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Stuart
Chafetz
July
4, 2008
Stuart Chafetz,
Known for his ability to engage audiences with innovative Classical,
Pops and Family concerts, is a conductor increasingly in demand
with orchestras nationwide. Maestro Chafetz is the newly appointed
Resident Conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and the
Music Director and Conductor of the Maui Pops Orchestra.
His guest conducting
appearances include the Austin Symphony, The Baton Rouge Symphony,
The Buffalo Philharmonic, The Chautauqua Symphony, The Chicago
Symphony, The Fort Wayne Philharmonic, The Honolulu Symphony,
The Lansing Symphony, The Louisiana Philharmonic, The Louisville
Orchestra, The Milwaukee Symphony, The Mississippi Symphony,
The Modesto Symphony, The Naples Philharmonic, The South Dakota
Symphony, and the Virginia Symphony.
Mr. Chafetz
has worked with a variety of classical and pop artists such as:
George Benson, Regina Carter, Richard Chamberlain, Roy Clark,
Jean Phillipe Collard, John Denver, Marvin Hamlisch, Jason Scott
Lee, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., Jim Nabors, Randy Newman,
Jon Kimura Parker, Bernadette Peters, Awadagin Pratt, Preservation
Hall Jazz Band, and Chee Yun.
As Music Director
for the Maui Symphony Orchestra from 1999-2003, Mr. Chafetz oversaw
remarkable artistic growth and vastly increased statewide exposure.
He was responsible for the islands first symphonic live radio
broadcasts on Hawaii Public Radio featuring the Masterworks concerts
of the Maui Symphony, which gave the state of Hawaii the opportunity
to hear classical music broadcast live from the island of Maui.
Formerly the
Associate Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra and the Assistant
Conductor of the Honolulu Symphony, Stuart became a powerful
advocate for the musical education of young people and their
families. He has conducted hundreds of performances nationwide
focusing on the importance of classical music and the fine arts
in our everyday lives.
Mr. Chafetz
hosted a nationally aired PBS special, "Hawaii: The Old
and the New," featuring some of Hawaii's most talented young
performers and which is still being seen throughout the nation.
In addition, Maestro Chafetz has conducted over 30 performances
of Tchaikovskys Nutcracker with Ballet Hawaii, The Honolulu Symphony,
and principals from the American Ballet Theater.
A graduate of
the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Cincinnati-College
Conservatory of Music, Mr. Chafetz has been Principal Timpanist
of the Honolulu Symphony since 1989. Mr. Chafetz and his wife,
conductor Ann Krinitsky, currently divide their time between
homes in Honolulu, Hawaii and Chautauqua, New York. |
