Biography

Dr. Donald Lawrence Appert is a conductor, composer and trombonist. Since 1990, he has held the position of Music Director/Conductor of the Clark College Orchestra in Vancouver, Washington, where he is also a Professor of Music and Head of the Music Department. In addition, he is the Music Director/Conductor of the Oregon Sinfonietta in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Appert received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Trombone from the New England Conservatory. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Kansas. Dr. Appert has studied conducting with Riccardo Muti, Otto Werner Mueller, Maurice Abravanel, Daniel Lewis, Fredrik Fennel, George Lawner, and Richard Pittman. He has studied trombone with Ronald Barron, John Coffey, and Tyrone Breuninger, and has performed as a trombonist with the Kansas City Symphony, the Virginia Symphony, the Virginia Opera Orchestra, and the Springfield (MA) Symphony.

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