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Ward Stare
Ward Stare (Born August 27, 1982) is an American conductor. Stare was the Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra from 2014 until 2021 and was also the Resident Conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from 2008 to 2012. Stare is currently active as a guest conductor both domestically within the United States as well as internationally. In addition Stare currently holds a position as a Distinguished Artist at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
Stare was born and raised in Rochester, New York. Stare was trained as a trombonist at the Juilliard School in Manhattan. At the age of 18, he was appointed principal trombonist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and has performed as an orchestral musician with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, among others.
In August 2007, Stare made his debut with the Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Music Center. Stare also made appearances with the Memphis Symphony, the Florida Orchestra, and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra – both in Russia and on the orchestra's North American tour – as well as a special performance with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra as part of the Orchestra's "Great Artists of the World" series celebrating the 80th birthday of the King of Thailand.
Stare spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons as a League of American Orchestras Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and conducted concerts on the orchestra's Toyota Symphonies for Youth Series. In the fall of 2008, Stare served as assistant conductor to Sir Andrew Davis at the Lyric Opera of Chicago for their new production of Alban Berg's Lulu.
In 2009, Stare made his debut with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, as second conductor in Ives' Symphony No. 4, as well as his subscription debut with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.
In April 2009, Stare made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Stare returned in June 2010, leading the Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra in their New York City debut at the Riverside Church.
The 2010 and 2011 season Stare's returned to the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin as guest conductor, as well as his European operatic debut at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, with a production of Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia.
Stare's 2012 and 2013 season was full of many new debuts, in April 2012 Stare conducted with the London Philharmonic Orchestra for the first time, in December 2012 Stare conducted his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut with their production of Hänsel und Gretel, which led to a return the next two seasons for Die Fledermaus (2013) and Porgy and Bess (2014) – both of which received high critical praise. Stare continues his ongoing relationship with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, returning regularly as a guest artist.
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Ward Stare
Ward Stare (Born August 27, 1982) is an American conductor. Stare was the Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra from 2014 until 2021 and was also the Resident Conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from 2008 to 2012. Stare is currently active as a guest conductor both domestically within the United States as well as internationally. In addition Stare currently holds a position as a Distinguished Artist at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
Stare was born and raised in Rochester, New York. Stare was trained as a trombonist at the Juilliard School in Manhattan. At the age of 18, he was appointed principal trombonist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and has performed as an orchestral musician with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, among others.
In August 2007, Stare made his debut with the Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Music Center. Stare also made appearances with the Memphis Symphony, the Florida Orchestra, and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra – both in Russia and on the orchestra's North American tour – as well as a special performance with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra as part of the Orchestra's "Great Artists of the World" series celebrating the 80th birthday of the King of Thailand.
Stare spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons as a League of American Orchestras Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and conducted concerts on the orchestra's Toyota Symphonies for Youth Series. In the fall of 2008, Stare served as assistant conductor to Sir Andrew Davis at the Lyric Opera of Chicago for their new production of Alban Berg's Lulu.
In 2009, Stare made his debut with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, as second conductor in Ives' Symphony No. 4, as well as his subscription debut with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.
In April 2009, Stare made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Stare returned in June 2010, leading the Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra in their New York City debut at the Riverside Church.
The 2010 and 2011 season Stare's returned to the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin as guest conductor, as well as his European operatic debut at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, with a production of Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia.
Stare's 2012 and 2013 season was full of many new debuts, in April 2012 Stare conducted with the London Philharmonic Orchestra for the first time, in December 2012 Stare conducted his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut with their production of Hänsel und Gretel, which led to a return the next two seasons for Die Fledermaus (2013) and Porgy and Bess (2014) – both of which received high critical praise. Stare continues his ongoing relationship with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, returning regularly as a guest artist.
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