Grammy-nominated conductor, composer, and keyboard artist added to distinguished roster of performing artists and ensembles
Boston, MA – Boston University College of Fine Arts is pleased to announce that School of Music alumnus, Julian Wachner (CFA ’91, ’96), has been signed to the Opus 3 Artists roster. Opus 3 Artists is a leading company managing the careers and touring activities of many of the world’s most distinguished performing artists and ensembles.
A Grammy-nominated conductor, Julian Wachner is one of North America’s most exciting and versatile musicians, sought after as conductor, composer, and keyboard artist. As Director of Music and the Arts at New York’s historic Trinity Wall Street, Wachner oversees an annual season of over 900 events, including concerts, series, festivals, museum expositions, dance and theatre performances, poetry and literary readings, and educational/outreach initiatives in partnership with New York City’s public school system. In this role, Wachner serves as Principal Conductor of NOVUS NY, Trinity’s resident contemporary music orchestra, as well as the Trinity Baroque Orchestra & Choir of Trinity Wall Street, recently nominated for a 2012 GRAMMY for its recording of Handel’s complete Israel in Egypt. Wachner is also the director of Bach at One, Trinity’s weekly performances of the Cantatas of J.S. Bach.
Wachner is also Music Director of the Grammy Award-winning Washington Chorus, with whom he won ASCAP’s Alice Parker award for adventurous programming in 2011. A Baroque specialist, he was the founding Music Director of the Boston Bach Ensemble and the Bach Académie de Montréal, besides serving as Artistic Director of International Bach Festivals in Boston and Montreal.
Recent and upcoming engagements include those with Lincoln Center Festival, Julliard Opera Theatre, New York City Opera, Philharmonia Baroque, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Montreal and Pittsburgh Symphonies, BAM Next Wave Festival, Virginia Opera, and The Rolling Stones 50th anniversary tour.