South Coast Symphony

MANAGEMENT

CEO/Executive Director

Barry Silverman

CEO/Executive Director Experience

BARRY SILVERMAN received his bachelor and master degrees from USC, with an emphasis in conducting, performance and music education. After USC, he began performing throughout Southern California and at the movie studios in Hollywood. His performance credits cover a wide range of media including chamber music, opera, ballet, jazz, pop, and a large number of orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Israel Philharmonic, where he spent four years in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Maestro Silverman is the founder and music director of the South Coast Symphony. For more than a decade, he served as Music Director of the Saddleback College Symphony Orchestra. While at Chapman University, he conducted the Opera Orchestra and was director of the Wind and Jazz Studies program. Mr. Silverman was the co-founder and music director of Foothill Youth Summer Theatre in La Cañada & Broadway Superstar Camp at Saddleback College. Performance emphasis has been on the presentation of contemporary music with performances at the famed Monday Evening Concerts in Los Angeles and at the Contemporary Music Series at the American Embassy in Israel. He has premiered and recorded a number of percussion compositions, and has directed percussion ensembles around the world. Mr. Silverman has participated as conductor, performer and creator for hundreds of Concerts for Youth for Young Audiences of LA, Performing Tree, the Orange County Philharmonic Society, and the Symphony's own Koncerts for Kids. He has lectured at a number of universities here and abroad. Mr. Silverman has served as head of the Instrumental Music Conservatory at the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) where he was director of the Concert Orchestra and the OCSA String Quartet for over 10 years. He is married with four children and 3 grandchildren.

Staff Information

Number of Full-Time Staff	0
Number of Part-Time Staff	2
Number of Volunteers	50
Number of Contract Staff	1

Staff Demographics

Ethnicity

Other	1
Caucasian	9
Hispanic/Latino	1
African American/Black	0
Asian American/Pacific Islander	1
Native American/American Indian	0

Gender

Male	6
Female	5
Not Specified	0