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~'N\t>~' ~Q... "Jf\71 SCHOOL OF MUSIC C3G \iJ\J UNIVERSITY of WASHINGTON oz6\8 5-cXD CAMPUS PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRAS side-by-side with BELLEVUE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by Gabriela Garza Canales " Lorenzo Guggenheim Mario Alejandro Torres and Teresa Metzger Howe th Sunday, May 20 , 2018 3:00pm, Meany Theater UW MUSIC '3 2017-18 SEASON CPO & BYSO CONDUCTORS student at the University of Washington under the mentorship of Dr. David Rahbee and Ludovic Morlot. Gabriela Garza Canales (born July 1 st, 1989, Lorenzo is a Teaching Assistant in UW where he is co Monterrey, Nuevo Leon) is a Mexican conductor and conductor of the Campus Phil harmonia Orchestras percussionist. She is currently in her first year of and Assistant conductor of UWSO. He graduated doctoral studies at the University of Washington with Honors in Orchestral Conducting from the under the mentorship of David Alexander Rahbee Catholic University of Argentina in 2014. He also and Ludovic Morlot. She is also co-conductor of the studied Contemporary Music Ensemble Conducting Campus Philharmonia Orchestras and assistant in the music conservatory "Manuel de Falla" in conductor of the UW Symphony Orchestra. Buenos Aires. Gabriela holds a Master of Music in Orchestral He has been an active part of the musical Conducting from the University of New Mexico, scene of the Universisty of Washington presenting under the mentorship of Dr. Jorge Perez-Gomez. concerts with CPO and UW Chamber Orchestra with She also holds a Bachelor Degree in Music Luke Fitzpatrick as soloist. He also collaborated with Performance, with emphasis in percussion from the the Modern Music Ensamble making the US Premiere University of New Mexico, under the direct instruction of Delgado's Cotores Congetados and presenting's of Professor Scott Ney. Boulez' Derive. He was assistant conductor of During the summer of the present year, L'enfant et les Sortileges produced by the Opera Gabriela will be traveling to her hometown, Workshop, directed by Stephen Stubbs and Cyndia Monterrey, to conduct a program with the Sieden. Guggenheim was also involved with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Universidad Autonoma Seattle Symphony where he was twice a Fellow under de Nuevo Leon. Additionally, she will be traveling to Maestro Morlot's guidance and assisted in their New Mexico to conduct a summer chamber music Prokofiev and Shostakovich Concerto Festivals program with the Albuquerque Philharmonic conducted by Pablo Rus. Orchestra. His professional debut came in 2012 and During the summer of 2016, Gabriela was' since then he conducted in some of the most selected to attend the conductor's summit at important theaters in Argentina, making his debut in Wintergreen Summer Music Festival, where she was the Teatro Colon in 2014). The same year Lorenzo able to study from renowned conductors Victor traveled to the USA to continue his studies in the Yampolsky and Erin Freeman. University of Washington where he concentrated in Over the past couple of years, Gabriela has Choral and Opera Conducting, and participated in conducted mUltiple community orchestras, university the production of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi. In 2015 ensembles, chamber groups, contemporary he was invited to conduct the National Symphony of ensembles, concerto competitions and opera Chile for the closing concert of the Masterclass led by performances. She has also guest conducted for Maestro Garrett Keast. He was selected for the Miami several orchestras in New Mexico such as the Summer Music Festival (where he was Assistant Symphony of Albuquerque and the UNM Health Conductor of their Opera Studio), the University of Sciences Center Orchestra. Cincinnati Opera Bootcamp (performing Poulenc's As a percussionist, Gabriela has performed Les Mamelles de Tiresias) He was part of several extensively in a wide variety of ensembles and toured conducting workshops with renowned conductors in around the continent. She has performed in wind Argentina, Chile and USA. ensembles, symphony orchestras, steel band, His activity in Buenos Aires i~cluded Mexican marimba bands, Latin popular groups, and conducting the most prestigious contemporary world-percussion groups. Additionally, she has also ensembles and also musical theater. In 2016 he was attended clinics and lessons with well known the Musical Director and Vocal Director of The Rocky percussionists and artists, among them Valerie Dee Horror Show with the most important artists in the N9ranjo, Janis Potter and Bernard Purdie. musical theatre scene in Buenos Aires. In 2014 Lorenzo published a book about Argentine composer Lorenzo Guggenheim is a young conductor Marta Lambertini's opera jCenicientaaa.. ! and a from Argentina. He is currently a Master of Music refereed article in the XXVIII Magazine of the Institute of Musicology Investigation "Carlos Vega" about Texarkana Symphony Orchestra, South Arkansas Humpty Dumpty for solo clarinet. Symphony Orchestra, and Shreveport Summer Music After the summer he will be part of the Festival. He has also played with Symphoria, University of Toronto Faculty of Music, pursuing a Shreveport, Longview, Rapides, Marshall, and Costa DMA in Orchestral Conducting. Rica Symphony orchestras. Mr. Torres performed with the Youth Orchestra of the Americas in Germany, Mario Alejandro Torres is a conductor, Italy, France, Belgium, and England. teacher, and performer native to San Pedro Sula, Mr. Torres holds a Masters of Music in Honduras. Currently based in Seattle, Washington, Orchestral Conducting from Ithaca College under the Mr. Torres made his Benaroya Hall conducting debut mentorship of Jeffery Meyer, and a Bachelor and a in collaboration with Maestros Ludovic Morlot and Master of Music in Viola Performance from David Alexander Rahbee, in an exciting concert with Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSULA). the University of Washington Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Torres completed a professional program with For the past two years, he has served in a conducting the Youth Orchestra of the Americas' Global Leaders fellowship with the Seattle Symphony, assisting Program, focusing in community leadership, teaching Maestro Morlot in collaboration with artists such as artistry, and social entrepreneurship. Mr. Torres also Hilary Hahn and John Luther Adams. He is bringing a holds degrees in Computer Information Systems and new and exciting sound to the Poulsbo Community Business Administration. Orchestra, where he has been recently appointed His wife Jenny is an active member of the music director. Recently, He also appeared as guest community, supporting and engaging in activities conductor for two concerts with the Bainbridge with the Seattle Music Partners Program, and the Symphony Orchestra this past February. Outside of Special Events department of the Seattle Symphony. the United States, he has conducted performances with the Eddy Snijders Orchestra in Paramaribo, Teresa Metzger Howe is Music Director of Suriname, and in his hometown with the profeSSional the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra of San Pedro Sula, and Victoriano . _--S~~duc~Qr. ,of BY~<?'~ t~P. tier ensembl~, the Youth Lopez School of Music Choir. Symphony. "she holds a Dodor of Musical Arts As an advocate for Education, Mr. Torres Degree in orchestral conducting from the University serves as Assistant Conductor of the University of of Washington, a Master of Music degree in Piano Washington Symphony Orchestra, where he is a Performance from Butler University, and a Bachelor of candidate for the doctoral degree in orchestral Science degree in Music Theory from Manchester conducting under the mentorship of David Alexander College. She received a Morrison Conducting Rahbee and Seattle Symphony Music Director Fellowship at the University of Washington and the Ludovic Morlot. His energy and passion to work with Murl Barnhart Award at Manchester College. young musicians have brought the UW Campus Dr. Metzger Howe is also the conductor of Philharmonia Orchestras to a higher level of artistic Rain City Symphony, a community orchestra in performance. He has also held teaching positions at Seattle, Washington. She was a frequent guest the Victoriano Lopez School of Music in San Pedro conductor of operas and musicals at Shoreline Sula, Honduras, and Louisiana Academy of Music in Community College and also conducted the Pontiac Natchitoches, Louisiana. In his work for social Bay Symphony Orchestra, the University of inclusion, Mr. Torres has appeared internationally as Washington Symphony Orchestra, the University of a guest conductor and clinician for programs such as: Washington Summer Orchestra, Lakeside Orchestra, The National Music School of Suriname in South and the Rose City Chamber Orchestra, among others. America, and the Academie Musicale Occide Jeanty Dr. Metzger Howe's opera conducting credits in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. include Puccini's Suor Angelica, Bizet's Carmen, As a violist, he has performed as a soloist with Offenbach's Tales of Hoffman, Lehar's Merry Widow, the; Chamber Orchestra of San Pedro Sula, NSULA and Mozart's Magic Flute. She has music-directed Symphony and Chamber orchestras, Rapides over 50 productions of stage musicals and cabarets Symphony Orchestra, and the Monteux School and in professional theaters throughout the United States Music Festival. He has been co-principal violist for and has studied or worked closely with several of today.s leading conductors, including Peter Eros, ORCHESTRAS David Hoose, Ken Kiesler, Ken Woods, and The Campus Philharmonia Orchestra