International Conductors Guild

Nina Moe

Ariel Artists

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Léa Moisan-Perrier

Assistant Conductor - Orchestre Metropolitan

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Member Bio Promising new conductor Léa Moisan-Perrier approaches conducting with sensitivity, rigour and verve. A student at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal in Jacques Lacombe’s class, she stands out for her versatility and the quality of her interaction with the musicians. In 2018, she assisted Maestro Lacombe at the Opéra National du Rhin for the production of Offenbach’s Barkouf. In addition, her career experience includes assistant to Gilles Auger at the I Medici orchestra and as a participant in the Medomak Conductor’s Retreat. She has also perfected her skills by participating in various masterclasses, including a class organised by the OSM with Rafael Payare last spring. Concurrently to her orchestral conducting work, she is pursuing a career as a choral conductor. Artistic director of the Montreal Children’s Choir, she leads the organization’s ambitious and refined programs in pushing its limits, and in performing with different ensembles of professional musicians. She is also the artistic director and founder of Les Voix parallèles choir at the École de musique Vincent-d’Indy. Driven by the quality and vitality of the direction, the ensemble attracts high-level choristers and tackles an a capella repertoire as well as works such as the German Requiem and the Psalm Symphony. Les Voix parallèles participated in the production of Massenet’s Cendrillon at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal in the winter of 2020. Léa Moisan-Perrier is also trained as a pianist, singer and choral conductor. A piano graduate from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, she went on to complete a master’s degree in choral conducting at the Université de Sherbrooke and a bachelor’s degree in classical singing at the Université de Montréal. She is the recipient of the 2016 Moulin Seigneurial Scholarship and the Iwan Edwards Prize awarded by Andrew Megill.

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Dr. Jean Montes

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Member Bio An accomplished conductor, educator, clinician, lecturer, and performer, Dr. Jean Montès is passionate about challenging and stimulating audiences and musicians alike. He is the Director of Orchestral Studies and Coordinator of Strings at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana where he conducts orchestral ensembles and teaches conducting and string pedagogy courses for music education majors. In addition to his responsibilities at Loyola University, Montès is the Artistic Director of The Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra (GNOYO) where conducts the Symphony Orchestra. In recent years, Montès has held orchestral leadership positions at Virginia Commonwealth University, St. Ambrose University, the University of Iowa, and with the Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra, the Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia, and the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies. Growing up in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Montès studied the cello at the Holy Trinity School of Music. He left Haiti after winning a full scholarship to pursue his bachelor's degree in cello performance at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. He then received an assistantship at the University of Akron in Ohio where he also earned his masters in music education. He completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts in orchestral conducting at the University of Iowa under the tutelage of Dr. William LaRue Jones. His dissertation topic is An Annotated Translation from French to English of the History of Music in Haiti. He is presently focusing his research on the performance and promotion of orchestral works by Haitian composers. A musician and conductor who enthusiastically promotes music of all world cultures, Dr. Montès is in constant demand as a conductor, clinician, judge and lecturer with orchestras and schools at all levels throughout the country. His unique approach to repertoire selection and rehearsal techniques enables him to connect, to be effective and admired by audiences and musicians of all ages. Most recent appearances include guest conducting the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, The Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, giving clinics in Las Vegas and at the Midwest Clinic and performances of Mozart’s The Magic Flute with the VCU Opera Theatre. He enjoys collaborating with organizations representing the full spectrum of the arts. Montès led an orchestra in a sold out performance of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Ballet in collaboration with the Metropolitan Ballet project in the Twin Cities. Additionally, he was appointed by the mayor of Minneapolis to serve as the 2004 Co-Chair of Minneapolis Mosaic, a summer project which celebrates and showcases the talents of over 150 culturally diverse artistic and performance groups from the Minneapolis area. Montès led the creation and the first performance of the Minneapolis Mosaic Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis on July 9th, 2004.

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Ms. Hilarie Clark Moore

Cheshire Symphony Orchestra

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Member Bio Hilarie Clark Moore's curiosity and desire to learn everything she can about music - its history, the theory, and performance practices - has motivated her to approach music from all angles. Her education blends both music academia and performance. At the University of Connecticut, she received her Bachelor of Music Degree on French horn performance in 1985. In 1991, she earned her Ph.D. in music theory from Yale University. As a conductor, she directs the Chamber Music by the River, the New London Community Orchestra, and the Cheshire Symphony Orchestra. In the past, she has directed the SUNY Orange Community Orchestra and the SUNY Orange Chamber Ensemble. She has also served as assistant conductor of the Hudson Opera Theatre, conducted Sweeney Todd for SummerStar Theatre, and has been a guest conductor for Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra and the Willamantic Orchestra. For more information, go to www.hilarieclarkmoore.com.

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Mr. Philip Morehead

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Member Bio A veteran of over thirty years as pianist and conductor at the renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago, Philip Morehead has extensive experience in the operatic repertory. He has conducted a widely varied list of concert works and contemporary music and performed in as varied a repertory of chamber music.

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