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Sameer Patel

@sameerap2

Proud husband + dad, orchestra conductor, bookworm, Michigander living in San Diego.

 San Diego, CA
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Joined July 2013
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Performances Magazine covers California’s most prestigious performing arts venues, and LJS&C is proud to have been featured in the latest issue! Read the full article by Stephanie Saad Thompson: issuu.com/socalmedia/docs/ps… @PerformancesMag @sameerap2
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It is with great pleasure that we introduce Sameer Patel as our new Music Director & Orchestra Conductor! @sameerap2 is an exceptionally talented and accomplished conductor, and we are honored to have him join our organization.
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Quite a summer! Sameer Patel has been named the new music director for @LaJollaSymphony just a few weeks after attending state dinner at the @WhiteHouse , hosted by @POTUS @JoeBiden for Indian Prime Minister @narendramodi. @sameerap2 sandiegouniontribune.com/ent…
Fresh from White House dinner, Sameer Patel is named new music director of La Jolla Symphony

Fresh from White House dinner, Sameer Patel is named new music director of La Jolla Symphony

It’s shaping up to be a landmark summer for San Diego’s Sameer Patel. His selection as La Jolla Symphony & Chorus’ new music director and conductor comes less than four weeks after he and his wife,...

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Congratulations to @sameerap2 (BM ’04, conducting, music theory; MM ’07, conducting) who was appointed as music director for California's @LaJollaSymphony! #umicharts #music theviolinchannel.com/califor…
California's La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Appoints New Music Director

California's La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Appoints New Music Director

Sameer Patel will take on the role as conductor at the 2023/2024 season.

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State Dinner Arrival @CSPAN c-span.org/video/?c5075979/u…
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ICSOM@ICSOM18 Feb 2023
Conductor Sameer Patel championing diversity in classical music, inspiring young musicians across the globe chicago.suntimes.com/2023/2/… @MusiciansChiSym @chicagosymphony @sameerap2 #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #arts @Suntimes #MusicEducation
Conductor Sameer Patel championing diversity in classical music, inspiring young musicians across...

Conductor Sameer Patel championing diversity in classical music, inspiring young musicians across...

He will make his debut Feb. 20 with MusicNOW, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s contemporary music series.

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At Monday evening’s CSO MusicNOW concert, audience members were treated to the world premiere of cellist-composer Andrea Casarrubios’ Afilador, evoking the beauty of her native Spain, along with works by Osvaldo Golijov and Betty Olivero led by @sameerap2. 📷: @toddrphoto
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A Word of Gratitude for Salman Rushdie’s Readers nytimes.com/2022/08/17/opini…
Opinion | A Word of Gratitude for Salman Rushdie’s Readers (Published 2022)

Opinion | A Word of Gratitude for Salman Rushdie’s Readers (Published 2022)

They have helped save him, literally and figuratively.

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Happy congratulations to Sameer Patel—a Solti Foundation US career assistance award recipient—on being named the San Diego Youth Symphony's next artistic director! @sameerap2 @SDYS_
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Please join us in welcoming Sameer Patel to SDYS as our new Artistic Director! We’re thrilled he's chosen to join SDYS at such a pivotal time as we continue to expand our programs. Read the announcement at sdys.org/sameerpatel
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Today !! This is finally released !! I am so proud of this one…. and these guys.. @thomyorke @JnnyG @TomSkinner__ Please enjoy..
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Tradition has it that April 16 is the day on which Odysseus finally set foot on Ithaca again after twenty years’ absence. #OTD #Homer #literature #Odyssey
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Paging @alexrossmusic !
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Why a ‘Peanuts’ Collection Has Stuck With Jeremy Denk, Concert Pianist nytimes.com/2022/03/17/books…
Why a ‘Peanuts’ Collection Has Stuck With Jeremy Denk, Concert Pianist (Published 2022)

Why a ‘Peanuts’ Collection Has Stuck With Jeremy Denk, Concert Pianist (Published 2022)

“‘Peanuts Vol. 3’ (I think) ... made it cool to be excited about Beethoven’s birthday.”

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There's too much to do today. Best distraction? Beautiful translations of Homer from @DAMendelsohnNYC New Translations from Homer, The Odyssey hudsonreview.com/2021/07/new…
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Today, after four years of work, I finished my translation of the #Odyssey.
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A Fatal Crossing on the Northern Border nytimes.com/2022/03/14/us/in…
Azar Nafisi's new book is on what it means to 'Read Dangerously' npr.org/2022/03/05/108472962…
I love this: "Homer has a million tongues."
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Understanding the present moment requires grappling with a history stained by racial inequity. We compiled a list of writing on race and racism spanning @TheAtlantic's 163-year history: theatlantic.com/education/ar…
How Did We Get Here?

How Did We Get Here?

163 years of The Atlantic’s writing on race and racism in America

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From a Burger King to a Concert Hall, With Help From Frank Gehry nytimes.com/2021/12/27/arts/…
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