David LaMarche has been working as a conductor in the dance field for more than 38 years. He served as music director for the Dance Theatre of Harlem from 1993 to 1998 and has guest conducted New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, the Joffrey Ballet, Houston Ballet, L’Opera di Roma, and Het National Ballet. Orchestras he has directed include the Houston Symphony, the Lyric Opera Orchestra of Chicago, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Paris Opera Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Moscow Radio Orchestra, and the Orchestre Lamoreux. David is currently in his 25th year on the staff of American Ballet Theatre. He is music director of the Paul Taylor Dance Company and an adjunct faculty member of the Juilliard School.  LaMarche is a graduate of Boston University and resides in New York City. 

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