Ensemble Spotlight Series

Sunday, April 5, 2026  1 PM

Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York

MidAmerica Productions presents an Easter afternoon pageant of symphonic sounds and vocal treasures. The Ensemble Spotlight Series features the return of the Carolina Youth Symphony, conducted by Charles Daniel Baldwin; the debut of the Spring Valley Academy Band, led by Donald Huff; and the Crystal Children’s Ensemble, led by Karl Chang, performing choral works by Rutter, Whitacre, Chilcott, Cao, Chou, and more.

JOHN RUTTER For The Beauty Of The Earth

BOB CHILCOTT   Can You Hear Me  

JING YUAN/ZHENGJIE CAO The World Has Given Me

ERIC WHITACRE The Seal Lullaby     

JIM PAPOULIS Kusimama                 

JAY CHOU Mojito                              

GIANCARLO AQUILANTI  Ave Maria (Dedicated to Peter Tiboris)

GUANYU CAO  Colored Glass (Dedicated to Peter Tiboris)

Karl Chang, Conductor

Participating Chorus:

Crystal Children's Choir, Cupertino, CA (Jane Li, Director)

Crystal Ensemble, Fremont, CA (Chiafen Lin, Director)

W singers, Cupertino, CA (Hong-Chung Tzou, Director)

University of Tainan Primary School, Taiwan (Shu-Nu Sun, Director)

Ensemble Spotlight Series: Carolina Youth Symphony, Greenville, SC

Charles Daniel Baldwin, Conductor

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36

FRANZ SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8 in B minor "Unfinished" - I. Allegro moderato

JEAN SIBELIUS Karelia Suite, Op. 11 - III. Alla marcia

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Ensemble Spotlight Series: Spring Valley Academy High School Band, Centerville, OH

Donald Huff, Conductor

JOSEPH BRACKETT, ARR. NOAH D. TAYLOR Simple Gifts 

DAVID SHAFFER  New World Variations 

RICHARD COMELLO Sparkling Flutes

JAMES L. HOSAY Were You There? The Crucifixion Sage Told Through Spirituals

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TICKETS FROM $35-$136

For single tickets call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or visit carnegiehall.org

Student and Senior Discount Tickets Available at the Box Office

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• This March, 14th March, 01:00 pm, New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Hailstork, Brahms, Hagenberg and More in New York
• This March, 21st March, 08:30 pm, New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Hagenberg, Gjeilo, Vaughan Williams and More in New York
• This April, 1st April, 08:00 pm, New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Rutter, Vaughan Williams and More in New York