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
PostClassical Ensemble with James Austin Smith
Oboist James Austin Smith PostClassical Ensemble in a program featuring oboe works from Baroque to contemporary, including pieces by Albinoni, Price, Penderecki, Berio, Walker, and Puts.
Amazing Grace: Fire and Light
PostClassical Ensemble’s New Year tradition, Amazing Grace, will feature Native American composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, who will showcase his works, including selections from his cantata Standing Bear, and will receive the American Roots Artist Award for his contributions to American music.
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
PostClassical Ensemble’s Sophisticated Ellington
Concert review published on April 29, 2024 in The Georgetowner
PostClassical Ensemble opens the new year with ‘Amazing Grace’
Concert review published on January 29, 2024 in The Washington Post
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
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
Gil-Ordoñez — one of my favorite conductors in town to watch — achieved breathtaking delicacy and clarity from the violins, and a tactile grit from the cellos and bass. He’s got an infectious enthusiasm for both the music and the musicians playing it.
Michael Andor BrodeurThe Washington Post (January 2024)
Invigorating… Gil-Ordóñez led a vital rendition
Alex RossThe New Yorker (April 2017)
(…) one of the country’s most innovative music groups – the Post-Classical Ensemble (…)
Philip KennicottThe Washington Post (February 2015)