CONDUCTOR BIO
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Ian Passmore guest conductor
With adventurous musicality and a captivating stage presence, Filipino-American conductor Ian Passmore leads a rich career as an orchestral leader and pedagogue. Hailed as “a rising young conductor” by Fanfare Magazine, his unapologetically Romantic renderings of the standard repertoire harken back to a bygone generation of conductors. Following two seasons as the Omaha Symphony’s Assistant Conductor, the orchestra named Ian their Associate Conductor in 2019 — a position never before created in its 100year history. Ian has appeared with the orchestras of Kansas City, Buffalo, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Lincoln, the North Carolina Symphony, and the Hanoi Philharmonic in Vietnam. In the 2022-23 season, he debuted with the Louisiana Philharmonic, the Winston-Salem Symphony, and the Oak Ridge Symphony in Tennessee. Artists with whom Ian has recently collaborated include the Canadian Brass, violinist Susanna Perry Gilmore, jazz singer Jackie Allen, pianist Clare Longendyke, and composer Liz Gre. He has also prepared ensembles for Maestro Franz Welser-Möst and violinist Joshua Bell, respectively. Having begun his own conducting studies at a very early age, Ian’s career also prioritizes conducting pedagogy and music education. His educational contributions include frequent appearances as a guest conductor and adjudicator for student ensembles, as well as numerous speaking engagements. Recent conference presentations include the International Conductors Guild, the South Dakota Bandmasters Association, and the Nebraska Music Educators Association. Before his appointment in Omaha, Ian served as Associate Instructor of Orchestral Conducting at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he taught conducting, led the IU Conductors’ and All-Campus Orchestras, and guest conducted the IU Chamber, Concert, Symphony, and Philharmonic Orchestras. Ian’s private conducting students have been accepted to conservatories and summer music programs such as Indiana (continued next page)
