New video talking about “Welcome Back!”
Martha Buckner, Executive Director of the Ashland Symphony Orchestra, chats with conductor finalist Darwin Aquino about his upcoming program, “Welcome Back!”, September 18, 2021. In this conversation you can also hear about the World Premiere of Darwin’s new orchestral composition “Lunga Pandemia”.
MRFA invites Darwin to lead closing symphonic concert
The Missouri River Festival of the Arts is the oldest performing arts festival in the state of Missouri and is held in the oldest theater in continuous use west of the Allegheny Mountains. Under the artistic direction of David Halen, Concertmaster of the Saint Louis...
Conducting debut with the ASO and SLSO violinist David Halen
“From Beethoven’s adoration sacrifice in his only opera Fidelio, we will land in the Caribbean region to experience the world premiere of Aquino’s exotic Lunga Pandemia, making us reflect in imaginative ways about how the pandemic has changed our lives…”
New work “Caribe 102” premiered by the Gateway Festival Orchestra
Caribe 102, for String Orchestra and Percussion, was commissioned by the Fort Zumwalt North High School Orchestra as part of a Diversity/Inclusion/Equity educational project highlighting Latin music and culture. It was premiered in May 2021.
Darwin on MEDICI.TV! with the Caribbean Lyric Festival
Discover the very first edition of the Caribbean Lyric Festival, under the musical direction of Darwin Aquino and Alberto Rincon, recorded in the superb Eduardo Brito National Theater in Santo Domingo on May 9th 2021, in celebration of Europe Day! Organized by the...
Newspaper interview and video commemorating Darwin’s 25 years in music (in Spanish)
Darwin Aquino: “Mi sueño es ser director invitado de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional” El director de orquesta del Festival Lírico del Caribe desea colaborar con los maestros Michel Camilo y Juan Luis Guerra Daniela Pujols - Diario Libre, Santo Domingo | 12/05/2021 El...