Prelude! BUTI's Spring Newsletter

Young Artists Orchestra (YAO):

In his debut performance with BUTI, Sean Newhouse will conduct the first YAO concert. Mr. Newhouse was Music Director and Conductor of the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra for the past two years and a winner of their 2005 National Conductor Search. In 2006 he made his debuts with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony, and the Aspen Concert Orchestra, and was a conducting fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in 2007, under the mentorship of James Levine and Stephan Asbury.

Paul Haas with 2007 Young Artists Orchestra

Paul Haas is returning for his second consecutive season with BUTI. Formerly the Music Director of the New York Youth Symphony, he has held conducting engagements with the San Antonio Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, Mr. Haas conducted the National Symphony Orchestra with Itzhak Perlman as soloist. An alumnus of BUTI, Mr. Haas attended the Young Artists Vocal Program in 1987 and 1988.

Benjamin Schwartz

The final concert will be led by Benjamin Shwartz. In 2006, Mr. Shwartz was appointed Resident Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and continues as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. He also held posts as the Assistant Conductor of the Delaware and Reading Symphony Orchestras. Sharing the podium with Michael Tilson Thomas, Mr. Shwartz conducted the New World Symphony in a series of concerts for young people.

Young Artists Wind Ensemble (YAWE):

David Martins conducting the 2007 Young Artists Wind Ensemble

Returning for his 4th year as Conductor, David Martins will lead the YAWE in their first concert of the season. Professor Martins combines his work as an orchestral and chamber musician with an active teaching and conducting schedule. He is Music Director of the Boston University Wind Ensemble, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Wind Ensemble, Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensemble, the Lowell Summer Concert Band, and Director Emeritus of the Metropolitan Wind Symphony. An active clarinetist, Professor Martins is a member of the Rhode Island Philharmonic and Boston Classical Orchestras, and performs frequently with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, ProArte Chamber Orchestra, Boston Ballet Orchestra, and Alea III.

H. Robert Reynolds, who has served as YAWE Conductor since 2005, will conduct the second YAWE concert. He is Principal Conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. This appointment followed his retirement, after 26 years, from the School of Music at the University of Michigan where he served as the Henry F. Thurnau Professor of Music, Director of University Bands, and Director of the Division of Instrumental Studies. In addition, he has also been, for over 25 years, the conductor of the Detroit Winds and Strings, which is made up primarily of members of the Detroit Symphony.

Young Artists Vocal Program (YAVP):

Scott Allen Jarrett joins the BUTI faculty as Conductor of the Young Artists Chorus. A native of Virginia, Mr. Jarrett came to Boston to pursue graduate degrees in conducting at Boston University as a student of Ann Howard Jones and David Hoose. Mr. Jarrett is Director of Music, University Organist and Choirmaster at Boston University's Marsh Chapel. He is also an adjunct faculty member of the BU School of Theology where he lectures on the Practice of Sacred Music. In addition to his posts at BU, Mr. Jarrett is Music Director and Conductor of the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte, the resident chorus of the Charlotte Symphony in North Carolina, and Music Director of the Back Bay Chorale in Boston, Massachusetts.

We welcome our conductors, and look forward to a summer full of exciting concerts!