VSO Season Finale - Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

with George C. Wolfe and Gregory Hineson the choreography of Jelly’s Last Jam,receiving numerous awards. For his televisiondebut as host of the PBS Special PreciousMemories, Ted received an Emmy. He washonoured as one of America’s premierTap Dance Artists in Ted Levy and Friends,directed by Gregory Hines, with Savion Gloverand Jimmy Slyde. Ted appeared in SpikeLee’s movie Malcolm X and in Bojangles withGregory Hines. He directed Savion Glover’sDancing Under The Stars at the New YorkShakespeare Festival and assisted in thechoreography of the Tony Award-winning hitBring In ‘Da Noise! Bring In ‘Da Funk! OneMore Rhythm is the nucleus of five showsTed Levy and Marshall Davis Jr. are currentlydeveloping, including a new musical based onthe life of the legendary Cholly Atkins.Bob Breithaupt drumsRobert Breithaupt enjoys one of America’smost diverse musical careers. He isconsidered one of the nation’s leadersin percussion education. He is Professorof Music and Department Chair of MusicBusiness & Industry Studies at CapitalUniversity. He has developed one of themost recognized undergraduate percussionprograms in the United States. He is the codirectorof the Summer Drum Set Workshops,the author of the textbook, The CompletePercussionist, the DVD entitled Snare DrumBasics, and presents and is featured in clinicsand seminars worldwide.The recipient of numerous honors andawards, he was awarded Bowling Green StateUniversity’s Outstanding Graduate Award,participated as a fellow in the JeffersonAcademy for Leadership and Governance,was a participant in the prestigious ExecutiveProgram for Nonprofit Leaders in the Arts,a joint program of National Arts Strategiesand the Stanford Graduate School ofBusiness, and currently serves as thechair of the Columbus Cultural LeadershipConsortium. ■allegro 41