Derek Weagle

Musician/Educator/Wearer-of-Many-Hats Derek J. Weagle is a Brooklyn-based artist and healer invested in the disruption of social and academic barriers around classical music, as well as the preservation of music-making as an act of joyful humanness. With a practice rooted in syncretism, Derek can be found equally comfortable in roles ranging from conductor to composer, performer to teacher. They hold a B.M. in Music Education from UMass Lowell and an M.M. in Composition with a minor in Choral Conducting from New England Conservatory, as well as a Certificate in Sound Healing from the Sage Academy of Sound in Woodstock, NY. Current engagements include work as an independent Sound Healing Practitioner, Associate Conductor of the Queer Urban Orchestra, Music Director of the Adelphi University Vocal Ensemble, Founding Artistic Director of Bloom Sound Collective, Composer & Owner at Risanare Music, Board of Directors for the Refugee Orchestra Project. Their work as a composer has received recognition both nationally and internationally, including the International Horn Society and the International Composition Competition Harelbeke.