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Charles Dickerson III

About this Artist

Over his 40 plus years of conducting, Charles Dickerson has directed performances of many of the world's greatest orchestral and choral works throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He has prepared choruses for concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestras, including the Phil’s 2012 performance of the Mahler Eighth Symphony and performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony under the direction of Maestro Gustavo Dudamel. Chuck also holds important compositional and arranging credits. His best-known work, “I Have A Dream,” is a choral and orchestral setting of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s landmark speech. It was performed for the unveiling ceremonies of the King Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC, and at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles for Los Angeles County’s official celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the speech. He has also arranged and conducted orchestral performances of the music of Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Motown, and others. He also serves as Director of Music at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, and as Professor of Orchestra Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He served as Music Director and Conductor of the Southeast Symphony 2004-2011, and has held important public and civic leadership positions in Washington DC and Los Angeles. He proudly equates his love for the music of Mahler with his love for the Dodgers!