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4101 Washington Street
Wilmington, DE 19802
302-762-1132
23 N. Walnut Street
Milford, DE 19963
302-422-2043
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As Music Director for the Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra, Simeone Tartaglione leads a supportive, motivational and healthy music program for students up to age 18 (some age exceptions may be based on specific needs for the orchestra).
Wilmington Concert Hall
Strings start October 5, 2024. Winds, brass & percussions start November 2, 2024.
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Audition Requirements:
2 scales of own choice; one legato, one staccato.
1 solo piece of own choice
For percussion: You may use the timpani, marimba, and snare drum at the Music School for your audition. Battery Percussion: Snare drum solo of choice, fp cresc roll, be able to sight-read on triangle, tambourine, cymbals. Timpani: Solo/etude of choice, demonstrate tuning and sight-reading. Keyboards: Solo of choice, selection of major scales (minor is a plus), sight-reading
Call (302) 762-1132 to schedule your audition. Once you've auditioned and been accepted to the ensemble, REGISTER HERE.
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Check back in September for the 2024-2025 concert schedule!
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DYSO performs
Infernal Dance by Igor Stravinsky
at the 2013 St. Anthony's Italian Festival in Wilmington, Delaware.
Conductor: Simeone Tartaglione
Venue: St. Anthony of Padua Church
Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria
performed at the 2013 St. Anthony's Italian Festival in Wilmington, Delaware.
Conductor: Simeone Tartaglione
Venue: St. Anthony of Padua Church
Courtesy of Hank Chen
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Schooled in the European tradition covering conducting, composition, opera and chamber music, Simeone Tartaglione has become a versatile musician with a wide knowledge of and passion for the many areas of this art. He studied composition and conducting in Rome at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory and piano performance in Sicily at the Vincenzo Bellini Institute. In addition to his various degrees and honors, in 2003 he earned a Laurea as Doctor in Philology (Italian Literature and Musicology) Magna cum Laude, and is a published author.
Tartaglione currently holds a number of positions. At Catholic University in Washington DC, he is Associate Professor of Practice, conductor of the Orchestra, Head of Conducting and Orchestral Instruments. He serves as Music Director of the Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra, Core Orchestral Department Head at The Music School of Delaware in Wilmington, Conductor of the Symphony at the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras at Strathmore Hall, and Artistic Director and Conductor of Musica Viva Kentlands. In May of 2010 he became the Music Director of the Newark (DE) Symphony Orchestra, during which time, this orchestra’s audience increased by 63%. The orchestra has also enjoyed record increases in donations, advertisers, and press coverage during this time.
Tartaglione has had extensive conducting experience in symphonic and operatic repertoire with orchestras from Italy, the United States, Spain, Russia, Romania, Mexico, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. He has won numerous competitions and prizes including: Allied Arts, Leon Guide, Athanor, Le Arti, Telamone, Diamante della Musica, Sykele,’ Rapisarda and Punto fermo. In Rome he served as the Artistic Director of the Theatre Fusillo and of the MUSA Cultural Association for five years.
After winning an audition at the University of Denver he moved there in 2005. At the same university he became Adjunct Professor of Conducting while earning an Artist Diploma. Over the next five years he worked as a guest and cover conductor, vocal coach, pianist and harpsichord player with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra’s Education and Outreach Programs, Central City Opera, Marilyn Horne Foundation, Denver Young Artists Orchestra, Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestra, Augustana Musica Sacra Orchestra, and Broadway Music School. He also served as cover conductor for the Colorado Symphony on a number of occasions.
Invited by Maestro Gustav Meier in 2006, Tartaglione moved to Baltimore where he continued conducting studies at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University earning a Graduate Performing Diploma in 2009 with a conducting assistantship. From 2008 to 2010 he served as Adjunct Faculty for the Peabody Opera Department, coaching and conducting several performances, and most recently served as Music Director for a production of Hansel and Gretel in 2016. In 2009 and 2010, he served as the Music Director of the Be Orchestra, a volunteer group of Peabody and other Baltimore area students and recent graduates that served populations such as the homeless and prisoners. Still in Baltimore he served as conductor of the Chesapeake Chamber Opera conducting several staged productions. Tartaglione also collaborated with Mid-Atlantic Symphony, Peabody Symphony, Peabody Opera, and Hopkins Chorus and on occasions he served as cover and backstage conductor for the Baltimore Opera and the Baltimore Symphony. In November 2019, he conducted Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in honor of the 30th Anniversary of The Fall of the Berlin Wall, in the presence of the President of Germany and top United States Government officials. Simeone Tartaglione has recorded several CDs and DVDs as conductor and pianist in duo with his wife, well known violinist Alessandra Cuffaro, the first Italian woman who has performed all the 24 Paganini’s Capricci in one concert. He and Ms. Cuffaro live in Montgomery County with their two young daughters.
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The DYSO experience provides:
- regular sectionals led by highly qualified coaches (strings, winds, brass and percussion) from the Music School and major orchestras along the East Coast
- professional guest conductors from renowned institutions
- exclusive performance opportunities for orchestra members, including performing as a soloist with DYSO if selected
- free conducting masterclasses for interested members to be held periodically by the Music Director
REHEARSALS
Saturday, 9am – 12:30pmWilmington Concert Hall
Strings start October 5, 2024. Winds, brass & percussions start November 2, 2024.
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2024 AUDITIONS
In person auditions: Saturday, August 24 or Saturday, September 7. Both auditions are at 10am to 4pmAudition Requirements:
Call (302) 762-1132 to schedule your audition. Once you've auditioned and been accepted to the ensemble, REGISTER HERE.
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2024-2025 CONCERT SCHEDULE
Check back in September for the 2024-2025 concert schedule!
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MEDIA
DYSO performs
Infernal Dance by Igor Stravinsky
at the 2013 St. Anthony's Italian Festival in Wilmington, Delaware.
Conductor: Simeone Tartaglione
Venue: St. Anthony of Padua Church
Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria
performed at the 2013 St. Anthony's Italian Festival in Wilmington, Delaware.
Conductor: Simeone Tartaglione
Venue: St. Anthony of Padua Church
Courtesy of Hank Chen
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MEET THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA MUSIC DIRECTOR
Schooled in the European tradition covering conducting, composition, opera and chamber music, Simeone Tartaglione has become a versatile musician with a wide knowledge of and passion for the many areas of this art. He studied composition and conducting in Rome at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory and piano performance in Sicily at the Vincenzo Bellini Institute. In addition to his various degrees and honors, in 2003 he earned a Laurea as Doctor in Philology (Italian Literature and Musicology) Magna cum Laude, and is a published author.Tartaglione currently holds a number of positions. At Catholic University in Washington DC, he is Associate Professor of Practice, conductor of the Orchestra, Head of Conducting and Orchestral Instruments. He serves as Music Director of the Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra, Core Orchestral Department Head at The Music School of Delaware in Wilmington, Conductor of the Symphony at the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras at Strathmore Hall, and Artistic Director and Conductor of Musica Viva Kentlands. In May of 2010 he became the Music Director of the Newark (DE) Symphony Orchestra, during which time, this orchestra’s audience increased by 63%. The orchestra has also enjoyed record increases in donations, advertisers, and press coverage during this time.
Tartaglione has had extensive conducting experience in symphonic and operatic repertoire with orchestras from Italy, the United States, Spain, Russia, Romania, Mexico, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. He has won numerous competitions and prizes including: Allied Arts, Leon Guide, Athanor, Le Arti, Telamone, Diamante della Musica, Sykele,’ Rapisarda and Punto fermo. In Rome he served as the Artistic Director of the Theatre Fusillo and of the MUSA Cultural Association for five years.
After winning an audition at the University of Denver he moved there in 2005. At the same university he became Adjunct Professor of Conducting while earning an Artist Diploma. Over the next five years he worked as a guest and cover conductor, vocal coach, pianist and harpsichord player with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra’s Education and Outreach Programs, Central City Opera, Marilyn Horne Foundation, Denver Young Artists Orchestra, Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestra, Augustana Musica Sacra Orchestra, and Broadway Music School. He also served as cover conductor for the Colorado Symphony on a number of occasions.
Invited by Maestro Gustav Meier in 2006, Tartaglione moved to Baltimore where he continued conducting studies at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University earning a Graduate Performing Diploma in 2009 with a conducting assistantship. From 2008 to 2010 he served as Adjunct Faculty for the Peabody Opera Department, coaching and conducting several performances, and most recently served as Music Director for a production of Hansel and Gretel in 2016. In 2009 and 2010, he served as the Music Director of the Be Orchestra, a volunteer group of Peabody and other Baltimore area students and recent graduates that served populations such as the homeless and prisoners. Still in Baltimore he served as conductor of the Chesapeake Chamber Opera conducting several staged productions. Tartaglione also collaborated with Mid-Atlantic Symphony, Peabody Symphony, Peabody Opera, and Hopkins Chorus and on occasions he served as cover and backstage conductor for the Baltimore Opera and the Baltimore Symphony. In November 2019, he conducted Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in honor of the 30th Anniversary of The Fall of the Berlin Wall, in the presence of the President of Germany and top United States Government officials. Simeone Tartaglione has recorded several CDs and DVDs as conductor and pianist in duo with his wife, well known violinist Alessandra Cuffaro, the first Italian woman who has performed all the 24 Paganini’s Capricci in one concert. He and Ms. Cuffaro live in Montgomery County with their two young daughters.
MEET THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA INTERIM MANAGER
Gwendolyn Ryan currently works as the Assistant Conductor and Interim Coordinator of the Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra, and as the Band Director and K-8 Music Teacher at Providence Creek Academy, where she teaches close to 500 students. She has taught students of all ages, from kindergarten through college to adulthood in a variety of musical skills. She recently completed her time at the University of Delaware, having earned a Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Music Education with Honors, and earned multiple awards for both her performance and leadership skills, such as the J. Robert King Memorial Award. While there, she served as the Intern Coordinator of the Delaware Youth Wind Ensemble and as the Co-Conductor of the University of Delaware Flute Choir. She will be attending the Rome School of Music at the Catholic University of America in the fall to pursue a Masters of Music in Orchestral Conducting and Flute Performance.Return to top
This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.
The Music School of Delaware is proud to be an active partner in the IN Wilmington Arts Campaign.
The Music School of Delaware is proud to be an active partner in the IN Wilmington Arts Campaign.
