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Evansville Philharmonic Chorus Conductor
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Dennis Malfatti is assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at the University of Evansville, a position he has held since August 2007. Prior to this appointment, he served as the director of choral activities at Longwood University in Virginia. While at Longwood, his choirs performed by invitation at Washington National Cathedral, at the Virginia Music Educators Association Annual Conference, and with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra.
Bringing extensive experience to the podium, Dr. Malfatti has served as music director of the York River Symphony Orchestra and assistant conductor ⁄ chorus master of the Operafestival di Roma. He has served as guest conductor for opera productions at Virginia Commonwealth University and at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire and as chorus master of the Bronx Opera Company. In 2005, he had the honor of conducting three performances with the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus, Orchestra, and Soloists under the guidance of artistic director and teacher Helmuth Rilling.
Dr. Malfatti is regularly invited as an adjudicator and clinician at high school choral festivals. He is also an experienced pianist and organist having held a number of church positions both as choir director and organist. He holds degrees from Louisiana State University, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of the Pacific. While at LSU, he was the recipient of the School of Music Graduate Assistant Excellence in Teaching Award. His conducting teachers include Kenneth Fulton, Jindong Cai, and D. Douglas Miller. His organ teachers include Herndon Spillman, Walter Hilse, and June Miller.
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