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Current Schedule

Dr. Rao travels extensively as a guest conductor and master class teacher for a wide variety of acclaimed choral festivals around the world.

2016–2017

2016

February 27

CME Institute London Course

Conducting Master Class

Stratford Circus

London, England

March 1–6

AMIS International Honor Mixed Choir Festival

Conservatoire de Luxembourg

Luxembourg

April 3

Buffalo Master Chorale/Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto

Cross Borders Carmina Burana

Toronto Centre for the Arts

Toronto

April 16–17

Chicago Chamber Choir Concerts, Be Thou My Vision: All Things Irish 

Saturday, April 16, 7:30 PM
Old St. Patrick’s Church
Chicago, IL

Sunday, April 17, 3:00 PM
St. James Cathedral
Chicago, IL

May 6–7

Buffalo Master Chorale, Affirmation of Hope–All Things Irish

Friday, May 6, 7:30 PM
Trinity United Methodist Church
Grand Island, NY

Saturday, May 7, 7:30 PM
Salem Lutheran Church
Buffalo, NY

July 2–10

Celtic Voices Choral Festival

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Dublin, Ireland

July 8–10

CME Institute for Choral Teacher Education UK

Leadership Retreat

Cambridge University, England

England

July 23

Tampa Bay Master Chorale Summer Sing

Tampa, FL

August 12–14

CME Institute for Choral Teacher Education US

Leadership Retreat

Nicholas Center, St. James Cathedral

Chicago, IL

September 17

Milwaukee Children’s Chorus Conference

Milwaukee, WI

September 23–29

International Festival of Chamber Choirs

"Tlaxcala Sings"

Mexico City, Mexico

November 21

Buffalo Master Chorale

Rehearsal Residency

Buffalo, NY

December 4–12

Buffalo Master Chorale, Grand and Glorious Christmas Masterpieces

Saturday, December 10, 7:30 pm
Fourteen Holy Helpers Church
West Seneca, NY  

Sunday, December 11, 4:00 pm
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Buffalo, NY  

2017

February 1–April 1

The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay

Mahler Symphony No. 2 Residency

Tampa Bay, FL

February 3

Buffalo Master Chorale

Fundraiser–Broadway Benefit

Buffalo, NY

March 7–11

ACDA National Conference

Minneapolis, MN

March 17–19

The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay, FL

Friday, March 17, 8:00 PM
Mahler Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) Performance
Idlewild Baptist Church

Saturday, March 18, 8:00 PM
Mahler Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) Performance
St Petersburg, Mahaffey Theater

Sunday, March 19, 7:30 PM
Mahler Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) Performance
Clearwater, Ruth Eckerd Hall

April 30–May 8

Buffalo Master Chorale

Rehearsal Residency

Buffalo, NY

May 6–7

Buffalo Master Chorale – The Miracle of Music — A Spring Anniversary Concert

Saturday, May 6, 7:30 PM
St. Francis of Assisi Church
City of Tonawanda, NY  

Sunday, May 7, 4:00 PM
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Buffalo, NY  

May 10–12

Sacred Music Symposium

Indianapolis, IN

June 15–16

Choirs of America

Choral Convergence Festival

Carnegie Hall

New York, NY

July 15–18

CME London

Royal Festival Hall

London, England

July 1–7

Iona University Teaching Residency

Corfu, Greece

July 20–30

Residency

Ghana

July 22–29

World Choral Music Symposium

Barcelona, Spain

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