Ep. 94: Fernando Malvar-Ruiz
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Ep. 94: Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Children\'s Chorus
Let\'s Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, internationally regarded choral conductor, clinician and educator, began his tenure as Artistic Director of Los Angeles Children\\u2019s Chorus in the 2018-19 season. He has worked with children\\u2019s and youth choirs his entire career. From 2004 to July 2017, Malvar-Ruiz was the Music Director of The American Boychoir, leading some 150 performances and up to five national and international tours annually. He prepared the choir for appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestra, among others, working with such conductors as Marin Alsop, Pierre Boulez, Charles Dutoit, Michael Tilson Thomas and Valery Gergiev and artists ranging from cellist Yo-Yo Ma, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and pop legends Beyonc\\xe9 Knowles, Sir Paul McCartney and Josh Groban to opera singers Kathleeen Battle and Jessye Norman. He also conducted the choir on six recordings, led its performances on the Academy Awards and a 9/11 Memorial Service, broadcast globally on CNN and was the music director on the film \\u201cBoychoir.\\u201d Malvar-Ruiz previously served as The American Boychoir\\u2019s Associate Music Director from 2000-2004 under James Litton. An expert in the adolescent male evolving voice, Malvar-Ruiz has guest conducted children\\u2019s and youth choirs around the globe. He has a master\\u2019s degree in Choral Conducting from Ohio State University and completed the coursework toward a doctoral degree in from the University of Illinois.
In this podcast we talk about his passion for youth choirs, music education, inspirational mentors, programming, and collaborating with orchestras as a choral conductor. He also talks about his journey to working with choirs and specifically his passion for youth and music education.
For more information about the Los Angeles Children\'s Chorus please visit: https://www.lachildrenschorus.org/
\\xa9 Let\'s Talk Off The Podium, 2020
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