Festival Biographies

Michael Linville

Pianist, percussionist, conductor, arranger and educator, Michael Linville is currently New World Symphony’s Associate Dean for Chamber Music. Mr. Linville is also the artistic coordinator of the New World Percussion Consort, an ensemble dedicated to the performance of contemporary chamber music that features percussion.

As a soloist, Mr. Linville has performed with the San Francisco Symphony, New World Symphony, Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra and National Repertory Orchestra. He has also performed with the Honolulu and Pasadena Symphonies, Florida Orchestra and Florida Philharmonic. His playing can be heard on a number of recordings, including New World Jazz, A Night in the Tropics, Orchestral Music of Bernstein and White Mares of the Moon, which Mr. Linville also produced.