Dr. Richard Spitz has diverse conducting credits including Houston Brass Band, Masquerade Theatre Company of Houston, Houston Civic Symphony, and Opera in the Heights Opera Company (apprenticeship). 

 

He traveled to Stavanger, Norway to train at the University of Stavanger Conductor’s Week (Dirigentuka) workshop for brass band conductors. 

 

Houston performance credits as a trombonist include Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) Orchestra. Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, Houston Gilbert and Sullivan Society, American Pops Orchestra, Opera in the Heights, Ebony Opera, ECHO Orchestra, and The Woody Witt Big Band. 

 

While residing in Los Angeles he performed with the Los Angeles Classical Ballet Orchestra, as well as symphonies in San Juan Capistrano, Downey, and Torrance.  Dr. Spitz recorded and toured nationally with the Americus Brass Band.

 

Recently retired, he held positions as Director of Instrumental Music at Houston Christian University, and at Cerritos College in the Los Angeles area.  He was employed in Alief ISD for the twenty years as an orchestra director. 

 

Dr. Spitz was awarded both masters and doctoral degrees (music education and trombone performance) at the University of Southern California, and an bachelor of music degree at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.