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The American conductor, pianist and horn player, Gregory Magie, discovered his true calling while in high school playing for the Herbert Blomstedt Conductor’s Institute. He went on to earn performance degrees from the Eastman School of Music, University of Redlands, and UCLA, and studied conducting with Jon Robertson, Marin Alsop, Gunther Schuller, Gustav Meier, Neil Varon, and choral conducting with Donald Neuen.
Gregory Magie made his conducting debut with the Redlands Symphony in 1995 and was later appointed Associate Conductor. He has conducted the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Port Angeles Symphony, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Pasadena Lyric Opera, Arrowbear Music Camp Orchestra, and led the orchestras at Houghton College, San Francisco State University, Pomona College and Graceland University. Opera experience includes conducting productions with the Pasadena Lyric Opera, UCLA, Houghton College, San Francisco State and University of Redlands. Magie was director of the Pasadena Lyric Opera Chorus, Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church Choir, and, currently, the Chancel Choir at First Presbyterian in SLO.
Founding the Symphony of the Vines is the fulfillment of Dr. Gregory Magie’s lifelong dream to be the music director of an orchestra. |
