About Angel Gil-Ordóñez
A frequent guest conductor across Europe, the United States and Latin America, Angel Gil-Ordóñez holds the positions of Music Director/Conductor of PostClassical Ensemble in Washington, D.C., Principal Guest Conductor of New York’s Perspectives Ensemble, and Music Director of the Georgetown University Orchestra. He also serves as advisor for education and programming for Trinitate Philharmonia, a program in León, Mexico, modeled on Venezuela’s El Sistema.
Concerts and presentations
Entwined: A double feature
In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Manuel de Falla’s seminal chamber opera, El retablo de maese Pedro, PostClassical Ensemble and playwright / director Derek Goldman present the double feature Entwined.
Celebrate the world of the American art song
For its second Music Salon, PostClassical Ensemble and guests explore the varied landscape of the American art song, with works by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, H. Leslie Adams, Lori Laitman, Tom Cipullo, and Paquito d’Rivera.
Web series
Up close with…
PostClassical Ensemble presents a new virtual series, Up Close With…, an in-depth virtual discussion with our musicians. In this series, we hope to inspire you by showcasing our players and featuring our music in a whole new way.
More than Music
At a moment when America’s performing arts institutions are challenged not merely to continue to function, but to function in new ways, PostClassical Ensemble undertakes a series of audio/video webcasts exploring the role of music in society.
News
In the press
Q&A with Angel Gil-Ordóñez
Interview published on February 08, 2023 in The Georgetowner
Best of classical music in 2022
Concert review published on December 22, 2022 in The Washington Post
A master class in French surrealism from the PostClassical Ensemble
Concert review published on November 10, 2022 in The Washington Post
PostClassical Ensemble gives Mahler’s 4th symphony ‘A Wicked New Look’
Concert review published on April 21, 2022 in The Washington Post
At "Hope in the Night," PostClassical Ensemble gives a Black composer an overdue spotlight
Concert review published on March 24, 2022 in The Washington Post
New disc release
My thoughts Blog
Reflections on Silvestre Revueltas
Working on Spanish repertoire –the music with which I started my career as a conductor– has helped me to understand the music of all cultures.
Victoria, Falla and the Spanish tradition
Tomas Luis de Victoria is a product of the Siglo de Oro (“The Golden Century”) when Spain was the dominant European nation, Philip II was the powerful Spanish king – and Victoria was Europe’s greatest composer.
What they say about Angel Reviews
Invigorating… Gil-Ordóñez led a vital rendition.
Alex Ross The New Yorker
Angel Gil-Ordóñez' insight into Shostakovich's music is astounding.
Solomon Volkov author of Testimony