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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...
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.
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’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 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...
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...
St. Louis Public Radio interview about Video Games concert featuring WashU & UMSL Symphony Orchestras
For about a year, Darwin Aquino has been serving as conductor of the orchestras at both the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Washington University. And on Tuesday evening, the two groups under his direction rehearsed together for the first time ever. Final...
Conducting debut in Ohio with The Cleveland Opera, leading Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess
Article published in Cleveland Classical on May 28, 2019 “Although I’ve never led the entire opera, all conductors do concert versions of Porgy and Bess, because the tunes are so popular — ‘Summertime,’ ‘I got plenty o’ nuttin’,’ ‘It ain’t necessarily so.’ And there...