New York, NY (May 8, 2024) — On Monday, May 27, 2024, at 7:00 PM, in the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, MidAmerica Productions, Inc. is thrilled to present a special evening of world-renowned choral music. The event will feature the acclaimed composer and conductor John Rutter, CBE. He will lead his iconic “Magnificat,” and the world premiere of his latest work, “Celebration” with the New England Symphonic Ensemble, soprano Juliet Papadopoulos, and the Chœur Classique de l’Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada (Tiphaine Legrand, Director).
This performance will include participating choruses from across North America, including: Central Regional High School Choir (Elizabeth Moore, 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), and Utah Choral Collective, Bountiful, UT (Brett Levitre, Director).
A diverse repertoire of works conducted by esteemed guest conductors
Maestro David B. Weaver will lead the New England Symphonic Ensemble in Mozart’s Mass in C major, K. 317 “Coronation Mass,” featuring soloists Mary Evelyn Hangley, Linda Baird, John Kun Park, and John Allen Nelson.
Maestro Melvin Unger will conduct Mozart’s “Vesperae Solennes De Confessore,” featuring Lara McGill, Roselin Osser, Chad Kranak, Nicholas Kilkenny and participating choruses including 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) with the New England Symphonic Ensemble.
Conductor Bryant Moxley will perform the timeless melodies of American Folk Hymns including Murphy’s “Simple Gifts,” Walker’s “How Can I Keep From Singing,” and “Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing,” featuring the New England Symphonic Ensemble and participating choruses including 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)
This unique collaboration promises an evening of musical excellence and cultural exchange. Voices from different regions come together in harmony to honor the work of one of our time’s most cherished choral composers.
John Rutter Conducts the New England Symphonic Ensemble at Carnegie Hall, Photo by Mike Violago
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About MidAmerica Productions
Peter Tiboris created and conducted his first concert in New York on January 7, 1984, at Lincoln Center, featuring The American Symphony Orchestra, soloists, and three choruses, the Louisiana Chorale of Acadiana, Camerata Singers of Baton Rouge, and Collegiate Chorale of New York. According to Kathleen Sabogal, archives and museum director for the Carnegie Hall Corporation, “MidAmerica Productions is the most prolific presenter of choral concerts in the history of Carnegie Hall” dating back to May 5, 1891, at the opening of the hall when Tchaikovsky conducted the first concert.
For 41 years, MidAmerica Productions has brought together conductors, soloists, and choral and orchestral ensembles from the U.S. and abroad to appear at New York’s top venues, including Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Weill Recital Hall, and Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall; and Alice Tully Hall and David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. In addition to presenting orchestral and choral works, MidAmerica Productions has championed contemporary composers with over 1,480 Concerts Worldwide (1,145 in New York), 92 World Premieres, 22 US Premieres, 100 NY Premieres and 3,610 Choral Ensembles.
In 2004, MidAm International, Inc. was formed to support MidAmerica’s growing presence in Europe. Since then, concerts have taken place in countries throughout the world, including Greece, England, Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Italy, France, Portugal, Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia, and Mexico.
