The New Hampshire Master Chorale
is a non-profit choir established in the spring of 2003. This
premier chamber ensemble is dedicated to excellence in the art
of choral music performance. Members of the group are trained
singers, auditioned from throughout New England, who have performed
as soloists and in choral ensembles
throughout the world. The ensemble's five-year plan includes
performance series in New England, educational outreach, national
and international touring, commissioning and premiering of works
by New Hampshire composers, recording, and collaborative projects
with other excellent performing arts organizations.
Dr. Daniel R. Perkins, Music Director
Dr. Perkins is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at
Plymouth State University. He holds DMA and MM degrees from the
University of Southern California, and a BMu from Brigham Young University. As a
Fulbright Scholar in Finland, he completed research for his doctoral
treatise, The Influence of the Kalevala on the Kullervo Symphony Op. 7
of Jean Sibelius. He is active as a guest conductor and clinician
throughout the United States and abroad. He has been a guest conductor of the
Dartmouth Concertato Singers and Dartmouth Handel Society, is a
frequent guest conductor with the Hanover Chamber Orchestra, and he conducted
the New Hampshire Friendship Chorus on their tours to Eastern Europe,
Southeast Asia, and Brazil. Dr. Perkins is in his third season as music
director of the Manchester Choral Society, and is also the principal guest
conductor of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet. Perkins' choirs have received
high praise for their performances in the U.S., Canada, England, Vietnam,
South Africa, and Italy. Perkins will conduct the American Festival of the
Arts Honor Choir in Houston in July 2007. Upcoming performance tours
include U.S. East Coast (PSU Chamber Singers, May 2007), Peru (NHMC, June
2007), Portugal (MCS with the Concord Chorale, August 2008), and Vietnam (PSU
Chamber Singers, January 2008). Perkins is a co-founder, with Dr.
Trish Lindberg, of the award-winning Educational Theatre Collaborative, and
pianist for the Ruggieri Chamber Soloists.
NHMC
Board Members
| President |
Deborah
Leonard Kosits |
| Secretary |
Cynthia Hogan |
| Treasurer |
Bev
Newton |
| Public
Relations |
Jan
Bass |
| Grant Writer |
Brian
Clancy |
Lynn Hinchee
Patricia Martin
Angela Matthews
Eva Nagorka
Carolyn Soucy
Lydia Torr
|
Assistant
Music Director
Kristofer Johnson
Composer
in Residence
Dr.
Jonathan Santore
NHMC
Chorale Members
Past Programs
Find out more about the repertoire the New Hampshire
Master Chorale has been bringing to New England audiences!
Our Supporters
The New Hampshire Master Chorale can pursue its mission and make great music only with the help of many
loyal benefactors, and we appreciate their support!
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