Appointment of Dr. Anthony Bernarducci as Artistic Director and Conductor

The Greenville Chorale is happy to announce the appointment of Dr. Anthony Bernarducci as its fourth Artistic Director and Conductor. Dr. Bernarducci will succeed Dr. Bingham Vick, Jr. who will retire in September 2025 after forty-five years leading the organization.

Anthony Bernarducci is an Associate Professor of Music at Clemson University, where he also serves as the Music Program Director and Director Choral/Vocal Studies for the Department of Performing Arts. Anthony also oversees the new Master of Music Education degree at Clemson. He conducts the Clemson University Singers and is the founding director of Clemson’s chamber choir, Cantorei. In addition to his conducting duties, Anthony teaches courses and private lessons in composition.

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, the 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. His compositions have been performed globally by choral ensembles in Korea, Slovenia, Italy, and South Africa, and on notable stages such as Carnegie Hall, Severance Hall, Mechanics Hall, and Heinz Hall. 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.
Anthony holds a PhD in Music Education from Florida State University, a Master of Music in Conducting from the University of Arizona, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Westminster Choir College.

Anthony lives in Pelzer with his wife Bre, who is excited to also sing in the Chorale next year, and his two children, Caius, who plays cello, and Daela, who plays violin and is in choir! They are all excited to join the Greenville Chorale family this fall!

The Greenville Chorale is happy to announce the appointment of Dr. Anthony Bernarducci as its fourth Artistic Director and Conductor. Dr. Bernarducci will succeed Dr. Bingham Vick, Jr. who will retire in September 2025 after forty-five years leading the organization.

Anthony Bernarducci is an Associate Professor of Music at Clemson University, where he also serves as the Music Program Director and Director Choral/Vocal Studies for the Department of Performing Arts. Anthony also oversees the new Master of Music Education degree at Clemson. He conducts the Clemson University Singers and is the founding director of Clemson’s chamber choir, Cantorei. In addition to his conducting duties, Anthony teaches courses and private lessons in composition.

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, the 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. His compositions have been performed globally by choral ensembles in Korea, Slovenia, Italy, and South Africa, and on notable stages such as Carnegie Hall, Severance Hall, Mechanics Hall, and Heinz Hall. 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.
Anthony holds a PhD in Music Education from Florida State University, a Master of Music in Conducting from the University of Arizona, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Westminster Choir College.

Anthony lives in Pelzer with his wife Bre, who is excited to also sing in the Chorale next year, and his two children, Caius, who plays cello, and Daela, who plays violin and is in choir! They are all excited to join the Greenville Chorale family this fall!