Community & Visibility through Artistic Excellence

Hear why SF Classical Voice says BARS' "earnestness in music-making is truly a breath of fresh air in the classical music scene." (Rebecca Liao, SFCV)

Part of BARS' LGBTQ Composer and Performing Artist Series, which strives to redefine perceptions of LGBTQ music and increase awareness of the beauty, talents, and accomplishments of fellow LGBTQ individuals and groups.

All BARS Symphony Orchestra events conducted by Daniel Canosa, Artistic Director, unless noted otherwise.

Daniel Canosa | Artistic Director

With a repertoire of symphonic and choral masterworks of all periods, Argentina-born conductor Daniel Canosa, considered one of the best of his generation, has lead orchestras and choruses in Argentina, the United States, and Europe. In Buenos Aires, he founded and directed the highly-praised Conjunto Egmont. In California since 1990, Mr. Canosa has conducted the Apollo Orchestra, Auburn Symphony Orchestra, and Camilla Symphony Orchestra, among others. In 2001, his all-Beethoven program with the Auburn Symphony received recognition: “Pluck is what it takes to tackle Beethoven… Canosa’s careful conducting shepherded the orchestra in the right directions… [and] proved commanding [in] Symphony No. 7, landing its attacks, severe cutoffs, and varied dynamics like a gymnast in fine form.” (Patricia Beach Smith, Sacramento Bee.)

In 1996 Canosa deepened his involvement with period-instrument ensembles as music director of the Nieuw Amsterdam Barokorkest en Koor, touring extensively in The Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. On his return to California, he founded the well-received Apollo Baroque Orchestra, a first for the Sierra Foothills, and in Sacramento, the Camerata California. Canosa’s research into ancient music of classical Greece informed his original musical scores for the Greek dramas Alcestis, Philoctetes, and Iphigeia in Tauris, performed by Apollo Theater.

Canosa studied composition and orchestral conducting at the Argentine Catholic University and the Universidad Nacional de La Plata. He studied Baroque repertoire under Argentine maestro Sergio Siminovich in Buenos Aires and conductor Nicholas McGegan in Berkeley, California. His formation includes courses at the Mozarteum Conservatory in Salzburg, and in Munich and Paris with the legendary Sergiu Celibidache, music director of the Munich Philharmonic. An extended biographical reference to him appears in the book Careers in the Music Industry, Career Role Models for Young Adults (Mitchell Lane, publishers).

Daniel Canosa is the first Artistic Director of Bay Area Rainbow Symphony.