CH = Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
AFH = Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
ATH = Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
WRH = Weill Recital Hall
Carnegie Hall
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Sunday, April 15, 2012, at 2:00 PM Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Preston Hawes, Artistic Director
Melodie Galloway, Guest Conductor
John Rutter: Mass of the Children
Participating Choruses:
Lutheran High School of Orange County Honors Choir, Orange, CA
Sheridan High School Chamber Chorale, CO
Asheville Choral Society/UNCA University Singers, NC
Celebration Singers of Asheville, Asheville, NC
Reuter Center Singers, Asheville, NC
Mustard Seed School Chorus, Hoboken, NJ
McNair Academic High School Choir, Jersey City, NJ
Children's Chorus of Sussex County, Newton, NJ
Justin Smith, Guest Conductor
Faure: Requiem
Participating Choruses:
Campbell County High School Select Choir, Alexandria, KY
Braintree Choral Society, MA
Newton High School Choir, Newton, NJ
The Oakridge School A Cappella Choir, Arlington, TX
Houston Cecilia Chamber Choir, TX
Spokane Falls Community College Chamber Choir, Spokane, WA
Ensemble Spotlight Series
Kip Crowder, Conductor
Monica O. Crowder, Co-Conductor
Barren County High School Concert Band, Glasgow, KY
John Fannin: The Hexagon
Frank Ticheli: Fortress
James Barnes: Yorkshire Ballad
Michael Markowski: Shadow Rituals
Henry Fillmore: The Klaxon
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Sunday, April 08, 2012, at 2:00 PM Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Preston Hawes, Artistic Director
John Rutter, Guest Conductor
Mozart: Overture to "The Magic Flute"
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ("Emperor")
John Rutter: Gloria
John Rutter: Te Deum
Participating Choruses:
Cedar Shoals High School Concert Choir, Athens, GA
Gould Academy Singers, Bethel, ME
Messalonskee High School Choir, Oakland, ME
Mississippi State University "State Sings," Mississippi State, MS
Selinsgrove Area High School Honors Choir, PA
St. Andrew's Episcopal School Choir, Austin, TX
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Sunday, April 08, 2012, at 8:30 PM Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Preston Hawes, Artistic Director
Randall Speer, Guest Conductor
Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Confessore
Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ
Randolph College Chorale, Lynchburg, VA
Choral Spotlight Series
Gary Packwood, Conductor
Mississippi State University Singers
Richard Ratner/txt. Holly Solt: Where I Live
Mareena Boosamra Ball, Conductor
Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ
Britten: Wolcum Yole! From A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
Andrea Weiss, Harp
Rachmaninoff: Bogoroditse Devo (Ave Maria) from The All-Night Vigil, Op. 37
Anthony Constantino/ txt.Tyutchev: My soul would like to be a star (World Premiere)
Clare Demer, soloist
di Lasso: Audite Nova!
Lloyd Pfautsch/txt: Marvell: Musicks Empire from Triptych
Am. Folk song/arr. Spevacek: Shenandoah
James Mendola, soloist
Jeffery L. Ames: Rejoice!
Gabbriella Ornelas & Mich Caraway, soloists
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Monday, March 19, 2012, at 8:00 PM Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Founded by Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse
John Rutter, Guest Conductor
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Featuring Elysium String Quartet
Eriko Sato, Violin
Mayuki Fukuhara, Violin
Veronica Salas, Viola
Qiang Tu, Cello
John Rutter: Magnificat
Participating Choruses:
Pueblo South High School Chorale, CO
American Heritage Concert Choir, Delray Beach, FL
Apple Valley High School Choirs, MN
Cranford High School Concert Choir, NJ
Penn Yan Community Chorus, NY
Bishop Watterson High School Choir, Columbus, OH
Delavan-Darien High School Choir, Darien, WI
St. Norbert College Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, De Pere, WI
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Monday, March 19, 2012, at 8:00 PM Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Founded by Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse
Dale Miller, Guest Conductor
Participating Choruses:
Harrisburg Madrigals, AR
Sylvan Hills High School, Sherwood, AR
Harding Academy Senior High School Choir, Searcy, AR
Searcy High School Choirs, AR
Arkansas State University/Community Choir, State University, AR
Brentwood School Concert Singers, Los Angeles, CA
Giuseppe Cataldo, Guest Conductor
Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K.219 ("Turkish")
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K.504
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Sunday, March 04, 2012, at 2:00 PM Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Founded by Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse
Russell L. Robinson, Guest Conductor
Schubert: Mass No. 2 in G major, D. 167
Russell Robinson: De Profundis (World Premiere)
Participating Choruses:
Tuskegee University Golden Voices Concert Choir, AL
Coronado Varsity Chorus, Scottsdale, AZ
Barstow Singers, Kansas City, MO
Holland Hall Concert Choir, Tulsa, OK
Platte-Geddes Mixed Chorus and Select Choir, Platte, SD
Ensemble Spotlight Series
Wayne A. Barr, Conductor
Tuskegee University Golden Voices Concert Choir, Tuskegee, AL
Wayne A. Barr, Conductor
Amber Monroe, Soprano
Sammy Brauer, Conductor
William Hofeldt: The Journey
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Sunday, February 19, 2012, at 2:00 PM Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Founded by Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse
Jacqueline Hairston, Guest Conductor
Jacqueline Hairston’s Choral Spirituals
Byron Sean, Piano
Don' You Let Nobody Turn You 'Roun' (Candace Johnson, Soprano)
Participating Choruses:
The New Jacqueline Hairston Ensemble, San Francisco Bay Area, CA (including singers from Allen Temple Baptist Church, East Bay Church of Religious Science, Oakland Center for Spiritual Living, CSE San Jose)
Delta Choraliers of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Dominion A Cappella Ensemble, San Francisco, CA
Ensemble Spotlight Series
Juan Huey-Ray, Conductor
The Sound of the Northwest, Seattle, WA
arr. Roland Carter: Lift Every Voice and Sing
arr. Moses Hogan: My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord
arr. Doris Jones Wilson: Even Me
Cora Jackson: Wouldn’t Take Nothin’ for My Journey
arr. Robert L. Morris: Children Go Where I Send Thee
arr. Juan Huey-Ray: Soon Ah Will Be Done
arr. Raymond Wise: Get On Board Little Children
Nina R. Scott, Conductor
Carol Nelson, Conductor
Matt Ehlers, Conductor
Jeffrey Rudy, Conductor
McCallum High School Band, Austin, TX
Jack Stamp: Gavorkna Fanfare
Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Jesters
Morten Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Frank Ticheli: Angels in the Architecture
Ron Nelson: Rocky Point Holiday
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Sunday, November 27, 2011, at 2:00 PM Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Founded by Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse
John Rutter, Guest Conductor
Operatic Favorites
Mozart: Overture to Così fan tutte
Mozart: Come scoglio from Così fan tutte
Verdi: Pace pace from from La forza del destino
Tchaikovsky: Tatiana's Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin
Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Puccini: Vissi d'arte from Tosca
Dvořák: Song to the Moon from Rusalka
Gounod: Jewel Song from Faust
Holiday Favorites
Mason: Joy to the world
John Rutter: Star Carol
John Rutter: Candlelight Carol
American trad.: Go, tell it on the mountain
Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers from Nutcracker Suite
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Handel: For unto us a child is born, Hallelujah
John Rutter: This is the day (Royal wedding anthem)
American Spiritual: Rise up, shepherd, and follow
John Rutter: Carol of the Magi
Appalachian carol: I wonder as I wander
Anderson:Sleigh Ride
John Rutter: What sweeter music
Mendelssohn: Hark! the herald-angels sing
Participating Choruses:
White Hall High School Choir, Pine Bluff, AR
Madrigals and Minstrels, Prescott, AZ
The Bahamas Seventh Day Adventist Meistersingers, Nassau, Bahamas
Singers Marin, Mill Valley, CA
Turlock First Presbyterian Church Choir, CA
The Choate Rosemary Hall School Choir, Wallingford, CT
Washington Adventist University Choir, Takoma Park, MD
Penn Yan Community Chorus, NY
Members of the Monroe High School Choir, WI
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Sunday, November 13, 2011, at 2:00 PM Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Founded by Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse
Kevin McBeth, Guest Conductor
Robert Ray: Gospel Mass
Kevin C. Bogan, Guest Conductor
UCSD-Grossmont College Gospel Choir, El Cajon, CA
ECSU Concert Chorale, Willimantic, CT
UM Church of the Resurrection Choir, Overland Park, KS
Manchester United Methodist Chancel Choir, MO
The Collinsville Chorale, St. Louis, MO
The Harmony Singers of Pittsburgh, PA
Ensemble Spotlight Series
David Belles, Conductor
ECSU Concert Chorale, Willimantic, CT
Haydn: Te Deum
Hanson: Song of Democracy
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Monday, June 27, 2011, at 8:00 PM
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse, artistic director
Paul Torkelson, guest conductor
Rene Clausen: Memorial
Elko High School, NV
Lisette Canton, guest conductor
Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339
South Brunswich High School Concert Choir, Monmouth Junction, NJ
Choral Spotlight Series
Mapleton Chorale, Mapleton, UT
Cory Mendenhall,
conductor
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