Career Highlights
- Appointed Music Director of the South Holland Master Chorale in 2022
- Appointed Conductor of the College of DuPage Orchestra.
- Conducted in Rome, Pavia and Cremona, Italy in the Summer of 2018.
- Appointed Conductor of the South Suburban College Orchestra.
- Finalist – Carmel Symphony Orchestra Music Director Search.
- Appointed Music Director of the Michigan City Messiah
- In the role of Hudson Finn, conducted the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra in First String, a motion picture drama of love, music and science. In addition to leading the Orchestra, I have a featured speaking role in the movie.
- Conducted the closing ceremonies of Cantus MM International Music Festival, Salzburg in 2014.
- Conducted in Vienna, Salzburg and Munich in the Summer of 2014.
- Conducted members of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) in a program of John Cage and Mozart with the La Porte County Symphony.
- Conducted Nabucco, featuring Metropolitan Opera veteran Vernon Hartman in the title role.
- Conducted La Boheme for the debut of Harbor Country Opera in 2013.
- Conducted a production of Rigoletto, featuring Metropolitan Opera star Isola Jones as Maddalena.
- Worked with some of Chicago’s finest brass players as Music Director of the Chicago Brass Choir.
- Appointed Assistant Conductor and Conductor of the Northwest Indiana Symphony Youth Orchestra.
- Joined the staff of the Northwest Indiana Symphony. While at NISO I have held the administrative positions of High School Showcase Coordinator, Production Manager and Orchestra Manager.
- Traveled to Napa, California for several summers to work as Music Director at the Jarvis Conservatory producing stunning productions of Zarzuela.
- Conducted the Verdi Requiem, Attila, Don Carlos and Lucrezia Borga with Da Corneto Opera Ensemble in the Chicago area.
- Began a 3 year Artist in Residence program with the Camerata Youth Orchestra.
- Conducted Metropolitan Opera star Mignon Dunn in the Medium for COT.
- Stepped in on short notice at the Elgin Symphony to replacing the ailing Margaret Hillis to much critical acclaim on a subscription concert series.
- Accepted Music Director position with the La Porte Symphony Orchestra.
- Conducted Four Saints in Three Acts with Chicago Opera Theater with an outstanding cast that included Jonita Lattimore.
- Conducted Where the Wild Things are at the Chicago Theater for Chicago Opera Theater.
- Appointed Associate Conductor, Chicago Opera Theater and Associate Conductor for the Elgin Symphony in the same year.
- Spent two Summers in Idaho for Boise Opera (South Pacific, Carousel).
- Conducted several operettas for Light Opera Works in Evanston, IL.
- On five minutes notice, conducted the main stage production of Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet for Chicago Opera Theater.
- Appointed Music Director of the Lake Shore Symphony Orchestra, first Chicago area orchestra position.
- Conducted the Downer’s Grove Oratorio Society in programs featuring the Coronation Anthems by Handel and Haydn’s “Lord Nelson” mass.
- Moved to Chicago after being appointed Assistant Conductor at Chicago Opera Theater.
- Received a Master’s Degree in Conducting from Northwestern University. Graduated Summa Cum Laude. Studied principally with Victor Yampolsky.
- Studied at Conductor’s Institute, West Virginia.
- Founded the Camera Da Music Chamber Orchestra, a professional orchestra in Battle Creek.
- After the sudden passing of his conductor professor, Herbert Butler, he was asked to step in to lead a semester of orchestra as Acting Music Director/Conductor of the Western Michigan University Symphony Orchestra.
- Was a student of Herbert Butler, Harold Faberman, Donald Portnoy, William Stein, Paul Kirby.
- Appointed Music Director, Battle Creek Youth Symphony, first professional position.
- Graduated Magnum Cum Laude from Western Michigan University with Bachelor’s Degree in Music Theory.
- Guest Conducted the Battle Creek Symphony, as his first professional conducting experience.
Relaxed and personable, Philip J. Bauman….charmingly shared Gershwinisms with the audience throughout the night. – Kane County Chronicle
