Conductor
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Jamie has conducted a wide variety of ensembles from symphony and studio orchestras to contemporary chamber groups and children’s choirs.
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He was the Children’s Chorusmaster for the Santa Fe Opera for many years, and the founding conductor of the Desert Chorale Children’s Chorus and the Santa Fe New Music Youth Ensemble.
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He was also the founding conductor of the Cross Timbers Youth Orchestra in Texas and has conducted many side-by-side performances with students and professionals. From 2007 to 2019 Jamie conducted the annual Music Memory concert and competition, which involved the participation of thousands of elementary students each year, and featured performances by members of both the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He has also served as the Music Director for dozens of musical theater productions.
Conductor
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Jamie has conducted a wide variety of ensembles from symphony and studio orchestras to contemporary chamber groups and children’s choirs.
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He was the Children’s Chorusmaster for the Santa Fe Opera for many years, and the founding conductor of the Desert Chorale Children’s Chorus and the Santa Fe New Music Youth Ensemble.
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He was also the founding conductor of the Cross Timbers Youth Orchestra in Texas and has conducted many side-by-side performances with students and professionals. From 2007 to 2019 Jamie conducted the annual Music Memory concert and competition, which involved the participation of thousands of elementary students each year, and featured performances by members of both the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He has also served as the Music Director for dozens of musical theater productions.
Alexsei's Quest ​
When a famous Russian dissident finds himself in the afterlife, where he is again imprisoned, and his only hope of being freed is to complete a Quest that his captors have no intention of letting him do, he must find a way to get what he needs or risk being held in a cramped and dingy cell for all eternity.​
The new original musical Alexsei's Quest received a studio performance at the Manhattan Theatre Club on November 8, 2024, with a cast of brilliant Broadway professionals. Audience reactions were universally enthusiastic and plans are in process for future productions and recordings, so stay tuned.
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Cast:
Director:
"The music was awesome!! It certainly evoked Russia for me."
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"The music was rousing and inventive, while the voices were passionate and thrilling."
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