George Daugherty Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
George Daugherty (born 1955) is an Irish-American conductor, director, producer, and writer.Daugherty has conducted international ballet companies and most of America's major symphony orchestras, and has continuing guest conducting relationships with the Cleveland Orchestra (with whom he performs both in Severance Hall and at the Blossom Festival), the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic (at both the Hollywood Bowl and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion), the San Francisco Symphony, the National Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, the Fort Worth Symphony, and the Houston Symphony. He has guest conducted virtually all of Canada's major symphony orchestras, including numerous performances with the Vancouver Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Montreal Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Internationally, he has conducted often at the Sydney Opera House, and with such international orchestras as the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra (in London at Royal Festival Hall, and on tour in the UK, US, and Canada), the Sydney Symphony, the Melbourne Symphony, the New Japan Philharmonic, the Orchestra of the Kremlin Palace, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra during the inaugural season of the acclaimed new DR Koncerthuset, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, and The RTÉ Concert Orchestra in the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland. He has guest conducted a number of major choral ensembles, including the Harvard Glee Club, The Westminster Symphonic Choir, The San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and The Westminster Concert Bell Choir. As a ballet and opera conductor, he conducted for the American Ballet Theatre, the Munich State Opera and Ballet, the Teatro Regio Torino, the Teatro Argentina Opera House of Rome, the Teatro Municipale Valli di Reggio Emilia, Mexico's Palacio de Bellas Artes and Teatro Juarez opera houses, Venezuela's Teatro Municipal opera house, as well as for ballet galas all over the world. He was Music Director of the Chicago City Ballet from 1981 to 1983, the Louisville Ballet from 1985 to 1990, and Ballet Chicago from 1987 to 1990. He has collaborated with, and conducted for, a wide range of singers, ranging from Dame Julie Andrews to Etta James. In August, 2012, he was appointed Music Director and Principal Conductor of Ballet San Jose, for whom he will conduct all 2012-2013 performances with Symphony Silicon Valley in the orchestra pit, including new productions of The Nutcracker and full-length Don Quixote, as well as such pieces of mixed repertoire as Sir Frederick Ashton's "Lez Rendez-vous" and "Thais Pas de Deux," and Clark Tippet's "Bruch Violin Concerto."Since 1990, he has been notable for creating symphony orchestra concerts which combine film and multimedia with classical music, with the goal of bringing new audiences to the genre of symphony orchestra music. His most successful
Father and grandfather born in Ireland. Mother and Grandmother from England. Was born with both U.S. and British citizenship.
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Lives and works in San Francisco and London.
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Son of Charlene Daugherty and George Daugherty Sr. Mother was a noted educator and teacher in Indiana for 60 years, winner of The Jefferson Award and other national awards for community service and education, and was named a Sagamore of The Wabash, the highest award given to an Indiana citizen for public service by Indiana's Governor. His father was a policeman who originally rose to head of The Indiana State Police.
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He and his mother are the only Mother / Son "Sagamore of The Wabash" award winners in the history of the State of Indiana, a prestigious honor given by the state's governor for public service, and service to the arts.
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Godchild of the late actress Susan Hayward and her husband, the late Eaton (Joe) Chalkley. Chalkley was also Best Man at his parent's wedding, and Hayward was a bridesmaid.
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Raises Golden Retrievers.
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Lives in San Francisco and London.
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Great great great grandson of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
From Hare to Eternity
1997
Short musical director
Superior Duck
1996
Short musical director
Peter and the Wolf
1995
TV Movie conductor / musical director
Another Froggy Evening
1995
Short conductor / musical director
Chariots of Fur
1994
Short conductor / musical director
(Blooper) Bunny!
1991
Short conductor / musical director
The Canterville Ghost
1988
TV Movie music performer
Die Fledermaus
1986/II
TV Movie conductor / orchestrator
Pavlova: A Tribute to the Legendary Ballerina
1982
TV Movie conductor / musical director
Reflections of a Dancer: Alexandra Danilova
1980
Documentary musician: pianist
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
1966
TV Series conductor - 1980
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Britannica's Tales Around the World
1991-2012
TV Mini-Series 7 episodes
Another Froggy Evening
1995
Short
Chariots of Fur
1994
Short
(Blooper) Bunny!
1991
Short
Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends
1990
TV Series 1990-1991
The Canterville Ghost
1988
TV Movie
Blood Harvest
1987
music by
Christmas Every Day
1986
TV Movie
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
2001
TV Series executive producer
Peter and the Wolf
1995
TV Movie executive producer
Rhythm & Jam
1993
TV Mini-Series executive producer
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
Documentary producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Peter and the Wolf
1995
TV Movie
Rhythm & Jam
1993
TV Mini-Series
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
Documentary
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
2001
TV Series
Peter and the Wolf
1995
TV Movie written by
Rhythm & Jam
1993
TV Mini-Series written by
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Peter and the Wolf
1995
TV Movie
Wolf (voice)
Pavlova: A Tribute to the Legendary Ballerina
1982
TV Movie
The Conductor
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
sound designer: animation sequence - uncredited
Stay Tuned
1992
sound designer: animation sequence - uncredited
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pavlova: A Tribute to the Legendary Ballerina
1982
TV Movie based on the stage production directed by / creative consultant
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rhythm & Jam
1993
TV Mini-Series
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Peter and the Wolf
1995
TV Movie off-line video editor
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The George Burns Special
1976
TV Special writer: "Not Your'n"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Aurora
1998
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Good Morning Australia
1999-2005
TV Series
Himself
Independent Lens
2003
TV Series documentary
This Morning
1999
TV Series
Himself
The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1996
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Children's Program
Fox Entertainment News
1995
TV Series
Himself (1995)
The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
1994
TV Special
Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Children's Special