Dr. James Lytthans

Guest Conductor, Golden State British Brass Band

James D. Lytthans is an active performer/conductor/music educator in the Los Angeles and Orange County area. A native of Southern California, Dr. Lytthans received his degrees from the University of Southern California and California State University, Los Angeles. He has studied clarinet with Kalman Bloch, Mitchell Lurie and Antonio Ramondi, conducting with Ingolf Dahl and Daniel Lewis, and has attended Master Classes with Jacques Lancelot (Paris Conservatory), Anthony Gigliotti (Philadelphia Orchestra) and Karl Leister (Berlin Philharmonic). Dr. Lytthans has performed and conducted in Germany, Austria, England, China, and Japan, as well as on records and film. He is in his 31st year as an educator with the Los Angeles Unified School District, and performs with the Los Angeles Pops Orchestra, the Pomona Concert Band, and the Claremont Symphonic Winds, in addition to the La Mirada Symphony Orchestra.

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Last updated August 16, 1997