German conductor Dirk Meyer was appointed Associate Conductor of the Sarasota Orchestra in 2011, after five successful seasons as Assistant Conductor, during which he earned an outstanding reputation with musicians, audiences and critics, alike. He also served as Music Director of the Sarasota Youth Orchestras, whose first season under his baton culminated in a 2008 Carnegie Hall performance in New York City.
In addition to his duties with the Sarasota orchestras, Dirk Meyer’s current season includes a debut with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, as well as return engagements with the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. He also leads a pair of "Young People’s Concerts" with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and participates in a special program with Massachusetts’ Springfield Symphony Orchestra.
Possessing a passionate interest in the music of our own time, Dirk Meyer founded the Art Nouveau Chamber Orchestra to promote the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Meyer has compiled 20th Century Chamber Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra Music: A Catalog, published by Scarecrow Press in 2011.
Dirk Meyer earned his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master’s degrees in orchestral conducting from Michigan State University. He also holds Bachelor’s degrees in both music and philosophy from Germany’s Folkwang Conservatory.
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