After five years without a permanent music director, the San Francisco Ballet has hired Andrew Mogrelia to conduct its orchestra.
Mogrelia, who has a long history with several dance companies, was one of six guest conductors who led the ballet's orchestra this season, the ballet said Thursday.
Mogrelia, 44, a native of Wales, is the former conductor in residence at the Birmingham Conservatoire in Britain. He also has conducted for the American Ballet Theatre and national ballet companies in England and the Netherlands.