Welcome
Thank you for visiting my website. It's an opportunity for me to share an important part of myself with you - namely, my musical life. I invite you to read through my bio, view excerpts of some of my past performances, and listen to some of my audio samples during your visit. Enjoy!”
Biography
Concert reviews of performances by American conductor William Buhidar reflect his solid reputation among critics and audiences alike. His work has been presented on broadcasts of National Public Radio's "Performance Today". Mr. Buhidar has conducted a wide spectrum of music that has included symphonic and chamber orchestra concerts, complete dramatic opera and ballet productions, choral programs, and a wide variety of "pops" concerts. Additionally, he is an active Clinician/Consultant for youth orchestras and ensembles in their preparation for competitions.
William Buhidar's professional conducting appearances have included the following orchestras and musical organizations: OPUS Chamber Orchestra (Founder/Music Director); The Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra (Associate Conductor/Principal Guest Conductor); The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Guest Conductor); The New Palais Royale Orchestra (Guest Conductor); The North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (Guest Conductor); The Lima Symphony (Ohio) (Guest Conductor); The U.S.S Lexington Annual 4th of July Flight Deck Concerts ( Music Director); The Mozart Madness Players (Music Director); The Corpus Christi Chamber Orchestra (Guest Conductor); The American Center for Puccini Studies (Guest Conductor); The South Florida Opera Company (Guest Conductor); The Society of Classical Arts in West Palm Beach (Guest Conductor); The Corpus Christi Concert Ballet Orchestra (Guest Conductor); The South Texas Chamber Orchestra (Founder/Music Director); The RGV International Music Festival (Guest Conductor); The RGV Chorale (Guest Conductor).
William Buhidar has mentored under Neil Varon of the Eastman School of Music who is a former student of Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan and past General Music Director of the City of Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Mr. Buhidar was a participant through competitive audition in the Eastman School of Music Summer Conducting Institute which resulted in a guest conducting appearance with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. William Buhidar also mentored under Cornelius Eberhardt, former President Emeritus of the Munich Hochschule für Musik and former Music Director of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. Mr. Buhidar began his career as a violinist, and as a conducting student earned a Master of Music Degree in Performance from The University of Texas-Pan American. He is a member of the prestigious international organizations Phi Kappa Phi and The Golden Key Society which recognized the quality of his graduate work.
William Buhidar is an Assistant Professor of Music at South Texas College where he has served as Assistant Dean for Fine and Performing Arts and Chair of the Music Department.
William Buhidar's professional conducting appearances have included the following orchestras and musical organizations: OPUS Chamber Orchestra (Founder/Music Director); The Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra (Associate Conductor/Principal Guest Conductor); The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Guest Conductor); The New Palais Royale Orchestra (Guest Conductor); The North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (Guest Conductor); The Lima Symphony (Ohio) (Guest Conductor); The U.S.S Lexington Annual 4th of July Flight Deck Concerts ( Music Director); The Mozart Madness Players (Music Director); The Corpus Christi Chamber Orchestra (Guest Conductor); The American Center for Puccini Studies (Guest Conductor); The South Florida Opera Company (Guest Conductor); The Society of Classical Arts in West Palm Beach (Guest Conductor); The Corpus Christi Concert Ballet Orchestra (Guest Conductor); The South Texas Chamber Orchestra (Founder/Music Director); The RGV International Music Festival (Guest Conductor); The RGV Chorale (Guest Conductor).
William Buhidar has mentored under Neil Varon of the Eastman School of Music who is a former student of Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan and past General Music Director of the City of Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Mr. Buhidar was a participant through competitive audition in the Eastman School of Music Summer Conducting Institute which resulted in a guest conducting appearance with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. William Buhidar also mentored under Cornelius Eberhardt, former President Emeritus of the Munich Hochschule für Musik and former Music Director of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. Mr. Buhidar began his career as a violinist, and as a conducting student earned a Master of Music Degree in Performance from The University of Texas-Pan American. He is a member of the prestigious international organizations Phi Kappa Phi and The Golden Key Society which recognized the quality of his graduate work.
William Buhidar is an Assistant Professor of Music at South Texas College where he has served as Assistant Dean for Fine and Performing Arts and Chair of the Music Department.
Photo credit: Ben Briones, Staff Photographer with South Texas College
