The Orchestra of the Americas (OA) is a symphony orchestra of ages 18 to 30, representing more than 25 countries of theWestern Hemisphere.
The orchestra is guided by Artistic AdvisorPlácido Domingo and Music DirectorCarlos Miguel Prieto.
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The orchestra was founded in 2002 by VISIÓN Inc in partnership with theNew England Conservatory. The Orchestra's creation was inspired by pioneering work of figures includingJorge Peña Hen (Chile),Ana Milena Muñoz Gómez (Colombia),Oscar Arias (Costa Rica),José Antonio Abreu (Venezuela), and others throughout the Americas, to give the platform of the symphony orchestra renewed purpose at the epicenter of social transformations in diverse, underprivileged communities.[1] The organization was established by founding chairmanHilda Ochoa-Brillembourg, vice-chairman Mark Churchill, vice-chairmanJosé Antonio Abreu, and CEO & managing director Debra McKeon, in partnership with The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies atHarvard University, theOrganization of American States, and theInter-American Development Bank. Early musical supporters includeYo-Yo Ma,Carlos Miguel Prieto,Plácido Domingo,Gustavo Dudamel, andBenjamin Zander, among others. Since its inaugural tour, The Orchestra of the Americas has performed over 400 concerts for audiences in 35+ countries throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The Orchestra has reached over 15 million people through television & radio broadcasts, recordings, print, and television - including three feature-length documentary films dedicated to the Orchestra. The Orchestra has released commercial recordings withPlácido Domingo,Gabriela Montero,Philip Glass, and others.[citation needed]
Carlos Miguel Prieto is music director andPlácido Domingo is Founding Artistic Advisor of The Orchestra of the Americas.Gustavo Dudamel was the Orchestra' Co-Principal Conductor from 2003 to 2010. Guest conductors have includedLorin Maazel,Valery Gergiev,Kent Nagano,Leonard Slatkin,Rafael Payare,Helmuth Rilling,Isaac Karabtchevsky, andJosé Serebrier, among others. Soloists includeYo-Yo Ma,Joshua Bell,Sarah Chang,Vadim Repin,Julian Rachlin,Nelson Freire,Alisa Weilerstein,Louis Lortie,Ingrid Fliter,James Ehnes,Gabriela Montero,Paquito d'Rivera,Antonio Meneses,Matt Haimovitz,Ildar Abdrazakov,Mariachi Vargas,Danilo Perez,Horacio Lavandera,Ilya Gringolts,Philippe Quint,Edmundo T. Ramírez,Alex Klein, among others. The Orchestra's instrumental coaching faculty includes members of the world's top orchestras, among them principals of theMetropolitan Opera Orchestra,San Francisco Symphony,Chicago Symphony,New York Philharmonic,Montreal Symphony,Boston Symphony,Rome Opera,Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra,Brussels Philharmonic,Cleveland Orchestra,Philadelphia Orchestra,Toronto Symphony,Royal Philharmonic,London Symphony Orchestra,Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, as well as academic music institutions of high repute includingThe Juilliard School,The Curtis Institute of Music,The Colburn School, andShepherd School of Music. Head of Faculty since 2006 has been German violinist Leon Spierer who led theBerlin Philharmonic asConcertmaster from 1963 to 1993 underHerbert von Karajan. Composers-in-Residence to work with the Orchestra includeJohn Estacio (2009),Philip Glass (2010 & 2011),Juan Orrego-Salas (2012),Tan Dun (2013),Arturo Marquez (2014),Nicolas Gilbert (2015),Arvo Pärt (2016),Jüri Reinvere (2016),Gabriela Montero (2017),Juan Jose Chuquisengo (2017),Krzysztof Penderecki (2018),Myroslav Skoryk (2018), andGabriela Ortiz (2019), among others.[citation needed]
Annually up to 6000 musicians across the Western Hemisphere enter the process of auditioning for one of 80 seats in the Orchestra, ranking it among the most competitive orchestra academies in the world. All accepted participants join the Orchestra for a period of one year on full scholarship, which includes an annual international residency and tour. Alumni occupy posts in major international orchestras including theLondon Symphony Orchestra,Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra,Cleveland Orchestra,Toronto Symphony,Pacific Symphony,National Symphony Orchestra,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,Los Angeles Philharmonic,OSESP,Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico,Charlotte Symphony,Louisiana Philharmonic,Portland Symphony,Boston Philharmonic,Buenos Aires Philharmonic,Boston Symphony,Detroit Symphony,Sarasota Orchestra,Seattle Symphony,New World Symphony,Los Angeles Philharmonic,Rotterdam Philharmonic,Paris Opera,Seoul Philharmonic,Chicago Civic Orchestra,Orchestra London,National Arts Centre Orchestra,Minnesota Orchestra, and others. Many alumni have also founded musical institutions in their home regions that focus on social transformation and community development.[citation needed]
TheGlobal Leaders Institute was launched in 2013 as an affiliate of The Orchestra of the Americas Group. Curated by nine higher education institutions, includingHarvard University,McGill University,New York University,Stanford University,Georgetown University,Bard College, andDuke University, The Global Leaders Institute offers an annualExecutive MBA in Arts Innovation.
The Orchestra has helped to launch a range of national music institutions across the Americas, including Mexico's Sinfónica Azteca, Filarmonica Joven de Colombia, the National Youth Orchestra of the Dominican Republic, The National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica, and nationwide orchestral initiatives in Belize, Haiti, and Honduras.
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The Orchestra of the Americas is registered as an organization in theUnited States,Costa Rica,Canada,Brazil, andVenezuela. The head office is a501(c)(3) located inWashington, DC. The organization's operating budget is $3 millionUSD.
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