Denis Mastromonaco  Engaged
in symphonic, operatic and band conducting, Maestro Mastromonaco has
held posts with Royal Opera Canada, National Academy Orchestra, York
Symphony Orchestra and at the State University of New York, where he
taught conducting and worked with the Symphony Orchestra, Opera and
Chamber Orchestras. He is engaged as a regular guest conductor for the
West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra, Czech Republic and has had the
occasion to conduct various ensembles including the Camerata Strumetale
di Prato, Orchestra di San Giorgio, Opera York, National Arts Centre
Orchestra, Bethany College Choir and the Etobicoke Philharmonic. Maestro
Mastromonaco is currently Music Director for the Toronto Italian Band,
the internationally acclaimed Philippine Heritage Band and has taught
and served as conductor for numerous bands and schools including the
North Toronto Community Band, Villanova College and PACE Academy for
Children. He has also served as clinician and adjudicator for both bands
and orchestras in Canada and the United States. He has been the
recipient of prestigious awards including the Emme Contestabile Prize in
Orchestral Conducting from Accademia Musicale Chigiana and the City of
Vaughan, 2005 Outstanding Citizen Award. A graduate of the
University of Toronto, Mr. Mastromonaco went on to receive a Master of
Music Degree in Orchestral Conducting from the State University of New
York, attaining summa cum laude honours. With extensive international
training he also holds diplomas in conducting from the Wiener
Meisterkurze of the Vienna Conservatory, from the Mozarteum
Sommerakademie in Salzburg and from the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in
Siena, Italy. |