Gerard Schwarz Joins The Frost School of Music
The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami has appointed Gerard Schwarz as Distinguished Professor of Music; Conducting and Orchestral Studies. The announcement was made by Shelton G. Berg, Dean of the Frost School of Music. Schwarz will assume his position in the fall of 2019, and he will be a full-time member of the faculty as Professor of Practice in the Department of Instrumental Performance.
Violin Channel: Meet the Pros – American Conductor Gerard Schwarz
The Violin Channel recently caught up with American conductor and trumpeter Gerard Schwarz – in New York City.
In honor of Veteran’s Day Weekend, All-Star Orchestra kicks off collaboration with U.S. Marine Band
A unique collaboration: the All-Star Orchestra’s Gerard Schwarz conducts the U.S. Marine Band – America’s oldest continually performing musical ensemble – founded by an act of Congress in 1798, and dubbed “The President’s Own” by no less than Thomas Jefferson. Three programs feature the most famous concert band masterpieces, including works by Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger, William Schuman, and of course John Philip Sousa.
Musical America: Conductor Gerard Schwarz Pays Tribute to Benaroya Hall at 20
On the 20th anniversary of the first concert at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Maestro Schwarz reflects on the opening night concert among other events the hall’s first few weeks.
21CM: Gerard Schwarz Premiere
This concert features the world premiere of Gerard Schwarz’s latest duo for violin and cello alongside the New York premieres of his first two duos. These will be played by Schwarz’s son, cellist Julian, and Bargemusic’s president, violinist Mark Peskanov. Pianist Misha Dichter joins for a Schubert trio.
KUSC: Championing American Music with Conductor Gerard Schwarz
Gerard Schwarz was the second-ever conductor of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra before spending 26 years on the podium with the Seattle Symphony. KUSC’s Alan Chapman caught up with him while Schwarz was in town to help celebrate LACO’s 50th anniversary. Here’s their conversation about the unique logistics of Schwarz’s first concert with LACO and how he (secretly) became a champion of American music in Seattle.
ClassicsToday: Big Boxes - Gerard Schwarz Delivers the Goods on Naxos
This has got to be the most intelligent, comprehensive, and well-earned big box tribute to a living conductor yet assembled
Primephonic: Gerard Schwarz at 70 - An Interview
Gerard Schwarz, music director of the All-Star Orchestra and the Eastern Music Festival, and Conductor Laureate of the Seattle Symphony, enters his 70th year. Marking the occasion, an impressive 30-disc album has recently been released on Naxos Records. Primephonic caught up with him to discuss his impressive career, superb recordings and unstoppable endeavours.
New York Classical Review: Schwarz, Juilliard Orchestra deliver stellar advocacy for neglected American composers
Yet without conductors like Gerard Schwarz this music [William Schuman, David Diamond, Walter Piston, Peter Mennin, and others] would remain even more lost, as it incomprehensibly has been for almost sixty years, with the rare exceptions amounting to little more than dutiful condescension.
The New Yorker: The Return of Mid-Century American Symphonies
The conductor Gerard Schwarz’s upcoming concert with the Juilliard Orchestra, at Alice Tully Hall on Thursday, highlights an essential but overlooked period of American composition: the great mid-twentieth-century symphonies.