Rebekah K. O’Brien
Founder and Conductor
Rebekah Kathleen O’Brien brings music alive as director of orchestras at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and has led the Lancaster, York, Altoona and Williamsport Symphony Orchestras in concert. She was invited to Chile to conduct the Chamber Orchestra of the Municipal de Santiago in a series of concerts highlighting women conductors from around the world. Recently winning the International Conducting Workshop and Competition in Denver, she will guest conduct the Denver Philharmonic in their upcoming season. Nominated for the Williamson Fellowship of the Arts, she traveled to Portugal for the Atlantic Coast International Conducting Workshop and Competition, winning an invitation to return as assistant conductor for a subscription concert.
Supporting the growth of young musicians, Ms. O’Brien often appears as a guest conductor for middle school and high school festivals. Passionate about bringing music to a wide variety of communities, she has taken her orchestras on tours of Europe and inside the walls of high security prisons. Ms. O’Brien is thankful for the examples and foundation provided by her teachers: Maestros Gerardo Edelstein, Murry Sidlin, and Simeone Tartaglione. Also trained in the art of Eurythmy, Ms. O’Brien teaches at the Susquehanna Waldorf School in Marietta, PA. To keep herself grounded, she can be found under the hood of a car, learning from her supportive husband, Jeff Erickson. Ms. O’Brien lives in State College, Pennsylvania, with her family and inspiring daughter, Genavieve.