Current Season
2025 Concerts

Friday, March 14, 2025, 7:30 PM
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York
Oxford Philharmonic Piano Trio

SCHUBERT Notturno in E-flat Major, Op. 148 (D. 897)
REENA ESMAIL Saans (Breath)
JENNIFER HIGDON Piano Trio No. 1, Pale Yellow
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 8
BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87

Carmine Lauri, Violin
Peter Adams, Cello
Russell Hirshfield, Piano

Saturday, March 15, 2025, 8:30 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

PAUL A. AITKEN Missa Pro Terra: A Mass for the Earth (U.S. PREMIERE)
Paul A. Aitken, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Cantabile Singers of Truro, Truro, NS, CANADA (Chris Bowman, Director)
Centenary United Methodist Church, New Bern, NC (Paul Saik, Director)
Lakeside Middle School Select Choir, Pompton Lakes, NJ (Dania Brantner, Director)
North Perth Children’s Choir, Listowel, ON, CANADA (Morgan Kuepfer, Director)
Pompton Lakes High School Choir, Pompton Lakes, NJ (Christopher Nappa, Director)

Tapwe: Songs of Truth
CORY COMPBELL & ANDREW BALFOUR Ambe
ANDREW BALFOUR Vision Chant
ANDREW BALFOUR Gaze upon the Trees
SHERRYL SEWEPAGAHAM Sleepy Song
BEVERLEY MCKIVER “All that we are”
HUSSEIN JANMOHAMED “Grateful Heart”
SHERRYL SEWEPAGAHAM Yôtin (The Wind)
Andrew Balfour, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Amabile Boys Choirs, London, ON (Carol Beynon, Director)
Amabile Choirs of London, London, ON (Carol Beynon, Director)
Amabile Choirs, London, ON (Carol Beynon, Director)

RANDALL THOMPSON Frostiana: Seven Country Songs by Robert Frost
Jo Ann Miller, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
North Dakota State University Chamber Choir and Alumni, Fargo, ND (Jo Ann Miller, Director)
Wagner College Choir, Staten Island, NY (Thomas J. Juneau, Director)

EMILY CROCKER “We Reach”
AUDREY SNYDER “The Road Not Taken”
ARR. CRISTI MILLER “The Keel Row”
ARR. ROGER EMERSON “Ain’t We Got Fun”
ARR. ROLLO DILWORTH “Stand Up”
ARR. MAC HUFF “Vincent” (Starry Starry Night)
Cristi Miller, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Heritage Hall Middle School Chorus, Oklahoma City, OK (Cristi Miller, Director)
Haysville Middle School Concert Choir, Haysville, KS (Paul Graves, Director)

Saturday, March 22, 2025, 8:30 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Giovanni Pompeo, Conductor

ARR. JAMES ERB  Shenandoah
TARIK O'REGAN  Triptych - Where Once We Stood  
Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy, Conductor

Participating Combined Ensemble:
JMU Carnegie Hall Collective: Dance, Percussion, and Choral Areas, College of Visual and Performing Arts, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
(Rubén Graciani, CVPA Dean and Choreographer)
(Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy, Director of Choral Activities)
(Casey Cangelosi, JMU Studio Percussion)

MOZART Mass in C Major, K. 317, "Coronation"
Anthony Bernarducci, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Clemson University Choirs, Clemson, SC (Anthony Bernarducci, Director)
High Point Academy Honors Concert Choir, Spartanburg, SC (Chase McAbee, Director)
Indian Land High School Choirs, Lancaster, SC (Darby Pereira, Director)
GGSM Chamber Singers, Hartsville, SC (Miranda Easterling-Averill, Director)
Marlborough Chamber Choir, Los Angeles, CA (Angela Lin, Director)

Sunday, April 6, 2025, 1:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

MONTEVERDI Magnificat a sei voci
Nicole Baker, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble, Los Angeles, CA (Nicole Baker, Director)
St. Philip the Apostle Church Choir, Pasadena, CA (Nicole Baker, Director)
First United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir, Appleton, WI (Matthew Harden, Director)

HANDEL Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
HANDEL The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260
Scott D. Glysson, Conductor

VIVALDI Magnificat, RV 610
BACH Sanctus in C major, BWV 237
Bradley Miller, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Cal Poly PolyPhonics, San Luis Obispo, CA (Scott Glysson, Director)
College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University Choral Arts Ensemble, Collegeville, MN (Bradley Miller, Director)
First United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir, Appleton, WI (Matthew Harden, Director)
Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble, Los Angeles, CA (Nicole Baker, Director)
Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble Alumni, Los Angeles, CA (Nicole Baker, Director)
Paso Robles High School Choir (Forte), Paso Robles, CA (Gaylene Ewing, Director)

LORETTA K. NOTARESCHI Climate Mass (WORLD PREMIERE)
Raul Dominguez, Conductor

ELAINE HAGENBERG Illuminare
Andrew Bowers, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Heritage Hall Chorus, Oklahoma City, OK (Andrew “Drew”Bowers, Director)
Regis University Singers, Denver, CO (Michael Ballard, Director)
Stargate High School Choir, Thornton, CO (Luke Heter, Director)
The Dominguez Singers, Denver, CO (Raul Dominguez, Director)

Sunday, April 20, 2025, 1:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

MENDELSSOHN Sinfonia X in B minor
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR PERKINSON Grass—Poem for Piano and Orchestra
Yelena Beriyeva, Piano
Cailin Marcel Manson, Conductor

OLA GJEILO Sunrise Mass
Sterling Poulson, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Choral Arts Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (Sterling, Director)
Clark University Choir, Worcester, MA (Cailin Marcel Manson, Director)
Wasatch Master Chorale, Ogden, UT (Dennis Ahern, Director)

Sunday, May 11, 2025, 1:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

ERICA GLENN Worldwide Requiem
Erica Glenn, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
The Hoʻolōkahi Chamber Choir, Laie, HI (Erica Glenn, Director)
Voices of Ohana, Saratoga Springs, UT (Keri Kammerman, Director)

MORTEN LAURIDSEN Lux Aeterna
Donald Milton, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus, Atlanta, GA (Donald Milton, Director)
UU Congregation of Atlanta Choir, Atlanta, GA (Donald Milton, Director)
Lehigh Valley Chorale, Easton, PA (Nicholas Sienkiewicz, Director)

VIVALDI Magnificat, RV 610
Francis Cathlina, Conductor

HAYDN Te Deum (Empress Marie Therese), Hob.XXIIIc:2
Darrin Hassevoort, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Brighton Choir, Brighton, TN (Matthew Bowsher, Director)
Chattanooga Symphony Chorus, Chattanooga, TN (Darrin Hassevoort, Director)
Chattanooga Symphony Opera Chorus II, Chattanooga, TN (Darrin Hassevoort, Director)
Milan Special School District, Milan, TN (Paige Wilson, Director)

Sunday, May 11, 2025, 8:30 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

JULIO MORALES Xantolo (WORLD PREMIERE)
Frank Eychaner, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Cantores Mexicanos, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México (Wilmia Verrier Quinones, Director)
Coro Estomino, Tijuana, Baja California, MÉXICO (Daria “Darita” Abreu Feraud, Director)(Sponsor: Mr. Colebrooke Jordan & Mrs. Karla V. Jordan)
Schola Cantorum, Pueblo, CO (Leigh Cortese Kite, Director)
University of Central Arkansas Concert Choir, Conway, AR (Frank Eychaner, Director)
Yelm High School Chamber Choir, Yelm High School, WA (Tim Henderson, Director)

STEVE DOBROGOSZ  Mass
John Petzet, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Bridgeport High School Choir, Bridgeport, NE (Michaela Babic, Director)
Deja Blue Choir, Arapahoe, NE (Valerie Leising, Director)
Maywood High School Choir, Maywood, NE (Whitney van Zyl, Director)
UNK Concert Choir, Kearney, NE (John Petzet, Director)

Saturday, May 24, 2025, 1:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

MOZART Requiem in D minor, K. 626
Edited and revised by Richard Maunder
Margaret Pride, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Choralis Australis, AUSTRALIA (Michael Ryan, Director)
Queensland Festival Chorus, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA (Alison Rogers, Director)
Vocal Associates Festival Chorus, SINGAPORE (Ai Ming Khor, Director)

Saturday, May 24, 2025, 8:30 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

MACK WILBERG A Cloud of Witnesses (CARNEGIE HALL PREMIERE)
ARR. MACK WILBERG Deep River
ARR. MACK WILBERG Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Mack Wilberg, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Clovis High Chamber Ensemble, Clovis, CA (Tamara Spurgeon, Director)

Monday, May 26, 2025, 1:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

MICHAEL JOHN TROTTA Requiem
Michael John Trotta, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Casady School Upper Division Choir, Oklahoma City, OK (Amy Knous, Director)
Lenten Ecumenical Choir, a Ministry of Grace Lutheran Church of State College, State College, PA (Laurel Sanders, Director)
The Adult Choir of St. Mary Magdalen Church, Wilmington, DE (David J. Ifkovits, Director)
The Shrewsbury Chorale, Shrewsbury, NJ (Fiona Smith Sutherland)

MICHAEL JOHN TROTTA Light Shines in the Darkness
MICHAEL JOHN TROTTA Five Psalms (WORLD PREMIERE)
Larry Bach, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Chrismon Chorale, Minneapolis, MN (Larry Bach, Director)
North Central University and Alumni, Minneapolis, MN (Larry Bach, Director)
St. Andrew Canticle Choir, Eden Prairie, MN (Larry Bach, Director)

JOHN LEAVITT Missa Festiva
Bradley D. Vogel, Conductor

DANIEL MCDAVITT Three Memories
Daniel McDavitt, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Halstead High School Choir, Halstead, KS (Claire Clifford, Director)
St. Mary’s Dominican High School Choir, New Orleans, LA (Brenda Castillo, Director)

Monday, May 26, 2025, 8:30 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

JOHN RUTTER Requiem
Juliet Ariadne Papadopoulos, Soprano
Sir John Rutter CBE, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Concord Chamber Singers, Bethlehem, PA (David Macbeth, Director)
First Presbyterian Church-Chancel Choir, Norfolk, VA (Joanne Whitaker, Director)
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Touring Choir, Bethlehem, PA (David Macbeth, Director)
MAP Conductors Chorus Honoring Peter Tiboris, New York City, NY
Sheboygan Symphony Chorus, Sheboygan, WI (Wilhelmina Nelmes-Vogtle, Director)
Skagit Valley College Concert Choir, Mount Vernon, WA (Diane Johnson, Director)
The Southern Union Sound, Wadley, AL (Trey Rayfield, Director)

MOZART Vesperae de Dominica, K. 321
Marios Papadopoulos, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Bergen County Academy, Hackensack, NJ (Louis Spinelli, Director)
CONTINUOARTS Symphonic Chorus, Westfield, NJ (Candace Wicke, Director)

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Marios Papadopoulos, Conductor

Sunday, June 1, 2025, 1:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

FAURÉ Requiem in D minor, Op. 48
Craig Denison and Jeffrey L. Webb, Co-Conductors

Participating Choruses:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Chorale, Indiana, PA (Craig Denison, Director)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Alumni Choir, Indiana, PA (Craig Denison, Director)
Johnstown Symphony Chorus, Johnstown, PA (Jeffrey L. Webb, Director)
Pitt-Johnstown Concert Choir, Johnstown, PA (Jeffrey L. Webb, Director)

JOHN RUTTER Te Deum
Kipper Ackerman, Conductor

JOHN RUTTER Gloria
Sonja Sepúlveda, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
A Cappella Choir, Phoenix, AZ (Joshua Severeid, Director)
Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, Sumpter, SC (Kipper Ackerman, Director)
Palmetto Voices Spiritual Ensemble, Sumpter, SC  (Sonja Sepulveda, Director)
Presbyterian College Choir and Alumni, Clinton, SC (Kipper Ackerman, Director)

SCHUBERT Mass No. 4 in C major, D. 452, Op. 48
Dennis Malfatti, Conductor

VIVALDI Magnificat, RV 610
Chantae Pittman, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
CHS Singing Spartans, Smyrna, GA (Chantae Pittman, Director)
Evansville Day School Choir, Evansville, IN (Laura D’Alto, Director)
Harrison High School Concert Choir, Evansville, IN  (Olivia Doyle, Director)
University of Evansville Choir Program, Evansville, IN (Dennis Malfatti, Director)

Saturday, June 7, 2025, 1:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

ROSSINI Overture to La scala di seta
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Davide Algona, Violin
Giorgio Marini, Conductor

FAURÉ Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48
Sarah Herrington, Conductor

FAURÉ Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Noah Palmer, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Hughes Middle School - Vocal Collective, Long Beach, CA (Harlee C. Balajadia, Director)
Liberty High School Choir, Liberty, TX (Christie Bean, Director)
Saratoga Voices, Burnt Hills, NY (Noah Palmer, Director)
Wayland Baptist University Choirs, Plainview, TX (Sarah Herrington, Director)

MOZART Mass in C Major, K. 317, "Coronation"
William White, Conductor

MOZART Regina Coeli in C Major, K. 276
Rachel Samet, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Cherry Creek Chorale, Greenwood Village, CO (William White, Director)
D’Evelyn Concert Choir, Denver, CO (William White, Director)
University of Tennessee Southern Choirs, Pulaski, TN (Andrew Martin, Director)

Saturday, June 7, 2025, 8:30 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Aconcagua—Concerto for Bandoneon and Orchestra
PIAZZOLLA Adios Nonino
PIAZZOLLA Ave Maria
PIAZZOLLA Oblivion
Filippo Arlia, Conductor

BACH Magnificat, BWV 243
Matthew Myers, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Palouse Choral Society, Pullman, WA (Matthew Myers, Director)
Washing State University Choral Music, Pullman, WA (Matthew Myers, Director)
Valdosta State University Choir Alumni, Valdosta, GA (Clell Wright, Director)

MOZART Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Clell Wright, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Colorado Springs Youth Choir, Colorado Springs, CO (Katy Crumpton, Director)
Palouse Choral Society, Pullman, WA (Matthew Myers, Director)
Stellar Choir Dublin, Dublin, IRELAND (Thomas Kehoe, Director)
Washing State University Choral Music, Pullman, WA (Matthew Myers, Director)
Valdosta State University Choir Alumni, Valdosta, GA (Clell Wright, Director)

Sunday, June 15, 2025, 1:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

DAN FORREST Selections from Jubilate Deo
Alyson Moore, Conductor

DAN FORREST Arise, Shine!
Naomi Wickson, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
The St. Louis Children’s Choirs, St. Louis, MO (Alyson Moore, Director)
THS Chamber Choir, Toppenish, WA (Naomi Wickson, Director)

HANDEL Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
HANDEL The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260
HANDEL Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, HWV 259
Alexander Shawn, Conductor

arr. CHRISTOPHER CROSS A Choral Infusion - A Medley of Traditional African American Spirituals
Christopher Cross, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Bangor Area High School Slater Chorale, Bangor, PA (Joseph Di Minico, Director)
Calgary Coronation Choir, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA (Alexander Shawn, Director)
Hamburg High School Chamber Choir, Hamburg, AR (Leigh Rice, Director)
MacArthur High School, San Antonio, TX (Christopher Cross, Director)

VIVALDI Gloria in D Major, RV 589
Heather Wilcox, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
River Bluff High School  Concert Choir, Lexington, SC (Heather Wilcox, Director)
Fitz Intermediate Choir, Santa Ana, CA (Nora Hernandez, Director)

Sunday, June 22, 2025, 1:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

MOZART Requiem in D minor, K. 626
Shulamit Hoffmann, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Decatur Presbyterian Chancel Choir, Decatur, GA (Matthew McMahan, Director)
Great Rivers Choral Society, Godfrey, IL (Raynard Brown, Director)
Trinity United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, Denton TX (Tawny Rybowicz, Director)
Viva la Musica!, Francisco Bay Area, CA (Shulamit Hoffmann, Director)

HEATHER SORENSON Lessons Learned from Kids
Stephen Roddy, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Children’s Chorus of Collin County, Plano, TX (Janie Oliver, Director)
Houston Children’s Chorus, Houston, TX (Stephen Roddy, Director)
St. Paul’s UMC Choristers and Trebles, Houston, TX (Suzanne “Susie” Vanlandingham, Director)

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Dona Nobis Pacem
Eric Choate, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Areté Singers, Dublin, CA (Timothy Salaver, Director)
St. Mary’s Parish Choir, San Francisco, CA (Eric Choate, Director)
Vallejo Choral Society, Vallejo, CA (Julia Morris, Director)

Sunday, June 29, 2025, 1:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

GWYNETH WALKER Songs for Women’s Voices
GWYNETH WALKER the Tree of Peace
Kathleen Hansen, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
San Diego Women's Chorus, San Diego, CA (Kathleen Hansen, Director)

JAKE RUNESTAD Into the Light
Matthew Packer, Conductor

MORTEN LAURIDSEN Lux Aeterna
Michael Martin, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Cross Creek Chorale, Fayetteville, NC (Michael Martin, Director)
Cumberland Choral Arts, Fayetteville, NC (Michael Martin, Director)
UniSong Chorale, MI, (Matthew Packer, Conductor)

Sunday, June 29, 2025, 8:30 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

SHERRY BLEVINS Tipping Point: A Choral Suite on Climate Change
Sherry Blevins, Conductor

ELAINE HAGENBERG Illuminare
Clement Cano, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Cantabella Children’s Chorus, Pleasanton, CA (Clement Cano, Director)
Durham Community Choir, Durham, NC (Stacie White, Director)
Durham Community Chorale, Durham, NC (Melody Zentner, Director)
Evergreen Chorale, Evergreen, CO (Christine Gaudreau, Director)
The Lighthouse Ensemble of West Vancouver Schools, West Vancouver, BC, CANADA (Suzanne Fulton, Director)
Wellshire Sanctuary Choir, Denver, CO (Christine Gaudreau, Director)

MOZART Requiem in D minor, K. 626
completed and edited by Robert D. Levin
Laurier Fagnan, Conductor

Participating Choruses:
ArteLab, Versailles, FRANCE (Maïlys Pascault, Director)
Chœur classique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec - CANADA (Louis Lavigueur, Director)
Choeur de la Colline, Ville de Québec, CANADA (Catherine-Élisabeth Loiselle, Director)(Sponsor: Hôtel Château Laurier Québec)
Chorale Saint-Jean, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA (Laurier Fagnan, Director)
Harmonia Choir of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA (Kurt Ala-Kantti)
San Diego Children's Choir's Premier and Chamber Choirs, San Diego, CA (Ruthie Millgard, Director)

FROM SHEBOYGAN TO CARNEGIE HALL AND BACK
Concert Dedicated to the Memory of PETER TIBORIS

Saturday, March 16, 2025, 3:00 PM
Weill Center for the Performing Arts, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra

MOZART Overture To La Forza del Destino
Matthew C. Harden, Guest Conductor

JOHN RUTTER Requiem
Matthew C. Harden, Guest Conductor

Participating Choruses:
Sheboygan Symphony Chorus and Selected Regional Wisconsin Choirs
Wilhelmina Nelmes Vogtle, Chorus Director

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67
Matthew C. Harden, Guest Conductor