By: Brittney Schering
West Michigan Symphony music director, Scott Speck, has added another impressive laurel to his credentials: music director of the Joffrey Ballet.
Speck opens the season for the West Michigan Symphony on Sept. 24-25 with the Romantic Road, a collaboration of works by Richard Wagner, Max Bruch, and Johannes Brahams. Up-and-coming young star, Bella Hsitrova, will appear as the guest violinist.
Joffrey, the Chicago-based ballet, featured Speck as a guest conductor in its 2009-10 season, and then made the announcement earlier this month. His first performance with it will be Oct. 13-14.
In addition to his role with WMS, Speck currently serves as music director of the Mobile Symphony in Alabama. He has also served in key leadership roles with Honolulu Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, Washington Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet, as well as serving as guest conductor of the China Film Philharmonic in Beijing.
Born in Boston, Speck received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Yale University and his master's with highest honors from the University of Southern California. He also studied at the Tanglewood Music Center and was a Fulbright scholar in Berlin.
Season and single tickets can be purchased by calling the West Michigan Symphony ticket office at (231) 726-3231. For more information, visit www.westmichigansymphony.org.
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