2022-23 Season:
Conductor
Conductor, Florida Grand Opera (Il Matrimonio Segreto – D. Cimarosa)
Conductor, New Works Collaborative Opera Theater of St. Louis
Guest Conductor, Interlochen Center for the Arts
Music Director, St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra
Assistant & Cover Conductor, Opera Theater of St. Louis
Conductor-in-Residence, Washington University
Music Director, Gateway Festival Orchestra
Guest Conductor, Chamber Music Society & St. Louis Ballet
Composer
Guest Composer, Orquesta Sinfonia de Heredia in Costa Rica
Commissioned Composer, Chamber Project St. Louis
Commissioned Opera Translator, Florida Grand Opera
Guest Composer, Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico
Guest Composer, San Francisco Civic Symphony
2022-23 Season:
Conductor
Conductor, Florida Grand Opera (Il Matrimonio Segreto – D. Cimarosa)
Conductor, New Works Collaborative Opera Theater of St. Louis
Guest Conductor, Interlochen Center for the Arts
Music Director, St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra
Assistant & Cover Conductor, Opera Theater of St. Louis
Conductor-in-Residence, Washington University
Music Director, Gateway Festival Orchestra
Guest Conductor, Chamber Music Society & St. Louis Ballet
Composer
Guest Composer, Orquesta Sinfonia de Heredia in Costa Rica
Commissioned Composer, Chamber Project St. Louis
Commissioned Opera Translator, Florida Grand Opera
Guest Composer, Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico
Guest Composer, San Francisco Civic Symphony
Media
SLSO Stories: SLSO + WashU musicians together with Darwin
The weather couldn’t have been better for the continuation of an annual tradition: an outdoor welcome back concert at Washington University featuring St. Louis Symphony Orchestra musicians.
Conducting debut at the Interlochen Center for the Arts
Dominican conductor and composer Darwin Aquino continues to raise international attention and to inspire audiences and artists all around the world with his charismatic energy. Aquino’s constant presence in multiples stages is seen as a bright light for diversity and inclusion in classical music.
Joining Opera Theater’s SL New Works Collective
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. https://opera-stl.org/new-works-collective/new-works-collective-members/
Darwin selected as Music Director candidate with the Missouri Symphony (MOSY)
An Uncommon Enigma July 13 | Missouri Theater Featuring and curated by music director candidate Darwin Aquino, our final masterworks program includes works such Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, Tchaikovsky’s Cappriccio Italien, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations....
Soprano Christine Brewer & Darwin speak about their concert together with Classic 107.3
Kathy Lawton Brown speaks with renowned soprano Christine Brewer and St. Louis Philharmonic conductor Darwin Aquino ahead of “A Night with Christine”... https://classic1073.org/a-night-with-christine/
Darwin’s new 2022 interview “En Pocas Palabras” (in Spanish)
The Music Director of the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra admits that he prefers composing to directing, his playlist is full of children’s music and he has a gift for organizing things…