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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...
World Premiere: Subito Papillo
Performance: Alla Voskoboynikova Direct link to the beginning of the work on youtube: https://youtu.be/QVe1nDbtglo?t=3418 UMSL Piano Studio Presents: Music by Latin American Composers May 4th, 2021 | 7:30 pm The following text was taken from: Music of Latin America...
Darwin talks about Latinx music with the Missouri Symphony
Episode 2 of MOSY Motifs is LIVE! In this episode, Dr. Ashley Pribyl interviews current St. Louis resident, Dominican Darwin Aquino, Conductor & Composer. Join them as they discuss the history of classical music on the island of Hispaniola, the important impact of...
Darwin conducts new recordings of contemporary music with Chamber Project St. Louis
This playlist features recordings from the 20-21 Young Composers Competition at the Community Music School of Webster University. All recordings were done by the Ensemble in Residence, Chamber Project St. Louis, conducted by Darwin Aquino.
Música y Redescubrimiento (conversation with Margie Aquino, ontological coach – in Spanish)
Conversation between Darwin and his sister Margie, ontological coach.
Sounds of Cheer postcard, Happy New 2021!
On this New Year's holidays enjoy a Sounds of Cheer postcard from the WashU Symphony Orchestra and Conductor-in-Residence Darwin Aquino. The Ballet from Debussy's Petite Suite has served as the opening music to our postcards for this series but now you get to hear...
New Debussy release with the ADCA Symphony Orchestra in New York
ADCA Symphony Orchestra performing “Petite Suite Whole – I. En Bateau, II. Cortege, III. Menuet, & IV. Ballet” by Claude Debussy (1862-1918).
Virtual Presentation about Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (In Spanish)
Maestro Darwin Aquino takes us to know the compositions of the great genius in his last creative stage.