Sean Paul Mills

Orchestral & Choral Conductor

 

                   

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Music has been a vital part of my life since my earliest childhood memories of attending

orchestral concerts and musical theatre performances with my parents.

It was through a succession of private studio, public school, college, and university teachers

that I was further drawn into the art that has become both my passion and, fortunately, my profession.

Those teachers instilled in me not only the desire to pursue music as my profession but also kindled my passion to be a life-long learner, never accepting what I know or believe at this moment to be the final word on any matter and to always remain open to new challenges and learning opportunities.

 

One of the greatest joys as a musician has been the incredible opportunity to share my art with others.

I believe that it is the role of the conductor to not only guide an ensemble through the literature,

but to supply them with the tools and methodology necessary to both accomplish the task at hand

and to prepare them for future challenges (musical or otherwise).

Through interactive and positive rehearsal techniques, the ensemble becomes empowered,

develops a new sense of its abilities, and rises to meet the challenges presented.

 

"Joy comes from adventure today. Time to shake the world up!"

- - Anonymous (fortune cookie)

 

"Mi violonchelo es mi amigo más viejo y más querido."

- - Pablo Casals

 

". . . exploring, finding the depth of your own soul and other people's, that's what music is all about."

- - Yo-Yo Ma

 

 "One ought to be nervous before a performance to some degree, not because of fear of the unknown but because of one's respect for the significance of artistic contribution."

- - Janos Starker

 

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

- - Gil Bailie

 

"Education is not to make anything of anybody but simply to open the minds - to go from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty."

- - Max Rudolf

"The Grammar of Conducting"

 

"Education in music is most sovereign, because more than anything else, rhythm and harmony find their way into the secret places of the heart."

- - Plato

 

    "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."

- - Dr. Seuss

 

 

 

 

Work like you don't need money,

love like you've never been hurt,

sing as if no one can hear you,

and dance like no one's watching.

Live in the moment,

and let the moment

take your breath away!

 

 

 

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 Last updated: 02/05/10