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Tipton to conduct at EMF
by Staff
Carolina Peacemaker
Originally posted 7/21/2010
Chelsea Tipton II, a native of Greensboro, will be the guest conductor of the Eastern Music Festival’s Young Artist Series on July 29 at Dana Auditorium on the campus of Gilford College. The performance begins at 8 p.m. and will feature Mozart, Ravel, Prokofiev and Gershwin.
Tipton has recently completed his seventh and final season as Resident Conductor of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra where he won over audiences and critics alike with his musicality, accessibility, versatility and commitment to education outreach.
In the Fall of 2009, Tipton began his tenure as music director of the Symphony of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. As a sought-after guest conductor, Tipton has appeared with major orchestras throughout the United States. In 2004, Tipton led the Boston Pops Orchestra in their annual Gospel Night Concert that the Boston Globe called an “Impressive debut.”
Last season marked Tipton’s return to Carnegie Hall conducting the Sphinx Competition Showcase gala concert that was the culmination of a ten city tour with the orchestra.
Tipton earned a Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting from Northern Illinois University and a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance from the Eastman School of Music, with additional studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors in Hancock, Maine and is an alum of the Eastern Music Festival.
For more ticket information about EMF call (336) 272-0160.
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