David Searle (conductor)
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David Searle is an American conductor. He is Director of Orchestral Activities and Conducting Studies in the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music
of the Catholic University of America.
and Sibelius Academy
. His teachers include Leif Segerstam
, Atso Almila
, Jorma Panula
, Esa-Pekka Salonen
and others.
In 2007, David Searle was appointed Director of Orchestral Activities and Conducting Studies at the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music of the Catholic University of America, where he serves as Music Director of the University Symphony Orchestra and oversees the graduate conducting program.
Benjamin T. Rome School of Music
The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music is the school of music of The Catholic University of America, located in Washington D.C.The school is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and is Washington D.C.'s only university school of music.The school remains the preeminent...
of the Catholic University of America.
Studies
He has studied in New England Conservatory, Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
and Sibelius Academy
Sibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...
. His teachers include Leif Segerstam
Leif Segerstam
Leif Segerstam is a Finnish conductor and composer.He studied violin, piano and conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and conducting at the Juilliard School in New York with Jean Morel....
, Atso Almila
Atso Almila
Atso Almila is a Finnish orchestral conductor, musical director, composer, trombonist and teacher.He has worked with most Finnish orchestras as a guest conductor or otherwise. Though he primarily operates in Finland he also works heavily in Sweden and Estonia...
, Jorma Panula
Jorma Panula
Jorma Panula is a Finnish conductor, composer, and professor of conducting.Panula is a graduate of the Sibelius Academy, where he studied the organ, church music and conducting...
, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen is a Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. He is currently Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London and Conductor Laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.-Early career:...
and others.
Work
He was principal conductor of Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat 2003-2007. He has guest conducted many orchestras in Finland and Scandinavia.In 2007, David Searle was appointed Director of Orchestral Activities and Conducting Studies at the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music of the Catholic University of America, where he serves as Music Director of the University Symphony Orchestra and oversees the graduate conducting program.