Christopher Seaman

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Christopher Seaman is a British conductor. For four years, he was a timpanist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, before his appointment as assistant conductor with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO).[1] He later served as the BBC SSO's principal conductor, from 1971 to 1977. Seaman has also served as Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor to the conducting course at the Guildhall School of Music.[2]

In the USA, Seaman was resident conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 1987 to 1998. From 1993 to 2004, he was music director of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, in Florida. Since 1998, Seaman has been music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

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  1. ^ "Appointments, Awards" (October 1968). The Musical Times, 109 (1508): p. 906.
  2. ^ "Appointments, Awards, Conferences and Courses" (1989). The Musical Times, 130 (1759): p. 539.

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Preceded by
James Loughran		 Chief Conductor, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
1971-1977		 Succeeded by
Karl Anton Rickenbacher
Preceded by
Rudolf Schwarz		 Principal Conductor, Northern Sinfonia
1973-1979		 Succeeded by
Tamás Vásáry and Iván Fischer
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Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Music Directors

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