# David Lockington

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'''David Lockington''' (born October 11, 1956), is the music director laureate of the [Grand Rapids Symphony](/source/Grand_Rapids_Symphony) located in [Grand Rapids, Michigan](/source/Grand_Rapids%2C_Michigan), U.S.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=March 26, 2017|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Pasadena-Symphony-Music-Director-David-Lockington-to-Take-the-Stage-as-Soloist-Today-20160318 |title=Pasadena Symphony Music Director David Lockington Takes the Stage as Soloist Tonight|date=March 19, 2016|work=Broadway World}}</ref> Lockington became the 13th music director of the Grand Rapids Symphony in January 1999 and stepped down from the post in May 2015 at the end of his 16th season with the orchestra.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=April 3, 2017|url=http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm|title=Biography: David Lockington |publisher=CM Artists New York |date= July 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135700/http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm |archive-date=2017-03-26}}</ref> Prior to his tenure in Grand Rapids, Lockington served as the music director for the [New Mexico Symphony Orchestra](/source/New_Mexico_Symphony_Orchestra) (1996–2000) and the [Long Island Philharmonic](/source/Long_Island_Philharmonic) (1995–2000). In May 2007, Lockington was named music director of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra in Modesto, California. From  March 2013 to August 2021, Lockington was the music director of the Pasadena Symphony in Pasadena, California.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=March 27, 2017|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/04/pasadena_symphony_appoints_gra.html |title=
Pasadena Symphony appoints Grand Rapids Symphony's David Lockington as music director|first=Jeffrey |last= Kaczmarczyk|date=April 3, 2013}}</ref>

== Biography ==

===Early life===
Lockington was born as David Kirkman Lockington on October 11, 1956, in [Dartford](/source/Dartford), Kent, UK.<ref>Roderick L. Sharpe, Jeanne Koekkoek Stierman, ''Maestros in America: Conductors in the 21st Century'' (Scarecrow Press, 2008), 154-156.</ref>  His father was a [podiatrist](/source/podiatrist) and an amateur cellist. Lockington followed his father's interest in the [cello](/source/cello) and started taking cello lessons when he "was just about 10."<ref>[http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20121/13052/ Interview with David Lockington. Retrieved March 26, 2017.]</ref> He completed his education in Great Britain at the [University of Cambridge](/source/University_of_Cambridge), where he completed his [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree as a choral scholar.<ref>[http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm David Lockington: Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135700/http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm |date=2017-03-26 }} Retrieved April 3, 2017</ref>

===Career in Great Britain===
As a boy, Lockington sang in the [English National Opera](/source/English_National_Opera) in productions such as [the Magic Flute](/source/the_Magic_Flute). David was principal cellist of the [National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain](/source/National_Youth_Orchestra_of_Great_Britain).<ref>[http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20121/13052/ Interview with David Lockington. Retrieved March 26, 2017.]</ref> At sixteen, he began his career as a cellist and was the Principal Cellist with the [National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain](/source/National_Youth_Orchestra_of_Great_Britain) for the last two years in that work.<ref>[http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm David Lockington: Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135700/http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm |date=2017-03-26 }} Retrieved April 3, 2017. and [https://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm Grand Rapids Magazine "Music director settles down." Retrieved April 1, 2017.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526160234/http://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |date=May 26, 2017 }}</ref>

===Immigration and Career in the United States===
In 1978, Lockington moved to the United States from Great Britain. He became a citizen.<ref>[https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.]</ref> He came on a scholarship to [Yale University](/source/Yale_University), [New Haven, Connecticut](/source/New_Haven%2C_Connecticut), US, where he studied cello performance and conducting. In cello performance, Lockington received a master's degree. In conducting, he studied with [Otto-Werner Mueller](/source/Otto-Werner_Mueller). After graduating, Lockington served as a cellist with the [New Haven Symphony Orchestra](/source/New_Haven_Symphony_Orchestra) and served as assistant principal cellist with the [Denver Symphony Orchestra](/source/Denver_Symphony_Orchestra) for three years before he turned to conducting.<ref>[http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm David Lockington: Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135700/http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm |date=2017-03-26 }} Retrieved April 3, 2017</ref>

Lockington married violinist [Dylana Jenson](/source/Dylana_Jenson). They have four children.<ref>[http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20121/13052/ Interview with David Lockington. Retrieved March 26, 2017.]</ref>

===Grand Rapids Symphony: 1999-2015===
From January 1999 to May 2015, Lockington served as the music director of the [Grand Rapids Symphony](/source/Grand_Rapids_Symphony), Grand Rapids, Michigan.<ref>[http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm David Lockington: Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135700/http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm |date=2017-03-26 }} Retrieved April 3, 2017</ref> In his fourteen seasons as Music Director, he "created a lasting legacy of artistic achievements and genuine community enrichment." ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'' commended the Grand Rapids Symphony, under Lockington's artistic leadership for "being a model in the Classical music world."<ref>[https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.]</ref>

thumb|Carnegie Hall, New York City
In May 2005, Lockington Guest Conducted the [https://www.oslmusic.org/about-us Orchestra of St. Luke’s] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404131028/https://www.oslmusic.org/about-us |date=2017-04-04 }} at [Carnegie Hall](/source/Carnegie_Hall).<ref>[https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/symphony-classics-season-opens-october-8-with-mendelssohns-violin-concerto-and-a-contemporary-piece-by-andrew-norman/ OPENING NIGHT. Retrieved April 1, 2017.] and [https://www.naxos.com/person/David_Lockington_12721/12721.htm DAVID LOCKINGTON. Retrieved March 26, 2017.]</ref> He considers the Grand Rapids Symphony’s seventy-fifth anniversary trip (founded in 1930) to Carnegie Hall "his greatest achievement."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |title=Grand Rapids Magazine "Music director settles down." Retrieved April 1, 2017. |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526160234/http://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2008, Lockington initiated the successful Grand Rapids Symphony Youth Choruses. Also, at his initiative, the Symphony reached out to new and diverse audiences through its annual community concert “Symphony with Soul.”<ref>[https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.]</ref>

From May 2007 to March 2013, in addition to his work with the Grand Rapids Symphony, Lockington held the position of Music Director with the Modesto Symphony.<ref>[http://www.modestosymphony.org/davidlockington/ David Lockington. Retrieved March 31, 2017.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404131138/http://www.modestosymphony.org/davidlockington/ |date=April 4, 2017 }} and [https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Pasadena-Symphony-Music-Director-David-Lockington-to-Take-the-Stage-as-Soloist-Today-20160318 David Lockington: Music Director. Retrieved March 26, 2017.]</ref> He traveled from Grand Rapids to California monthly "to tend to his responsibilities there."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |title=Grand Rapids Magazine "Music director settles down." Retrieved April 1, 2017. |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526160234/http://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the 2015-2016 season, Lockington was named one of three Artistic Partners with the Northwest Sinfonietta in Tacoma, Washington.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.northwestsinfonietta.org/static/16/music-director |title=Meet the Artistic Partners. Retrieved March 31, 2017. |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404131515/http://www.northwestsinfonietta.org/static/16/music-director |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During Lockington's tenure with the Grand Rapids Symphony, [pop music](/source/pop_music) was incorporated into the classical repertoire. It also began collaborating with the [https://www.grballet.com/about-us/history/ Grand Rapids Ballet Company.] The Symphony also gained national attention for its Grammy nomination in 2007 for “Invention and Alchemy,” a DVD and CD collaboration with harpist [Deborah Henson-Conant](/source/Deborah_Henson-Conant).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |title=Grand Rapids Magazine "Music director settles down." Retrieved April 1, 2017. |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526160234/http://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Lockington and the orchestra’s musicians encouraged a relationship with the community by "a variety of community outreach and educational programs." The educational programs included "a side-by-side concert series that allows high school students to perform with symphony members at their school." It also included "an Artists in Residence partnership that allows symphony members to work with elementary school kids from kindergarten through the sixth grade."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |title=Grand Rapids Magazine "Music director settles down." Retrieved April 1, 2017. |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526160234/http://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During Lockington's tenure with the Grand Rapids Symphony, either he or his associate conductor [John Varineau](/source/John_Varineau) conducted the Richard and Helen DeVos Classical Series, Casual Classics Series, Edward Jones Coffee Classics, Fox Motors Pops Series, Chase Picnic Pops, and DTE Energy Foundation Family Series concerts, in addition to special events, educational and festival concerts with the Grand Rapids Symphony.<ref>[https://www.naxos.com/person/David_Lockington_12721/12721.htm DAVID LOCKINGTON. Retrieved March 26, 2017.] and [https://www.rapidgrowthmedia.com/dogood/08_02_2012_GR_Symphony.aspx Symphony music for all tastes and all ages.]</ref>

Also, under Lockington's direction, the Grand Rapids Symphony reached out to the African-American community by creating a "kind of a gospel chorus." The chorus was "a mixed chorus of community people that want to come together and celebrate performing with the orchestra.” The Grand Rapids Community Gospel Chorus grew to more than one hundred voices. It performed at the annual concert “Symphony With Soul” established by Lockington in 2002 "to help connect cultures through music."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |title=Grand Rapids Magazine "Music director settles down." Retrieved April 1, 2017. |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526160234/http://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During his tenure with the Grand Rapids Symphony, Lockington took the added position of Music Director of the [Modesto Symphony Orchestra](/source/Modesto_Symphony_Orchestra) in California. He traveled to California about once a month "to tend to his responsibilities there." He also Guest Conducted for "a variety of organizations around the country."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |title=Grand Rapids Magazine "Music director settles down." Retrieved April 1, 2017. |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526160234/http://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===January 12, 2012 Interview===
On January 12, 2012, Lockington was in Pasadena, California to conduct the Pasadena Symphony. [http://www.violinist.com/ Laurie Niles], editor of Violentist.com, interviewed him.<ref>[http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20121/13052/ Niles' Lockington Interview. Retrieved 2017-03-27.]</ref>

As she watched Lockington direct the youth orchestra, Laurie Niles, the reporter, described Lockington: "There it was again: His assurance on the podium, his obvious love for the music, his ease of communication, the English accent, and his way of using words like "penultimate" when he speaks with kids! As in, "Please sing the penultimate chord." (They looked around in puzzlement for a moment but then figured it out!). He doesn't talk down to kids."<ref>[http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20121/13052/ Interview with David Lockington. Retrieved March 26, 2017.]</ref> When one of the kids asked Lockington what were his hobbies, Lockington told about "doing triathlons" and a "three-decade devotion to yoga." The latter stemmed from a back injury Lockington suffered in a bad car accident. "I wanted to make sure that I could continue to move well while I aged," he said.<ref>[http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20121/13052/ Interview with David Lockington. Retrieved March 26, 2017.]</ref>

Lockington told Niles that "working with students and youth can be quite helpful in the development of a conductor." He added that "I personally think it's essential. There are a lot of conductors who, in their youth, get to conduct great orchestras through whatever program, or they become an assistant or an associate. But an orchestra at a high level will play itself. Learning how to pull something apart and to be very specific about what's needed, how to get it, and even to hear clearly, it's really instructive."<ref>[http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20121/13052/ Interview with David Lockington. Retrieved March 26, 2017.]</ref>

Furthermore, he said that working with students and youth, "sets up the tone of how you want to lead."  He said, "I like the idea of keeping everybody, not exactly guessing, but making sure that people are learning the skills of playing in orchestra: being able to go between the conductor and the page, being in the ensemble, being part of this morphing emotional entity, in time."<ref>[http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20121/13052/ Interview with David Lockington. Retrieved March 26, 2017.]</ref>

===Music Director of the Pasadena Symphony: 2013-2021===
In 2012, Lockington guest conducted the [Pasadena Symphony](/source/Pasadena_Symphony_and_Pops) Orchestra in California. In 2013, he was appointed Music of the orchestra with an initial three-year contract. He began his tenure as Music Director immediately. His conducting work began with the 2013-14 [http://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/about/mission-and-history/Singpoli Classics Series]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. He stepped down as music director of the Grand Rapids Symphony at the end of the 2014-15 season. In 2014-15, he began to conduct the Pasadena orchestra regularly.<ref>[http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm David Lockington: Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135700/http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm |date=2017-03-26 }} Retrieved April 3, 2017. and [https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.] and [https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/04/pasadena_symphony_appoints_gra.html Pasadena Symphony appoints Lockington. Retrieved April 3, 2017.]</ref>

When Lockington was named Music Director,  [http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/promo/LABIZ-Mentor%20/drankin Diane Rankin], President of the Pasadena Symphony Association, spoke of Lockington's “musicianship, technique, knowledge, leadership, and inspiration," which made him a "remarkable artist."<ref>[https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.]</ref>

On February 19, 2017, a concert of Music for the Cello composed by the Pasadena Symphony Music Director Lockington was given in the [https://www.bostoncourt.com/mission-statement Boston Court Performing Arts Center], Lockington was featured on the cello.<ref>[http://www.bostoncourt.com/events/303/david-lockington-in-concert David Lockington in Concert. Retrieved March 31, 2017.]</ref>

After the initial three-year contract, the Pasadena Symphony extended Lockington's contract through 2018-2019 season.<ref>[https://www.insidesocal.com/classact/2016/08/28/new-pasadena-symphony-extends-contracts-of-lockington-and-mcgegan/ Pasadena Symphony extends Lockington contract. Retrieved March 31, 2017.]</ref> In 2018, his contract was renewed again through the 2020-2021 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/press-release-beethoven-beethoven/|title=Press Release - Beethoven! Beethoven!|date=2018-04-05|work=Pasadena Symphony & Pops|access-date=2018-07-27|language=en-US}}</ref> 

In August 2021, Lockington was "fired" from the Pasadena Symphony for refusing to take the [COVID-19 vaccine](/source/COVID-19_vaccine). In May 2021, he was sent an email from the symphony's CEO stating that all Pasadena Symphony Association employees were required to take the vaccine. In June, Lockington sent an exemption request, citing religious and medical grounds. The symphony's attorney claimed the request was invalid, as Lockington was an independent contractor and not an employee.<ref name=Lawsuit>{{cite news|accessdate=May 7, 2025 |url=https://theviolinchannel.com/pasadena-symphony-orchestras-former-music-director-settles-lawsuit/|title=Pasadena Symphony Orchestra's Former Music Director Settles Lawsuit|publisher=The Violin Channel |date=December 20, 2023}}</ref>  Lockingham sued the symphony for wrongful termination, religious discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to prevent discrimination and harassment, and various state Labor Code violations; seeking damages and reinstatment. In December 2023, the symphony's attorney announced that the case was settled.  Terms of the settlement were not revealed.<ref name=Lawsuit/>  On January 16, 2024, Lockington filed a motion for [dismissal with prejudice](/source/dismissal_with_prejudice).<ref name=Unicourt>{{cite web|accessdate=May 7, 2025|url=https://unicourt.com/case/ca-la23-david-lockington-vs-pasadena-symphony-association-a-non-profit-california-corporation-et-al-965180?init_S=chup_ltst|title=DAVID LOCKINGTON VS PASADENA SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION, A NON-PROFIT CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, ET AL.|date=January 26, 2024|author=Los Angeles Superior Courts|publisher=Unicourt}}</ref>  He did not return to the Pasadena Symphony; they remained without a director until January 2025.<ref name=2025-new-director>{{cite news|accessdate=May 7, 2025 |url=https://www.sfcv.org/articles/review/pasadena-symphony-warms-new-music-director|title=Pasadena Symphony Warms to New Music Director
|first=Harlow |last=Robinson |date=January 28, 2025|publisher=San Francisco Classical Voice}}</ref>

===Musical career in the United States===
Lockington served as assistant principal cellist for three years with the [Colorado Symphony](/source/Colorado_Symphony) Orchestra in Denver, Colorado, US, before turning to conducting.<ref>[http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm David Lockington: Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135700/http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm |date=2017-03-26 }} Retrieved April 3, 2017. and [https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.]</ref> While in Denver, Lockington conducted the World Premiere of William Hill’s ''The Raven''.<ref>[http://tickets.coloradosymphony.org/single/PSDetail.aspx?psn=3197 World Premiere of William Hill’s ''The Raven''. Retrieved March 31, 2017.]</ref> Hill's ''The Raven'' Hill is "a large work for orchestra and chorus based on Edgar Allen Poe's ''The Raven''. It was commissioned by the Color ado Symphony Orchestra for the premier performance in 2015.<ref>[http://www.du.edu/ahss/lamont/faculty-staff/faculty/hill-william.html William Hill. Retrieved March 31, 2017.]</ref>

Lockington’s career as a conductor and music director has taken him all over the country, "from coast to coast and everywhere in between."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |title=Grand Rapids Magazine "Music director settles down." Retrieved April 1, 2017. |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526160234/http://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Lockington served as Music Director of the [https://cheyennesymphony.org/about-cso/cso-history/ Cheyenne Symphony] in Cheyenne, Wyoming. For three years, he held the post of Assistant Conductor with the [Denver Symphony Orchestra](/source/Denver_Symphony_Orchestra) and [Opera Colorado](/source/Opera_Colorado).<ref>[https://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm Grand Rapids Magazine "Music director settles down." Retrieved April 1, 2017.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526160234/http://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |date=May 26, 2017 }} and [https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.]</ref>

In May 1993, Lockington accepted the position as Music Director of the [https://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=OCO Ohio Chamber Orchestra.]<ref>[https://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=OCO Ohio Chamber Orchestra. Retrieved March 31, 2017.]</ref>

From 1992 to 1995, Lockington was assistant and, later, associate conductor of the [Baltimore Symphony Orchestra](/source/Baltimore_Symphony_Orchestra).<ref>[http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm David Lockington: Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135700/http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm |date=2017-03-26 }} Retrieved April 3, 2017</ref> He left in 1995 to go to New Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1995-11-05-1995309104-story.html |title=Lockington to New Mexico. Retrieved March 31, 2017. |date=5 November 1995 |access-date=2017-04-03 |archive-date=2017-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404132423/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-11-05/news/1995309104_1_daniel-hege-symphony-orchestra-baltimore-symphony |url-status=live }}</ref>

thumb|<small>Patchogue Theatre, Long Island, NY, the primary venue of the Long Island Symphony.</small> Before Lockington became music director of the Grand Rapids Symphony in 1999, he held the music directorships of the [Long Island Philharmonic](/source/Long_Island_Philharmonic) (1996–2000) and the [New Mexico Symphony Orchestra](/source/New_Mexico_Symphony_Orchestra) simultaneously. He lived in New Mexico and commuted between the two states.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |title=Grand Rapids Magazine "Music director settles down." Retrieved April 1, 2017. |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526160234/http://grmag.com/features/10-08/10-08.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Guest Conducting Engagements==
Lockington has performed guest conducting engagements throughout North America and internationally."<ref>[https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.]</ref>

As of 2014, Lockington’s guest conducting engagements in the United States had included appearances with the [Saint Louis Symphony](/source/Saint_Louis_Symphony), the [Houston Symphony](/source/Houston_Symphony), the [Detroit Symphony Orchestra](/source/Detroit_Symphony_Orchestra), the [Seattle Symphony](/source/Seattle_Symphony), the [Toronto Symphony Orchestra](/source/Toronto_Symphony_Orchestra), the [Vancouver Symphony Orchestra](/source/Vancouver_Symphony_Orchestra), the [Colorado Symphony](/source/Colorado_Symphony), the [Oregon Symphony](/source/Oregon_Symphony), the [Phoenix Symphony](/source/Phoenix_Symphony), the [Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra](/source/Indianapolis_Symphony_Orchestra), the [Pacific Symphony](/source/Pacific_Symphony), the [Nashville Symphony](/source/Nashville_Symphony), the [San Diego Symphony](/source/San_Diego_Symphony), the [Kansas City Symphony](/source/Kansas_City_Symphony), the [Columbus Symphony Orchestra](/source/Columbus_Symphony_Orchestra), the [Louisville Orchestra](/source/Louisville_Orchestra), the [National Arts Centre Orchestra](/source/National_Arts_Centre_Orchestra) in Ottawa, Canada, the [Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra](/source/Buffalo_Philharmonic_Orchestra), the [Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra](/source/Rochester_Philharmonic_Orchestra), the [Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra](/source/Calgary_Philharmonic_Orchestra). the [Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra](/source/Louisiana_Philharmonic_Orchestra), and the [Orchestra of St. Luke's](/source/Orchestra_of_St._Luke's) at [Carnegie Hall](/source/Carnegie_Hall).<ref>[https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.]</ref>

Internationally, Lockington has conducted the [China Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra](/source/China_Philharmonic_Orchestra) in Beijing and in Taiwan, led the [English Chamber Orchestra](/source/English_Chamber_Orchestra) on a tour in Asia and appeared with the Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias in Spain and the [Northern Sinfonia](/source/Northern_Sinfonia) in Great Britain.<ref>[https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.] and [https://www.naxos.com/person/David_Lockington_12721/12721.htm DAVID LOCKINGTON. Retrieved March 26, 2017.]</ref>

From 2012 through 2016, Lockington was the principal guest conductor for the [Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias](/source/%3Aes%3AOrquesta_Sinf%C3%B3nica_del_Principado_de_Asturias). Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias in Spain.<ref>[http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm David Lockington: Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135700/http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm |date=2017-03-26 }} Retrieved April 3, 2017. and [https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.]</ref>

==Recordings==
In 2006, the album ''Invention and Album'', featuring harpist [Deborah Henson-Conant](/source/Deborah_Henson-Conant) with the Grand Rapids Symphony and conducted by David Lockington, was nominated for Best Classical Crossover Album at the [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award)s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2006/music/news/49th-annual-grammy-nominations-list-part-2-1117955272/|title=49th annual Grammy nominations list — part 2|author=Variety Staff|date=2006-12-07|work=Variety|access-date=2018-07-27|language=en-US}}</ref> Lockington also conducted five other recordings with the Grand Rapids Symphony. These included recordings of [Adolphus Hailstork](/source/Adolphus_Hailstork)’s Second and Third symphonies, released internationally by [Naxos Records](/source/Naxos_Records) in 2007.<ref>[https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.]</ref>

==YouTube videos==
The following videos featuring Lockington can be seen on www.YouTube.com:
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFxVbhsSfKQ. On May 12, 2015, Lockington recorded a Thank You to all those in the Grand Rapids community who had helped support his 16-year journey as music director there.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5luuhlBLF4 David Lockington performs at MySymphony360 Launch.] Grand Rapids Symphony Music Director David Lockington performs his cello composition at the MySymphony360 Launch Party on November 18, 2013. He then talks about the importance of arts and culture in the community.thumb|120x96 px|{{Center|Rialto Theatre}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqBI5Z_9iFE. David Lockington conducted Beethoven Symphony No. 8 Mvt 1] with the Northwest Sinfonietta in the Rialto Theater, Tacoma, Washington, US, on October 17, 2015.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Za_otBAbpU. On January 9, 2015, Grand Rapids Symphony Music Director David Lockington talked about the Brahms Double Concerto.] The concerto was featured during the Romantic Concert on January 16 at [http://www.scmc-online.org/about/ St. Cecilia Music Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406163358/http://www.scmc-online.org/about/ |date=2017-04-06 }}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaqweUPbamw. Lockington directed the Symphony Orchestra of the Principality of Asturias.] David Lockington directed the Symphony Orchestra of the Principality of Asturias, on May 25, 2012, in the Auditorio Príncipe Felipe, in a program that included works by Ginastera, Lalo, Bernstein and Borodin. Lockington was the principal guest director of the [Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias](/source/%3Aes%3AOrquesta_Sinf%C3%B3nica_del_Principado_de_Asturias) during the 2012-2013 season.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bPj_x_xs54 Lockington and Zorita conversation.] From 2012 through 2016, Lockington was the principal guest conductor for the [Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias](/source/%3Aes%3AOrquesta_Sinf%C3%B3nica_del_Principado_de_Asturias). Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias in Spain.<ref>[http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm David Lockington: Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135700/http://www.cmartists.com/artists/david-lockington.htm |date=2017-03-26 }} Retrieved April 3, 2017. and [https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/pasadena-symphony-names-david-lockington-as-new-music-director-and-nicholas-mcgegan-as-principal-guest-conductor/ Pasadena Symphony names Lockington. Retrieved March 30, 2017.]</ref> On November 8, 2012, while in Spain, Lockington recorded a conversation [http://www.bisyoc.com/meet-the-tutors Fernando Zorita.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406020937/http://www.bisyoc.com/meet-the-tutors |date=2017-04-06 }}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0m-QjnrHFs Conversation about Brahams on Ospa tv.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_6_0cgij5Q Lockington's Digital Postcard: Music of Mozart.] Lockington gave a preview of the April 12 and 13, 2013 concerts with the [Modesto Symphony Orchestra](/source/Modesto_Symphony_Orchestra)'s musicians of Mozart's finest pieces.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBNTk2jIV20 Lockington at the Cook Library Center.] Lockington played his cello and sang at the Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities' Cook Library Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4TRkoZq6go David's discusses Mahler's Resurrection.] In this video, Lockington discussed Mahler's Resurrection Symphony. This concert was his final performance as Music Director of the Grand Rapids Symphony.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK0wZaCUYVM Lockington discusses LiveArts, Part 1.] Grand Rapids Symphony Music Director Lockington discusses what exactly LiveArts is.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQFAplIDyY4 Lockington discusses LiveArts, Part 2.] Grand Rapids Symphony Music Director Lockington discusses what exactly LiveArts is.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85AXwyAd-_o Symphony in D.] Video celebrating Lockington's final season with the Grand Rapids Symphony. The concert included classical, jazz and choral music.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5cLRQ5uuFo Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, first movement.] Lockington directed [Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)](/source/Symphony_No._5_(Beethoven)) on May 16, 2014.] The video was recorded in the [Príncipe Felipe Auditorium (Oviedo)](/source/%3Aes%3AAuditorio_Pr%C3%ADncipe_Felipe) on May 16, 2014.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OrNOzdnQLA University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music Symphony Concerto Night: 2017.] Guest conductor David Lockington led the [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California), Thornton School of Music Symphony. The video was recorded at the University of Southern California's Bovard Auditorium on February 24, 2017.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGbHMJIBKg8 Benjamin Britten's War Requiem: Story Behind the Music.] David Lockington of the Grand Rapids Symphony presents the story to the [https://www.worldmichigan.org/about World Affairs Council of Western Michigan.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Qgu9Fhgls Behind the Podium with Lockington: Beethoven & Tchaikovsky Nov. 2014.] Maestro David Lockington discusses Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QF3z0duIss David Lockington conducts "Mass in Time of War."] Lockington conducted the Northwest Sinfonietta playing "Mass in Time of War." The Northwest Sinfonietta is a professional chamber orchestra of the Puget Sound region.<ref>[http://www.northwestsinfonietta.org/ Northwest Sinfonietta.]</ref>

'''Short promotional recordings'''<br/>
Lockington used YouTube to promote his orchestra and concerts:
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpvm27T8S0s Lockington conversation.] Lockington held conversation with two of his Grand Rapids Symphony musicians on Jul 10, 2013.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-4rdUPGOQI Lockington invited viewers to attend the Bernstein & Gershwin concert at the Pasadena Symphony and Pops.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm5Qv_RhomU. Meet our Guest Conductor: David Lockington Oklahoma City Philharmonic.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVZ5-gxZIkk. Modesto Symphony Orchestra] Dr. Daniel R. Afonso, Jr., Modesto Symphony Orchestra Chorus Director, introduced a clip of the Mozart Requiem Rehearsal with Lockington and the Modesto Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reWUTizuVQg Lockington discusses Inspired By Wagner.] Grand Rapids Symphony Music Director David Lockington talked about the music of Wagner which was featured during the Inspired By Wagner Concert on January 30–31, 2015 at [https://devosperformancehall.com/about-us-1 DeVos Performance Hall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022634/https://devosperformancehall.com/about-us-1 |date=2017-04-06 }}.

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