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The San Antonio Mastersingers is the official chorus of the San Antonio Symphony. The Mastersingers reputation for meticulous preparation and memorable performances has brought them frequent invitations for tours and guest appearances.  In 1994, the Mastersingers traveled to Carnegie Hall to present the New York premiere of Robert Levin's definitive edition of the Mozart Requiem. This second appearance of the chorus at Carnegie Hall received the same critical acclaim as their performances throughout Texas, in Monterrey, Mexico, in New York's Avery Fisher Hall, and in the Royal Festival Hall in London.  In May 2008, the chorus will return to Carnegie Hall to perform Mozart's Vespers. 

The Mastersingers have produced two recordings in their history. Their first, a 1978 release on the Telarc label, is an acclaimed album of choral works including Verdi's Ave Maria, John Corigliano's Psalm 90, Randall Thompson's Alleluia, and a set of six previously unrecorded songs by Hugo Wolf.  In 1987, the Symphony and Mastersingers released Christmas Festival, an album of holiday music, with James Sedares conducting.

The San Antonio Mastersingers continue to delight audiences with their classical music and style.  This is the chorus' 63th season.

   
About our Conductor
JOHN SILANTIEN

 

Dr. John Silantien has taught and conducted choirs on the secondary and collegiate levels in Texas, the Washington, D.C., area, and on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.  He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Illinois.  His awards include a Rockefeller grant for choral conducting at Aspen, Colorado, and a Fulbright award for research in London, England.  He presently serves as Director of Choral Activities at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Director of the San Antonio Mastersingers, and Choir Director at University Presbyterian Church.  Between 1992 and 1998, he served as Editor of the Choral Journal, the official publication of the American Choral Directors Association, with a circulation of over 18,000.  He serves frequently as adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor.  He is listed in the International Who's Who in Music, Who's Who Among America' s Teachers, the 2006 edition of Who's Who in America, and the 2007 edition of Who's Who in the World.  
 
Choirs under his direction have been invited to perform before the Music Educators National Conference, the American Choral Directors Association, the Texas Choral Directors Association, and the Texas Music Educators Association.  They have sung in New York City's Lincoln Center and London's Royal Festival Hall.  In June 1997, the UTSA Madrigal Singers toured Brazil, performing at major venues in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.  His UTSA Concert Choir toured to Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague during the spring of 2006 as an invited participant in the celebration of Mozart's 250th birthday.  His orchestral conducting credits include performances with the San Antonio Symphony, the San Antonio Pops, and New York's West Side Chamber Orchestra, as well as CD recordings of three Mozart piano concertos with the Moscow State Radio Orchestra.  He made his Carnegie Hall debut in May 1994 conducting Mozart's Requiem.  In May 2008, he will return to Carnegie Hall to conduct the San Antonio Mastersingers in a performance of Mozart's Vespers. 
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