Chorus: And He shall purify

KENT HATTEBERG is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Louisville Chamber Choir and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Louisville, where he directs the Collegiate Chorale and Cardinal Singers and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting, choral literature, and choral techniques. He earned the Bachelor of Music degree in piano and voice summa cum laude from the University of Dubuque and the master’s and doctoral degrees in choral conducting from The University of Iowa, where he studied with Don V Moses and directed the renowned Old Gold Singers. Named a Fulbright Scholar in 1990, Dr. Hatteberg studied conducting in Berlin with Uwe Gronostay while pursuing research on Felix Mendelssohn. He conducted the world premiere of Mendelssohn’s Gloria in 1997. He previously taught at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX, Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, IA, and Solon Jr.-Sr. High School in Solon, IA. Dr. Hatteberg is active nationally and internationally as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator, most recently in Poland, Korea, the Philippines, China, Hungary, Austria, Spain, and the U.S. He is co-director of the Kentucky Musicians Abroad, a program that affords students from across the state of Kentucky the opportunity to perform and tour in Europe. Dr. Hatteberg was named a University of Louisville Faculty Scholar in 2002, KMEA College/University Teacher of the Year in 2004, and was selected for the International Who’s Who in Choral Music in 2007. He received the 2008 KCDA Robert A. Baar Award for choral excellence, the University of Dubuque Career Achievement Award in 2008, and the University of Louisville Distinguished Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity in the Performing Arts in 2010 and 2015.

Choirs under his direction at the University of Louisville have been featured at numerous international festivals, symposia, and competitions, including Cardinal Singer performances in Korea (2019, 2015, 2013, 2010, 2009), Thailand (2019), Croatia (2018), Austria (2018), Slovenia (2018), Germany (2022, 2017, 2011, 2005, 2004, 2003), China (2017, 2016, 2010), Taiwan (2015, 2010), Singapore (2015), Vietnam (2013), Cuba (2012), Estonia (2007), Latvia (2007), Spain (2006), and Japan (2005).

"Dr. Hatteberg is active nationally and internationally as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator"