Eric Juneau

Eric Juneau is a New York based conductor, pianist, music theorist, and oboist. Originally from Virginia, he completed his Bachelors of Music at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), double majoring in oboe performance and music theory. While there, he also studied abroad at the Paris Conservatoire, taught a studio of music theory students, and coached a vocal quartet.

After graduating, Eric entered the Eastman School of Music as a teaching fellow in the MA Theory Pedagogy program. He later moved to New York City and completed his Master of Music in conducting at the Aaron Copland School of Music, studying with Dr. Mark Powell. During his masters program, he rehearsed and performed various works by living composers in addition to the standard repertoire. In 2023, he made a successful debut with the New Conductors Orchestra, conducting Stellarium by Michael Rosin and Cathedral Grove by Daniel Godsil.

In the Summer of 2021, Eric was a student conductor in the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music’s Summer Opera Bootcamp. In 2022, he was a collaborative piano student to Opera Viva Italy, where he studied in Verona with Joyce Fieldsend and Dr. Lisa Sylvester. And in 2023, Eric joined the Opera Company of Middlebury as a pianist and répétiteur in their Young Artists’ Program, performing Samuel Barber’s A Hand of Bridge, Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Telephone, and selected arias.

In addition to his conducting, piano, and music theory work, Eric is a church organist in the New York City area, having played in 4 out of 5 boroughs. He is engaged in multiple projects as a music director, multi-instrumentalist, vocal coach, composer, and arranger.