Opening Night: Hollywood Retrospective

Anthony Bernarducci is an Associate Professor of Music at Clemson University and serves as the Director Choral/Vocal Studies and Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Music Education for the Department of Performing Arts. He conducts the Clemson University Singers and is the founding director of Clemson’s chamber choir, Cantorei. Dr. Bernarducci is thrilled to begin his tenure as the newly appointed Conductor and Artistic Director of the Greenville Chorale and Herring Chamber Ensemble.

Under his direction, Clemson Choirs have performed across the east coast and in many of the great cathedrals across Germany, Prague, France and England. Dr. Bernarducci has conducted several of the great choral-orchestral masterworks, including Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Vivaldi’s Gloria, requiem settings of Mozart, Fauré, Cherubini, and modern masterworks such as Jake Runestad’s Into the Light. He makes his directorial debut at Carnegie Hall in 2025 performing Mozart’s Mass in C Major, K. 317, “Coronation” presented by MidAmerica Productions featuring the New England Symphonic Ensemble.

As an author, Anthony has published articles on a variety of topics, ranging from music education to performance practice. His book, Listening Awareness: Build Independent Creative Listeners in Choir, is published by GIA Publications.

Dr. Bernarducci is an active composer with works published by GIA Publications, Gentry Publications, Hinshaw Music, and ECS Publishing Group. He has received commissions and performances from prestigious ensembles and organizations such as The Westminster Williamson Voices, The St. Olaf Choir, and The United States Soldiers Chorus. In the spring of 2025 an album of his choral chamber music, titled Something Beautiful Remains, will be released through GIA Publications recorded by Clemson Cantorei.