Conductor

Canadian musician, Maria Fuller, is an internationally active performer as a conductor, pianist and trumpeter, and is also an acclaimed vocal coach, composer and arranger. As a conductor, Ms. Fuller has a wide range of repertoire and interests, from J.S. Bach to Steve Reich, from Richard Strauss to renowned Canadian composer, Elizabeth Raum. Equally adept in the opera pit and on the concert stage, she shows a winning charisma and infectious joy in her music-making.

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On invitation, Maria’s conducting career began in the form of a third Masters degree, at CCM under the intense mentorship of Mo. Mark Gibson. In her first two years as a conductor, Maria received overwhelming acknowledgement. Amidst learning the craft, she was invited to audition with four major Canadian orchestras, and is now the Resident Conductor and Chorus Director for the Thunder Bay Symphony, in Ontario, Canada. In her second year of conducting, she also received an invitation to attend the Hochschule in Munich, to conduct at Des Moines Opera, Saskatoon Opera, the Regina Symphony, Saskatoon Symphony, and South Saskatchewan Youth Orchestra. This summer she was the recipient of the 2019 David Effron Conducting Fellowship at the Chautauqua Institute, where she worked alongside conductors Timothy Muffitt, JoAnn Falletta, and Rossen Milanov.

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In March 2020, Maria will compete in La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors, in Paris. She was one of 12 candidates selected from a pool of 220 candidates representing 51 countries. Immediately following, Fuller has also been invited to compete in the "1st Ferit Tüzün International Conducting Competition," in Adana, Turkey, as well as to be one of 11 Active Participants in the "The 250th Beethoven Anniversary Edition VI Atlantic Coast International Conducting Masterclass & Competition," in Portugal.

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