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Anthony Parnther
American conductor Anthony Parnther was appointed Music Director of California ' s San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra in 2019 . As conductor of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra , whose members hail from leading orchestras nationwide , it was Parnther who led its sold-out Carnegie Hall debut , showcasing the world premiere of I Can by five-time GRAMMY-winner Jon Batiste .
A master of multiple genres , Parnther has conducted many of the world ’ s preeminent artists , from Joshua Bell , Lynn Harrell , Jessye Norman , and Frederica von Stade to Imagine Dragons and Rihanna . His upcoming guest appearances include dates with the Philadelphia Orchestra , New York Philharmonic , and Sydney Symphony , while recent ones include engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic , San Francisco Symphony , Baltimore Symphony , Atlanta Symphony , and National Symphony Orchestra , as well as at Los Angeles Opera and Madrid ’ s World Opera Forum . His previous Chineke ! collaborations include the historic re-opening concert for London ’ s Queen Elizabeth Hall , broadcast live worldwide by the BBC .
Dedicated to amplifying traditionally underrepresented voices , Parnther has reconstructed and performed orchestral works by Margaret Bonds , Duke Ellington ,
Zenobia Powell Perry , Florence Price , William Grant Still , and Samuel Coleridge Taylor . As well as leading LA Opera ’ s world premiere of Tamar-kali Brown ’ s oratorio We Hold These Truths and Long Beach Opera ’ s revival of Anthony Davis ’ s Pulitzer Prize-winning Central Park Five , Parnther has premiered and recorded works by Jon Batiste , Chanda Dancy , Anthony Davis , Adolphus Hailstork , Marian Harrison , Phillip Herbert , Daniel Kidane , Gary Powell Nash , James Newton , Zenobia Powell Perry , Florence Price , Samuel Coleridge Taylor , George Walker , Errollyn Wallen , James Willson , and John Wineglass . For his extensive championing of works by Black , Latino , and women composers , Parnther was profiled in 2015 as a “ Local Hero ” by Los Angeles ’ s KCET / TV .
As one of today ’ s foremost film conductors , Parnther helms recording sessions for many of the top international feature films and television series worldwide , working in close collaboration with some of the world ’ s most decorated living composers on the scoring stages of Los Angeles , San Francisco , Nashville , Budapest , and London . Recent projects include installments in the Black Panther , Star Wars , and Avatar franchises , with composers Ludwig Göransson , Joseph Shirley , and Simon Franglen , as well as collaborations with John Williams on numerous live accounts of the composer ’ s iconic scores .
Anthony Parnther
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