The Tulsa Ballet has announced that Columbus conductor Peter Stafford Wilson has been appointed principal conductor for the 2012-13 season Associate conductor of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra since 1990, Wilson has conducted performances by BalletMet Columbus and is currently music director of Ohio's Springfield Symphony and the Westerville Symphony. In addition to leading Tulsa Ballet's performances of Ben Stevenson's Dracula, Val Caniparola's  Lady of the Camellias and Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, during the 2012-13 season Wilson will continue to conduct performances of the Ohio-based orchestras he serves. Tulsa Ballet Artistic Director Marcello Angelini says Wilson is no stranger to Tulsa or to the world of dance. "Peter has extensive experience conducting for dance, having been the resident conductor of BalletMet. He guest conducted The Nutcracker for us a few years ago, and I was impressed both by his ability as a musician and by his sensitivity to tempos. I look forward to working with him this season."
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