Jerry Steichen

Broadway/First National tours: “Cats,” Manny, the Accompanist in “Master Class” with Dixie Carter, “The Phantom of the Opera,” “The King and I,” “The Secret Garden” and “Peter Pan.” Symphonic conductor: Boston Pops, Utah Symphony (Principal Pops Conductor), Oregon Symphony, New Haven (16 seasons), Hartford, Florida, Detroit, Cincinnati, Oklahoma City, Columbus, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Norwegian Radio Orchestra (Oslo) and Hannover Radio Orchestra. Music Director: Longview Symphony, Macon Symphony and Ridgefield Symphony. Opera: New York City Opera (11 seasons including Jake Heggie's “Dead Man Walking,” Rachel Portman's “The Little Prince,” “La bohème” and “L'elisir d'amore”), Utah Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, Anchorage Opera, Opera East Texas, Santa Fe Opera, Canadian Opera Company and Greater Miami Opera. Accompanist/Pianist: The Today Show, Good Morning America, Cafe Carlyle and The Pierre Hotel. Degrees from Northern Oklahoma College, Oklahoma City University, Music Academy of the West and San Francisco Opera (Merola Program). Originally from Tonkawa, Oklahoma.