Conducting the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra and the U of M Women's Choir with conductor Elroy Friesen, this concert will feature music by Berlioz, Fauré, Honegger and more! Missed Sarah Jo's interview with Julian? Watch the video here!

Hunting scenes by Berlioz, Norse mythology in Sibelius, the electro-acoustic universe of Ingram Marshall: What are the outer-limits of Impressionism? Surprising and unexpected musical paths will be explored in this unique event with the U of M Symphony Orchestra and the U of M Women’s Chorus. Get your tickets HERE!

 

 

Julian Pellicano’s voracious musical appetite makes him a formidable interpreter of the symphonic repertoire. He is currently resident conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Artist in Residence at the Norfolk Chamber Music festival, and music director of the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra.

Pellicano has built his career by following an unconventional path. The creation, with Dr. Paul Lehrman, of a new performance edition of George Antheil’s Ballet Mecanique first brought Pellicano to the public’s attention. From 2009 to 2013 he served as music director of the Longy School of Music Conservatory Orchestra where he developed the orchestra’s repertoire, engaged world-class soloists, and establishing a rigorous and distinctive new orchestral program.

Pellicano has conducted the Orquestra Sinfonica de Porto Alegre (Brazil), Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, New Britain Symphony, The Kallisti Ensemble, Boston’s Dinosaur Annex Ensemble, Milwaukee’s Present Music, and conducted at Carnegie Hall with the Yale Philharmonia Orchestra.

As a young musician he played drums, percussion, organ, and accordion in rock, blues and jazz groups. An autodidact, he was accepted to the Peabody Conservatory as a percussionist without any formal training. Pellicano holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University, the Peabody Conservatory and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden. He received his MM in conducting from the Yale School of Music studying with Shinik Hahm. At Yale he also received an MM in percussion as a student of Robert van Sice and was a member of the critically acclaimed Yale Percussion Group. Other principal conducting teachers have included Dr. Harlan Parker and Per Andersberg. In addition to the Presser Music Award, he has been recognized with two stipends from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, and Yale’s Phillip F. Nelson Award.