Darwin Aquino’s new interview with Martha Buckner, of the Ashland Symphony Orchestra
The Ashland Symphony Orchestra presents a conversation with Conductor Finalist Darwin Aquino and ASO Executive Director Martha Buckner. Recorded August 14, 2020. Towards the end: "Por una Cabeza" by Carlos Gardel, performed by Darwin Aquino....
Darwin conducts a New York premiere of Latinx modern music
Association of Dominican Classical Artists (ADCA) Symphony Orchestra performing "Elegy for Strings" by Roque Cordero (1917-2008) Panama. Darwin Aquino, guest conductor ADCA Symphony Orchestra is a group of musicians formed by the members of La Camerata Washington...
Darwin Aquino: The way they listen – Episode 3 – Deep Listening
This video is an interview with Darwin Aquino Composer and Conductor. In this episode of the Way They Listen we explore Darwin's recently published work, Una Isla Dos Mundos (One Island Two Worlds). This piece is a deeply moving work celebrating the shared identities...
St. Louis Philharmonic Season 2020-2021
The magic of music in a season of breathtaking performances.
Read the story: “Filling the Silence: What Life is Like for 7 Classical Musicians during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
With the recent announcement by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra postponing the remaining live concerts of the 2019-20 season, musicians have had their COVID-19 break extended even further. We [Eric Meyer - St. Louis Post-Dispatch] caught up with seven local musicians...
Latest review about conducting V. Bellini’s opera Norma
Vincenzo Bellini’s 1831 opera “Norma” is the epitome of the bel canto genre: It’s all about the singing — and the drama that the singing conveys. [...] For its first “Norma,” Winter Opera St. Louis focused on the singing, assembling a fine cast. It was led by soprano...