Anthony Armore

Born into an Italian family near New York City, Anthony Armoré had a career in the United States as a conductor before taking up residence in Europe in 2001. During studies in the United States and Europe in conducting, horn, violin, and music theory, he gained performance experience as a horn player and violinist and, later, as a conductor. Armoré was the music director/conductor for a number of orchestras in the American state of Oregon, including the Portland Chamber Orchestra, the Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Portland, associate conductor), and the Newport Symphony Orchestra. He was a founder and artistic director/conductor of the Ernest Bloch Music Festival (1990/1994/1995), and Oregon Chamber Opera in Portland (1997-2000). Once in Europe per the invitation of Maestro Ion Iancu from