Tristan Rais-Sherman is the Assistant Conductor and David Alan Miller Fellow of the New York Youth Symphony where he began his duties in September 2015. Tristan recently performed as part of the Lamont Conducting Workshop in Denver, CO, the Aurora Festival in Vänersborg, Sweden, as well as with the Hilltop Chamber Orchestra in Greenwich, CT. He serves as cello coach of the Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic, as well as a faculty member of Mary Ann Hall’s Music for Children. He is passionate about creating inspiring musical experiences for people of all ages, from 6 months to 60 years, and beyond.

Tristan graduated from the University of Michigan with a master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting as a student of Kenneth Kiesler in 2015. While in Michigan, he served as Music Director of the Michigan Pops Orchestra—the United States’ oldest collegiate Pops orchestra, and one of Ann Arbor’s most cherished musical organizations. Under his direction, the orchestra performed a wide variety of music—ranging from Mendelssohn and Prokofiev to Game of Thrones and Video Games Live. He performed with the University Symphony and Philharmonia Orchestras on the stage of Hill Auditorium, and served as Assistant Conductor of all active ensembles. He led premieres of music by Keith Allegretti, Sam Saunders and organized a performance of music by Brahms, Haydn, and Rameau. Since completing his graduate studies at the University of Michigan, Tristan has been a Conducting Fellow at the Dartington International Summer School in the UK, and participated in the Seventh International St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic Masterclass with Alexander Polishchuck and Sian Edwards in September 2015.