The San Luis Obispo Symphony announced Andrew Sewell (*1963), a native of New Zealand, as their new Music Director. 2017-18 will be his first season. Sewell is currently Music Director of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra in Madison. He had long tenures with the Wichita Symphony, Mansfield and Toledo Symphonies.
Andrew Sewell received his music training on the violin, piano and cornet, and began conducting at age 16. Six years later, he made his professional opera debut with the Mercury Opera and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.