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NowinherseventhseasonasMusicDirectorofSymphonyTacoma,SarahIoannideshasgainedrecognitionasoneofthemostinspiringandcreativeconductorsofhergeneration.ActiveasaguestconductorinternationallywithorchestrassuchastheTonkünstler,OrchestreNationaledeLyon,SeattleSymphony(UntitledSeries),CalgaryPhilharmonicandPhiladelphiaChamberOrchestra,shehasrecordedworldpremiereswiththeRoyalPhilharmonicandmostrecentlywiththeMalmöSymphonyandNordicChamberOrchestrawithaCDofmusicbyMarieSamuelssonreleasedin2019.

PreviouslyMusicDirectoroftheElPasoSymphony,SpartanburgPhilharmonicOrchestra,andAssistantConductoroftheCincinnatiSymphonyOrchestra,underherleadership,bothSymphonyTacomaandSpartanburgPhilharmonichavereceivedgrantsfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsforcreativityincollaborations,communityandcommissioningprojects.

SarahwasnamedbytheLosAngelesTimesas“oneofsixfemaleconductorsbreakingtheglasspodium”andwasincludedasoneofthetopfemaleconductorsworldwidebyLebrecht’s“WomanConductors:ThePowerList.”

SheistheArtisticDirectorofCascadeConducting,aweeklonginternationalmasterclassheldinpartnershipwithSymphonyTacomaandPacificLutheranUniversity.ShecontinuestostayonthefacultyofTheCurtisInstituteofMusic’sSummerfest.Asanartsadvocate,Ms.Ioannidesisanactiveadjudicator,panelist,publicspeaker,andeducator.AndhasservedbothasadelegateattheWorldCultureSummitinAbuDhabiandasNEAPanelistfortheUSGovernment.Admittedasaninstrumentalscholaronviolin,Sarahwasgrantedbothherbachelor’sandmaster’sdegreesfromOxfordUniversity.FurtheringhereducationatTheGuildhallSchoolofMusicandDrama,shereceivedherAdvancedCertificateinConducting.AsaFulbrightScholar,SarahpursuedfurthertrainingatTheCurtisInstituteofMusic,earningaDiplomainConducting;shewashonoredwiththePresserAwardandtheFriendsofCurtisFellowship.ShethenchosetodeepenherknowledgewithaMasterofMusicdegreeinOrchestralConductingfromTheJuilliardSchool.

“TheotherbigdiscoverywasguestconductorSarahIoannides...vigorous,solid,andwithanunusuallyvibrantsonority.Herprogrammingideaswereprovocative.”

DavidPatrickStearns,PhiladelphiaEnquirer



SarahIoannideshasperformed500+worksoforchestralrepertoirewith40+worldpremieresandnumerousUSpremieres.ShehasmostaffinitywithBrahms,Tchaikovsky,Prokofiev,Beethoven,andSibeliusandherfullrepertoirelistingisavailableuponrequest.Sarahconnectswithcommunitiestocreateprogramsthatarepoignantatrelevanttothismomentinsociety.

“SymphonyTacoma,underIoannides’assuredbaton,rosetoBeethoven’ssun(Beethoven’s9th)withenergy,passionandafull,richsoundthatfilledthesold-outtheater.”

SouthSoundMagazineMay2019

Sarah’sSpecialFocus

ExampleofWorksrelatedtoregionalprogramming(PacficNorthwestprogramming):• OttFire-Mountain–SpotlightinSymphonyMagazine(withoptionalfilm)• StellaSung-Oceana(withFilm)• KarelButz-RainierSunrise• IsraeliComposer:YanivGottfried:E.GuitarConcertow/MichaelNicoletti• CharlieAlbright–LiliBoulangerConcerto

“MountainandSea”wasnotjustaconcertbySymphonyTacoma—itwasaculminationofcreativity,education,outreachandadvocacythattouchedourcommunityandbroughtpeopletogetherina

powerfulsharedexperience.”-TacomaTribune2017

EnvironmentalWorks:• VietCuongRe(new)al–PercussionQuartet(using1SD,4wineglassesetc.)• DavidLudwigBleedingPines(March2020)• HannahLash–InHopesofReachingtheSun(prequeltoBeethoven9)• TanDun–WaterPassion,Water,PaperConcerto,4MultimediaTheatres

“WaterPassionprovesTacomaSymphony’smusicalchopsandvitality…withthiskindofimagination,skillandengagement,thisisthekindofeventthatprovestheTacomaSymphonyisanintegralpartof

ourcity’scultureandcommunalspirit”.-TacomaTribune2016

Multimedia’sinclude: ReichTheDesertMusic(with50minfilm) SaxophoneFusionwithJamesCarter SaxophoneFusionProgram(chamberw/MilhaudCréationduMondefilm) StarTrek,filmmusic&popsconcertsRareSoloistWorks:

♫ EvelynGlennieCommission:O’Boyle-PortraitsofImmortalLove(greatforValentines)

♫ IndianComposer,Wijeratne,TablaConcertowithSandeepDas♫ ClassicalAccordion,JamesCarter(programswithGubaidulina&Piazzolla)♫ ByronYasui’sConcertoNo.1forUkulele,featuringJakeShimabukuro



SpecializinginWomenComposers

PremiersInclude:HannahLash(SymphonyTacoma2019),BeataMoon,AndreaTarrodi,PaulaPrestini,MarieSamuelsson,VenlaHinnemo,DeborahAnderson.A2019releaseofaCDofSwedishComposerMarieSameulssonwithNordicChamberOrchestra&MalmöSymphonyProgramsworksby:JenniferHigdon,AugustaReadThomas,JoanTower,VictoriaBorisova-Ollas,KatiAgocs,StephaneBerg,PatriciaAlmeida,SaraCaravallho,Elena-KatsChernin,AnneLeBaron,PaulaPrestini,RuthCrawfordSeeger,KarenTanaka,DobrinkaTabakova,GraceWilliams,JudithWeir,ClaraSchumann,FannyMendelssohn,HenrietteRenie,LouiseFarrenc,LiliBoulanger,NadiaBoulanger,BetsyJolas.

GuestEngagements

TonkünstlerOrchestra(Austria),OrchestreNationaledeLyon(France),RoyalPhilharmonicOrchestra (UK) – World Premier CD, Seattle Symphony (Untitled Series), RochesterPhilharmonicOrchestra,LouisvilleOrchestra,BuffaloPhilharmonicOrchestra,FlemishRadioOrchestra (Belgium), Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, ToledoSymphonyOrchestra,Hawai’iSymphony,TulsaSymphonyOrchestra,ChamberOrchestraofPhiladelphia, North Carolina Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, Arkansas Symphony,Charleston Symphony Orchestra, NewWest Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra,Annapolis Symphony, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Municipal Orchestra of Caracas, NewHaven Symphony, Daejeon Philharmonic (Korea), Sweden: Nordic Chamber Orchestra,VästeråsSinfonietta,MalmöSymphonyOrchestra,MetamorphosisFestival(Athens,Greece),NaumburgOrchestra,PerthInternationalFestival(Australia),CyprusStateOrchestra,REMIXensemble (Portugal), Perth International Festival (Australia), Naumburg Orchestra (NYC),Cyprus State Orchestra, Wuttenbergisches Kammerorchester (Germany), TranslyvannianStatePhilharmonic(Cluj),NationalSymphonyOrchestraofColombia,NationalSymphonyofthe Dominican Republic, the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra (Venezuela), and the SouthAfricanNationalYouthOrchestra.UpcomingEngagements incl.: Calgary Philharmonic, Bilbao SymphonyOrchestraVermontSymphony,NovaScotiaSymphony,Curtis InstituteofMusic,CurtisSummerfest, leading theCascadeConductingMasterclass.2020seasonTrainingYoungMusicians:SimonBolivarYouthOrchestra,YalePhilharmonia,SouthAfricanNationalYouthOrchestra,MalmöAcademyofMusicOrchestra,CurtisInstituteofMusic,ChicagoCollegeofPerformingArts,BrevardMusicFestival,JacobsSchoolofMusic,IndianaUniversityOrchestra,OxfordUniversityOrchestra,CincinnatiSymphonyYouthOrchestra(MusicDirector)



AnotefromSarah:Inspiredbynature,theanimalworld,andthepowerofhumancreativity,Iseektofinduniqueopportunitiestopresenttoaudiences,workslikeTanDun’sWaterPassionAfterSt.Matthew,Holst’sThePlanets,SteveReich’sTheDesertMusic,DanielOttandDerekKlein’sFire-Mountain.Thesefreshpresentationsoforchestralmusicwithinspiringimagery,whenpresentedalongsideclassicalworkssuchasBeethoven’s9th“OdetoJoy”,Copland’sAppalachianSpringandRimsky-Korsakov’sScheherazadecreatetheopportunityforalltobeinspiredandperhapschallengedtoseetheSymphonyacrossabroaderhorizon.Myinternationalexperienceasaconductorandteacherhasdeepenedmyunderstandingofdiversecultures.Musicasacommonlanguagecanbethecatalystforaneverbetter,moreequitableworld.Wecancreatethatveryexperiencewithanexpandingrepertoireofvibrantsymphonicperformancesthatwelcomepeoplefromallwalksoflife.Withacommitmenttoinnovationinthearts,ithasbeenmygreatjoytobringtolifeoverfortyworldpremieresfororchestrasandchoirs.Engagingindialoguewithinourcommunityandbeyond,developinggrassrootsprojectsandintentionallycreatingprogramswithacurator’seyeempowersthevoicesoftodayalongsidetheepichistoryoforchestralmusic.IwasonceaskedwhatImighthavedonewithmylifehadInotbecomeaconductor.HadIfollowedadifferentpath,Imayhavebecomeaneuroscientist,studyingtheeffectsofclassicalmusiconbraindevelopment;howwearechangedasperformers,students,listeners,andultimatelyasmembersofaculturallyrichandcivilsociety.Ibelievewewouldshowtheunparalleledvalueofmusictohumanity;anessentialcomponentofeducation,asimportantasMath,English,andtheSciences.Myvisionasaconductoristosharethegiftofbothclassicalandcontemporaryorchestralmusicandindoingsotoentertain,andinspireyoutoembraceyourcreativespirit.