Scott Tereance Ellaway (born 8 August 1981) is a British conductor.Gardner, Charlotte, “Could do better?", Gramophone Magazine, February, 2010Elkin, Susan, “Bridging the age gap", The Stage, July, 2010 In an article published by BBC Music Magazine in 2009,Franks, Rebecca, "ARTISTS' ENTRANCE", BBC Music Magazine, February, 2009"Where are the Brits?", BBC Music Magazine, September, 2009 Ellaway became known for his entrepreneurial spirit as the founder and artistic director of Orchestra Europa.Norris, Geoffrey, "Orchestra Europa: a new orchestra with a refreshing approach", The Daily Telegraph (London), February 23, 2009Brown, Geoff, "Orchestra Europa at Queen Elizabeth Hall", The Times (London), March 19, 2010 In 2011 John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough hosted a concert at Blenheim Palace to celebrate the conductor's 30th birthday."Blenheim celebrates conductor's Birthday", Cotswold Life, November 14, 2011. Ellaway is also the founder of OpusYou, a music education platform.Eifert, Jonathan, "Conductor Scott Ellaway and Chicago Public Schools Renew Partnership with OpusYou", Musical America, September 14, 2017
Early life and education Born in Abergavenny, South Wales, Ellaway was educated locally before gaining an organ scholarship to Keble College, Oxford, in 2002, graduating in 2005.“Organ Scholars Since the War”. KEBLE PAST AND PRESENT, 2008 During this time, he was elected to membership of the Royal College of Organists. He is a Fellow at Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University.“Listing of Fellows for Jonathan Edwards College"
Career
He made his professional conducting debut at age 21 with members of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Welsh National Opera in Abergavenny.Thomas, Matt, "Behind the baton with conductor Scott Ellaway", Western Mail (Wales), November 21, 2008. He has since worked with several prominent orchestras and ensembles including the Academy of Ancient Music,“Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Concert”, Blenheim Palace, May 29, 2015 the BBC Singers, the Berliner Symphoniker,“66e Festival de musique de Besançon Franche-Comté", Place de la Résistance, Maison du Peuple, Belfort, September 26, 2013 the Philharmonia Orchestra,"Robert Saxton, In the Beginning", Music Sales Classical, March 18, 2006. the London Mozart Players,Lisle, Nicola, "London Mozart Players, University Church", The Oxford Times, October 18, 2007 and performed at the Lincoln Center in New York City for the first time in 2014, conducting performances of George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco, Kammermusik No. 2 and Who Cares? for the New York City Ballet.Macaulay, Alastair, "In the Founder's Footsteps", The New York Times, January 22, 2014 He made his debut with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Henry Wood Hall in June 2016."Esa-Pekka Salonen, Catch and Release", Music Sales Classical, June 13, 2016. He has worked with opera companies including the Lyric Opera of Chicago.Lyric Opera of Chicago, "Orphée et Eurydice Program", 2017.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ellaway was involved in broadcast-based performances and educational initiatives in Los Angeles, including projects produced in collaboration with Gravity Media.Gee, Kristopher, "Orchestra Europa Embraces Change During Pandemic", Spectrum News, November 10, 2020.
Discography Sweet, Sacred Feast! (2015), Oratory Choir of St Boniface, Brooklyn
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