German conductor DIRK MEYER is Music Director of the Augusta Symphony (GA), as well as the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of the North in Minnesota.
First Prize Winner of The American Prize in orchestral conducting Meyer has guest conducted many orchestras, including the Toronto and Edmonton Symphony Orchestras in Canada, the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Orlando Philharmonic, the Symphony Orchestras of Springfield and Missouri, as well as the Naples Philharmonic and the Florida Orchestra. He has also collaborated with some of today's leading artists, including Jan Lisiecki, Lynn Harrell, Peter Serkin and Christine Brewer.
As a champion for orchestral music he has created many new concert experiences that include multimedia formats, as well as collaborations of all kinds. Among his latest endeavors is the performance and recording of Beethoven's nine symphonies, a collaboration between the Duluth Superior Symphony and Minnesota Public Radio. In October 2017 his efforts in this field were recognized by the Depot Foundation with their Arts & Culture Initiative Award.
Meyer is also the author of Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire. A Catalog of Modern Music and has led many world and U.S. premiers, including works by Arvo Pärt, Jonathan Leshnoff, Miguel del Aguila and Joby Talbot.
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June 14 and 16 2019: Opera
Lyric Opera of the North
Donizetti: L’Esir d’Amore
7:30pm and 3pm @ Marshall Theatre, Duluth, MN
September 27 2019: The Romantics
Augusta Symphony, Zuill Bailey, cello
Still: Poem for Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
Dvorak: Cello Concerto
7:30pm @ The Miller, Augusta, GA
October 5 2019: Lynn Harrell Plays Dvorak
Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Lynn Harrell, cello
Leshnoff: Starburst
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
Dvorak: Cello Concerto
7pm @ DECC, Duluth, MN
October 17 2019 Pops: Indiana Jones – Raiders of the Lost Arch
Augusta Symphony
Movie with Orchestra
7:30pm @ The Miller, Augusta, GA
October 20 2019: Halloween at the Symphony (Family Concert)
Augusta Symphony
4pm @ Jardin Auditorium, Evans, GA
October 26 2019 Pops: A Night at the Movies
Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
7pm @ DECC, Duluth, MN
October 30 2019: Music by Black Composers
Augusta Symphony in collaboration with Paine College
Time and Location TBD
November 8 2019: The Planets (Discovery Concerts for Children)
Augusta Symphony
10am and 1pm @ The Miller, Augusta, GA
November 8 2019: The Planets
Augusta Symphony
Wagner: Entrance of the Gods from Das Rheingold
Schmitt: La tragedie de Salome
Holst: The Planets (with NASA visuals)
7:30pm @ The Miller, Augusta, GA
November 16 and 17 2019: Considering Matthew Shepard
Twin Ports Choral Project
Hella Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard – An Oratorio
7:30pm and 3pm, Location TBD
November 23 2019: A Night at the Opera
Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
Operatic Highlights with the DSSO Chorus and the Lyric Opera of the North
7pm @ DECC, Duluth, MN
December 3 and 4 2019 Pops: Concerts @ Burke County
Augusta Symphony
Time and Locations TBD
December 5 2019 Pops: The Texas Tenors
Augusta Symphony
7:30pm @ The Miller, Augusta, GA
Chamber Orchestra & Ensemble Repertoire
Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire provides conductors, music administrators and librarians with the complete performance information of almost 4000 pieces by more than 1100 composers.
“A must! This wonderful tool comes as a very helpful companion for programming and researching repertoire for chamber orchestra”.
Ludovic Morlot, Conductor