Conductors

Short brown hair with brown beard and glasses. Playing a tenor saxophone and looking at music on a music stand.

Meet the Interim KVYS Conductor

PCM’s Executive Director, Michael Lund Ziegler is an active conductor and classical saxophonist. Michael has held conducting positions with youth, collegiate, community, and professional orchestras and bands and both public and private schools. At each level, he has been noted for his clarity on the podium and an ability to create an empowering sense of ensemble and accomplishment amongst the players. He is currently the Music Director of the Southern Maine New Horizons Band.

As a saxophonist, Michael is an active chamber musician, appearing frequently in PCM’s Noonday concert series and other PCM special events. An advocate and lover of new music, Michael has most recently premiered Robert Gans Breathing Space, a quintet for flute, alto saxophone, viola, cello, and piano and William Traschel’s Meep Meep for viola and tenor saxophone. He continues to seek opportunities to spread the love of classical saxophone in Southern Maine.

Meet the KVYO Conductor

We are so pleased that Daniel Keller conducts the Kennebec Valley Youth Orchestra.  Mr. Keller’s dedication to music education and the development of young musicians is well-known in Central Maine and beyond.  He has been inducted into both the Maine Music Educators Association Hall of Fame and the National Music Hall of Fame for Music Educators.  His conducting career includes work with the Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Portland Junior Youth Ensemble; he is currently Co-Conductor of the Mid Maine Youth Orchestra and on staff at Southern Maine String Camp.  His playfulness & exuberance – and his commitment to mentoring young musicians – shine in his work with students of all ages.