Each year the CMS Young Composers Competition features a new nationally known guest composer who is passionate about working with future generations of composers.
An electrifying evening of orchestral color and global inspiration as the Interlochen Philharmonic takes the stage under the baton of Darwin Aquino.
Imaginación Folklórica (2026) - for Guitar, Piano Accordion & Orchestra (My Folkloric Imagination) Darwin Aquino...
As Head of Music of Opera Theater of Saint Louis, Darwin was part of the conducting team for the Center Stage Concert at the end of the 2026 Festival Season, on June 24th.
Opera Theatre’s New Works Collective is a disruption of the traditional commissioning model: it gives decision-making power to the community through a collective of St. Louis residents.
Darwin was selected to conduct the second workshop of “Safe Haven”, a new opera by Tobias Picker and Aryeh Stollman. It is directed by our Opera Theater of Saint Louis’s artistic director Patricia Racette. It will premiere at OTSL during the 2027 Festival Season.
Opera Theater of Saint Louis (OTSL) has launched a free on-demand streaming of all 2025 New Works Collective world premieres, presented in February 2025 and conducted by Darwin Aquino. Please register on OTSL's website to receive the link. The on-demand access will be...
Acclaimed pianist Stephen Porter performs Subito Piano (2015) by Darwin Aquino in a recital organized by the Artist Presentation Society of St. Louis.
Featuring Dominican Artists: Soprano Natalie Peña-Comas and Conductor Darwin Aquino | December 7th, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Darwin Aquino and Kathy Lawton Brown talk about launching a year-round celebration for the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra’s 165th anniversary with “It’s a Celebration” on October 17.
Experience the rich musical tapestry of the Americas, where sounds from across the globe converge to create vibrant and distinctive regional styles. This program features a new commissioned string trio by Darwin Aquino and music by Miguel del Águila, Agustín Lara, Florence Price, and others—celebrating the diverse cultural voices of North, Central, and South America.
Luigi Boccherini’s Dona Clementina, produced in April by Opera Southwest in Alburquerque, New Mexico, is a finalist for the 2025 International Opera Awards in the category of “Rediscovered Work”! The company presented the USA premiere of piece, sang in its original...