RECOGNIZED FOR HIS INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP, INTERNATIONAL REACH, AND DISTINCTIVE PROGRAMMING, COLOMBIAN-BORN CONDUCTOR SEBASTIÁN SERRANO-AYALA HAS LED PROFESSIONAL, COLLEGIATE, AND FESTIVAL ENSEMBLES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, LATIN AMERICA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND EUROPE, BRINGING CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE, COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP, AND ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE TO THE PODIUM.
MOST RECENTLY, SEBASTIÁN SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRAS AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE IN ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC. PREVIOUSLY, HE SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. HIS PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE WORK WITH SKAGIT SYMPHONY, SARATOGA ORCHESTRA, AND YAKIMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ALONG WITH CONDUCTING FELLOWSHIPS AND APPEARANCES AT THE CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, NATIONAL ORCHESTRAL INSTITUTE, ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, SYMPHONY TACOMA, AND MOSTLY MODERN FESTIVAL, WHERE HE PREMIERED AND RECORDED NEW WORKS WITH THE AMERICAN MODERN ENSEMBLE.
A CHAMPION OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC AND THE MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS, SEBASTIÁN HAS CONDUCTED NUMEROUS WORLD AND U.S. PREMIERES AND RECEIVED THIRD PLACE IN THE AMERICAN PRIZE IN ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE IN 2025. HE CONTINUES TO WORK AS A GUEST CONDUCTOR, ADJUDICATOR, AND EDUCATOR, BUILDING PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT ADVENTUROUS REPERTOIRE, COMPELLING PERFORMANCE, AND MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH MUSICIANS AND COMMUNITIES.
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