Music Director Len Ingrao

Maestro Len Ingrao is currently the Artistic Director of the London Community Orchestra (since 1998), the London Youth Symphony (after acting as Assistant Conductor from 1996 until 2002) and the Waterloo Chamber Players. He began studying conducting with Charles Zachary Bornstein in London Ontario and became assistant Conductor of the London Mozart Festival (1985). Subsequent training was with Karl Osterreicher (Vienna/as auditor)), John Barnum (Toronto) and Gustav Meier, (Windsor, Kitchener and London OFSO Workshops). He was assistant conductor to Maestro Jerome Summers of the UWO Symphony Orchestra (1990-94) and Assistant Conductor, Chorus Master and Vocal Coach with UWOPERA, a position which he held until 1999. From 1997 to 2000 he was Assistant Conductor of the Niagara Youth Symphony. With that ensemble he recorded Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture on CD and conducted them during their 1998 European Tour of Holland, Germany, Belgium and France. He has been Guest Conductor with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra London Canada, Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra and the Woodstock Strings; in June-July of 2002 he led the London Youth Symphony on its tour of Austria and Italy.

Everyone loves a celebration, and the years 2009 and 2010 provide classical music lovers with many composers’ anniversaries to celebrate, some of which we are honouring in our upcoming season. There is the 250th anniversary of Krommer’s birth; the 200th anniversary of Haydn’s death and of Mendelssohn’s birth; the 125th anniversary of Dvorák’s death; the 100th anniversary of Barber’s birth; and the 50th anniversary of Martinu’s death. We are also celebrating our local talent with our choice of soloists, both those currently working, performing or training in London and those whose roots lie in our city and who are now enjoying a career elsewhere.

So come celebrate with us!

Len