During the summer, Dr. Rao travels extensively as a guest conductor and master class teacher for a wide variety of acclaimed choral festivals around the world.
2010 - 2011 Season
OCTOBER 2010
Oct 17
Bach Festival Concert – Bach Magnificat, Vasks Dona Nobis Pacem
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
St Louis RC Church, Buffalo, NY
NOVEMBER 2010
Nov 6 - 7
Preparer - Brahms Nanie and Schicksalslied
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (Leon Botstein, conductor)
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Nov 20 - 21
Glens Falls NY Symphony and Chorus
Nov 22 - 25
Sing Up! International Conference, England
Nov 25
ARK Conductor Workshop
Nov 29
Conducting Sing-Along Messiah
St Stephen’s Church, Grand Island, NY
DECEMBER 2010
Dec 5
Conducting "Messiah"
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna, NY
Dec 10-12
Preparer - “Holiday Pops”
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (JoAnn Falletta, conductor)
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Dec 18
Preparer - “Classical Christmas”
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (JoAnn Falletta, conductor)
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
FEBRUARY 2011
Feb 5
Co-leading All American Mosaic - America's Folk Song Traditions
with Nick Page and the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Amherst Middle School, Amherst, NY
Feb 24 - 26
10th Annual "A World of Song" High School Music Festival
Cypress Creek FACE,
Spring, TX
MARCH 2011
March 25 - 26
Oklahoma All-Collegiate Conference
Edmond, Oklahoma
APRIL 2011
April 2
American Choral Director's Association Children's Choir Festival
Clarence, NY
Apr 2 - 3
Preparer - Holst The Planets
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (JoAnn Falletta, conductor)
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Apr 9
Preparer - Funny Girl, concert presentation
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (Matthew Kraemer, conductor)
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
April 10
Conducting "Made in America Choral Spectacular - The Music of Bernstein, Barber, Copland and Ives"
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Amherst Bel Canto Choir; Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo NY
April 13 - 17
Cantabile Festival
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Apr 21 - 22
Charles Leonard Lecture
Univ of Illinois, Urbana, IL
MAY 2011
May 27 - 28
Preparer - “Star Spangled Spectacular”
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (Matthew Kraemer, conductor)
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
JUNE 2011
June 4 - 5
Preparer - Verdi Requiem
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (JoAnn Falletta, conductor)
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
JULY 2011
July 3
Preparer - “Independence Day Eve at the BallPark”
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (Paul Ferington, conductor)
Coca Cola Field, Buffalo, NY
July 7 - 9
Conducting Kansas All State Women's Chorus
Kansas Choral Directors Association Summer Convention
Topeka, Kansas
July 14 - 17
Choral Music Experience Institute
Carthage College, Chicago, IL
July 23
Bach Magnificat, Bernstein Mass
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra;
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
July 29 - Aug 1
California ACDA Summer Conference
2011 - 2012 Season Preview
Sept 24, 2011
Preparer - Orff Carmina Burana
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (JoAnn Falletta, conductor)
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
January 2012
New Mexico ACDA Youth and Elementary All State Choir Festival
Mar 31, 2012
Preparer -
Haydn Creation
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (JoAnn Falletta, conductor)
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo NY
Apr 22, 2012
Conductor - Bach Mass in B Minor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra;
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
June 2-3, 2012
Preparer - Mahler Third Symphony
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (JoAnn Falletta, conductor)
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo NY
Jul 29-Aug 1, 2012
California Summer ACDA Conference