Music Director & Conductor
MARTÍN ALEXANDER ARELLANO is an award-winning conductor and composer of Nicaraguan-Mexican descent, recognized for his dynamic leadership across opera, symphonic, and contemporary repertoire. A multi-laureate of the 2024 and 2025 American Prizes in Music, he received top honors in Opera Conducting and additional national recognition in Community Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Musical Theater, and Performance of American Music. In 2023, he was awarded Second Jury Prize at the Opéra de Baugé International Conducting Competition in France.
Arellano was invited as a guest Music Director with the St. Pete Opera in the 2025–2026 season and currently serves as Conductor of the Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra in the Los Angeles area. He is the founder and Music Director of both the North Bay Chamber Orchestra and the Central California Wind Ensemble. His programming reflects a commitment to artistic excellence, audience engagement, and the championing of contemporary and American voices.
Read more about Alex at his website: www.AlexArellano.com.
The Advisory Committee meets once per month on a Monday evening to discuss the forward development of the organization. Interested in serving your community through music? Find out more below!
Advisory Committee
George Alexander
Victoria Henderson
Aaron King Vaughan
Mary Leonard
Lauren Murray
Rob Murray
Elizabeth Perez
Georgina Pirona
Isabelle Schuller
Alex Arellano
Chair
Alan Bonko
Vice Chair
Lyndsie Wilson
Secretary
Gino Rimanelli
Treasurer