New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Rutter, Vaughan Williams and More

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 8 PM Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York The New England Symphonic Ensemble performs Smith’s The Valley Wind and a new arrangement of Coltrane’s “A Conversation with God,” conducted by the arranger, Lenora Helm Hammonds. Jonathan Souza leads John Rutter’s Gloria and Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music. The Ensemble Spotlight Series highlights the Morrow High School Symphonic Band from Ellenwood, Georgia, conducted by Teddy Taylor II.