Polls Are now OPEN

Over the course of two seasons, we have been fortunate to host nine talented and highly-qualified conductors, each vying for the position of Music Director of the Spartanburg Philharmonic. The candidates worked with our musicians, board members, and staff to present entertaining and educational concerts for our community.
 
Now is the time to decide which candidate is best suited for Spartanburg, and we want to hear from you!

Below you will find each concert listed chronologically from Fall 2021 to Spring 2023. At the bottom of this page is a link to RANK the conductor candidates. Thank you for being a part of the Spartanburg Philharmonic experience, and we look forward to a bright and engaging future with you!

Note: voting will be open until 11:59 PM on Monday, May 1, 2023

Kayoko Dan

Sept. 18, 2021

  • Kay, to be Determined
  • Walker, Lyric for Strings
  • Crawford, Rissolty Rossolty
  • Elgar, Nimrod from Enigma Variations
  • Brahms, Symphony no. 2
 

Geneviève Leclair

Dec. 10-12, 2021
Dec. 9-11, 2022

  • Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker
 

Kelly Corcoran

March 5, 2022

  • Lysenko, Élegie "La Tristesse"
  • Saint-Georges, Overture to L'amant anonyme
  • Mozart, Violin Concerto no. 3
  • Farrenc, Symphony no. 2
 

John Young Shik Concklin

April 23, 2022

  • Coleridge-Taylor, Petite suite de concert
  • Mahler, Symphony no. 1, "Titan"

Sept. 24, 2022

  • Price, String Quartet in G
  • Mahler, Songs of a Wayfarer
  • Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
 

Troy Quinn

Nov. 5, 2022

  • Dvorak, Carnival Overture
  • Powell, How to Train Your Dragon
  • Walton, Hanry V Suite
  • Bizet, Farandole
  • Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending
  • Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite
 

Nadège Foofat

Feb. 11, 2023

  • Higdon, blue cathedral
  • Elgar, Concerto for Violoncello
  • Schumann, Symphony no. 3
 

Antoine Clark

Mar. 7, 2023

Excertps from:
"Link Up: The Orchestra Moves"
our annual educational concert in partnership with Carnegie Hall

  • Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro, Overture
  • Beethoven, Symphony no. 5, 1. Allegro con brio
 

Lee Mills

Mar. 25, 2023

  • Pärt, Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
  • Tao, An Adjustment
  • Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5
 
Note: the following video is from the Twichell Auditorium live stream. It is uninterrupted and includes both comments from the stage and a full intermission. An edited version of the concert with additional camera angles (showing the conductor's face) will not be available until after voting has closed.

Jacob Joyce

Apr. 22, 2023

  • Montgomery, Coincident Dances
  • Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F
  • Ives, Symphony no. 2
 

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