Introduction

Jake Taniguchi is a conductor and educator from Honolulu, Hawai驶i. Currently, he serves as Associate Conductor and member of the conducting faculty at the xxxx视频 where he leads the xxxx视频 Orchestra and New Music Ensemble. Taniguchi has served as principal conductor of the Hawai驶i Chamber Music Festival, assistant and cover conductor for the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra, Hawai驶i Symphony Orchestra, and Northwestern University Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Baroque Music Ensemble, and Opera Theater.

Taniguchi's guest conducting appearances include the Northwestern University Medical School Orchestra, Indiana University Symphonic and Concert Bands, Honolulu Wind Ensemble, and Hawai驶i Youth Percussion Ensemble. He has collaborated with renowned conductors Leonard Slatkin, Dane Lam, and Anthony Parnther, as well as soloists including violinist Stefan Jackiw, pianists Sean Kennard and David Kaplan, clarinetist Yoonah Kim, and saxophonist Steven Banks. A fervent advocate for new music, he has fostered artistic partnerships with composers Marcos Balter, Sebastian Currier, Billy Childs, Keith Fitch, Christopher Cerrone, and Joan Tower, among others.

Taniguchi received his training from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, and the xxxx视频. His conducting mentors include Arthur Fagen, Jeffery Meyer, Thomas Wilkins, Victor Yampolsky, and JoAnn Falletta. Currently, Taniguchi is pursuing a Doctor of Music in orchestral conducting at IU.

Education

  • DM Orchestral Conducting, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (expected 2029); studies with Arthur Fagen, Jeffery Meyer, and Thomas Wilkins
  • GD Orchestral Conducting, xxxx视频 (2024); studied with JoAnn Falletta
  • MM Orchestral Conducting, Northwestern University Bienen School of Music (2022); studied with Victor Yampolsky
  • BS Bassoon and Conducting,  Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (2020); studied with William Ludwig, Rodney Dorsey, and Thomas Wilkins