NEWS & press

Review from Oregon ArtsWatch

I made my subscription debut with the Oregon Symphony in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Saturday, January 14, 2023. The review is...

Deanna Conducts with Omaha Symphony

Watch Deanna make her Omaha Symphony subscription debut with Wagner's Overture to Tannhäuser. Also on this concert is the world premier...

Oregon Symphony appoints Deanna Tham as Associate Conductor

Today, the Oregon Symphony announces the appointment of Deanna Tham as the Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Associate Conductor. In this role...

Announcing Assistant Conductor of the Omaha Symphony

Deanna Tham has been named assistant conductor of the Omaha Symphony effective July 2021! Deanna comes to Omaha after four seasons as...

Jacksonville Symphony’s Deanna Tham on the importance of music education

“The on-stage performance of a symphony orchestra is just the tip of the iceberg,” writes Deanna Tham in Sunday’s (7/5)Ledger(Lakeland,...

Announcing Music Director for Union Symphony Orchestra

The Union Symphony Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Deanna Tham asMusic Directorfor Union Symphony Orchestra....

Conducting Electricity: Kids learn more than music in youth orchestras

There is a special moment in every musical performance, right before the sound starts. The conductor takes in a breath and absorbs the...

Conducting Electricity: Nutcracker requires intimate conversation between musicians, dancers

One of the oldest and most visceral forms of arts collaboration is the one between music and dance. The postures of our bodies inform so...

JSYO's new principal conductor talks training, being a woman in a male-dominated field

"Deanna Tham thought she was going to become a doctor. As far as she was concerned, that plan was etched in concrete. But things changed...