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PALM SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 8:30 P.M.
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Patrick Gardner, Conductor
Mozart: Requiem, K.626
Participating choruses:
Munster High School Choral Ensembles, Crown Point, IN;
Great Neck Choral Society, Great Neck, NY;
Davidson Singers, New York, NY;
Episcopal High School Chorale, Houston, TX;
Mosinee High School Concert Choir, Mosinee, WI
Terre Johnson, Conductor
Dvorák: Te Deum
Franck: Psalm 150
Participating choruses:
SMCHS Choir, Trabuco Canyon, CA;
New Jersey City University Concert Chorale, Jersey City, NJ;
Stillwater Junior High Festival Singers, Stillwater, OK;
Christopher Dock Mennonite High School Touring Choir, Lansdale, PA;
Bonham High School Chorale, Honey Grove, TX;
Aberdeen High School Choir, Aberdeen, WA;
North Kitsap High School Choir, Poulsbo, WA
Soloists:
Susan Wheeler, soprano
Camille Gifford, mezzo-soprano
Charles Reid, tenor
John Shelhart, bass-baritone

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MONDAY, APRIL 2, 8:00 P.M.
New England Symphonic Ensemble
John Rutter, Conductor
Rutter: Magnificat
Participating choruses:
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Varsity Choir, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA;
Chattahoochee Chamber Singers, Alpharetta, GA;
Louisville Collegiate Chamber Choir, Louisville, KY;
UMBC Camerata, Baltimore, MD;
Waconia High School Choir, Waconia, MN;
Pickerington High School North Choir, Pickerington, OH;
Menomonee Falls High School Concert Choir, Milwaukee, WI;
Nathan Hale Concert Choir, West Allis, WI
Rutter: Gloria
Cantus
Participating choruses:
Burbank Chorale, Burbank, CA;
Estes Park High School Concert Choir, Estes Park, CO;
Marine City High School Choir, Marine City, MI;
Novi Festival Singers, Pleasant Ridge, MI;
Albuquerque Academy Upper School Chorus, Albuquerque, NM;
Charlotte Latin Concert Choir, Charlotte, NC
Soloist:
Leah Wool, mezzo-soprano

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TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 8:00 P.M.
ENSEMBLE SPOTLIGHT SERIES
Scott County High School Symphonic Winds, Georgetown, Kentucky
Tom Brawner, Conductor
Dvorák: Carnival Overture
Sousa: The Thunderer
Ira Hearshen: Symphony on Themes of John Phillip Sousa
Nestico: A Tribute to Stephen Foster
Carolina Youth Symphony, Greenville, South Carolina
Leslie Hicken, Conductor
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
Kilstofte: Newsflash! for Orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Danse Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
Norcross High School Orchestra, Norcross, Georgia
Catherine Hudnall, Conductor
Bartók : Rumanian Folk Dances
Van Wassenaer (Riciotti): Concertino I in G Major
Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

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EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2:00 P.M.
ENSEMBLE SPOTLIGHT SERIES
Shorewood String Symphony Orchestra, Shoreline, Washington
Daniel M. Wing, Conductor
Holst: Morris Dance Tunes
Elgar: Chanson de Matin, Op. 15, No. 2
Corelli: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 11
Tansman: Variations on a Theme by Girolamo Frescobaldi
Cheyenne Mountain High School Symphonic Band, Colorado Springs, Colorado
F. Jackson Yonce, Conductor
Jack Stamp: Variations on a Bach Chorale
Strauss: Königmarsch
Grainger: Molly on the Shore
Elgar: "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations (arr. Alfred Reed)
Frank Ticheli: Blue Shades
King: Melody Shop

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MONDAY, APRIL 9, 8:00 P.M.
Phil Mattson directs the ELEVENTH ANNUAL MIDAMERICA PRODUCTIONS VOCAL JAZZ FESTIVAL.
Featuring Michele Weir, vocalist
Participating Groups:
Downey High School Epic! Jazz Choir, Downey, CA;
Presentation High School Jazz Choir, San Jose, CA;
Tracy High School Madrigals, Tracy, CA;
Jazz Tech, St. Patrick - St. Vincent High School, Vallejo, CA;
Project Jazz, St. Patrick - St. Vincent High School, Vallejo, CA;
VoicesIowa, Creston, IA;
Badinage, Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS;
SHE, Sparta High School, Sparta, WI;
Starta Vocal Jazz, Sparta High School, Sparta, WI

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SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2:00 P.M.
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Rebecca Bedell, Conductor
George Atwell: Millennium Mass (New York Premiere)
Participating choruses:
Apopka High School Concert Choir, Apopka, FL;
Chancel Choir, First Presbyterian Church of Orlando, Orlando, FL;
Tappan Zee High School Concert Choir, Orangeburg, NY
Geoffrey Boers, Conductor
Haydn: Mass in Time of War ("Paukenmesse").
Participating choruses:
Chandler-Gilbert Community College Singers, Chandler, AZ;
Sparta High School Select Choir, Sparta, NJ;
Wagner College Choir, Staten Island, NY;
Eastmont High School Chamber Choir, East Wenatchee, WA;
Highline Community College Chorale, Kent, WA
Skagit Valley College Concert Choir, Mt. Vernon, WA;
Marios Papadopoulos, Conductor
Vivaldi: Gloria
Participating choruses:
Lake City Community College Choir, Lake City, FL;
Covenant Christian School Concert Choir, Palm Bay, FL;
Morgan City High School Choir, Morgan City, LA;
Mounth Mansfield Union Select Choir, Jericho, VT;
Medford Area Senior High Concert Choir, Medford, WI;
West Allis Central High School Choir, West Allis, WI;
The Australian Waratah Girls Choir, Newcastle, NSW, Australia;
Youth Chorale of the Hastings and Prince Edward Children's Chorus, Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Soloists:
Samia Bahu, soprano
Ann McMahon Quintero, contralto
Simon Kyung Lee, tenor
Samuel Smith, bass

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TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 8:00 P.M.
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Jonathan Talberg, Conductor
Poulenc: Gloria
Participating choruses:
California State University Long Beach Chamber Choir, Long Beach, CA;
Nordhoff High School Gold 'n' Blue Chorale, Ojai, CA;
The Arcadian Chorale, Matawan, NJ;
Richmond Choral Society, Staten Island, NY;
Long Island Choral Society, Garden City, NY
David Thye, Principal Conductor-in-Residence
Fauré: Requiem.
Participating choruses:
Faulkner Singers, Bay Minette, AL;
Jackson-Olin High School Concert Choir, Birmingham, AL;
Deer Valley High School Skyhawk Singers, Glendale, AZ;
West Valley Assembly of God Choir, Goodyear, AZ;
Franklin County Honor Chorale, Carnesville, GA;
Mount Paran Christian School Choir, Kennesaw, GA;
Broadview Academy Choir, LaFox, IL;
Unadilla Valley Honor Chorus, New Berlin, NY;
First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, Oak Ridge, TN;
McFarland High School Choir, McFarland, WI
Soloists:
Jane Thorngren, soprano
Corey McKern, bass
ENSEMBLE SPOTLIGHT SERIES
Nordhoff High School Band, Ojai, California
Bill Wagner, Conductor
Dukas (arr. Robert Longfield): La Péri Fanfare
Rex Mitchell: Introduction and Fantasia
Robert W. Smith: The Winds of Poseidon (from The Odyssey)
Bill Wagner: The Last Child
Robert Sheldon: Metroplex

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Choral concerts feature the New England Symphonic Ensemble
Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse, Music Director
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