His career has taken him to the podiums of the Cleveland Orchestra (he was assistant conductor there for three years), the Chicago Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony and many more.
Grams, who graduated from the school in 1995 and went on to study at Curtis and Juilliard, is back in Baltimore to lead advanced orchestra students at the School for the Arts in a concert Tuesday evening.
The program includes Beethoven's Symphony No. 1, along with an overture by Mozart, a Slavonic Dance by Dvorak, a Romance by Bruch, Ravel's "Mother Goose" Suite and more.
The performance is at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the school, 712 Cathedral St. $5 for students; $10 for adults. Call 443-642-5167 or check out the school's Web site.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS