Roger Kalia

Roger Kalia Guest Conductor

A native of New York State, Indian American conductor Roger Kalia is a respected collaborator with orchestras and artists alike. Kalia holds degrees from Indiana University, the University of Houston, and SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music with his primary mentors, including David Effron, Arthur Fagen, and Franz Anton Krager.

In addition, Kalia is also a committed supporter of music education. His tenure as Music Director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra was highly praised and included numerous commissioned works and a three-city tour of China in June 2016, marking the orchestra’s second international tour and its first to Asia.

Kalia now serves as the Music Director of Indiana’s 87-yearold Evansville Philharmonic orchestra, New Hampshire’s 97-year-old orchestra, Symphony New Hampshire, California’s Orchestra Santa Monica and he is also the Co-Founder and Music Director of the celebrated Lake George Music Festival in upstate New York, which celebrates its ten-year anniversary in August 2021. The 2021-22 season sees Kalia leading his orchestras in live concerts. Of special note is the world premiere this fall of Orchestra Santa Monica’s commission by composer Derrick Skye for the art film “Santa Monica Black Life Expressed through Music, Visuals, and Narrative,” which combines musicians, artists, and local historians from the Santa Monica area. Maestro Kalia makes his subscription debut with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and Spartanburg Philharmonic this season, and returns for performances with Poland’s Szczecin Philharmonic, and the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra at the Redlands Bowl.

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“A dynamic and innovative presence both on and off the podium, Indian American conductor Roger Kalia is a respected collaborator with orchestras and artists alike, known for his eloquent and compelling interpretations, and for bringing a “fresh view to classical music.”

- Long Beach Gazette