Jere Flint
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A frequent conductor of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concerts, Jere Flint leads the ASO's popular Family Concerts and its Symphony Street concerts for youngsters. He also regularly conducts on the Classic Chastain pops series at Chastain Park. As Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (holder of the Zeist Foundation Chair) he directs weekly ASYO rehearsals and three major concerts a year, as well as other special concerts throughout the season. When not on the podium, he is a member of the ASO's cello section, where he has performed for more than three decades.
Mr. Flint attended Wittenberg University in Ohio for his bachelor of music degree and was assistant director of the noted choir there. While still a student, he arranged and conducted two Christmas recordings by the choir for Columbia Records. He received his master of arts degree in music in 1967 from the University of Washington in Seattle, while also serving as manager of the University Festival Opera Company and music director for the School of Drama. He later studied conducting under Otto-Werner Mueller.
Music Director of the Atlanta-Emory Orchestra, Mr. Flint has also conducted at the Brevard Music Center, the Sewanee Summer Music Center, and the Southeastern Music Center in Columbus, Georgia.
