NMSO Conductors

Guillermo Figueroa
Music Director and Conductor

Roger Melone
Resident Conductor and Chorus Director

Matt Catingub
Principal Pops Conductor

Previous Conductors

Guillermo Figueroa is the tenth Music Director in the 78-year history of the NMSO, Mr. Figueroa's predecessors include:

1. founding conductor Grace Thompson Edmister from 1932-1941;
2. William Kunkel from 1941-1945;
3. Kurt Frederick from 1945-1950;
4. Hans Lange from 1950-1958;
5. Maurice Bonney from 1958-1968;
6. Jose Iturbi from 1968-1969;
7. Yoshimi Takeda from 1970-1984;
8. Neal Stulberg from 1985-1992; and
9. David Lockington from 1994-1999.

Read more about the previous directors on the History page.