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February 23-26, 2022 Raleigh, North Carolina

Louisville Chamber Choir Nashville School of the Arts

Cantabile

Cantabile is a treble ensemble for students in grades
The Louisville Chamber Choir was founded in 2013 10-12 at Nashville School of the Arts, a Metro Nashville
by Artistic Director Kent Hatteberg. While they perform Public School, in Nashville, Tennessee. While most of
primarily a cappella music, the singers regularly collab- the students in Cantabile are part of the Choral Conser-
orate with the Louisville Orchestra, including perfor- vatory, there are also students in the band, theater, pia-
mances of Bernstein’s Mass and Chichester Psalms, Orff ’s no, and visual arts conservatories. Cantabile has consis-
Carmina Burana, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Mozart’s Requi- tently received superior ratings at both regional and state
em, Monteverdi’s Vespers, and the annual presentation of choral festivals. Cantabile students have earned seats in
Handel’s Messiah conducted by Hatteberg. They released ACDA National Honor Choirs, Tennessee All-State
a recording of holiday music in 2017; a recording of Choirs, MTVA Mid-State Honor Choirs, and MNPS
sacred works by Brahms, Bruckner, Mendelssohn, and Honor Choirs. Cantabile was selected to perform at the
others was released in 2021. 2019 Tennessee Music Educators Conference.

Kent Hatteberg, artistic director and di- Trey Jacobs is in his fifth year as director

rector of choral activities at the University of choral studies at Nashville School of the
of Louisville, earned his bachelor’s degree Arts. Choruses under his direction have re-
in piano and voice from the University of ceived superior ratings at the MTVA Cho-
Dubuque (Iowa) and the master’s and doc- ral Festivals and ACDA State Choral Festi-
toral degrees in choral conducting from the University vals. He has conducted all-state choruses in three states
of Iowa. Named a Fulbright Scholar in 1990, he studied and honor choirs in eight states. Jacobs is a four-time
conducting with Uwe Gronostay and pursued research CMA Music Teacher of Excellence recipient. Jacobs has
on Felix Mendelssohn in Berlin. He is a frequent guest completed his coursework toward a DMA in choral con-
conductor, adjudicator, and lecturer, most recently in ducting from Michigan State University, and holds an
Korea, Thailand, Poland, China, the Philippines, Hun- MM from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
gary, and Austria. He has taught at Sam Houston State and a BME from East Carolina University. Jacobs is a
University (Huntsville, TX), Washington High School four-time CMA Music Teacher of Excellence recipient.
(Cedar Rapids, IA), and Solon Jr.-Sr. High (Solon, IA).

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