Conductor Brad Keimach

Brad Keimach, GYO's dynamic conductor, made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1986. A graduate of New York's prestigious Juilliard School, Mr. Keimach studied conducting at Tanglewood with Leonard Bernstein, and holds an MFA from the Purchase Conservatory of the State University of New York.

He has been Music Director of the Westfield Symphony, The Musica Viva Chamber Symphony and the West Orange Collegiate Orchestra, as well as appearing as guest conductor of numerous orchestras, opera and ballet companies.

Mr. Keimach served four years as a Teaching Artist for the Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education, and has taught at Kean College, Purchase Conservatory, CSUN, and Antioch University, and currently maintains a private studio for advanced conducting students. Apart from his musical activities, Mr. Keimach teaches yoga.

Under Mr. Keimach's direction, the GYO has risen to a new musical standard, with individual members making great strides in their abilities. His focus on responsibility, commitment, musicianship and ways to access and improve their personal best, has not only touched the quality of their music, but their citizenship as well. Through his charismatic teaching style, they have learned the meaning and relevance of the repertoire they play in terms of the music history and the human condition, and the pure beauty and passion of orchestral sound. Above all, he has instilled in these young musicians a new sense of pride in their own accomplishments and in their orchestra.