Today the Fine Arts Departments of North and South High School welcomed conductor Andrew Altenbach of the Boston Conservator of Music. Maestro Altenbach worked with the DGN Choirs as well as the District 99 Orchestras.
Andrew Altenbach continues to garner attention as a musical
leader of his generation. In addition to his work at The Boston Conservatory, Altenbach
is Artistic Director of the Minnesota Bach Ensemble, a professional chamber
orchestra comprised of players from the Minnesota Orchestra. Altenbach recently
returned from guest conducting with the Lakes Area Music Festival (Brainerd,
MN) for opera and symphonic programs. Upcoming projects include Rossini's
L'italiana in Algeri, Iphigenie en Tauride, and The Rake's Progress in Boston,
a full season of programs with the Minnesota Bach Ensemble, the Indiana
University Symphony Orchestra, and a return engagement with the Lakes Area
Music Festival.
Recent opera credits include Opera Birmingham,
Opera Africa, Central City Opera, Minnesota Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Music
Academy of the West, San Francisco Opera Merola Program, and Indiana University
Opera Theatre. Symphonic credits include the Atlanta, Memphis and Milwaukee
Symphony Orchestras, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Chautauqua Institution, and
Grand Teton Music Festival. He was music director for the St. Cloud Symphony
Orchestra and the Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul. This summer he finished a
very successful tenure as Artistic Director of Boston Opera Collaborative,
leading the organization with new programming and award winning productions.
