Conductor

Jeremy Huey

LanguageEnglish, Mandarin

Jeremy Huey has directed Youth Orchestra Silicon Valley since its inception in 2014. Under his instruction, each year, the group has performed a wide spectrum of modern, popular, and classical repertoire - along with premiering new compositions by living composers.

At Aimusic school, Mr. Huey has taught music theory, composition, piano, and all levels of Chinese and Western instrumental ensembles. He also conducted the Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra for concert performances such as during the 2016 Yunnan Heritage Tour. Formerly a member of FYCO, he played timpani and percussion.

Jeremy studied at the Berklee College of Music, majoring in Composition and Film Scoring. During his studies, he conducted and recorded time-sync compositions for film scenes and interactive scores. He directed the Berklee Society of Composer’s Orchestra for two years premiering eight new compositions by students of the college. He has also conducted and directed community and corporate ensembles in the Silicon Valley.

No-mic Acoustic PerformanceComposed and Conducted Mamihlapinatapai

Student Performance
YOSV West Side Story

Teacher’s WordsThe ensembles I teach model “living music” by asking students to connect meaningfully to the world of music around them. “Living music” does not have a set meaning. Students are asked to reflect on their personal relationship with music, what their interests are, and what they see from their perspective. Through this passage, they gain both connection to the history of generations past and the freedom of innovation - and that understanding will serve them throughout their entire lifetime.

In addition to exploring meaningfulness, orchestral students gain the opportunity to practice leadership in service, contribute to camaraderie, and experience the exultations of a shared artistic effort. Students learn to improve their educational strategies and to create good experiences for themselves through hard work. Individually and as a group, each person’s contributions to the whole is celebrated.

To that end, each ensemble has come together to prepare challenging music for their level. YOSV has also studied material of diverse cultural sources, recorded repertoire in studio, collaborated with other artists, performed world premieres, and participated in excursions and other team-building activities.