New England Symphonic Ensemble: Fauré, Schubert, Vivaldi, & Rutter
$29-$135 (student/senior discounts available at the box office)
- Craig Denison, conductor
- Jeffrey L. Webb, conductor
- Kipper Ackerman, conductor
- Sonja Sepúlveda, conductor
- Dennis Malfatti, conductor
- Chantae Pittman, conductor
John Rutter — Te Deum
John Rutter — Gloria
Franz Schubert — Mass No. 4 in C major, D. 452, Op. 48
Antonio Vivaldi — Magnificat, RV 610
The New England Symphonic Ensemble performs an afternoon of choral and orchestral masterworks, featuring participating choirs from around the country. The program features Fauré's transcendent Requiem, led by Craig Denison and Jeffrey L. Webb, alongside John Rutter's jubilant Te Deum and Gloria, conducted by Kipper Ackerman and Sonja Sepúlveda. Schubert's lyrical Mass No. 4 in C major, and Vivaldi's vibrant Magnificat round out the performance under Dennis Malfatti and Chantae Pittman.
About New England Symphonic Ensemble
The New England Symphonic Ensemble provides musical students and alumni opportunities to explore their passion for the arts, develop their talent and pursue professional musical careers, while sharing in transformative life experiences on some of the worlds most magnificent stages.
https://nesensemble.com/About Jeffrey L. Webb, conductor
About Kipper Ackerman, conductor
About Sonja Sepúlveda, conductor
About Dennis Malfatti, conductor
Dennis Malfatti is Co-Director of the University of Evansville (IA) Music Conservatory, Professor of Music, and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Evansville. Choirs under his direction have sung by invitation at the American Choral Directors Association Central Division Conference in Chicago, at state level music education conferences in both Virginia and Indiana and at Washington National Cathedral. In May, 2011 he conducted Haydn's Paukenmesse at Carnegie Hall in New York City with the New England Symphonic Ensemble and a chorus of one hundred fifty-five singers made up of choirs from across the country. In June, 2016, he returned to Carnegie Hall to conduct the New England Symphonic Ensemble and guest choirs.
About Chantae Pittman, conductor
Dr. Chantae D. Pittman is the Director of Choral Activities at Campbell High School in Smyrna, GA, part of the Cobb County School District. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, GA. Dr. Pittman is passionate about all forms, disciplines, and styles of music. She is a proud graduate of Tennessee State University (B.S. in Music Education, 2010), VanderCook College of Music (M.M.E., 2013), and most recently, the University of Georgia, where she earned her Doctorate in Education with an emphasis in Choral Music Education (May 2021).