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.
Darwin discusses Mahler Symphony 1 on radio
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A new composition to celebrate the music of The Americas
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.
Opera Clementina, conducted by Darwin, finalist at 2025 International Opera Awards
Luigi Boccherini’s Dona Clementina, produced in April by Opera Southwest in Alburquerque, New Mexico, is a finalist...
Joining the UIA Talent Agency for worldwide representation
UIA Talent Agency is an entertainment enterprise with a reputation of excellence in representing a diverse roster of artists. […] UIA is the home to a broad spectrum of talent including classical singers for opera and concert, actors for stage and screen, directors, composers, librettists, playwrights, and conductors…
Opera is for All
Inaugurated as part of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ 2023 season, the New Works Collective is the company’s groundbreaking effort to bring new voices into the world of opera, as well as to connect new audience members with the art form by exploring characters and stories that embody the full spectrum of modern life…
Sound Moves: Where Music Meets Chess
Celebrate the closing of the WCHOF's exhibition, Sound Moves: Where Music Meets Chess, with a unique performance using a custom-made chessboard piano at Saint Louis University's Sinquefield State Room on January 18, 2024, accompanied by musicians from the St. Louis...
Darwin conducts the 2024 New Works Collective at OTSL
Last winter, more than 130 artists applied to create new operas with OTSL. Ultimately, just three multi-genre teams were selected by a panel of St. Louis artists, advocates, and community leaders. Now, those three teams are about to prove just how innovative, inclusive, and fun opera can be…
Seduction, Deception, Madness!: Conducting Giselle
Chamber Music Society of Saint Louis, under the baton of Darwin Aquino, will accompany the dancers with the score composed by Adolphe Adam. The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch in 2019 called their playing “instrumental brilliance”. Many are members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Catch Darwin on Classic 107.3 FM
Kathy Lawton Brown of Classic 107.3 interviewed Music Director Darwin Aquino and Guest Conductor Leon Burke III. Part 2 of the interview has Maestro Aquino describing the program to be performed Sunday, July 16 at 7:30pm at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity in University City. All concerts are free to attend!
Two new concerts at the Interlochen Center for the Arts
Sunday, July 2, 2023 3:00pm, Corson Auditorium and Sunday, July 9, 2023 3:00pm, Corson Auditorium
Video Lecture: Dominican Folklore in Darwin’s compositions (En Español)
Introduction to Music of the 20th and 21st centuries course. Module: “Dominican folklore in today’s music”, taught by Darwin Aquino. (in Spanish)
Article with the St. Louis Magazine about Gateway Festival Orchestra
Get to know the two conductors behind this year’s Gateway Festival Orchestra summer concert series. The Gateway Festival Orchestra, a ‘cultural treasure’ that has become a staple to St. Louis summers…