Scott Flavin maintains a busy and versatile career, whether conducting classical symphonies, accompanying the world's greatest jazz stars, or premiering new works.  He has recently been appointed Resident Conductor for the prestigious Symphony of the Americas; in addition, he is also Resident Conductor for The Henry Mancini Institute. Flavin has appeared on the podium with such diverse artists as soprano Denyce Graves, the Beach Boys, violinist Joseph Silverstein, jazz pianist Chick Corea, and Dave Grusin, among many others.  He was born and raised in Boston, where he received his early musical training, and then attended the Eastman School of Music.  He has conducted in summer festivals including the prestigious FAME'S Institute in Macedonia, the  Pine Mountain Music Festival, and the University of New Hampshire's Summer Youth Music School, as well as at Eastern Music Festival, where he also teaches alongside renowned conductor Gerard Schwarz. He has appeared as guest conductor for the Symphony of the Americas, with members of the Orchestra Philharmonique de Marseille, the Alhambra Orchestra, among others. His nationally-broadcast conducting debut, for the PBS television special, "Jazz and the Philharmonic", aired in January of 2014. He has recently conducted the Mancini Institute Orchestra at the Library of Congress (September 2024). An avid educator, he is Professor of Violin, Chamber music, and Orchestral Conducting at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music.

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