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Encyclopedia > Daniel Hege
Daniel Hege
Background information
Genre(s) Classical
Occupation(s) Conducting
Associated
acts
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Hege is an American Orchestral Conductor. He is currently the Musical Director & Conductor of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... A conductor conducting a band at a ceremony A conductors score and batons Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

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Biography

Mr. Hege was born in Colorado and raised in Idaho[1] to parents Carl and Anne, who he names as his role models. He attended the First Mennonite Church in Aberdeen, Idaho. He began piano lessons at the age of nine and realized at that age that music would be his ruling passion.[2]


He has majors in history and music at Bethel College, graduating in 1987[2]. His senior seminar paper was about how the composer Dmitri Shostakovich worked under the repressive Stalin regime in Russia in the mid-20th century. And then went on to obtain a masters degree from the University of Utah in orchestral conducting. While at the University of Utah he founded the University Chamber Orchestra.[3]. He studied at the University of Southern California with Daniel Lewis and at the Aspen Music Festival with Paul Vermel. Bethel College is a private college affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. The college is located on the edge of the Flint Hills and vast wheat fields of south central Kansas in the town of North Newton. ... Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich   (Russian: , Dmitrij Dmitrievič Å ostakovič) (September 25 [O.S. September 12] 1906–August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. ... The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal[1]), located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... The Aspen Music Festival and School, founded in 1949, is an internationally renowned classical music festival that presents world-class music in an intimate, small-town setting. ...


In 2004 Mr. Hege received an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Le Moyne College. Le Moyne College is a four-year Jesuit college of approximately 2,300 undergraduate students that uniquely balances a comprehensive liberal arts education with preparation for specific career paths or graduate study. ...


He is active as a guest clinician and adjudicates various musical competitions nationally.


He is married to violinist Katarina Oladottir Hege, has three daughters and lives in Jamesville, NY.[3] [4] Jamesville is a hamlet in Onondaga County, New York, part of the greater Syracuse area. ...


Positions Held

  • Music Director of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra (April 1999 - present)
  • Music Director of the Haddonfield Symphony, New Jersey
  • Music Director of the Encore Chamber Orchestra in Chicago
  • Music Director of the Chicago Youth Symphony (was honored twice by the American Symphony Orchestra League for innovative programming while in this position)[4]
  • Associate Conductor of the Kansas City Symphony
  • Assistant, Associate and Resident Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony (1996 - 2001) [5]
  • Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Young Musicians’ Foundation Debut Orchestra in Los Angeles [4]
  • Musical Director of the Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra [4]
  • Director of Instrumental Music at the Orange County High School of the Arts
  • Assistant Conductor of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra

This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Haddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Also known as CYSO; Chicago area youth orchestras founded in 1946. ... The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. ... OCHSA Established in 1987, the prestigious Orange County High School of the Arts (a. ...

Guest Conductor Roles

Maestro Hege has performed as guest conductor for the following orchestras and festivals:[4]

The Aspen Music Festival and School, founded in 1949, is an internationally renowned classical music festival that presents world-class music in an intimate, small-town setting. ... The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra was established in the mid 1980s, and although essentially a regional orchestra it has become one of New Zealands major performing organisations. ... The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. ... The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is Southern Albertas most well regarded orchestra and it is based in Calgary. ... Columbus, Ohio supports a major orchestra which presents concerts mostly at the Ohio Theatre on State Street in Columbus. ... The Colorado Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is the principal symphony orchestra for the Denver Metropolitan Area. ... The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) was founded in 1914. ... Jones Hall The Houston Symphony Orchestra is one of the United States of Americas major orchestras, based, as its name suggests, in Houston, Texas. ... The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is an American orchestra based in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... The Oregon Symphony is an American orchestra based in Portland, Oregon. ... The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Rochester, New York. ... The Seattle Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Seattle, Washington. ... The Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO), formed in 1979, is a professional orchestra with 96 musicians. ...

Recordings

  • SSO Big Band Bash, 2006,
  • Serenity Cedille, 2006, Label: Cedille
  • SSO Holiday Pops, 2002
  • SSO Classics Concert, 2000
  • Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th & 19th Centuries, 1999, Label: Cedille , with violinist Rachel Barton and the Encore Chamber Orchestra (which was nominated for a 1998 NPR Heritage Award)
  • Done Made My Vow, works of Adolphus Hailstork performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Morgan State Choir
  • The Gift, Label: Woodland Records, with oboist Brad Smith.

References

  1. ^ Geneva Concerts 2002—2003 Season (HTML). Geneva Concerts. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
  2. ^ a b Zuercher, Melanie (July 2004). On the pathway to leadership (HTML). Bethel College Alumni Magazine. Bethel College. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
  3. ^ a b CM Artists Conductor Biography - Daniel Hege (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
  4. ^ a b c d e Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Conductors (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
  5. ^ Rochester Philharmonic, Guest Artist Information, Daniel Hege (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-02-07.


 
 

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