Maestra Teresa Cheung
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Enjoy this Holiday Message from Maestra Teresa Cheung.
We all miss seeing her conduct on stage, and are looking forward to her return this spring! |
The ASO's 90th Anniversary Season ... also marks Maestra Cheung's 11th season as Music Director of the Altoona Symphony Orchestra.
Teresa Cheung is in frequent demand for symphonic, choral, operatic and balletic productions throughout the United States and Canada. Recent engagements have found her on the podia of the Amarillo, American, Bakersfield, Mobile, New Amsterdam (NYC), Phoenix, Portland, Stamford and Western Michigan symphony orchestras, Evansville and Fort Wayne philharmonic orchestras, Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra, Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, New York City Ballet and Brooklyn’s Regina Opera.
Additionally, she often appears as conductor for colleges and universities and with All State/All County orchestra festivals. She has also served as a conducting clinician for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ “Meet the Artist” program.
For several years now, Ms. Cheung is happily guest-conducting with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta.
Teresa Cheung is widely known for her creative concert programming, collaborative projects and community outreach programs and for being a passionate advocate for music education for all ages.
Since the beginning of her tenure in Altoona, Ms. Cheung has created numerous outreach programs that have engaged area children and high school musicians and choristers.
The ASO has also performed with university ensembles from Penn State University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Juniata College, while her vision of extending the Altoona Symphony’s artistry and reputation beyond Central Pennsylvania led to an acclaimed project with Pennsylvania Council for the Arts’ Commonwealth Speaker Karl Middleman in “Dvorák’s New World,” a Humanities on the Road program that was broadcast throughout Pennsylvania in December, 2011.
Teresa Cheung is in frequent demand for symphonic, choral, operatic and balletic productions throughout the United States and Canada. Recent engagements have found her on the podia of the Amarillo, American, Bakersfield, Mobile, New Amsterdam (NYC), Phoenix, Portland, Stamford and Western Michigan symphony orchestras, Evansville and Fort Wayne philharmonic orchestras, Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra, Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, New York City Ballet and Brooklyn’s Regina Opera.
Additionally, she often appears as conductor for colleges and universities and with All State/All County orchestra festivals. She has also served as a conducting clinician for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ “Meet the Artist” program.
For several years now, Ms. Cheung is happily guest-conducting with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta.
Teresa Cheung is widely known for her creative concert programming, collaborative projects and community outreach programs and for being a passionate advocate for music education for all ages.
Since the beginning of her tenure in Altoona, Ms. Cheung has created numerous outreach programs that have engaged area children and high school musicians and choristers.
The ASO has also performed with university ensembles from Penn State University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Juniata College, while her vision of extending the Altoona Symphony’s artistry and reputation beyond Central Pennsylvania led to an acclaimed project with Pennsylvania Council for the Arts’ Commonwealth Speaker Karl Middleman in “Dvorák’s New World,” a Humanities on the Road program that was broadcast throughout Pennsylvania in December, 2011.
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Teresa Cheung began her career as Resident Conductor of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, where she was also conductor of the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
and Evansville Philharmonic Chorus. Among her many artistic initiatives, she led the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra on its first international concert tour to Japan in 2002. Subsequently, she served as Resident Conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Conductor for the Bard Music Festival and SummerScape. A native of Hong Kong, Teresa Cheung received her Masters Degree in Conducting from the Eastman School of Music. She is also the recipient of the JoAnn Falletta Conducting Award for the most promising female conductors. |
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Maestra Cheung during Carmina Burana rehearsal in April of 2018 ...
Luncheon with Maestra
The day (Friday) before most Season Concerts the Luncheon with Maestra takes place.
Location is a restaurant in Altoona or a neighboring town.
Maestra Cheung talks about the music to be performed the next evening ...
the composer(s), the genesis of the various pieces, and key characteristics
Often a musician is present (ASO-member or guest-soloist),
playing a brief preview from Saturday's program.
For more info on the luncheon please CLICK HERE.
The day (Friday) before most Season Concerts the Luncheon with Maestra takes place.
Location is a restaurant in Altoona or a neighboring town.
Maestra Cheung talks about the music to be performed the next evening ...
the composer(s), the genesis of the various pieces, and key characteristics
Often a musician is present (ASO-member or guest-soloist),
playing a brief preview from Saturday's program.
For more info on the luncheon please CLICK HERE.
Luncheons start at 12:00noon
