BIOGRAPHY
BRUCE HANGEN Conductor
RÉSUMÉ
Titled positions
2003-present: Director of Orchestral Activities & Conductor of the Conservatory Orchestra, The Boston Conservatory (Boston, MA)
1998-present: Artistic Director and Conductor, Vista Philharmonic Orchestra (formerly Orchestra of Indian Hill) (Groton, MA)
2010-2013: Conductor, Gordon Symphony Orchestra, Gordon College, (Wenham, MA)
2004-2006: Conductor, Boston Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerts
2002-2006: Principal Pops Guest Conductor, Boston Pops (Boston, MA)
1996-2003: Artistic and General Director, Portland Opera Repertory Theatre
1998-1999: Acting Resident Conductor, Kansas City (MO) Symphony
1997-1999: Acting Resident Conductor, Utah Symphony
1995-1997: Conductor Laureate, Omaha Symphony
1994-1995: Artistic Director, Portland Opera Repertory Theatre
1992-1995: Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Omaha Symphony
1984-1992: Music Director and Conductor, Omaha Symphony
1976-1986: Music Director and Conductor, Portland (Maine) Symphony
1975-1979: Music Director and Conductor, Arapahoe Chamber Orchestra
1975-1979: Associate Conductor, Denver Symphony Orchestra
1973-1975: Assistant Conductor, Denver Symphony Orchestra
1972-1973: Assistant Conductor, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
1972-1973: Conducting Assistant, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
1972-1973: Faculty Conductor-in-Residence, Eastman School of Music
Guest conducting
Classical subscription concerts
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Radio & Television Orchestra of Tirana, Albania
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Portland Symphony Orchestra
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Camerata (Bloomington)
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Edmonton, Alberta Symphony Orchestra
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Florida Philharmonic (Ft. Lauderdale)
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Minnesota Orchestra
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New York Philharmonic
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ARCO string ensemble, New Jersey
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Rochester (NY) Philharmonic Orchestra
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Richmond Symphony Orchestra
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Santa Barbara Symphony
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Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
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Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra
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Columbus Symphony Orchestra
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Lansing Symphony Orchestra
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Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Louisville Orchestra
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Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra
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San Antonio Symphony
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Fargo (North Dakota) Symphony
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New Zealand Sym. Orch. (Wellington)
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Shizuoka (Japan) Symphony Orchestra
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Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (Taipei)
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Mesa (Arizona) Symphony
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New Haven Symphony Orchestra
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Opera
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Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Fargo, ND
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Maine Opera Company
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Chicago Opera Theater
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Tacoma Opera
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The Boston Conservatory
Pops, summer & other concerts
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Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
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Springfield (MA) Symphony Orchestra
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Hamilton, Ontario Symphony Orchestra
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra
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Portland (ME) Symphony Orchestra
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Naples (FL) Philharmonic
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Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
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Boston Symphony
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Oregon Symphony
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Boston Pops Orchestra
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Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
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Louisville Orchestra
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Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
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Houston Symphony Orchestra
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San Francisco Symphony
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
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Alabama Symphony Orchestra
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The Florida Orchestra (Tampa)
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Minnesota Orchestra
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New Mexico Symphony
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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St. Louis Symphony
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National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa)
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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
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Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra
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Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
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Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra
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Spokane Symphony Orchestra
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Hartford Symphony Orchestra
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Nassau (NY) Symphony Orchestra
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New Music New Haven
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Great Woods Festival Orchestra
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Contemporary
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Music New to New York
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Eastman School "Musica Nova"
Educational - Orchestral guest conducting
Collegiate Orchestras
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The Boston Conservatory
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Eastman School of Music Philharmonia Orchestra
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Oberlin College-Conservatory Orchestra
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Hartt School of Music Orchestra
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California Institute of the Arts
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Colorado Philharmonic Orchestra
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New England Conservatory Orchestra
"All-State" High School Orchestras
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Connecticut
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New York
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Maine
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Montana
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Rhode Island
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Colorado
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New Hampshire
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Minnesota
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Nebraska
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Massachusetts
Other Educational/Youth Orchestra guest conducting
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Youth & Muse Orchestra, Chichibu City, Japan
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Denver City-Wide Youth Orchestra
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Maine ASTA conference
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Colorado State University Summer Music Camp
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Portland Symphony Youth Orchestra
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Norfolk (Virginia) summer music camp
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Omaha Area Youth Orchestras
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Present Master Classes at Youth & Muse Summer Music Camp, Boston
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Lincoln (Nebraska) City-wide Orchestra
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Massachusetts Northeastern District Orchestra
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Massachusetts Eastern District Orchestra
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Special “Side-by-Side” workshops, rehearsals and concerts with talented young people and the orchestras of Indian Hill, Denver, Portland, Omaha
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Central Massachusetts Youth Orchestra
Education
1972, 1973: Conducting Fellow: Berkshire Music Center, Tanglewood, Massachusetts
(Seiji Ozawa, Leonard Bernstein, Gunther Schuller, Michael Tilson Thomas, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Bruno Maderna, Joseph Silverstein)
1970--1972: All course work completed towards a Master of Music degree in musicology, Eastman School of Music (Erich Schwandt, Charles Warren Fox)
1970: Bachelor of Music degree in Conducting, Eastman School of Music (Walter Hendl, Laszlo Halasz, Willis Page)