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John DeMain is an American conductor, currently in his 29th year as music director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra in Madison Wisconsin, Wisconsin, as well as serving as artistic director of Madison Opera.
He was music director and principal conductor of Houston Grand Opera for eighteen years in the 1970s and 1980s, establishing a reputation for conducting new operas. Notable among the world premieres he led there were Carlisle Floyd, Floyd's ''Willie Stark'' (1981), Leonard Bernstein, Bernstein's ''A Quiet Place (opera), A Quiet Place'' (1983), John Coolidge Adams, Adams's ''Nixon in China (opera), Nixon in China'' (1987) and Michael Tippett, Tippett's ''New Year (opera), New Year'' (1989). DeMain also conducted the United States premiere of ''Akhnaten (opera), Akhnaten'', by Philip Glass, in 1984. One of his early achievements with the chorus and orchestra of the Houston company was the second-ever complete recording of George Gershwin, Gershwin's ''Porgy and Bess'', made for RCA Records, RCA in 1976 in its New York studios. Today, besides his work in Madison, he acts as occasional guest conductor for Los Angeles Opera.
DeMain lives in Madison Wisconsin, Madison. His daughter, Jennifer, is a UW-Madison graduate.
John DeMain page
from Pinnacle Arts Management site
Biography on Madison Symphony Orchestra's website
American conductors (music) Grammy Award winners People from Youngstown, Ohio Texas classical music Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Madison, Wisconsin {{US-musician-stub
John DeMain is an American conductor, currently in his 29th year as music director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra in Madison Wisconsin, Wisconsin, as well as serving as artistic director of Madison Opera.
He was music director and principal conductor of Houston Grand Opera for eighteen years in the 1970s and 1980s, establishing a reputation for conducting new operas. Notable among the world premieres he led there were Carlisle Floyd, Floyd's ''Willie Stark'' (1981), Leonard Bernstein, Bernstein's ''A Quiet Place (opera), A Quiet Place'' (1983), John Coolidge Adams, Adams's ''Nixon in China (opera), Nixon in China'' (1987) and Michael Tippett, Tippett's ''New Year (opera), New Year'' (1989). DeMain also conducted the United States premiere of ''Akhnaten (opera), Akhnaten'', by Philip Glass, in 1984. One of his early achievements with the chorus and orchestra of the Houston company was the second-ever complete recording of George Gershwin, Gershwin's ''Porgy and Bess'', made for RCA Records, RCA in 1976 in its New York studios. Today, besides his work in Madison, he acts as occasional guest conductor for Los Angeles Opera.
DeMain lives in Madison Wisconsin, Madison. His daughter, Jennifer, is a UW-Madison graduate.
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External links
John DeMain page
from Pinnacle Arts Management site
Biography on Madison Symphony Orchestra's website
American conductors (music) Grammy Award winners People from Youngstown, Ohio Texas classical music Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Madison, Wisconsin {{US-musician-stub