Jason Seber

Conductor, 2018 High School Honors String Orchestra (Carnegie Hall); 2017 High School Honors Orchestra (Sydney Opera House)

Jason Seber is the David T. Beals III Assistant Conductor of the Kansas City Symphony, leading the Symphony in nearly 70 annual performances. Previous to his appointment with the Kansas City Symphony, Seber served as Education and Outreach Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra and Music Director of the Louisville Youth Orchestra. In addition to his professional conducting career, Mr. Seber is a passionate music educator. He served as Director of Orchestras at the Youth Performing Arts School (YPAS) in Louisville, KY from 2006 to 2013. Under his baton the YPAS Philharmonia appeared twice at the Orchestra America National Festival (2009 and 2013) and performed at the national American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Convention. He has also conducted and taught at Sewanee Summer Music Festival, the Baldwin Wallace String Camp, Music For All Summer Symposium, and numerous festivals and clinics across the United States. Seber earned his MM in Orchestral Conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music and his B.M. and B.M.E. from Baldwin Wallace University.