Graduate Teaching Assistantship at the University of Kentucky

The Texas Institute for Orchestral Studies (TXIOS)

Artistic Director and Conductor

The Conducting Institute

Faculty

Stephan Gomez is the Graduate Teaching Associate for Orchestras at the University of Kentucky, where he is also pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting. Before moving to Lexington, he earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Orchestral Conducting under the mentorship of Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Stephan’s repertoire spans a wide range of symphonic and operatic masterworks, with a particular emphasis on music of the 20th and 21st centuries. He frequently leads innovative, cross-disciplinary projects that incorporate multimedia, live narration, film, and sensory elements to create engaging and immersive audience experiences. Highlighted performances include Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat, Octet for Wind Instruments, and Dumbarton Oaks; Milhaud’s La Création du Monde; Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte; and Andrés Martín’s Noche de Alebrijes. He has also conducted recording sessions in collaboration with living composers, musicians, and interdisciplinary artists, to champion the creation and performance of new music.

Stephan has served as a guest cover conductor for professional orchestras, including the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and Plano Symphony Orchestra for selected subscription concerts and special projects. A passionate advocate for music education, he is regularly invited to conduct TMEA All-Region Orchestras and frequently works as a clinician with middle and high school music programs across the country. Additionally, he is the Artistic Director and Conductor the for the Texas Institute for Orchestral Studies (Fort Worth, TX), a summer orchestral festival designed to develop young musicians through the study and performance of major symphonic repertoire. Stephan is also on faculty at The Conducting Institute (Fort Worth, TX), where he mentors emerging conductors in areas such as score study, analysis, conducting technique, and keyboard skills.