I am ALL IN with the Vicente Chamber Orchestra — the group I founded in 2016. And, my plans are to make this amazing group one of the very finest chamber orchestras in Los Angeles within the next three years. The Vicente Chamber Orchestra does not have a regular “season”…

Music is My Calling The challenges that I have experienced over the last three years, from the pandemic to the tragic loss of friends from various illnesses, have taught me that life is not permanent, and that our plans and dreams can be put on hold (or come to an…

As an aspiring musician growing up in Los Angeles in the 1980s and 90s, there were few opportunities to study the art of conducting. Community orchestras did not offer student conductors a chance to guest conduct. And, other than some university level programs, there were few programs where one could…

Dear Supporters of the Vicente Chamber Orchestra, I am excited to announce that the Vicente Chamber Orchestra will make music again beginning October, 2021! The Vicente Chamber Orchestra’s Assistant Conductor, Ms. Tae Yeon Lim, will lead the VCO in a special concert featuring the talented piano students of OPUS 119 in an all Mozart program. Then, the music starts again in January 2022! Concerts in 2022

I am an optimist; live classical music performance will once again come back, and audiences will fill concert halls. But, not for some time. How much time? None of us really know. But, NOW is a good time to innovate, experiment, and dream a little. It’s time for orchestras to…

“Aside from the fact that VCO continues to develop as an ensemble, I think there is a real interpretation here, as well as a bold, risk-taking attitude towards the music that is quite refreshing — Violinist, Robert Matsuda” In 2016, when I dreamt of creating a new chamber orchestra for…

“We are in a period of where we have supreme technical excellence . . . where performances are as polished and as well-performed as we have a right to expect — in many ways better than in the golden days. But, technical excellence doesn’t mean interpretive excellence. And, I do…

The Vicente Chamber Orchestra is a community of passionate musicians, some professional, but most amateurs — who come together to do what…

In what seems like an instant, I am 50 years old. Believe me, I am not complaining and am very fortunate. And, while I don’t plan to quit my job as the CEO of iConstituent, a company I founded 17 years ago, I DO plan to make more music in…