Christopher Rountree is an American conductor known for founding theLos Angeles chamber groupwild Up, an ensemble that blendsnew music, classical repertoire, performance art and pop. Wild Up was named "Best Classical Music of 2012" by the Los Angeles Times.[1][2]
Christopher Rountree | |
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| Origin | United States |
| Occupation | conductor |
Rountree has also conducted theLos Angeles Philharmonic’s Brooklyn new music festival, theSan Diego Symphony, theColorado Symphony, theLos Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and theSan Francisco Conservatory Orchestra. He has worked with theBrooklyn Philharmonic, New York'sPrototype Festival and Beth Morrison Projects, and assisted conductorAlan Pierson on the critically acclaimed opera"Dog Days." He is a lecturer in conducting at theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara.[3] He also serves as "Artistic Advisor for New Music" for theAmerican Youth Symphony.[4]
Rountree is known for his lively conducting style, with theLos Angeles Times writing in one wild Up review, "Rountree punches out rhythms as if they were going out of style. He emphasizes outsize emotions. He could probably get an audience to dance to the slowest movement Shostakovich ever wrote."[5] While such reviews are typical, he has also been praised for "elegant clarity" inThe New York Times.[6]
Rountree holds his master's degree in orchestral conducting from theUniversity of Michigan,[7] graduating in 2009.
As a performer, in 2004, he wonDrum Corps International'seuphonium soloist competition.[8]
References
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- ^"People | Department of Music - UC Santa Barbara". Music.ucsb.edu. Retrieved2016-03-20.
- ^"Artistic Advisor for New Music | American Youth Symphony". Aysymphony.org. 2014-12-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved2016-03-20.
- ^"Music review: wild Up merrily mashes Modernism with punk | Culture Monster".Los Angeles Times. 2011-11-19. Retrieved2016-03-20.
- ^"This Is Your Brain An Opera".The New York Times. Retrieved2016-03-28.
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- ^"Auxiliary : Venue : Grand Ballroom"(PDF).Soundmachine.org. Retrieved2016-03-28.