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3 unusual facts about Kenneth Jennings


Kenneth Jennings

In addition to his music publications and recordings, Kenneth Jennings is the teacher and mentor of many prominent choral conductors, most notably René Clausen, composer, and conductor of The Concordia Choir; Anton Armstrong, his successor as conductor of the St. Olaf Choir; Craig Arnold, conductor of Luther College's Nordic Choir (fmr.); Bradley Ellingboe, Director of Choral Studies at University of New Mexico; John Helgen, composer; and Craig Hella Johnson, conductor.

Jennings prepared the choir to record Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe with the Minnesota Orchestra under the direction of Stanisław Skrowaczewski, and during his tenure, he arranged for several notable conductors to rehearse and lead the St. Olaf Choir in concert, including Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, Bach specialist Helmuth Rilling, British organist Simon Preston, and Robert Shaw.

Magnum Chorum

Magnum Chorum has collaborated with numerous composers including Stephen Paulus, Frank Ferko, Libby Larsen, Ralph Johnson, J. Aaron McDermid, Eric Barnum, Eric Sayre, Stanford Scriven and Benjamin Simmons, and performed with conductors such as Osmo Vänskä, Anton Armstrong, René Clausen, Kenneth Jennings, Weston Noble and Dale Warland.



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