Sara Aldana

conductor

Born in Bogota, Colombia, Sara Aldana leads a diverse career as a conductor, violinist, and arts educator. Sara currently serves as the Assistant Conductor of the Reno Chamber Orchestra, Associate Conductor of the Michigan Youth Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Conductor for the Life Science Orchestra, and Cover Conductor for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Sara is currently in her second year of her masters degree in orchestral conducting at the University of Michigan under the guidance of Maestro Kenneth Kiesler. Sara is passionate about bringing community together through music and has served as director of Austin Soundwaves Community Orchestra, co director of UT Lab Orchestra, and co director of UT String Project Chamber Orchestra. In recent summers, she has attended The Conductor’s Retreat at Medomak, The Project at Brevard Music Center, and the Kent Blossom Music Festival.