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About Angel Gil-Ordóñez

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.

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Concerts and presentations

Tue, April 16, 2024 – 7:30 pm Concert in 130 days

Beyond Category: The Concert Music of Duke Ellington

Discover a new perspective on the legendary Duke Ellington’s music as PostClassical Ensemble and Guest Curator Dr. John E. Hasse explore his diverse and lesser-known concert pieces, showcasing his groundbreaking forays into ballet, opera, film scores, Broadway musicals, and symphony orchestras.

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Wed, January 10, 2024 – 7:30 pm Concert in 33 days

Amazing Grace: In Paradisum

PostClassical Ensemble’s seasonal favorite returns with a program for chorale and orchestra that celebrates the universal expression of the human spirit through music. Amazing Grace, perhaps the most universal of folk hymns, has inspired people all around the world for centuries.

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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.

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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.

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News

In the press

PostClassical Ensemble Surveys Architecture

Concert review published on November 30, 2023 in The Georgetowner

Music and architecture converse in PostClassical Ensemble’s ‘Bouncing Off the Walls’

Concert review published on November 18, 2023 in DC Theater Arts

Flamenco meets Anatolia: Angel Gil-Ordonez to perform in Türkiye

Concert review published on July 26, 2023 in Daily Sabah

PostClassical Ensemble Fills Stage With Falla

Concert review published on May 01, 2023 in The Georgetowner

Falla and Lorca resume their friendship in Washington to break down stereotypes about Spain

Concert review published on April 22, 2023 in El País

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New disc release

Revueltas: Redes / Copland: The City. 2 Classic Political Film Scores

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.

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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.

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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

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