Gregory Lawrence
Gregory Lawrence is the conductor for the Intermediate Orchestra and Chamber Strings. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance at San Diego State University where he studied with Mr. Howard Hill and Dr. Theodore Brunson, with a strong emphasis in the Suzuki Violin School. He then continued his post graduate studies with Eudice Shapiro at the University of Southern California, and later with Mr. Noumi Fischer at his studio in Glendale.
Mr. Lawrence's professional performing career afforded him a wonderfully varied background in many different musical genres. He worked with the San Diego Symphony, the San Diego Opera, the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Starlight Opera, and the San Diego Lyric Opera. He also worked three tours with the Montovani Orchestra, including a three week tour of Japan. He also worked with Orquesta de Baja in Tijuana, Mexico, as a violinist and subcontractor. In January 2001, he founded the Cabrillo Chamber Orchestra, a professional 12-15 piece ensemble which specializes in the literature of the baroque, rococo and early classical periods. Mr. Lawrence's first exposure to orchestral playing was as a high school junior in 1971 when he joined the Civic Youth Orchestra under the baton of Dr. Robert Emile.
While he has enjoyed many brilliant musical experiences in his 30 years of playing professionally, he states, "I can honestly say, my most beloved memories thus far in my life as a musician exist with my short three year tenure with the3 Civic Youth Orchestra and Dr. Robert Emile. Very few conductors since taught me anything new about the art of orchestral playing."
Mr. Lawrence also operates a private teaching studio with over 30 students.
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