Stefan Parkman to conduct Schola Cantorum in concert of early music

On Sunday, September 29 at 5:30 p.m., Stefan Parkman, the new interim conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum will offer his first concert of the season with the university’s renowned ensemble. “Contemplation in Early Music” will include pieces by Claudio Monteverdi (from Vespro della Beata Vergine: Ave maris stella); Dietrich Buxtehude (Missa alla brevis); Orlando di Lasso (Tristis est anima mea); and Heinrich Schütz (Musikalische Exequien, SWV 279-281). 

Parkman stepped up to the interim conductor role following the departure of David Hill in June, 2024. 

One of the world’s most highly respected choral conductors, Parkman has held the positions of chief conductor of the WDR Radio Choir Cologne, the Danish National Radio Choir, the Swedish Radio Choir, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Choir, and the Uppsala Cathedral Boys’ Choir. He was artistic director of the Academy Chamber Choir of Uppsala 1983-2023 and is a frequent and sought-after collaborator with major choirs and orchestras across Europe. He has also conducted ensembles in Japan, Australia, and the United States. His extensive discography includes recordings for Chandos, Dacapo Records, Footprint and Coviello Classics. Read more about Parkman in this earlier announcement. 

The concert, which will take place in New Haven’s United Church on the Green, is free and open to the public. It will not be livestreamed, but will be recorded and made available to view online afterward. View full concert details. 

Yale Schola Cantorum is a chamber choir that performs sacred music from the sixteenth century to the present day in concert settings and choral services around the world.