Director of Orchestras; Assistant Professor of Orchestra Studies and Conducting
Instrumental Studies
The Hartt SchoolSTABILITO@hartford.edu
Education
DMA, University of Michigan
MM, University of Michigan
Master’s degree, Simón Bolívar University
Law degree, Santa Maria University
Régulo Stabilito is a Venezuelan conductor renowned for his dynamic leadership, dedication to the Latin American repertoire, and firm belief in music’s transformative power. A product of Venezuela’s acclaimed El Sistema and American academia, Stabilito began his conducting career under the mentorship of Maestro José Antonio Abreu, leading performances with major orchestras throughout Venezuela, including the Caracas Municipal Symphony Orchestra, the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, and the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra.
In 2022, he was appointed Music Director and Conductor of the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association (ORCMA) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In this role, he leads the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra and oversees the artistic development of the Oak Ridge Chorus and Chamber Music Series.
Stabilito has appeared recently as guest and cover conductor with notable ensembles such as the Knoxville Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Washington Philharmonic, and the Caracas Municipal Symphony Orchestra. Deeply committed to his heritage, he co-founded the Latin-American Music Initiative (LAMI), which champions underrepresented Latin American composers through performance, education, and scholarship. In 2020, LAMI received the University of Michigan’s EXCEL Prize for innovation in the arts.
His previous conducting posts include leadership roles with the Ann Arbor Camerata, Spectrum Symphony Orchestra, and the University of Michigan’s Campus Orchestras. He has also served as Visiting Director of Orchestral Activities at Appalachian State University and as Artist-in-Residence and Conductor of the Lee Symphony at Lee University in Tennessee.
Equally at home in opera and ballet, Stabilito made his operatic debut in 2015 with the Primo Casale Opera Company and the Caracas Municipal Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted ballet productions with the Teresa Carreño Ballet Company and the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra. A regular guest at the Festival Latinoamericano de Música in Caracas, he has premiered numerous works across Latin America and maintains strong ties with orchestras in Venezuela and the broader region.
A passionate educator and advocate for music’s social impact, Stabilito has led youth orchestras and El Sistema-inspired programs across the Americas and Europe.
He holds doctoral and master’s degrees in conducting from the University of Michigan (DMA ’21, MM ’19), a master’s degree from Simón Bolívar University, and a law degree from Santa Maria University. His principal mentors include Alfredo Rugeles, Kenneth Kiesler, Rodolfo Saglimbeni, Carlos Riazuelo, Manuel Hernández-Silva, Giancarlo Guerrero, and Eugene Rogers.