2024 Concerts


PETER TIBORIS, Conductor

JASON STRUNK, Conductor

JASON SABINO, Conductor

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)


 

JOANNA MEDAWAR NACHEF, Conductor

JAMES KINCHEN, Conductor

SARAH PEARSON, Conductor

JONATHAN PALANT, Conductor

ANDREW ROBY, Conductor

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)

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)


JOHN RUTTER CBE, Conductor, Composer

DAVID B. WEAVER Conductor

MELVIN UNGER, Conductor

BRYANT MOXLEY, Conductor

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
Roselyn Ossar, Mezzo-Soprano
Chad Kranak, Tenor
Nicolas 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)


LENORA HELM HAMMONDS, Conductor

JILLIAN HARRISON-JONES, Conductor

ANNE LYMAN, Conductor

LORISSA MASON,Conductor

Saturday, June 1, 2024, 1:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York
New England Symphonic Ensemble

Hale Smith The Valley Wind
Lenora Helm Hammonds / Maurice Myers A Conversation With God
(Instrumentally Known As Dear Lord By John Coltrane)
Lenora Helm Hammonds, Conductor

Glenn Burleigh Nguzo Saba Suite
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

Bach Magnificat, BWV 243
Anne Lyman, Conductor

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)


JOSEPH NAPOLI, Conductor

TERRE JOHNSON, Composer/Conductor

JAMILA MCWHIRTER, Conductor

JENNIFER LANG, Conductor

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

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

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

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)


ALESSANDRO TIROTTA, Conductor

GIOVANNI POMPEO, Conductor

JORDAN LEE, Composer/Conductor

CHRIS HANSEN, Guest Conductor

THOMAS YACKLEY, Conductor

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

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)


KEVIN BOESIGER, Conductor

DON KRUDOP, Conductor

ROBERTA JACKSON & DEBRA D. BURGESS, Co-Conductors

DANIEL F. SMITH, Conductor

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 – The Marriage of Figaro Overture, 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)