Bryan Nies shares conducting duties for Opera San José's productions of
The Crucible and A Masked Ball during the 2005 - 2006
season. Mr. Nies is currently the Bruno Walter Memorial
Foundation Assistant Conductor of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the
Resident Conductor of the Oakland Youth Orchestra, which he recently led
on a tour of Australia and New Zealand during the orchestra's 40th
season. In addition, he is an assistant conductor for Festival Opera in
Walnut Creek, CA, and the founding conductor of the Oakland Chamber
Ensemble.
Pursuing an avid interest in all musical
genres, Mr. Nies has been an associate musical director with the
American Musical Theater of San Jose and Theatreworks, in Palo Alto, CA,
and has served on staff for Northwestern University's Musical Theater
Program as a vocal coach and rehearsal pianist. In addition, Mr. Nies
received a Leonard Bernstein Fellowship to attend the Tanglewood Music
Center. |