{"id":734,"date":"2017-07-26T04:10:03","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T04:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.harutheme.com\/circle\/?page_id=734"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:54:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:54:34","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/nhfdigitaltwo.com\/seber\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]                        <div class=\"  \">\n                <div class=\"banner-shortcode-wrapper style_5 finchtiteshadow\">\n    <div class=\"banner-content-wrapper\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nhfdigitaltwo.com\/seber\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/267623230_10224919664770799_8436674185860769794_n-Dark-Re.jpg\" alt=\"Biography\">\n                        <div class=\"banner-content-inner\">\n                <div class=\"banner-content\">\n                                            <h6 class=\"banner-title\">Biography<\/h6>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                    [\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1501058254990{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 8% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1499220953663{padding-right: 15% !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]                        <div class=\"  \">\n                <div class=\"banner-shortcode-wrapper style_3 \">\n    <div class=\"banner-content-wrapper\">\n                    <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">\n                                    <div class=\"banner-image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nhfdigitaltwo.com\/seber\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KCS170616_SEBER04-Re.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"banner-content-inner\">\n                <div class=\"banner-content\">\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                    [vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Download Headshots<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nhfdigitaltwo.com\/seber\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KCS170616_SEBER64-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Headshot 1<\/a> || <a href=\"http:\/\/nhfdigitaltwo.com\/seber\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KCS170616_SEBER98-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Headshot 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photos by: Todd Rosenberg<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Download Biographies<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nhfdigitaltwo.com\/seber\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Seber-Bio-Spring-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Long Bio<\/a> || <a href=\"http:\/\/nhfdigitaltwo.com\/seber\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Seber-short-bio-Spring-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Short Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Updated 7\/11\/25. Please use one of these two bios for programs and all marketing materials. If you need a different length bio, please contact Jason directly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Please discard all previous materials.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1499221078912{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756324472601{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Jason Seber<\/strong> is known for his inviting and engaging approach on and off the podium. A strong believer in the eclectic experiences which today\u2019s symphony orchestras offer their communities, he strives to make music of many genres and styles accessible, relevant, and meaningful to diverse audiences across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Seber has conducted many leading American orchestras, including the Baltimore, Colorado, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Nashville, National, North Carolina, Phoenix, San Diego, and St. Louis Symphony, the Louisville and Minnesota Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Cincinnati Pops, among others. Upcoming performances include debuts with the Oregon Symphony and the Dallas Symphony. Seber has conducted over 25 full feature films and has had the pleasure of performing with a wide range of artists including Patti Austin, Mason Bates, Andrew Bird, Boyz II Men, Ashley Brown, Melissa Etheridge, Ben Folds, Cody Fry, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Indigo Girls, Wynonna Judd, Lyle Lovett, Katharine McPhee, Natalie Merchant, Brian Stokes Mitchell, My Morning Jacket, Leslie Odom Jr., Aoife O\u2019Donovan, Pink Martini, Ben Rector, Stephen Schwartz, Doc Severinsen, Lindsey Stirling, Violent Femmes, and Bobby Watson.<\/p>\n<p>Seber served as associate conductor of the Kansas City Symphony from 2016 to 2022. In this position he led the Symphony in over 300 performances on the Classical, Pops, Classics Uncorked, Family, Film + Live Orchestra, Education, and Christmas Festival series. He also served as co-host for the Symphony\u2019s podcast, \u201cBeethoven Walks into a Bar.\u201d Prior to Kansas City, Seber was the education and outreach conductor at the Louisville Orchestra from 2013 to 2016 and music director of the Louisville Youth Orchestra from 2005 to 2016.<\/p>\n<p>A passionate advocate for music education, Seber has led the Honors Performance Series Orchestra in concert at Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, and Royal Festival Hall in London. He is a frequent guest conductor of the National Repertory Orchestra each summer and he has served as the All-State Orchestra conductor for Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1501058254990{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 8% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1499220953663{padding-right: 15% !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Download Headshots Headshot 1 || Headshot 2 Photos by: Todd Rosenberg [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Download Biographies Long Bio || Short Bio Updated 7\/11\/25. 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