2024 Concerts
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 7:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Mozart Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Schubert Symphony #9, D. 944 “The Great C Major”
Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Founder and General Music Director for MidAmerica Productions, Inc. and MidAm International, Inc.
Haydn Missa in angustiis in D minor Hob. XXII/11 “Lord Nelson Mass”
Jason Sabino and Jason Strunk, Conductors
Katherine Henly, Soprano
Anna Kelly, Mezzo-Soprano
Hayden Smith, Tenor
Jason Zacher, Bass-Baritone
Participating Choruses:
Century High School Concert Choir, Hillsboro, OR (Jason Sabino, Director)
Georgetown Day School Choirs, Washington, DC (Jason Strunk, Director)
Georgetown Day School Choirs Alumni Ensemble, Washington, DC (Jason Strunk, Director)
Oregon Chorale, Hillsboro, OR (Jason Sabino, Director)
Southern California Master Chorale, Anaheim, CA (Sheridan Ball, Director)
Tripoli Senior High School Choir, Tripoli, IA (Chris McIntyre, Director)
Saturday, May 25, 2024, 7:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
Ensemble Spotlight Series:
El Camino College Symphony Orchestra, Torrance, CA
Georges Tomb UAV Overture (United Against Violence)
Diego Paz / Samuel Tejada Solo a Ti
Israel and Samuel Tejada El Viene Ya
Moses Hogan (Arr.) I want Jesus to walk with me
Richard Smallwood Total Praise
Hyo-Won Woo (Arr.) Arirang
Mozart Mass In C Major, K. 317 “Coronation Mass”
Georges Tomb A Memorial Bow (World Premiere)
Joanna Medawar Nachef, Conductor
Hanna Brammer, Soprano
Lisa Marie Rogali, Mezzo-Soprano
Dylan Davis, Tenor
Kofi Hayford, Bass
Participating Choruses:
El Camino College Chorale, Torrance, CA (Joanna Medawar Nachef, Director)
El Camino College Concert Choir, Torrance, CA (Joanna Medawar Nachef, Director)
El Camino Women’s Chorus, Torrance, CA (Soyun Kang, Director)
Joanna Medawar Nachef Singers, Torrance, CA (Joanna Medawar Nachef, Director)
Peninsula Community Church Choir, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (Joanna Medawar Nachef, Director)
Sons of Thunder, Los Angeles, CA (Samuel Tejada, Director)
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Margaret Bonds Ballad Of The Brown King
James Kinchen, Conductor
Sarah Cooper, Soprano
Lucia Bradford, Mezzo-Soprano
Zabriel Rivers, Tenor
Fred Redd, Baritone
Taylor Scott Davis Magnificat
Jonathan Palant, Conductor
Virginia Mims, Soprano
Participating Choruses:
Credo Community Choir of Dallas, Dallas, TX (Jonathan Palant, Director)
Milwaukee Choristers, Milwaukee, WI (James Kinchen Jr., Director)
St. Andrew Methodist Church Chancel Choir, Plano, TX (Taylor Scott Davis, Director)
Mark Hayes Te Deum
Sarah Pearson, Conductor
Amy Yekel, Mezzo-Soprano
Jason Duika, Baritone
Elaine Hagenberg Illuminare
Andrew Roby, Conductor
Dylan Davis, Tenor
Participating Choruses:
Carolina Choral Artists, Rocky Mount, NC (James Mauk, Director)
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy, Chattanooga, TN (Sarah Pearson, Director)
Concert Choir of the Greenville Choral Society, Greenville, NC (Andrew Roby, Director)
Lakeside Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, NC (James Mauk, Director)
Pompton Lakes High School Choir, Pompton Lakes, NJ (Christopher Nappa, Director)
Monday, May 27, 2024, 7:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble
John Rutter Celebration
John Rutter Magnificat
John Rutter CBE, Conductor
Juliet Papadopoulos, Soprano
Participating Choruses:
Central Regional High School Choir, Bayville, NJ (Elizabeth Moore, Director)
Chœur classique de l`Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada (Tiphaine Legrand, Director)
Columbia Chorale of Oregon, St. Helens, OR (Alice Boyer, Director)
Continuo Arts Symphonic Chorus, Summit, NJ (Candace Wicke, Director)
Fremont Presbyterian Choir, Sacramento, CA (Rachel Jackson, Director)
Palisade High School Choirs, Palisade, CO (Matt J. Doty, Director)
Roane Choral Society, Harriman, TN (Brenda Luggie, Director)
Syracuse Pops Chorus, Syracuse, NY (Lou Lemos, Director)
The Estes Park Chorale, Estes Park, CO (Denise Stookesberry, Director)
Utah Choral Collective, Bountiful, UT (Brett Levitre, Director)
Mozart Mass in C major, K. 317 “Coronation Mass”
David B. Weaver, Conductor
Mary Evelyn Hangley, Soprano
Linda Baird, Mezzo-Soprano
John Kun Park, Tenor
John Allen Nelson, Baritone
Mozart Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K. 339
Melvin Unger, Conductor
Lara McGill, Soprano
Roselin Osser, Mezzo-Soprano
Chad Kranak, Tenor
Nicholas Kilkenny, Bass-Baritone
Participating Choruses:
Candesca, Kelowna, BC, Canada (Alexandra Babbel, Director)
H. B. Beal Secondary School Singers, London, ON, Canada (David B. Weaver, Director)
Parkland Chorale, Allentown, PA (Alison Lagan, Director)
The London Singers, London, ON, Canada (David B. Weaver, Director)
The Unger Alumni Choir, Berea, OH (Melvin Unger, Director)
The Unger Chorale, Berea, OH (Melvin Unger, Director)
American Folk Hymns
Gwyneth Walker (Arr.) “How Can I Keep From Singing”
Ryan Murphy (Arr.) “Simple Gifts”
Dan Forrest (Arr.) “There Is A Fountain”
Alice Parker (Arr.) “Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal”
Bryant Moxley (Arr.) “When I Can Read My Title Clear”
Mack Wilberg (Arr.) “Bound For The Promised Land”
Mack Wilberg (Arr.) “Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing”
Bryant Moxley, Conductor
Participating Choruses:
Cave Spring High School Chorus, Roanoke, VA (Bradley Stump, Director)
Magna Vista High School Choir, Ridgeway, VA (Tehillah Munye, Director)
Mercer Christian Academy High School Choir, Princeton, WV (Alandra L. Brannon Blume, Director)
Northeast Piedmont Chorale, Wake Forest, NC (Cynthia Edwards, Director)
The Bluefield University Masterworks Chorale, Bluefield, VA (Mark Milberger, Director)
The Bluefield University Variations Chorale, Bluefield, VA (Mark Milberger, Director)
Wake Forest Baptist Church, Wake Forest, NC (Bryant Moxley, Director)
Saturday, June 1, 2024, 1:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Hale Smith / Lenora Helm Hammonds (Arr.) The Valley Wind
Lenora Helm Hammonds / Maurice Myers A Conversation With God (Instrumentally Known As Dear Lord By John Coltrane)
Lenora Helm Hammonds, Conductor
Courtney Rochelle Bailey, Soprano
Duprisha Townsend, Mezzo-Soprano
Talbert Maurice Myers, Baritone
Glenn Burleigh / Brian Raphael Nabors (Arr.) Nguzo Saba Suite, Op 41 (World Premiere)
Jillian Harrison-Jones, Conductor
Participating Choruses:
Alcovy High School Choir, Covington, GA (Manuel Martinez, Director)
Hightstown High School Advanced Choir, Hightstown, NJ (Jason Allen, Director)
North Carolina Central University Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Durham, NC (Lenora Helm Hammonds, Director)
The Performing Arts Conservatory, Indianapolis, IN (Robert Townsend, Director)
Witherspoon Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN (Jillian Harrison-Jones, Director)
Vivaldi Magnificat, RV 610
Lorissa Mason, Conductor
Samarie Alicea, Soprano
Madison Marie McIntosh, Mezzo-Soprano
Zixing Zhang, Tenor
Gustavo Feulien, Baritone
Bach Magnificat, BWV 243
Anne Lyman, Conductor
Yulan Piao, Soprano
Samarie Alicea, Soprano
Madison Marie McIntosh, Mezzo-Soprano
Zixing Zhang, Tenor
Gustavo Feulien,Baritone
Participating Choruses:
Mid-Columbia Mastersingers, Tri-Cities, WA (Justin Raffa, Director)
Ozark Festival Singers, Little Rock, AR (Lorissa Mason, Director)
Sine Nomine: Renaissance Choir, Seattle, WA (Anne Lyman, Director)
Steilacoom High School Chamber Choir, Steilacoom, WA (Kasey Eck, Director)
Tacoma Community College Chamber Choir, Tacoma, WA (Anne Lyman, Director)
The Gregory School, Tucson, AZ (Chris Fresolone, Director)
Saturday, June 1, 2024, 8:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Mozart Requiem in D minor, K.626
Joseph Napoli, Conductor
Christina Major, Soprano
Rebecca Ringle Kamarei, Mezzo-Soprano
Fan Yong Du, Tenor
Jeremy Galyon, Bass
Participating Choruses:
Athens Master Chorale, Athens, GA (Joseph Napoli, Conductor)
Montezuma-Cortez Choirs, Cortez, CO (Marla Sitton, Director)
Panoramic Voices, Austin, TX (Juli Orlandini, Director)
Terre Johnson Song of Hope (World Premiere)
Terre Johnson, Conductor
Jenny Anne Flory, Soprano
Michael Kelly, Baritone
Eric Whitacre The Sacred Veil (excerpts)
Jamila McWhirter, Conductor
Participating Choruses:
Blair Oaks High School Choir, Jefferson City, MO (Julie Patterson-Moon, Director)
Georgia Southern University Choir, Statesboro, GA (Shannon Jeffreys, Director)
Middle Tennessee State University Alumni Choir, Murfreesboro, TN (Jamila McWhirter, Director)
Mill Creek High School Chorus, Hoschton, GA (Samuel Potts, Director)
Wallace Community College Sound, Dothan, AL (Cameron Johnson, Director)
Warner Robins High School Chorus, Warner Robins, GA (Deanna Weber, Director)
Elaine Hagenberg Illuminare
Jennifer Lang, Conductor
Ethan Ellis, Tenor
Participating Choruses:
Greystone Singers, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada (Jennifer Lang, Director)
Saskatchewan Aurora Voce, Saskatoon, SK, Canada (Jennifer Lang, Director)
Saskatoon Acoustic Theory, Saskatoon, SK, Canada (Justin La, Director)
Sunday, June 16, 2024, 2:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Dvořák Serenade for Strings, Op. 22
Alessandro Tirotta, Conductor
Chapel Master of D.Cimarosa
Music Director of Teatro Cilea Reggio Calabria
Strauss Metamorphosen
Giovanni Pompeo, Conductor
Conductor of the Matera and Basilicata Orchestra, Basilicata, Italy
Jordan Lee A Journey Through The Nourishment Cycle
Jordan Lee, Conductor
Chris Hansen, Guest Conductor
Participating Choruses:
Chromatica, Greensboro, NC (Jordan Lee, Director)
Ragsdale Chorus, Jamestown, NC (Marcus Young, Director)
Durante Magnificat a 4 in B-flat major
Thomas Yackley / Thomas Gorman Scenes From A Life
Thomas Yackley, Conductor
Jordan Bowman, Soprano
Devony Smith, Mezzo-Soprano
Victor Starsky, Tenor
Eric Lindsey, Bass
Participating Choruses:
Alpharetta and Milton Alumni Chorus, Alpharetta, GA (Thomas Yackley, Director)
Alpharetta Community Chorus, Alpharetta, GA (Thomas & Robin Yackley, Directors)
Dublin High School Choir, Dublin, CA (Claire Yackley, Director)
Sunday, June 23, 2024, 2:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Kevin Boesiger Songs of Healing and Hope
Kevin Boesiger, Conductor
Dan Forrest Te Deum
Don Krudop, Conductor
Participating Choruses:
Avery Church Choir, Bellevue, NE (Don Torbett, Director)
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Omaha, NE (Kevin Boesiger, Director)
Don Krudop Alumni Singers, Hampton Roads, VA (Don Krudop, Director)
Virginia Beach Chorale, Virginia Beach, VA (Don Krudop, Director)
Jim Papoulis “Give Us Hope”
Amy C. Burgess “Music Is Indeed”
Bob Chilcott “A Little Jazz Mass”
Moses Hogan “Music Down In My Soul”
Roberta Jackson and Debra D. Burgess, Conductors
Participating Choruses:
Aurora Chorus, Portland, OR (Rebecca Parsons, Director)
Palmetto Girls Sing!, Greenwood, SC (Amy Fennell, Director)
Portland Symphonic Girlchoir, Portland, OR (Roberta Jackson & Debra D. Burgess, Co-Conductors)
Portland Symphonic Girlchoir Alumnae, Portland, OR (Roberta Jackson & Debra D. Burgess, Co-Conductors)
Ensemble Spotlight Series:
The Northern Colorado Youth Orchestra
Kirt N. Mosier Overture to the Wind
Andrew Mendizibal, Conductor
Tchaikovsky String Quartet no. A in D major, Op 11. Ii. Andante Cantabile
Joshua Greiner, Conductor
Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite #3, III. Siciliana, IV. Passacaglia
Kristin Rangel, Conductor
Chris Pilsner Interstellar Dreams (World Premiere)
Daniel F. Smith, Artistic Director and Conductor
Paris, France
GALA CONCERT - Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 8:30 PM
L'église De La Madeleine, Paris, France
Orchestre Symphonique Bel’Arte de Paris
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No.40 in G Minor, K.550
Mozart – Requiem, K.626
Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Founder and General Music Director for MidAmerica Productions, Inc. and MidAm International, Inc.
Participating Choruses:
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences, Chattanooga, TN (Aisha Allen, Director)
City of Lights Singers, The Villages, FL (Mark Lehnowsky)
Clark University Choirs, Worcester, MA (Cailin Marcel Manson, Director)
Essence 2 LTD, State College, PA (Anthony Leach, Director)
Essence of Joy, Penn State University, University Park, PA (Anthony Leach, Director)
Essence of Joy Alumni Singers, Philadelphia, PA (Anthony Leach, Director)
Germantown Concert Chorus, Philadelphia, PA (Cailin Marcel Manson, Director)
Keene Chorale, Keene, NH (Cailin Marcel Manson, Director)
Palmetto Voices Spiritual Ensemble, Sumter, SC (Sonja Sepulveda, Director)
Queens University of Charlotte Choirs, Charlotte, NC (Justin Smith, Director)
Symphony Chorus of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA (Steven Edwards, Director)
The Ladies of Lee, Cleveland, TN (Cameron Weatherford, Director)
Friday, June 14, 2024, at 8:00 PM
L'église De La Madeleine, Paris, France
Members of the Orchestre Symphonique Bel’Arte de Paris
Gabriel Fauré – Requiem, Op.48
Cailin Marcel Manson, Conductor
Conductor and Artistic Consultant, MidAmerica Productions, Inc. and MidAm International, Inc.
Franz Joseph Haydn – Salve Regina in G Minor, Hob.XXIIIb:2
Sonja Sepulveda, Conductor
Woldgang Amadeus Mozart – Missa Brevis in G Major K.49
Justin Smith, Conductor
Mozart – Missa Brevis in C Major K.220 “Spatzenmesse”
Steven Edwards, Conductor
Participating Choruses:
Clark University Choirs, Worcester, MA (Cailin Marcel Manson, Director)
Germantown Concert Chorus, Philadelphia, PA (Cailin Marcel Manson, Director)
Keene Chorale, Keene, NH (Cailin Marcel Manson, Director)
Palmetto Voices Spiritual Ensemble, Sumter, SC (Sonja Sepulveda, Director)
Queens University of Charlotte Choirs, Charlotte, NC (Justin Smith, Director)
Symphony Chorus of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA (Steven Edwards, Director)
Antonio Vivaldi – Gloria, RV 589
Cameron Weatherford, Conductor
M. Roger Holland, II – The Tribulation Suite
Anthony Leach, Conductor
Participating Choruses:
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences, Chattanooga, TN (Aisha Allen, Director)
City of Lights Singers, The Villages, FL (Mark Lehnowsky)
Essence 2 LTD, State College, PA (Anthony Leach, Director)
Essence of Joy, Penn State University, University Park, PA (Anthony Leach, Director)
Essence of Joy Alumni Singers, Philadelphia, PA (Anthony Leach, Director)
The Ladies of Lee, Cleveland, TN (Cameron Weatherford, Director)
London and Bath, UK
Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at 7:00 PM
Bath Abbey, Bath, UK
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
John Rutter For the Beauty of the Earth
Rutter A Clare Benediction
Rutter Look at the world
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Exultate Jubilate, K 165 (158a)
Francis Poulenc Concerto in G Minor for Organ, String Orchestra and Timpani
Rutter MASS OF THE CHILDREN
Rutter O Be Joyful in the Lord
John Rutter CBE, Conductor
Lucy Cox, Soprano
Jonathan Brown, Baritone
Huw Williams, Organ
Participating Choruses:
Bath Abbey Boys and Girls Choirs (Huw Williams, Director)
Channel Islands Choral Association (KuanFen Liu, Director)
Northeast Louisiana Chorale (Deborah Chandler, Director)
Virginia Choral Society (Bryson Mortensen, Director)
Spartanburg Master Chorale (Keith Jones, Director)
The Arizona Women’s Chorus (Terrie Ashbaugh, Director)
Friday, June 28, 2024, at 7:30 PM
St. Paul’s Church in Knightsbridge, London, U.K.
Members of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Founder and General Music Director for MidAmerica Productions, Inc. and MidAm International, Inc.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Missa Brevis in G Major K. 49
Keith Jones, Conductor
Franz Joseph Haydn Salve Regina in G Minor, Hob.XXIIIb:2
Bryson Mortenson, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Missa Brevis in C Major K. 220 “Spatzenmesse”
KuanFen Liu, Conductor
Participating Choruses:
Channel Islands Choral Association (KuanFen Liu, Director)
Virginia Choral Society (Bryson Mortensen, Director)
Spartanburg Master Chorale (Keith Jones, Director)
A Choral Celebration:
Linda Steen Spevacek A Joyful Alleluia
René Clausen Set Me As A Seal
Ola Gjeilo Ubi Caritas
Jerry Estes Veni Sancte Spiritus
Andrea Klouse (Arr.) Prayer of the Children
Jeff Enns Da Pacem
Rollo Dilworth (Arr.) My Soul's Anchored in the Lord
Terrie Ashbaugh, Conductor
Participating Chorus:
The Arizona Women’s Chorus (Terrie Ashbaugh, director)