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Diane Wittry is an American musical conductor, currently serving as the Music Director and Conductor of both the Allentown Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania (since 1995), and the Norwalk Symphony in Connecticut (since 2002).〔Cerreta, Karen (5 October 2002). (Norwalk Symphony Prepares for Change with New Symphony Director ), ''The Hour (newspaper)''〕〔Cruice, Valerie (6 October 2002). (Norwalk Hands Baton to a Symphony Builder ), ''The New York Times''〕 ==Background== Internationally during the past few seasons, she has conducted concerts in Japan, Canada, Bosnia, Russia, Slovakia, New York, Washington D.C, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and California, as well as her regularly scheduled concerts with the orchestras in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. She is known as a conductor who “specializes in finding creative ways to make the music fresh, accessible, and exciting.” In the United States, Diane Wittry has led performances by, among others, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Buffalo Philharmonic, Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, the Little Orchestra Society of New York, and the symphony orchestras of Milwaukee, San Diego, Houston, New Jersey, Santa Barbara, Augusta, Stockton, Pottstown, Wichita, and Wichita Falls; while her international engagements include concerts with the Sarajevo Philharmonic in Bosnia, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Russia’s Maikop and Sochi symphony orchestras, Slovakia’s State Orchestra-Kosice, Italy’s Sinfonia Dell’Arte di Firenze, Canada’s Niagara Symphony, and Japan’s Orchestra Osaka Symphony. She has also conducted at the Ojai Music Festival as well as at the music festivals of Penn’s Woods (PA), and I-Park (CT). Wittry received her bachelor's degree in violin performance from the University of Southern California in 1983, as well as a Masters Degree in instrumental conducting in 1985.〔 From approximately 1988 to 1991, she was director of the Greater Miami Youth Symphony.〔(4 May 1991). (GIFTED YOUTH ADDING TALENTS TO LOCAL SCENE ), ''Miami Herald'' ("Diane Wittry will conduct in her last appearance as music director of the orchestra. Wittry, who has done an excellent job of upgrading the group in three years...")〕 She then served as music director of the Symphony of Southeast Texas from 1991 to 2000.〔 She also writes a column for the Norwalk Hour Newspaper in Connecticut. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diane Wittry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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