Sean Peisert

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In my life outside of computer science, I enjoy a number of other activities, including tennis, sailing (via the Convair Sailing Club), SCUBA diving, skiing, and Peet's coffee. I am married to the wonderful and magnificent Kathryn Peisert (née Croom). I am a Marinite at heart.

Music

I performed in early 2008 in the UC Davis Percussion Ensemble.

Until recently, I was the Principal Percussionist and Assistant Timpanist for the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra. I performed with the orchestra from 2000 through 2007. I had the pleasure of playing with many oustanding musicians. I feel particularly honored to have played with Danlee Mitchell. In my final concert with the orchestra, I had the privilege of performing in the North American premiere of Philip Glass's Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, featuring Wendy Sutter as the cello soloist, and being conducted by Steven Schick in his debut concert as Music Director of the orchestra. I was also on the Board of Directors of the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Association for six years, first as an orchestra representative, and then as vice president. I met my wife playing in the orchestra, who was the Principal Flutist.

A very long time ago, in 1989, I was fortunate enough to perform as a supernumerary in the San Francisco Opera's performances of Idomeneo^† (carrying a "wave") and Lohengrin (as "Duke Gottfried von Brabant").

In addition to my lifelong studies of piano, music theory, percussion, and other instruments, I began studying conducting with Maestro Thomas Nee in 2000.

My conducting debut was on June 28, 2001, where I guest conducted the La Jolla Symphony String Ensemble and a group of music students, performing J.S. Bach's Brandenberg Concerto #3, in a La Jolla Symphony outreach program at the Preuss School at UC San Diego.

As reported by the La Jolla Village News, I guest conducted a larger La Jolla Symphony string ensemble in a concert presented at the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Association's 9th Annual "Music... with Love" fundraiser on February 17, 2002.

On May 27, 2002, I rehearsed the La Jolla Symphony playing Beethoven's Leonore Overture #3.

In the summer of 2002, I was a conducting participant in the Sixth Summer of the Conductor's Retreat at Medomak where I studied conducting (in barns and sometimes under large trees) and related skills with Kenneth Kiesler.

† = The trivia about Idomeneo is that the October 17, 1989, performance was cancelled due to the 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake which had occurred at 5:04pm earlier in the day. For those who care more about sports than music, the quake also resulted in the postponement of Game 3 of the World Series, being held at Candlestick Park between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A's.

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