Dr. Rick Hoffenberg Making Carnegie Hall Conducting Debut
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On Saturday, May 9, 2026, Dr. Rick Hoffenberg, Associate Professor of Music and Co-Director of the Insalaco School of Visual & Performing Arts at 51Æ·²è, will make his Carnegie Hall (New York City, N.Y.) conducting debut in a performance of Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, a three-movement piece for vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra.
The performers will include the all-professional New England Symphonic Ensemble and a chorus of over 100 singers, including three Marywood faculty members and 20 current and former 51Æ·²è students.
The concert is being sponsored by MidAmerica Productions. Tickets can be purchased at the following link: .
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