Raymond Harvey
Music Director
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

With an immediately noticeable style that has been described as "elegant, but suffused with energy," Raymond Harvey has garnered critical acclaim on symphonic podiums throughout the United States. Now in his tenth season as Music Director of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Harvey was previously Music Director of the Springfield Symphony in Massachusetts and the Fresno Philharmonic in California. He has appeared as guest conductor with many of the country's leading orchestras, including those of Philadelphia, Atlanta, St. Louis, Utah, Indianapolis, Rochester, Buffalo, Detroit, Louisville, New Orleans and Minnesota, as well as the New York Philharmonic's Young People's Concerts and the Boston Pops.

Equally at home in the world of opera, Mr. Harvey served as Artistic Director of the El Paso Opera in Texas. Among the many productions he has conducted are Carmen, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, La Bohème, Turandot, Aïda, La Traviata, The Tales of Hoffman, The Marriage of Figaro, and Cosí Fan Tutte.

Recognized as an outstanding pianist, choral conductor and teacher, Raymond Harvey holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Yale School of Music. He has been a frequent guest teacher for the Conductors Institute at Bard College, and for the American Symphony Orchestra League's Conducting Workshops.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

2007-2009 Artistic Director, El Paso Opera
1995-2007 Music Director, El Paso Opera
1993-2000 Music Director, Fresno Philharmonic
1986-1994 Music Director, Springfield Symphony (Massachusetts)
1983-1986 Associate Conductor, Buffalo Philharmonic
1980-1983 Exxon/Arts Endowment Conductor, Indianapolis Symphony
1982-1986 Music Director, Marion (Indiana) Philharmonic
1979-1980 Music Director, Texas Opera Theater
1976-1980 Associate Conductor, Des Moines Metro Opera
1973-1976 Choral Director, Northfield Mount Hermon School