ENGAGING | Youth & Collegiate Ensembles

Tamara has worked with the following youth & collegiate ensembles across the country: 

Conservatory/Music School Orchestras
Longy Conservatory Orchestra at Bard College (Cambridge, MA)
Boston University Symphony Orchestra (Boston, MA)
Boston University Chamber Orchestra (Boston, MA)
The Indiana University Brass Choir (Bloomington, IN)
​Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy Brass Ensemble (Powell River, Canada)

Youth Orchestras
Austin Youth Orchestra (Austin, TX)
Boston Symphony Youth Orchestras (Boston, MA)
Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra of Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra (Atlanta, GA)
UT String Project Chamber Orchestra (Austin, TX)
Musical Arts Youth Orchestra (Bloomington, IN)

All-State Orchestras
Texas Music Educators' Association Philharmonic Orchestra (San Antonio, TX)

All-Campus/Non-Major Orchestras
University of Texas University Orchestra (Austin, TX)
Boston University All-Campus Orchestra (Boston, MA)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Orchestra & Concert Choir (Troy, NY)

In the Schools/K-12
Lakeside High School Orchestras (Atlanta, GA)
The Westminster School (Atlanta, GA)
​Carmel High School Orchestras (Carmel, IN)
Carmel Middle School Orchestras (Carmel, IN)
Alpharetta High School Orchestras & Bands (Atlanta, GA)
Indiana University Young Winds (Bloomington, IN)
​The Fairview Project (Bloomington, IN)

Selected Clips:

Stravinsky's Firebird Suite 1919 Infernal Dance
Boston University Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Fantasy-Overture
University of Texas University Orchestra

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Music in Action:

MENTORING | Girls Who Conduct

~ Empower | Engage | Encourage ~

Girls Who Conduct is an initiative created in 2020 to empower and encourage the upcoming generation of women, women-identifying, and non-binary conductors by providing a program for training, mentorship, and camaraderie in order to foster diversity and inclusion in classical music. Tamara is a mentor in the Girls Who Conduct/Georgia Symphony Orchestra Fellowship Program. Here is a press release.

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INNOVATING | Martinis with Maestros

​~ Exploring Inspiration, Ingenuity & Impact ~

MISSION STATEMENT: MwM shares the passion and innovation of multi-dimensional musicians with broader audiences. With each episode, we strive to spark curiosity and inspire "out-of-the-box" attitudes and collaboration within the classical music world and beyond. 
https://martiniswithmaestros.com

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LEARNING | Leadership

Tamara's Research on Leadership:
​The 21st century Conductor-Musician Relationship

A mini-dissertation based on interviews with conductors and musicians, plus research on leadership within and outside the field of classical music. Download Paper HERE. Interviews Included: Marin Alsop, Chief Conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bharat Chandra, principal clarinet, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra & Sarasota Orchestra, Paul Popiel, Director of Bands, Kansas University, Juan Ramirez, Violinist, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (since 1974), Lucia Lin, Violinist Boston Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey, conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra & Artistic Advisor of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, and more... 

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Interview on Leadership