{"id":116267,"date":"2025-07-25T16:27:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=116267"},"modified":"2025-07-28T08:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:00:04","slug":"scoop-tapestrys-women-musical-leadership-program-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/07\/25\/scoop-tapestrys-women-musical-leadership-program-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Tapestry\u2019s Women In Musical Leadership Program Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_116269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116269\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-07-25T161301.638.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Conductors Maria Fuller, Naomi Woo and Eve Legault (Photo courtesy of the artists)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-07-25T161301.638.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-07-25T161301.638-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-07-25T161301.638-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-NEWS-2025-07-25T161301.638-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-116269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Conductors Maria Fuller, Naomi Woo and Eve Legault (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two candidates graduate from the program, and another is set to join. That\u2019s the latest news from Tapestry Opera\u2019s Women in Musical Leadership (WML) program in a nutshell.<\/p>\n<p>Conductors Maria Fuller and Naomi Woo graduate, while conductor Eve Legault joins the three-year WML program designed to provide mentorship, practical opportunities and knowledge to emerging women leaders in the classical music world.<\/p>\n<p>Eve Legault will join conductor Monica Chen, who will continue in the third-year cohort, along with continuing Associate Conductor L\u00e9a Moisan-Perrier. Two new Associate Conductors join the program for 2025\/26, Serena Reuten and V\u00e9ronique Lussier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jQ51zXroQ20?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Graduates: Maria Fuller &amp; Naomi Woo<\/h2>\n<p>Maria Fuller and Naomi Woo were part of the second cohort of WML conductors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maria Fuller<\/strong> relocated to Europe during the last season, where she is now guest Resident Conductor at the Teatr Wielki w \u0141odzi in Poland. There, she\u2019s led ballet, opera, and orchestral performances, assistant conducted Der fliegende Holl\u00e4nder, Romeo and Juliet, Turandot, and coached Hansel und Gretel and L\u2019elisir d\u2019amore. Maria was recently selected from a field of 160 applicants to step into the Assistant Conductor position with the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Li\u00e8ge in Belgium, a position that begins with the 25\/26 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Naomi Woo<\/strong> is finishing her tenure as Music Director of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada with a tour that began in Toronto and ends on the West Coast. She is currently Artistic Partner with the Orchestre M\u00e9tropolitain, and Assistant Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Over the 2024\/25 season, Naomi has been a guest conductor at orchestras in North America and Europe, including the Philharmonia Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre M\u00e9tropolitain, Edmonton Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Royal Conservatory Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, and Calgary Philharmonic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wl1-yTm95mk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h2>New Faces<\/h2>\n<h3>Eve Legault<\/h3>\n<p>Conductor Eve Legault is a native of Gatineau, Quebec where, this last season, she became the first woman to conduct the Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau. She holds a DMA from the Manhattan School of Music in New York, where she was received the Helen Cohn Award. Eve recently served as Guest Conductor with the Ottawa Chamber Orchestra. She is also the Principal Conductor of the Pembroke Symphony Orchestra in Ontario.<\/p>\n<h3>Serena Reuten<\/h3>\n<p>German-Canadian conductor Serena Reuten is currently serving as the Assistant Conductor of the Omaha Symphony. She earned degrees in flute performance at the Universities of Ottawa and Montreal, and currently holds the Evan Whallon Fellowship at the Eastman School of Music, where she is pursuing a Masters in Orchestral Conducting, and serves as assistant of the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n<h3>V\u00e9ronique Lussier<\/h3>\n<p>V\u00e9ronique Lussier is from the Montr\u00e9al region. In 2025, she conducted the Orchestre Classique de Montr\u00e9al, the Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc, and in partnership with Tapestry Opera Women in Musical Leadership, serves as assistant conductor for the National Youth Orchestra of Canada&#8217;s 65th anniversary tour this summer season.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be looking forward to seeing and experiencing the work of these talented professionals in the program and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Are you looking to promote an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a\"><u>event<\/u><\/span><\/a>? Have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/masthead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>news tip<\/u><\/a>? Need to know the best\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>events<\/u><\/a>\u00a0happening this weekend? 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