Devin Patrick Hughes credit his father with sparking his love of classical and orchestral music from an early age.
Growing up in Springfield, Illinois, Hughes stated his father, who passed away at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, traveled to Chicago steadily to “see all the good symphonies.”
“Two of his favourite items had been Dvorak’s ‘New World Symphony’ and (Bruch’s) ‘Scottish Fantasy,’” Hughes stated.
When Hughes, a Colorado-based orchestral and operatic conductor of Irish and Guatemalan descent, was given the chance to conduct these two symphonic works for his upcoming live performance for the Salina Symphony, “that sealed the deal for me.”
“It’s a very cool, uplifting program to carry to the neighborhood,” he stated. “I consider symphonic music has significance in all of our lives, that an orchestra is the guts and soul of a neighborhood. I really feel that music binds us all collectively.”
Hughes is extremely regarded for his music rating interpretations, advocacy for music accessibility, ardour for music of all genres and entrepreneurial vigor. He at the moment serves as music director and conductor of the Boulder Symphony and Arapahoe Philharmonic, each situated within the Denver metro space.
Hughes beforehand held inventive management positions with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, Santa Fe Youth Affiliation, Denver Younger Artists Orchestra and Denver Philharmonic Orchestra. He additionally was the one American chosen with 11 different conductors worldwide to compete within the Toscanini Worldwide Conducting Competitors.
by Gary Demuth