Directors
This symphony could not function without the efforts of David Glover and Regan Eckstein. They bring a vision and talent to the organization. We are grateful for their hard work and dedication to our youth symphony.
David Glover
Artistic Director
David Glover began his musical career as a violinist before turning
extensively to conducting in 2005 when he founded, and became Aristic
Director of L'Orchestra da Camera, Boston, MA. With this orchestra, he
led its inaugural two seasons, including a complete performance of The
Marriage of Figaro . After earning a Master’s degree in orchestral
conducting from Indiana University, he became the Paul E. and Martha K.
Schmidt Conducting Fellow to the Indianapolis Symphony. In this
capacity, he has assisted all classical subscription concerts, and has
handled off-stage conducting. Beginning in the 2010 season he will also
be the Artistic Director of the Fishers Chamber Orchestra
In the past couple of seasons, David Glover has led numerous orchestras
including the Indianapolis Symphony, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, the
Omaha Symphony Orchestra, the Bulgarian Opera, Bourgas, and the
Hungarian Opera Cluj. As a participant of numerous competitions, he has
placed in the semi-finals of the Bartok Opera Competition, and was the
youngest person to pass the preliminary round of the Cadeques
Competition in 2008. In addition, Mr. Glover has held positions as the
Ansbacher Fellow to the Salzburg Festival, the Associate Conductor of
the Columbus Indiana Youth Orchestra, and the Conductor of the Indiana
University All-Campus Orchestra. He holds degrees from the University of
Georgia and Boston University in violin performance, as well a Masters
in instrumental conducting from Indiana University where he was named an
Adjunct Lecturer in 2007.
Regan Eckstein
Music Administrator
Violinist/violist Regan Eckstein attended New England Conservatory of Music where she studied violin with Eric Rosenblith and was a member of the scholarship string quartet under the tutelage of Rudolf Kolisch formerly first violinist with the famed Kolisch Quartet. Subsequently, she studied with Ruggiero Ricci at Indiana University, followed by three years of private study with Shmuel Ashkenasi, first violin of the Vermeer Quartet.
An ardent chamber musician, Eckstein was for some years a member of the Atlanta Virtuosi, a group of thirteen musicians who performed in the U.S., Mexico, Austria, Germany, Spain and Italy. She has also maintained a private music studio for a number of years and served as adjunct instructor in violin and viola at Purdue University. Eckstein has also done freelance work in Atlanta and around Indiana. For the past ten years she has played regularly with the Fort Wayne Symphony. She was also the co-concert master for the Lafayette Symphony for 10 years. She is the Music Administrator of the Wabash Valley Youth Symphony.