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Welsh conductor
Scott Tereance Ellaway (born 8 August 1981) is a Welsh conductor and advocate for broadening access to classical music.
[1]
[2] In an article published by
BBC Music Magazine in 2009,
[3]
[4] Ellaway became known for his entrepreneurial spirit as the founder and artistic director of Orchestra Europa.
[5]
[6] In 2011
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough hosted a concert at
Blenheim Palace to celebrate the conductor's 30th birthday.
[7] Ellaway is founder of OpusYou, a music education firm that offers broadcast and E-learning options to students.
[8] He divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles, and is a Fellow at
Jonathan Edwards College , Yale University.
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Career
Scott Ellaway conducting the
Philharmonia Orchestra in
Guildford (18 March 2006)
Born in
Abergavenny , South Wales, Ellaway was educated locally before gaining an organ scholarship to
Keble College, Oxford in 2002 and graduating in 2005
[10] He made his professional conducting debut at age 21 with members of the
BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the
Welsh National Opera in Abergavenny.
[11] He has since worked with several prominent orchestras and ensembles including the
Academy of Ancient Music ,
[12] the
BBC Singers ,
[13] the
Berliner Symphoniker ,
[14] the
Philharmonia Orchestra ,
[15] the
London Mozart Players ,
[16] and performed at the
Lincoln Center in New York City for the first time in 2014, conducting performances of
George Balanchine 's
Concerto Barocco ,
Kammermusik No. 2 and
Who Cares? for the
New York City Ballet .
[17] He made his debut with the
London Symphony Orchestra at the
Henry Wood Hall in June 2016.
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Discography
Sweet, Sacred Feast! (2015), Oratory Choir of St Boniface, Brooklyn
References
^ Gardner, Charlotte,
“Could do better?" ,
Gramophone Magazine , February, 2010
^ Elkin, Susan,
“Bridging the age gap" ,
The Stage , July, 2010
^ Franks, Rebecca,
"ARTISTS' ENTRANCE" ,
BBC Music Magazine , February, 2009
^
"Where are the Brits?" ,
BBC Music Magazine , September, 2009
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Norris, Geoffrey ,
"Orchestra Europa: a new orchestra with a refreshing approach" ,
The Daily Telegraph (London), February 23, 2009
^ Brown, Geoff,
"Orchestra Europa at Queen Elizabeth Hall" ,
The Times (London), March 19, 2010
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"Blenheim celebrates conductor's Birthday" , Cotswold Life , November 14, 2011.
^ Eifert, Jonathan,
"Conductor Scott Ellaway and Chicago Public Schools Renew Partnership with OpusYou" , Musical America , September 14, 2017
^
“Listing of Fellows for Jonathan Edwards College"
^
“Organ Scholars Since the War” . KEBLE PAST AND PRESENT , 2008
^ Thomas, Matt,
"Behind the baton with conductor Scott Ellaway" ,
Western Mail (Wales), November 21, 2008
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“Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Concert” ,
Blenheim Palace , May 29, 2015
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Norris, Geoffrey ,
"Orchestra Europa: a new orchestra with a refreshing approach" ,
The Daily Telegraph (London), February 23, 2009
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“66e Festival de musique de Besançon Franche-Comté" , Place de la Résistance, Maison du Peuple, Belfort, September 26, 2013
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"Robert Saxton, In the Beginning" , Music Sales Classical , March 18, 2006.
^ Lisle, Nicola,
"London Mozart Players, University Church" ,
The Oxford Times , October 18, 2007
^
Macaulay, Alastair ,
"In the Founder's Footsteps" ,
The New York Times , January 22, 2014
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“Esa-Pekka Salonen, Catch and Release" , Music Sales Classical , June 13, 2016.
Further reading
Lisle, Nicola,
"Stepping stone" ,
Classical Music , October 25, 2008
Franks, Rebecca,
"Artists' Entrance" , BBC Music Magazine , February, 2009
Kropf, Annemarie,
"Founding Father" , Gig Magazine , July 2009
"Blenheim celebrates conductor's Birthday" , Cotswold Life , November 14, 2011
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