Conducted by Dr. Kent Hatteberg, the Collegiate Chorale is the premiere choral ensemble at the University of Louisville. The Chorale performs primarily unaccompanied repertoire and is known to commission works by Lithuanian composers Vytautas Miškinis and Vaclovas Augustinas. The Chorale enjoyed rising popularity in the late 1990s and now performs regularly at national choral events around the United States with a large following.
Events
8th National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) National Conference, College Park, Maryland 2019
ACDA National Conference, Chicago, Illinois 2011
Small Ensemble Rehearsal Techniques session with Simon Carrington
Reading Session Choir
Kentucky Music Educators Association State Conference – Louisville, Kentucky 2011
ACDA National Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2009
2nd NCCO National Conference 2008, Cincinnati, Ohio
ACDA Southern Division Conference, Headliner Concert 2008 with Cardinal Singers
Kentucky Music Educators Association State Conference – Louisville, Kentucky 1998
Major works
The Collegiate Chorale has become well known in the region for performing various major works with the Louisville Orchestra, Orchestra Kentucky and Louisville's Choral Arts Society, including the world premiere of Felix Mendelssohn's Gloria in November 1997.