Wojciech Milewski

Wojciech Milewski is a rising, active conductor. He was recently awarded the Harold Farberman Prize at the Henderson Symphony Orchestra Camp, and was a finalist in the 2019 Los Angeles Conducting Competition. Now in his fifth season as Music Director of the Summerville Orchestra, the orchestra has sold out its last four seasons in subscriptions, doubled in size, and started three other series to engage the community further.

Prior to his appointment in Summerville, Wojciech served as Music Director for the world premiere of Joe Illick’s UnShakeable with the Santa Fe Opera. He also served as Assistant Conductor at the Opera NEO festival in San Diego, CA, and as Associate Conductor for El Paso Opera’s 2016 production of “Carmen.” During his time in New Mexico, he also guest conducted two concert series with the Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra and several works on those programs received New Mexico premieres. As a conductor, Wojciech seeks to create innovative and interactive concert experiences featuring diverse programming and audience engagement.

Off of the podium he maintains an active performing career as a pianist and clarinetist. He has performed with Opera Southwest, the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus, the San Juan Symphony, and the National Broadway Tours of “Wicked” and “Book of Mormon.” As a clarinetist, he is a current member of the Charleston Wind Symphony and previously held the Clarinet 2 seat with the Roswell Symphony. He is currently an adjunct professor and staff accompanist at Charleston Southern University.

Most recently, in 2019 Wojciech attended the Los Angeles Conducting Workshop and Competition with Neil Thomson and Scott Weiss, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Conducting Seminar with Markand Thakar, and the Henderson Symphony Orchestra Conductor Camp with Alexandra Arrieche. Past studies include workshops and festivals in San Diego, CA, Orvieto, Italy, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the California Conductor’s Institute, and the Bard College Conductor’s Institute. His past conducting teachers include Jorge Perez-Gomez, John Farrer and Daniel Hege. Wojciech is an alumnus of the University of New Mexico and the State University of New York at Oswego, and currently lives in Summerville with his dog Remy.