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Patrick Valentino, conductor  Patrick Valentino was recently appointed Assistant Conductor of the Neponset Valley Philharmonic, and also currently serves as Director of Music & Liturgy at St. Margaret Mary Parish and Founder / Artistic Director of the Music from St. Margaret Mary's concert series. Patrick brings to the podium an extensive background in composition which informs his approach of making each performance a fresh exploration of the work, which audiences have described as witnessing the piece being composed anew within the moment of performance. Educated at New England Conservatory, Montclair University, and Moscow Conservatory, Patrick's primary teachers have included Charles Peltz (Director of NEC's Wind Ensemble Program), Paul Hostetter (Colonial Symphony, Sequitur), David Wroe (Westfield Symphony), and Leonid Nikolaev (Moscow State Conservatory Orchestra). He has also studied with Olvidiu Balan, John Farrer, Charles Gambetta, Robert Gutter, Ken Kiesler, Leonid Korchmar, Oleg Proskurnya, Neil Thomson, and Diane Wittry. Recent activities have included the 2010 Conducting Competition in Cadaques, Spain, as well as workshops and masterclasses in Romania, England, and Russia. In 2008 Patrick was a finalist in the Kammerphilharmonie Graz masterclass/competition in Admont, Austria. Previous conducting positions include assistant conductor of the Montclair and Westfield Symphony Orchestras, guest conducting with the Monmouth Symhony, MSU Symphonic Band, Massive Brass, and others. Patrick has also coached numerous smaller ensembles in premieres and performances in America, Europe, and Russia. He has a proclivity for organizing ensembles and concerts, as evidenced by 3 annual concerts he conducted at Montclair University, presenting over 20 of his compositions, a string of performances and coachings he organized in Russia on the request of the Dean of Foreign Students, and the highly successful classical concert series Music from St. Margaret Mary's. For a printable CV, click here. To view a repertoire list, click here. |
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