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Conductor
Elisabeth Heath-Charles joined the Butler County Symphony Orchestra as Musical Director and Conductor in 1997. She received her Bachelor of Music Education from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and earned a Master of Music from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, concentrating in conducting and music education. In addition to her post with the Butler County Symphony, Mrs. Heath-Charles is a member of the music education faculty at the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University and is the Director of Athletic Bands. Previously, Mrs. Heath-Charles was the Music Director and Conductor of the OVations (Ohio Valley) Youth Orchestra in Wheeling, West Virginia. Her guest conducting engagements include the University of Northern Colorado’s Weekend for Strings, the Three Rivers Youth Orchestras, the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, the Westmoreland Youth Symphony, the McKeesport Symphony, and the Pittsburgh Civic Symphony. Active as a clinician and music educator, Mrs. Heath-Charles has conducted many band and orchestra festivals sponsored by the Music Education Associations of Pennsylvania and North Carolina. For five years, Mrs. Heath-Charles was the Musical Director for CaIRep, an eight week, pre-professional musical theatre repertory company in residence at the California University of Pennsylvania.
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