Gregory Singer is the founder and music director of the Manhattan Symphonie. Gregory Singer, son of renowned conductor Jacques Singer and concert pianist Leslie Singer, his musical talent bloomed at an early age and has earned a reputation as a versatile musician. He studied at Indiana University, Meadowmount School for Strings, and the Juilliard School of Music.

 

 

Gregory has performed numerous chamber music concerts with Lukas Foss, Ruth Laredo and Mark Peskanov at the Barge Concert Series. He has also played with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the Composers Orchestra, and the American Symphony.

 

 

The Manhattan Symphony was founded in the year 2005 by Gregory Singer who follows in his father’s (Conductor Jacques Singer) footsteps. This orchestra is comprised of musicians that are eager to play music without any limitations. The members are young virtuoso musicians eager to make their mark, as well as seasoned veterans of the three Lincoln Center orchestras including the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

 

The Manhattan Symphony enjoys performing American popular arrangements such as those by Gershwin, Hoagy Carmichael, Copland, and Irving Berlin, plus movie soundtracks as well as the great masterworks of Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Wagner and more.

 

1. Carnival Overture, Op. 92
2. Symphony No. 9 Dvorak
3. Waltz to China by Gregory Singer
4. Blue Danube by J. Strauss II
5. Kaizer Waltz by J. Strauss
6. My Heart Will Go On - from Movie "Titanic"
7. One Family by Gregory Singer
8. Beautiful Spanish Girl
9. Great Escape
10. My Beloved Country by Cong Qu, Qiufeng Zheng
11. Dance de Yao by Tieshan Liu Ruan Mao
12. Spring Festival Overture Printemps by Li Huan-Zhi