STEPHANIE BEATRICE - Arlington-Belmont Chorale and Chamber Chorus Music Director
Conductor and Music Director Stephanie Beatrice; critically acclaimed
for her work, Beatrice has been revered as "A Force of Nature with a Baton" praised for her "Smart" musical direction and capturing the "dynamism of the music and ever-shifting moods with great sensitivity."
Beatrice is the Founder/Artistic Director of Dee Opera, and currently serves as Music Director of the Boston based Opera Company - Cambridge Chamber Ensemble, Music Director of the Choral/Orchestral Ensemble - Calliope, Music Director of the Philharmonic Society of Arlington -Arlington Belmont Chorale and Chamber Chorus. A versed conductor in Opera, Orchestral, and Choral music, Beatrice is a sought-after conductor – making her mark in the Boston area. Knowing from an early age she wanted to pursue a career in music, Beatrice earned her first directorship at the age of 19 while in her undergraduate degree. Since then she has worked in leading various ensembles as both director and guest conductor. As a conductor she has been accepted into programs such as Distinguished Concerts International New York as a Conducting Mentor, working with DCINY musicians at Carnegie Hall, and with composer Sir Karl Jenkins in performances of his works Symphonic Adiemus, and The Armed Man. She recently conducted in the Artes Italia Italian Opera Workshop in Florence, Italy working with Maestro Allemandi, and was selected as a Mentee in the Girls Who Conductor, Early Career Program studying with Mentor Alicia Pouzo.
Her role as a conductor has also inspired her greatly in the importance of music education. In other aspects of her professional life Beatrice maintains an active career as an educator, serving as choral music director in both K-12 education and as Adjunct Professor of Music at Eastern Nazarene College.
Beatrice’s tutelage extends to notable conductors Mark Shapiro (The Juilliard School) Michael Adelson (New York Philharmonic), Erica Washburn (New England Conservatory), Simon Carrington (King Singers), Antonello Allemandi, and Doreen Rao. Beatrice holds degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music where she earned her MM in Choral Conducting, and the University of Maine earning a BME in Music Education, and is currently studying Orchestral Conducting at The Juilliard School - Extension Division.