MKA's Randy Svane Conducts His Final Upper School Chorale and Mastersingers' Spring Concert

It was with mixed emotions that we watched Randy Svane conduct his 46th and final concert at MKA on Wednesday, April 22nd at 8:00 p.m. in Weiss Auditorium. The Upper School Chorale and Mastersingers' Spring Concert featured a wide range of music, from Mozart's Requiem to Broadway favorites. As always, the student performances were a great testament to Svane's work and dedication as a teacher.

Outside his role as Upper School Chorale Director, Svane has been active for the past 30 years as an organist, conductor and composer. His original compositions have been performed by such revered institutions as the New York Philharmonic, the Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina in Florence, the Munich Chamber Choir, the Schola Cantorum Leipzig, the Leipzig Vocal Ensemble, the Vratsa State Philharmonic in Bulgaria, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and the Borromeo String Quartet. Svane's achievements have been recognized through grants, prizes, and awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Meet the Composer, the American Music Center, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the Astral Foundation, Saint Thomas Church and Choir School and the Jerome Foundation.

The MKA community wishes him good luck and best wishes for the next chapter of his life.

To see additional pictures from the concert click HERE