by Dunn) with the San Diego Symphony, Jacobs Music Center San Diego, CA

October, 2015 – DANNY ELFMAN’S MUSIC FOR THE FILMS OF TIM BURTON with the Atlanta Symphony Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, GA

July, 2015 – SONDHEIM AND JAZZ SIDE BY SIDE with pianist Bill Charlap, Renee, Rosnes, Ann Hampton Calloway and others featuring orchestrations by Renee Rosnes 92^ndStreet Y, NYC, NY

July, 2015 – DANNY ELFMAN’S MUSIC FOR THE FILMS OF TIM BURTON at the Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia

June, 2015 – conduct Seattle Symphony in Disney’s FANTASIA with live performances to synced film. Benaroya Hall Seattle, WA

May, 2015 – Golijov LAST ROUND; Stravinsky DUMBARTON OAKS CONCERTO; M Fairoz SADAT (NY premiere) and JS Bach PIANO CONCERTO IN d MINOR with Mimesis Ensemble, Katie Reimer, pno, Carnegie Recital Hall, NYC, NY

March, 2015 – conduct The Indigo Girls in concert with the Virginia Symphony/Ferguson Center Orchestra, Newport News, VA

January, 2015 – conduct Dee Daniels in “An Evening with the Boys” with the Vancouver Symphony Orpheum Theatre Vancouver, BC

December, 2014 – Disney’s FANTASIA with the Vienna Radio Orchestra live-synced to film; Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria

December, 2014 – Orchestra of St Luke’s Holiday Sing Concert with favorite holiday works and featuring orchestrations by Scott Dunn, DiMenna Center, NYC NY

November, 2014 – world premiere of Roger Bourland’s fully staged opera LA PALOMA Y EL RUISEÑOR with sopranos Jessica Loaiza and Penelope Luna Nuñez; baritone Armando Piña and others; the Ballet Folklórico; the Delphos Modern Dance Company; the adult and children’s Angela Peralta Choruses; and the Camerata Mazatlán at the Teatro Angela Peralta, Mazatlán, Mexico

October, 2014 – conduct the Orquesta Nacional de Cine in Danny Elfman’s MUSIC FOR THE FILMS OF TIM BURTON, Valle de Bravo, Mexico

September, 2014 – conduct Trey Anastasio, guitarist and Phish frontman with the Oregon Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR

September, 2014 – conduct Trey Anastasio, guitarist and Phish frontman with the Seattle Symphony; Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

September, 2014 – conduct Trey Anastasio, guitarist and Phish frontman with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, LA, CA

September, 2014 – conduct Elvis Costello and Ben Folds with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, LA, CA

August, 2014 – cover and coach Boston Symphony’s production of Bernstein’s CANDIDE with Frederica von Stade, Anna Christy, Nicholas Phan, Richard Suart, Bramwell Tovey and others; Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, MA

May, 2014 – conduct mezzo soprano Kathryn Krasovec and the Mimesis Ensemble in the NY premiere of Mohammed Fairouz’ AUDENESQUE; Weill Hall/Carnegie Hall, NYC, NY

March, 2014 – conduct world premiere recording of the Vernon Duke Violin Concerto with violinist Elmira Darvarova and the Vienna Radio Symphony for commercial release on the COMPLETE VIOLIN WORKS OF VERNON DUKE by Urlicht AudioVisual; Österreicher Rundfunk, Vienna, Austria

* indicates cover conductor as Associate Conductor HBO

April 4th, 2024