As a music director and conductor who is committed to diversity, collaboration, innovation and education, Sarah Ioannides invigorates programming and inspires audiences. Praised by the New York Times for her “unquestionable strength and authority”, she is Music Director of Washington State’s Symphony Tacoma. Sarah Ioannides is also the newly appointed Director of Orchestral Activities and Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the School of Fine Arts with Boston University.
Internationally, Sarah Ioannides has conducted on six continents with major orchestras including the Tonkünstler, the Royal Philharmonic, Orchestre Nationale de Lyon, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony, the Flemish Radio Konzerthausorchester, Bilbao Symphony, and some of the world’s greatest National Youth Orchestras, including the South African National Youth Orchestra, Andalusian Youth Orchestra and the Simón Bolívar Orchestra.
Sarah began her career with the Cincinnati Symphony, appointed Ioannides as the first woman appointed to a full-time conducting position and she has since conducted extensively in the United States including the Buffalo Philharmonic, Charleston Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Hawai’i Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, Rochester Philharmonic, San Antonio Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony (untitled series) and the Toledo Symphony.
A coach and mentor for many young musicians and conductors, she is Artistic Director of Cascade Conducting and Composing, and coaches for The Curtis Institute of Music’s Mentor Network. Sarah Ioannides is in demand as guest speaker, presenter and conductor for institutions, organizations, conservatories and universities.
“The other big discovery was guest conductor Sarah Ioannides…vigorous, solid, and with an unusually vibrant sonority. Her programming ideas were provocative”
-David Patrick Stearns, Philadelphia Enquirer
What’s New
Symphony Tacoma
Symphony Tacoma
Flute, Demarre McGill | Nielsen: Helios Overture | Mozart: Flute Concerto No.1 in G major | Sibelius: Symphony No.1
Boston University Symphony Orchestra
Boston University Symphony Orchestra
Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture | Bartok: Romanian Dances | Bonis: Trois Legendes Femmes | Debussy: Printemps
Symphony Tacoma
Symphony Tacoma
Symphony Tacoma Voices | Handel: Messiah
Concert Preview: Echoes of Greatness
Flautist Demarre McGill joins Symphony Tacoma for sunlit overtures and symphonic grandeur, a concert that echoes with beauty and soul: Nielsen’s “Helios Overture,” Mozart’s “Flute Concerto No.1 in G Major,” and Sibelius’ “Symphony No.1.”
Concert Wrap Up: Something’s Fresh from Pro Arte
“Uncommon Gems,” no less, is the title given to a second outing in the “Ensemble” series that welcomed conductor Sarah Ioannides. The Director of Orchestral Activities at Boston University, she began her career as the first woman appointed to a full-time conducting position with the Cincinnati Symphony. She has since conducted extensively in the United States and on six continents with major orchestras.
Concert Preview: Boston University Symphony Orchestra
Boston University School of Music presents the Boston University Symphony Orchestra. This richly evocative program explores light, landscape, and emotional depth through three distinct musical voices.