Biography
William Intriligator currently serves as Music Director and Conductor of the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra in Wyoming and the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra in Iowa. His innovative programming, artistic leadership, communication skills, and community collaborations have lead to tremendous growth and success for both orchestras.
As a guest conductor, Intriligator has led performances with many distinguished orchestras across the country, including those of Honolulu, Houston, Minnesota, Richmond, Saint Paul, Savannah, Syracuse, and Tulsa. In 2017, he made his European conducting debut in Italy with the Bari Symphony Orchestra. After the huge success of that concert, the orchestra immediately invited him to return to Bari and conduct two more concerts.
Intriligator’s 2019-2020 concert season highlights include premieres of three works, the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra co-commissioning Zhou Tian to compose Transcend to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, a collaboration with cellist Zuill Bailey and the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra in Michael Daugherty's Tales of Hemingway written for Mr. Bailey, continuing an annual Mahler-Strauss exploration in Cheyenne, a film with live orchestra - "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in Concert - in Cheyenne, a ballet production of Peter and the Wolf in Dubuque with The Heartland Ballet, a year-long celebration of Youth in Dubuque inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Dubuque Symphony Youth Ensembles, and celebrations of Beethoven's 250th anniversary with orchestras in Cheyenne and Dubuque.
Recent projects with the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra include staged ballet productions, the introduction of family matinee programs, a Latin-American/Hispanic program which reached new audiences from the local Latino community, performances of works by local composers, and an innovative program entitled “Star-Crossed Lovers” which combined concert, opera, ballet, and theater in a staged retelling of Romeo and Juliet. He was also featured as oboist in the Marcello Oboe Concerto, Mozart Oboe Quartet, and Beethoven Trio.
Recent projects with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra include staged opera, musical, and ballet productions; many premieres and commissions of local composers; season themes such as "The Four Elements" and "Dance;" concerts with world-renowned violinist Midori as part of the Midory Residency Program; and the innovative “Star-Crossed Lovers” program. Other special programs in Dubuque have included composer festivals; concerts in the warehouses of the Millwork District; concerts with local rock and country musicians; special partnerships with area schools; and accompanying musical prodigy Ethan Bortnick in a concert that became a popular PBS television special, “The Power of Music,” which has aired over 1,500 times nationwide.
Originally from Santa Monica, California, Intriligator earned many accolades as an oboist before turning to conducting. He graduated with highest honors in music from Princeton University. He then studied conducting in France with Charles Bruck and in Germany with Michael Gielen and was Gielen’s Assistant Conductor of the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra. He returned to the U.S. to earn his masters and doctoral degrees in orchestral conducting at the University of Minnesota, where he conducted a full production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute at age 23. He was a conducting fellow at the Aspen Music Festival for two summers and attended the Pierre Monteux School.
Intriligator previously served as Apprentice Conductor and Staff Conductor at the Minnesota Orchestra, Assistant Conductor of the Minnesota Opera, and Assistant Conductor of the Southwest German Radio Orchestra. As a guest conductor of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, he conducted the orchestra for five seasons in educational concerts, family concerts, regional tours, and concerts of new music.
In 2013, Intriligator won the Dubuque County Fine Arts Society's Elisha Darlin Award in recognition of his impact on the cultural landscape of Dubuque. In 2014, Intriligator and the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra received the Dubuque365 Impact Award in Music, recognizing the many ways the orchestra reaches out to the community.
As a guest conductor, Intriligator has led performances with many distinguished orchestras across the country, including those of Honolulu, Houston, Minnesota, Richmond, Saint Paul, Savannah, Syracuse, and Tulsa. In 2017, he made his European conducting debut in Italy with the Bari Symphony Orchestra. After the huge success of that concert, the orchestra immediately invited him to return to Bari and conduct two more concerts.
Intriligator’s 2019-2020 concert season highlights include premieres of three works, the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra co-commissioning Zhou Tian to compose Transcend to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, a collaboration with cellist Zuill Bailey and the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra in Michael Daugherty's Tales of Hemingway written for Mr. Bailey, continuing an annual Mahler-Strauss exploration in Cheyenne, a film with live orchestra - "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in Concert - in Cheyenne, a ballet production of Peter and the Wolf in Dubuque with The Heartland Ballet, a year-long celebration of Youth in Dubuque inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Dubuque Symphony Youth Ensembles, and celebrations of Beethoven's 250th anniversary with orchestras in Cheyenne and Dubuque.
Recent projects with the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra include staged ballet productions, the introduction of family matinee programs, a Latin-American/Hispanic program which reached new audiences from the local Latino community, performances of works by local composers, and an innovative program entitled “Star-Crossed Lovers” which combined concert, opera, ballet, and theater in a staged retelling of Romeo and Juliet. He was also featured as oboist in the Marcello Oboe Concerto, Mozart Oboe Quartet, and Beethoven Trio.
Recent projects with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra include staged opera, musical, and ballet productions; many premieres and commissions of local composers; season themes such as "The Four Elements" and "Dance;" concerts with world-renowned violinist Midori as part of the Midory Residency Program; and the innovative “Star-Crossed Lovers” program. Other special programs in Dubuque have included composer festivals; concerts in the warehouses of the Millwork District; concerts with local rock and country musicians; special partnerships with area schools; and accompanying musical prodigy Ethan Bortnick in a concert that became a popular PBS television special, “The Power of Music,” which has aired over 1,500 times nationwide.
Originally from Santa Monica, California, Intriligator earned many accolades as an oboist before turning to conducting. He graduated with highest honors in music from Princeton University. He then studied conducting in France with Charles Bruck and in Germany with Michael Gielen and was Gielen’s Assistant Conductor of the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra. He returned to the U.S. to earn his masters and doctoral degrees in orchestral conducting at the University of Minnesota, where he conducted a full production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute at age 23. He was a conducting fellow at the Aspen Music Festival for two summers and attended the Pierre Monteux School.
Intriligator previously served as Apprentice Conductor and Staff Conductor at the Minnesota Orchestra, Assistant Conductor of the Minnesota Opera, and Assistant Conductor of the Southwest German Radio Orchestra. As a guest conductor of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, he conducted the orchestra for five seasons in educational concerts, family concerts, regional tours, and concerts of new music.
In 2013, Intriligator won the Dubuque County Fine Arts Society's Elisha Darlin Award in recognition of his impact on the cultural landscape of Dubuque. In 2014, Intriligator and the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra received the Dubuque365 Impact Award in Music, recognizing the many ways the orchestra reaches out to the community.