[Anthony Elliott]
John McLaughlin Williams, the prolific conductor and recording artist who received a Grammy award in 2007, and was subsequently nominated again, has updated us on the conducting activities of cellist and conductor Anthony D. Elliott: "Hi Bill, Anthony Elliot conducted the Dexter Symphony Orchestra yesterday. He's a candidate for music director there.
Best,
JMW
A local newspaper wrote of the May 23, 2010 concert in advance:
“Dexter Leader
May 5, 2010
By Sean Dalton, Heritage Newspapers
The Dexter Community Orchestra performs its final concert for the 2010 season with 'Quest for the Romantic' under guest conductor Anthony Elliott at 4 p.m. May 23 at Dexter High School. The program features Tchaikovsky’s orchestral fantasy 'Francesca da Rimini,' the first movement of Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto performed by Pioneer High School senior Jacob Joyce, and Howard Hanson’s second symphony 'The Romantic.'
“'The theme refers to the subtitle of the romantic symphony by Howard Hanson,' Elliot said. 'The work is unabashedly romantic by nature, as are the two Tchaikovsky works. Many will recall hearing the second theme of the first movement featured as the lead-in on those radio broadcasts, leading some to call it the “Interlochen theme.”'
Elliott is a professor of cello at the University of Michigan, a frequent soloist with major symphony orchestras, and the conductor of the Michigan Youth Orchestra. The concert concludes the DCO’s search for a new music director. The new music director will be introduced in the fall. Should Elliott become the next music director of the DCO, it is his hope that the orchestra continues to grow its relationship with the community.
“'Certainly the DCO exists to be a performance outlet for its musicians, but it also has a role in terms of education and engagement that is potentially very powerful in its ramifications,' Elliot said. 'I am enjoying tremendously my time with the DCO and sincerely hope it works out to be a long-term relationship.'
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