Judith Clurman
As a conductor, chorus master, and educator, Judith Clurman has collaborated with some of the world's most distinguished ensembles, composers, and institutions. A passionate advocate of new music and innovative programming, Clurman has commissioned premieres, developed ensembles, and directed work from the classical, theatre, television, and film repertoires. She has received two Emmy nominations and conducted Tania Léon's music on the Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated CD, In Motion.
Judith is the musical director for Essential Voices USA, an ensemble that has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and on NPR'S Tiny Desk Concerts and NBC television. In addition, she is Resident Conductor for the Choral Society of the Hamptons and teaches voice at the Manhattan School of Music.
She has worked with many of the world's finest symphonies, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St Luke's and she previously conducted The New York Concert Singers, a group that appeared on Lincoln Center's Great Performers and Carnegie Hall's concert series. Highlights of her career include conducting performances at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, conducting the nationally televised "Music of the Spirit" (NBC and PBS), conducting performances with the New York City Ballet, supervising and conducting the choral music for the SONY movie The Song of Names, co-directing/music directing Harvard University's Bernstein: Boston to Broadway project, music directing (associate) of all things vocal for the 39th Season of Sesame Street, creating and conducting the Singing Christmas Tree Float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and conducting the nationally televised July 4th Macy's Fireworks Spectacular (NBC), with the Diva Jazz Orchestra. She has commissioned and conducted new works by over seventy American composers, ranging from works by Milton Babbitt and Pierre Jalbert to Jason Robert Brown and Stephen Schwartz. As an educator, Judith was Director of Choral Activities at The Juilliard School from 1989-2007. She has served as a visiting artist/teacher at numerous institutions, including Cambridge and Harvard Universities, and was the vocal specialist at the National Endowment for the Arts/Columbia University Institute of Classical Music. Judith edits two choral series for Hal Leonard. Her own music and arrangements are published by G. Schirmer, Hal Leonard, and Schott, and have been performed by major symphony orchestras and choruses throughout our nation. Her ensembles can be heard on numerous recordings. Judith is a graduate of The Juilliard School.
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