Gemma New

Gemma New (born 1986, Wellington) is a New Zealand-born music director and conductor.

Born into a musical family,[1][2] New began violin studies at age 5, and piano lessons at age 8.[3] By age 12, she was playing in a youth orchestra in Wellington.[4][5] As a teenager, she conducted the Christchurch Youth Orchestra.

New read physics, mathematics, and music at the University of Canterbury, from which she graduated with a degree in music.[6] She later earned a graduate degree in music from Baltimore, Maryland's Peabody Institute.[3]

New founded and directed the Maryland music collective Lunar Ensemble, with which she has premiered 26 compositions.[7] New was assistant conductor of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra from 2011 to 2016.[8][9] In the 2014-2015 season, she was a Dudamel Conducting Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.[3] For 2014, she was a Kurt Masur conducting fellow.

In May 2015, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra named New as its next music director, the first female conductor ever named to the post.[3] This appointment marked New's first music directorship. Her first performance in the post was in February 2016.[1] In May 2017, the Hamilton Philharmonic extended New's contract as music director through the 2020-2021 season.[10]

In June 2016, New was appointed resident conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) and music director of the Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra .[11] In September 2018, New directed the opening concerts of the SLSO's 2018-2019 season, the first female conductor ever to do so. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 Leonard Turnevicius (2016-02-07). "HPO's new music director makes her debut - and it was worth waiting for". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  2. ↑ Leonard Turnevicius (2016-09-18). "Snap, crackle and pop: Gemma New and HPO light up Hamilton Place". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Samantha Craggs (2015-07-04). "Gemma New of Hamilton Philharmonic is 1 of continent's few female conductors". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  4. ↑ Paul Hunter (2016-03-06). "Conductor Gemma New breaking brass ceiling in Steeltown". The Star. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  5. ↑ "Gemma New: Conductor on the rise". Radio New Zealand. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  6. ↑ Kip Brook (2014-07-22). "Canterbury graduate and rising young conductor". University of Canterbury News. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  7. ↑ Kevin Coughlin (2014-06-22). "Chasing rainbows: Gemma New, Kiwi conductor-turned-Jersey Girl, aims for more NJSO magic at Giralda, June 22". Morristown Green. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  8. ↑ Sarah Bryan Miller (2016-08-25). "Rising Star: SLSO's Gemma New makes music 'a holistic experience'". Saint Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  9. ↑ Ross Amico (2016-10-05). "Classical Music: NJSO performing this weekend". Times of Trenton. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  10. ↑ "HPO extends Gemma New's contract until 2021" (Press release). Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  11. ↑ Sarah Bryan Miller (2016-06-02). "SLSO appoints Gemma New as resident conductor". Saint Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  12. ↑ Sarah Bryan Miller (2018-09-23). "Music review: A great start for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's new season". Saint Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
Cultural offices
Preceded by
James Sommerville		 Music Director, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
2015–present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
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