The Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra
2018-2019 Concert Season
Heroes and Homelands
2018-2019 Concert Season
Heroes and Homelands
Upcoming Events
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Duets
Splendid pairings of wine and music. Enjoy fine wine selected to accompany beautiful music played by St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra musicians. Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 6:30pm St. Cloud Country Club 301 Montrose Road, St. Cloud, MN 56301 Live Music, Hors d’oeuvres, Silent Auction, and Wine Pull Tickets available at www.stcloudsymphony.com or by calling 320-252-7276 $75 per person $520 table sponsorship (seating for 8) For tickets visit www.stcloudsymphony.com or call 320-252-7276. All proceeds go directly to SCSO programming and outreach. You must be 21 or over to attend this event. |
Meet the Conductor
Dr. Brian Edward Dowdy is Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra and the Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also served as director of the Mississippi Valley Orchestra, the University of Minnesota Campus Orchestra program, and Twin Cities Fringe Opera. In addition to symphonic performances, Dowdy has conducted productions of Don Giovanni, Hänsel und Gretel, Susannah, Le tragédie de Carmen, and The Rape of Lucretia. He has led choral performances with University of Minnesota Campus Singers, Chorus Polaris, and the Sanctuary choir of Richmond, VA. In 2012 he joined Sanctuary in recording Music for Compline, an album of plainchant and renaissance motets, and in 2014 he directed and sang in “Pesher Compline,” a project hosted by the Walker Art Center and performed with members of Cantus. As an advocate for new music, Dowdy has led premier performances for the Switchboard and Hot Air Music Festivals in San Francisco, and in 2013 he conducted the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble in “Project Beck,” a night of 20 premiers inspired by Beck Hansen’s Song Reader.
Dowdy studied at Oberlin College, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the University of Minnesota. He holds degrees in conducting, classical guitar performance, English literature, and East Asian Studies. Dowdy’s interest in leadership development also led him to partner with Delphi Initiatives, where he facilitated leadership-training programs and team-building interventions for small non-profits, regional health care systems, and international relief organizations. His principal mentors have included Mark Russell Smith, Kathy Saltzman Romey, Daniel Myssyk, Erin Freeman, David Tanenbaum, and Stephen Aron. Dowdy currently resides in Minneapolis with his wife Susan and their son Luca. Outside of his musical activities, he enjoys practicing Aikido and refurbishing bicycles. |
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