Conducting
José Luis Domínguez is one of most accomplished music directors from Chile, conducting opera, ballet and symphonic repertoire. He currently serves as Music Director of the Bucks County Symphony Orchestra, and was newly appointed Associate Professor of Orchestral Studies/ Director of Orchestras at Temple University, where he is Music Director of the Temple University Symphony Orchestra and Professor of Conducting.
He is a regular guest conductor with the Opéra Saint-Étienne and is artistic director of the Musical Encounters International Music Festival in La Serena, Chile.
Domínguez was Artistic Director of the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestras from 2017-2023, where he served as a frequent guest conductor of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and is currently an advisor to the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Youth Orchestras for the 2023-2024 season.
He was Resident Director of the Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra, Chile (Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago, Chile), at the Municipal de Santiago-Ópera Nacional de Chile, one of the most important and high-level orchestras in Latin America, where he conducted well over one hundred symphonic, opera, and ballet programs a year, over the course of his thirteen years there.
Domínguez’s versatility is shown through his work with youth, as Artistic Director/Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Juvenil (National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Chile, ages 18-25) and the premiere orchestra of the Fundación de Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Chile (Foundation of Youth and Children’s Orchestras of Chile), from 2004-2016. He was also the Founder and Music Director of the German-Chilean Chamber Orchestra where he produced full seasons of concerts featuring renowned soloists.
” I am driven by infusing my work with my passion for music and for bringing those around me together to create and experience art together. I truly believe that when the musicians on stage are fully immersed and excited about the experience, it has a contagious result for the audience. I welcome the opportunity to carry out this philosophy and truly enhance communities through high-level performances while keeping up with evolving needs and interests.”
Conducting Positions:
Associate Professor of Orchestral Studies, Temple University-Boyer College of Music, July 1,
2023-present
• Music Director of the Temple University Symphony Orchestra – attend auditions, program the
season, rehearse and conduct concerts
• Professor of Conducting – teach advanced graduate level conducting courses and private
students
Music Director
*Bucks County Symphony Orchestra, June 2022–present.
• Act as principal conductor of the BCSO.
• The position requires attendance at approximately 30 rehearsals and five concerts for the
regular season, running from September through April.
• Has sole authority for the selection of musical content for BCSO performances after
consultation with the Music Committee.
• Recruit (with section leaders’ assistance) and head the selection process for the BCSO musicians
• Communicate in a timely manner with key orchestra personnel as needed (e.g., Orchestra
Representative, Orchestra Librarian, Concertmaster, Board President, Concert Committee Chair)
• Assist the Music Committee with engaging soloists for each concert within the approved BCSO
budget
• Promote the organization’s mission as a BCSO representative at soirees, fundraisers, interviews,
and various other outreach opportunities
• Participate in 2-3 Central Bucks School District outreach programs each academic year
• Work collaboratively with area music educators and musicians
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Youth Orchestras, Advisor 2023-2024
• Advisory role to the incoming Artistic Director
Adjunct Music Director, Artist-in-Residence
*Temple University-Boyer College of Music, August 2021-May 2023
• Music Director of the Temple University Symphony Orchestra – attend auditions, program the
season, rehearse and conduct concerts for the 2021-2022 season (in person
rehearsals/concerts)
• Professor of Conducting – teach advanced graduate level conducting courses
Adjunct Conducting Faculty, Artist-in-Residence
*Temple University-Boyer College of Music, January 2019-May 2021
• Teach advanced graduate level conducting courses
• Conduct the Concert Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra in rehearsals and performances as
required
• Music Director of the Temple University Symphony Orchestra – program, rehearse and conduct
concerts for the 2020-2021 season (in person rehearsals/concerts)
Artistic Director,
Musical Encounters International Music Festival of La Serena, Chile, 2018-
Present
• Organize and program the festival
• Invite and engage artists
• Acquire sponsorship/funding
• Conduct the gala orchestra concerts
Artistic Director – New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Youth Orchestras, September 2017-2023
• Conduct the Academy Orchestra and Training Ensemble in rehearsals and concerts
• Organize/design/write syllabi for Music Appreciation/Musicianship Skills classes
• Conduct and organize additional programs; NJSO Educational Concerts
• Programming and conducting the Summer Concert Series with the New Jersey Symphony
Orchestra
• Plan and conduct program recruitment activities; hear internal and entrance auditions;
• Collaborate with Marketing, Development and Education & Community Engagement staff, with
the aim of securing new donors/patrons and stewarding current donors/patrons.
• Attend planning meetings and special events, go on cultivation visits to prospects, engage in
follow up activities related to cultivation visits, facilitate patron engagement activities (for
example, #Orchestra You)
Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago, Chile (Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra)
Resident Music Director, 2003-2016
• Permanent Contract conducting opera, ballet and symphonic programs at the Municipal de
Santiago-Opera Nacional de Chile (National Opera of Chile)
• Head panel judge-musician auditions
• Head panel judge-adjudication of opera roles for the season
• Design annual programming of all symphonic concerts
• Press conference speaker
• Participate in educational and community engagement activities such as hosting season
subscription concert introductions and pre-concert classical conversations
• Collaborate with Marketing, Development and Community Engagement staff, with the aim of
securing new donors/patrons and stewarding current donors/patrons.
• Act as a representative and spokesperson for the orchestra, international public relations, and
work alongside the Mayor of Santiago, who is the President of the Corporation-Teatro
Municipal, in the assertion of culture in society as a tool of development through outreach
programs, education, seminars, talks, and free concerts for the community.
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Juvenil (National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Chile)
*Artistic Director/Principal Conductor, 2004-2016
• Permanent Contract conducting symphonic and opera programs, college music students, age 18-
28
• Responsible for programming the entire season
• Booking of venues
• Head panel judge in their annual auditions and chair placement auditions
• Collaborate with Marketing staff, with the aim of securing new donors/patrons and stewarding
current donors/patrons.
• Act as a representative and spokesperson for the orchestra, working with the Presidency of
Chile in cultural programs and education, international tours, recordings, and public relations.
• Participate in educational and community engagement activities
Deutsh-chilenishes Kammerorchester (German-Chilean Chamber Orchestra)
*Founder and Music Director, 2013-2016
• Conduct and design full-season of concerts
• Pre-concert lectures
• Press conference speaker
• Booking of soloists
• Educational outreach programs throughout the country
• Recently achieved an alliance with the Berlin Philharmonic Academy for exchange of soloists,
academics, and scholarships for Chilean college students