New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Rutter, Vaughan Williams and More

Schedule

Wed Apr 01 2026 at 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage | New York, NY

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Wednesday, April 1, 2026  8 PM

Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York


https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2026/04/01/new-england-symphonic-ensemble-0800pm


The New England Symphonic Ensemble performs Smith’s The Valley Wind and a new arrangement of Coltrane’s “A Conversation with God,” conducted by the arranger, Lenora Helm Hammonds. Jonathan Souza leads John Rutter’s Gloria and Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music. The Ensemble Spotlight Series highlights the Morrow High School Symphonic Band from Ellenwood, Georgia, conducted by Teddy Taylor II.


Program

SMITH "The Valley Wind" from The Valley Wind (arr. Lenora Helm Hammonds)

LENORA HELM HAMMONDS "A Conversation with God"

JOHN RUTTER Gloria

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Serenade to Music


Performers

New England Symphonic Ensemble

​The Tribe Jazz Orchestra

​The Sistering: Nnenna Freelon, Kate McGarry, Lois Deloatch, Lenora Zenzalai Helm

Lenora Helm Hammonds and Jonathan Souza, Conductors


With participating choruses:

Tribe Jazz Orchestra Singers, Durham, NC (Lenora Helm Hammonds, Director)

Berklee Vocal & Instrumental Jazz Ensemble, Boston, MA (Lenora Helm Hammonds, Director)

North Carolina Central University Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Durham, NC (Talbert Maurice Myers, Director)

South Bay Singers, Morgan Hill, CA (Jonathan Souza, Director)

Gilroy High School Chamber Singers, Gilroy, CA (Jonathan Souza, Director)

Six Rivers Choral Artists, Humboldt County California (Jonathan Souza, Director)


Ensemble Spotlight Series:

Morrow High School Symphonic Band

Teddy Taylor II, Conductor


TICKETS FROM $30-$136

For single tickets call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or visit carnegiehall.org

Student and Senior Discount Tickets Available at the Box Office

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Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, 881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019, United States

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