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
EnglandJuly 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