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 Gabriel Gordon is the Music Director of several Community and
Professional orchestras in the Tri - state area, including The Old York Road Symphony, and The Independence Sinfonia. Mr.
Gordon is the
Assistant Director of the Strings International Music Festival featuring members
of the Philadelphia Orchestra.Reviews have been unanimously positive, as Classical New Jersey and many others say, “Watching and listening to the maestro lead the orchestra is a treat in itself. Every gesture has a clear purpose, is significantly nuanced and is explicitly observed by the musicians." As one of the founding members of the DaPonte String Quartet, he spent ten years honing his musical craft in the art of Chamber Music. “I am a much better conductor for having spent those years in a string quartet. Rather than just beating time and giving orders, I feel a conductor is much more like a chamber music partner with the orchestra. This creates an amazing connection between the conductor and the players. ” New Jersey’s Star Ledger confirms this by writing,“ Mr. Gordon has a wonderful rapport with his musicians.” In response to the events of September 11th 2001, Mr. Gordon formed an orchestra within two weeks time to benefit the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was rehearsed in one day, and the concert was described as “Incredibly moving.” The concert raised over thirty thousand dollars, and everyone associated still speaks of it as a highlight of their careers. Dedicated to commissioning and performing American music, Gabriel Gordon has premiered works by composers such as Alan Krantz, Philip Lasser, Joe Trapanese, Joan Tower, and William Henry Curry. Kimberly Fisher, principal second violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, recently appointed Mr. Gordon as Assistant Director of the Strings International Music Festival. With her and students as soloists, as well as other Philadelphia Orchestra musicians in the ensemble, he made his Kimmel Center debut in the summer of 2004. Mr. Gordon has also performed with Danny Matzukawa, the principal bassoon of the orchestra, as well as Paul Roby, the assistant principal second violinist. Originally from New York City, Gabriel Gordon made his professional conducting debut with the Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea in 1998, and soon formed the Chamber Orchestra at Tower Hill with players from the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New Jersey Symphony. Mr. Gordon has also conducted the Atlanta Symphony, and led the New Jersey Symphony in a side-by-side concert with the Greater Newark Youth Orchestra in a performance on their Family Concert series . In Europe, he has conducted the New Symphony Orchestra, and the Vidin Philharmonic to wide acclaim. He has studied with some of the great luminaries of conducting including Kenneth Kiesler, Gustav Meier, Harold Farberman, David Gilbert, and Jonathan Strasser. |
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