MUSIC DIRECTING / CONDUCTING
Here’s another realm in which I get to play a lot – and where I’m often called upon to not only music direct, but play the piano, and/or compose, and/or arrange, and/or perform!
I’d be interested to talk about music directing any project you might need.
Music Directing
NOTE: listing implies service as pianist / keyboardist as well, unless marked†
The Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute (Staff Music Director & Coach) - 2023-present
Northern Sky Theater’s And If Elected… (also Man 2) - Door County WI, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
Northern Sky Theater’s And If Elected… (also Man 2) - Door County WI, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
Norah Long Premieres (also Composer) - Smoke House Stage, St. Paul, 2024
Wheeler/Nowytski’s The Last Babushka (also Singer-Actor) - St. Paul, 2024
Music-Theater Songs from Canada (Co-Music Director) - Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul, 2024
Brenda Varda’s Metaland - Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul, 2024
Graham/Turner’s Scrooge in Rouge† - Open Eye Theatre, Minneapolis, 2023, 2024
Alan Janes’ The Buddy Holly Story (Assistant Music Director) - History Theatre, St. Paul, 2023
Hatcher/Poling’s Glensheen (Understudy Music Director) - Minnesota tour & St. Paul run, 2022, 2023
Armstrong/Nowytski’s East of the Sun, West of the Moon (also Singer-Actor) (world premiere) - Minneapolis, 2019
Chvala/Poling’s Heaven (also Singer-Actor) - Flying Foot Forum/Park Square Theatre, St. Paul, 2019
Flanigan Hegge/Elhai’s Dirty Business (world premiere) - History Theatre, St. Paul, 2019
Peluso/Beverage’s Coco’s Diary (also Tom Irvine & 16 others) (world premiere) - History Theatre, St. Paul, 2012, 2017
Neiboer/Harper’s Snow Leopard (Co-Music Director) - Nautilus Music-Theater, Minneapolis, 2015
Carroll/Chvala’s Alice in Wonderland (also The Queen of Hearts) (world premiere) - Flying Foot Forum, St. Paul, 2014
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man (Co-Music Director) - Ten Thousand Things Theatre, Minneapolis, 2014
Michael Ogborn’s Baby Case - History Theatre, St. Paul, 2013
Frank Loesser’s Guys & Dolls† - Rooftop Theatre, St. Cloud MN, 2013
Ross/Raitt’s Forever Plaid† - Pioneer Place, St. Cloud, 2013
Richard & Robert Sherman’s The Jungle Book, Jr.† - Linwood Monroe Arts Plus, St. Paul, 2012
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Adult Choir† (Assistant Conductor & Bass Section Leader), Edina MN, 1999-2012
Kotis/Hollmann’s Urinetown - St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, 2012
Dickens/Cranney’s Fezzigwig’s Feast (also Music Arranger) - Actors Theater of MN, St. Paul, 2011
Dickens/Bartlett’s Oliver Twist† - Park Square Theatre, St. Paul, 2011
Chvala/Poling’s Heaven (also Singer-Actor) (world premiere) - Flying Foot Forum/Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, 2011
Pete Townshend’s The Who’s TOMMY (also Band Leader, Hawker) - Pioneer Place, St. Cloud, 2011
Gilleland/Beverage’s Sisters of Swing† - Pioneer Place, St. Cloud, 2010
Styne/Sondheim’s Gypsy† - Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Bemidji MN, 2010
Pete Townshend’s The Who’s TOMMY (also Band Leader & Hawker) - Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Bemidji, 2009
Gilleland/Beverage’s Sisters of Swing† - Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Bemidji, 2009
Kander/Ebb’s Chicago (also Band Leader & Emcee) - Paramount, St. Cloud, 2009
Costello/Brodsky/Endres’ The Juliet Letters (also Producer & Co-composer) - The Theatrical Music Company,
Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN, 2008
Rik Reppe’s Glorious Noise (world premiere) - Minneapolis, 2005 & 2006; Denver CO, 2008; Sewanee TN, 2008
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man† (also Olin Britt) - Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Bemidji, 2008
Ashman/Menken’s Little Shop of Horrors - Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Bemidji, 2008
Bertolt Brecht’s Mr. Puntila & His Hired Man Matti† (also Composer) - Frank Theatre, Mpls, 2008
Kander/Ebb’s Chicago (also Band Leader & Emcee) - Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Bemidji, 2007
Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage & Her Children† (Vocal Coach) - Frank Theatre, Minneapolis, 2006
Hudson/Libman’s Muskie Love (world premiere) - American Folklore Theatre, Door County WI, 2004
Sills/Heide/Endres’ When Dogs Could Talk (also Co-composer) - American Folklore Theatre, Door County WI, 2004
Alley/Kaplan’s Guys on Ice - American Folklore Theatre, Door County WI, 2004
The Theatrical Music Company’s Summer’s Beauty (also Director & Co-composer) (world premiere) - Nautilus
Music-Theater, St. Paul & Minneapolis, 2002
James McKeels’ Reveille to Requiem (also Orchestrator & Conductor) - St. Olaf College, Northfield MN, 1994
I’d be interested to talk about music directing any project you might need.