New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Rutter, Vaughan Williams and More
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
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3420634-0
