Craig Arnold has conducted works large and small in most of the United States, frequently at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Orchestra Hall in Chicago, and other major venues throughout the world. He has had an extensive career as conductor of choirs and orchestras of all ages; educator of graduate, undergraduate, high school, and middle school students; guest lecturer for teacher and conductor training; and guest conductor of workshops, festivals, and all state choirs across the country. Following a tenure as Director of Choral Activities and Conductor of the internationally renowned Nordic Choir at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, he is currently the Artistic Director of Manhattan Chorale and Chamber Orchestra.
Passionate about choral and educational opportunities of excellence, Dr. Arnold more recently founded CODA Concerts and an online learning center called Forward Motion. These ventures augment the performance experiences offered internationally through sister-company Manhattan Concert Productions, a New York City-based production company he founded in 1999.
In addition to Luther College, Dr. Arnold previously served as Director of Choral Activities at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, and Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. He has high school teaching experience from positions in Iowa and Minnesota, and music ministry experience from serving on church staffs in Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio and Michigan.
Arnold’s education includes a doctorate in conducting from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY; a master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and a bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.
Choirs under his direction have performed at state, regional, and national conventions, toured throughout the United States and abroad, and produced numerous CD recordings. A national broadcast on PBS of Christmas at Luther with Arnold as Artistic Director received a regional Emmy award. The University Chorale from Western Michigan, under Arnold’s direction, won first prize at the prestigious international choral competition in Wales. Dr. Arnold has had several students, graduate and undergraduate, that were finalists in the student conducting competition of the American Choral Director’s Association.
Dr. Arnold serves as frequent guest lecturer and conductor throughout the United States and abroad having appeared in Japan, England, Scotland, Germany, France, Italy, Wales, Hong Kong, China, Russia, the Czech Republic, Spain, Austria and most of the United States, including Alaska.
EVENT DETAILS
Itinerary
Friday, June 7
Morning or Afternoon arrival to New York City, check-in to hotel
Late-Afternoon or Evening Rehearsal
Saturday, June 8
Morning or Afternoon Rehearsal
Evening Broadway Show
Sunday, June 9
Morning or Afternoon brush-up Rehearsal
Sound check at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Evening concert
Post-concert buffet reception
Monday, June 10
Depart New York City
Repertoire Selections
Tyger
Elaine Hagenberg
SATB, piano
Elaine Hagenberg Music, G-EH1008
Song to the Moon
Z. Randall Stroope
SATB, piano, flute & oboe
Walton: WW1430
Kyrie from Lord Nelson Mass
Franz Joseph Haydn
SATB, piano, soprano soloist
CPDL
Good Night, Dear Heart
Dan Forrest
SATB
Hinshaw Music: 08764606
Goin’ Home (based on Largo from Symphony No. 9)
Antonin Dvorak, arr. Paul Langford
SATB, piano, cello
Hal Leonard/Shawnee Press: HL35030135
Rock-a My Soul
Stacey V. Gibbs
SATB
Walton: WJMS1166
OCTAVO Series PAckages
For Directors who want it all
Festival Chorus performance with a nationally-recognized guest conductor
Sound check and performance at New York City’s beautiful Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Post-concert buffet reception
mp3 part learning tracks to assist with preparation
Audio and video archival recording of the performance
Commemorative framed mini marquee poster for the ensemble
Certificates of participation for each performer
Three-night stay at a Midtown Manhattan hotel (Westin Times Square, Sheraton New York, or similar)
MTA Transit pass for use on subways and buses (two one-way rides included with upgrades available)
Group Tickets to a Broadway show
Top of the Rock observation deck
MCP operations associate for personal attention regarding your package
Flight assistance available through in-house airline coordinator
One year of membership for the ensemble director to the online learning platform, Forward Motion
For Directors using a tour operator or who want
to book their own lodging and activities
Festival Chorus performance with a nationally-recognized guest conductor
Sound check and performance at New York City’s beautiful Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Post-concert buffet reception
mp3 part learning tracks to assist with preparation
Audio and video archival recording of the performance
Commemorative framed mini marquee poster for the ensemble
Certificates of participation for each performer
One year of membership for the ensemble director to the online learning platform, Forward Motion