TARA SIMONCIC   CONDUCTOR

Tara Simoncic’s multi-genre career spans from ballet to opera, classical to contemporary, and pops to educational, making her one of the most versatile conductors of her generation. Ms. Simoncic has a particular passion for the ballet which started years ago when she attended a performance of Swan Lake at American Ballet Theater. Since then, she has been a guest conductor with some of the world’s most prestigious ballet companies such as the New York City Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. She works regularly with the Ballet Estable at Teatro Colón and the Atlanta Ballet, and was Music Director at Ballet West from 2015-2018. From 2010-2020, she led the Greenwich Symphony’s Young People’s Concerts where she presented classical and contemporary concerts to thousands of local school children every year. Ms. Simoncic has been a guest conductor with the Piccolo Festival in Trieste, Italy and Slovenian National Opera Ballet Theatre, Maribor. She is currently Music Director of the Louisville Ballet in Kentucky and the Flexible Orchestra in NYC, an ensemble dedicated to performing and commissioning new works. Ms. Simoncic holds a Bachelor of Music in trumpet performance from the New England Conservatory, a Master of Music in orchestral conducting from Northwestern University, and a Professional Studies Certificate in conducting from Manhattan School of Music.