“On the podium, Corcoran looked assured with a smooth conducting style
that flashed dynamism when need be.†– Warren Gerds, Green Bay Press Gazette
BIOGRAPHY
Kelly Corcoran is the new Assistant Conductor of the Nashville Symphony. As Assistant Conductor, Corcoran works regularly with Music Advisor, Leonard Slatkin and conducts a variety of programs. Prior to her position in Nashville, Corcoran completed three seasons as Assistant Conductor for the Canton Symphony Orchestra in Ohio and Music Director of the Cleveland area Heights Chamber Orchestra.
Corcoran has conducted orchestras throughout the mid-west and the east coast, including performances with the Milwaukee Symphony in October 2006. During the 05-06 and 04-05 seasons, Corcoran competed in the VIII Cadaquès Orchestra International Conducting Competition in Spain, worked with the Cleveland Opera as cover conductor for productions of Romeo & Juliet, Madame Butterfly and The Elixir of Love, and attended the Lucerne Festival’s Masterclass in Conducting, focusing on contemporary orchestral literature with Pierre Boulez.
Corcoran received her Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting from Indiana University. She conducted the National Symphony Orchestra as a debut conductor in the National Conducting Institute where she worked with Leonard Slatkin in 2004. Corcoran has held additional posts as Assistant Music Director of the Nashville Opera and Founder / Music Director of the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra. Corcoran has participated in several Conductor’s Guild and American Symphony Orchestra League workshops and is also a former fellow of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida. Originally from Massachusetts and a member of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus since September of 1996, Corcoran received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from The Boston Conservatory.
“First impressions matter for orchestras†an Akron Beacon Journal review of Corcoran’s Young People’s Concert
READ THE REVIEW
CORCORAN APPOINTED ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR OF NASHVILLE SYMPHONY
READ THE ARTICLE FROM THE TENNESSEAN