Keeping Faith - New Brunswick Youth Orchestra - page 33

Conductor
AntonioDelgado
“Full of vivacity and sparkle,” (Diario El Nacional. Caracas) Maestro Antonio
Delgado owes much of his musical education to the world-renowned El Sistema
program (National Systemof Youth andChildren’sOrchestras ofVenezuela).
ThoughDelgado began on the violin, he soon discovered his love and talent for
conducting.MaestroDelgadobeganhis conducting studieswithMaestroRodolfo
Saglimbeni and pursued further training at the Canford School of Music in
Wimborne, Englandwherehe learned fromMaestroGeorgeHurst, amongothers.
From 2005 to 2010DelgadowasMusical Director of the largest SouthAmerican
theatre,TeresaCarreño, duringwhich timehe conducted a diverse rangeofmusic,
garneringparticular acclaim forhis “veryelegantmusical direction andhis absolute
mastery” of ballet and opera scores (Diario La Voz. Caracas). Though he has
conductedeverymajororchestra inVenezuela,Delgadohasnothoardedhis talents,
as performancedates inEcuador, PuertoRico,Canada andPanama clearly attest.
Since July 2010, Delgado has been Musical Director and Conductor of the
NewBrunswickYouthOrchestra andofNBYO’s SistemaNewBrunswick.
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