Michael Ted Griffith

Background

Griffith, Michael Ted was born on March 21, 1949 in New York City. Son of Herbert George and Charlotte (Paschkes) Griffith.

Education

Bachelor of Music, Michigan State University, 1971; Master of Music, Michigan State University, 1975; postgraduate, Monteux School for Conductors, 1979-1985; DMA, U. Colorado, 1994.

Career

Assistant conductor, Michigan State University Orchestra, Lansing, 1972-1975; music director, Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra, Houghton, Michigan, 1984-1989; assistant conductor, Colorado Music Festival, Boulder, 1987; music director, U. Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, Laramie, since 1989. Music director Wyoming Summer Festival Chamber Orchestra, since 1990. Guest conductorOpus I Chamber Orchestra, Cleveland, 1978, U. Cincinnati Chamber Ensemble, 1983-1984, Northern Music Festival, North Bay, Ontario, Canada, 1984, Broomfield (Colorado) Civic Orchestra, 1987, Elgin (Illinois) Sinfonietta, 1988, Longmont (Colorado)Symphony Orchestra, 1989, Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra, 1991, U. Missouri Philharmonia, 1994, Iowa State University symhony, 1996, Fort Collins (Colorado) Symphony, 1997.

Achievements

• Michael Ted Griffith has been listed as a noteworthy Conductor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Conductor's Guild (new music panel 1989, 91), American Symphony Orch.League, College Music Society, Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (honorary), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

Connections

Married Janet Goodrich Entwisle, June 9, 1973. Children: Peter George, Robert Kurt.

Father:

Herbert George Griffith

Mother:

Charlotte (Paschkes) Griffith

Spouse:

Janet Goodrich Entwisle

child:

Robert Kurt Griffith

child:

Peter George Griffith