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The Conductors
Gerard Schwarz
Music Director
Renowned American conductor Gerard Schwarz celebrates his 23rd season as Seattle Symphony Music Director in the 2007–2008 season.
Under Schwarz's artistic leadership, the Symphony has evolved into one of the world's finest orchestras.
His vast repertoire, including his devotion to the music of our time, has earned him praise both in concerts worldwide and on recordings,
for his compelling sensitivity and extraordinary depth.
Maestro Schwarz is Principal Conductor of the Eastern Music Festival and serves on the NEA's National Council on the Arts.
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Carolyn Kuan
Associate Conductor
The Washington Post heralded Carolyn Kuan’s Kennedy Center debut with the National Symphony Orchestra,
noting, "It’s exciting news when any young conductor makes a debut with a major ensemble....Kuan won
her case." Currently Seattle Symphony’s Associate Conductor, Kuan has also served as Assistant Conductor
for North Carolina Symphony and Baltimore Opera Company. An Artist-in-Residence in 2004 and 2005 at the
New York City Ballet, Kuan made her conducting debut in the Ballet’s American Music Festival. Honoring
this auspicious occasion, The New York Times noted that Kuan, as the guest conductor for
Ivesiana, "sensitively merg[ed] the music with Balanchine's stupefying images....In all, a
Balanchine ballet with a difference."
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Joseph Crnko
Associate Conductor for Choral Activities
Joseph Crnko joined Seattle Symphony as the Associate Conductor for Choral Activities in September 2007.
He is in his 24th year as Music Director of the Northwest Choirs, the Northwest’s premier youth choral
organization.
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