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  • March 11, 2026
    New York, New York, St Bartholomew's Church
    On the Words of Walt Whitman

ABOUT WAYNE

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An American Voice Worldwide

With premieres on five continents in 21 countries and 46 states, Wayne Oquin is one of today’s most performed American composers. A Houston native, his music has been commissioned and performed by leading ensembles including the The Danish National Symphony Orchestra, The Munich Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The King’s Singers, pianist Marc André Hamelin, and Grammy Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs. His acclaimed works—from the mini-concerto Resilience to award-winning symphonic wind and choral compositions—have earned national honors, including the William D. Revelli Award and the U.S. Air Force Commander’s Medal of Excellence. Oquin holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from The Juilliard School, where he is C.V. Starr Doctoral Faculty and Chair of Musicianship.

“The more appealing contemporary work, however, remains Wayne Oquin's Resilience (2015), a Jacobs commission, with organ and orchestra battling for supremacy in an exhilarating chain of calls and responses spread over 12 action-packed minutes.” – Geoff Brown
BBC Music Magazine “Warm and ingratiating.” – Time Out New York “...The Wayne Oquin work warranted an instant encore. It’s solidly constructed and has an eventful narrative that makes the piece – like Strauss’ Don Juan – great for opening a concert.” – David Patrick Stearns
The Philadelphia Inquirer “Oquin, watching from the audience near me, was on the edge of his seat. Sometimes when contemporary works are placed at the very start of an evening programme, one feels that it is the perfunctory debt owed to those creatives who have the misfortune to be still alive (the posthumous is sacred), but I did not feel that here. There was passionate engagement on all sides, a vigorous seizure of the meaning of this work.” – Hilary Stroh
Bachtrack “Beyond his traditional success, Dr. Oquin is equally renowned for his forward-thinking embrace of technology. Using the Vienna Symphonic Library, he creates strikingly realistic digital renderings of his scores—demonstrating a level of finesse and in-depth knowledge that few can rival. Indeed, no one understands it better.” – Mark Hiskey, President
ILIO—Exclusive North American Distributor
Vienna Symphonic Library

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The 21st Century Composer

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