Directory Entry For: Kent Hatteberg
Biography
One of today’s most influential voices in choral conducting, Kent Hatteberg brings an outstanding
level of musicianship to the Louisville Chamber Choir. As artistic director, Dr. Hatteberg has
assembled some of the finest artists in the Louisville area to form a choral ensemble dedicated to
engaging audiences with world-class musicianship and performance of choral music.
Dr. Hatteberg earned the Bachelor of Music degree in piano and voice summa cum laude from the
University of Dubuque and the master’s and doctoral degrees in choral conducting from The
University of Iowa, where he studied with Don V Moses and directed the renowned Old Gold
Singers. Named a Fulbright Scholar in 1990, Dr. Hatteberg studied conducting in Berlin with Uwe
Gronostay while pursuing research on the early works of Felix Mendelssohn, culminating in
conducting the world premiere of Mendelssohn’s Gloria in 1997. He has taught at Sam Houston
State University in Huntsville, TX, Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, IA, and Solon Jr.-
Sr. High in Solon, IA.
Dr. Hatteberg is Director of Choral Activities at the University of Louisville, where he directs the
Collegiate Chorale and Cardinal Singers and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in
conducting, choral literature, and choral techniques. He serves as Chorus Master for the Louisville
Orchestra, where he conducts annual performances of Handel’s Messiah with the Louisville
Chamber Choir and regularly assembles and prepares choral ensembles for performances. He is
active nationally and internationally as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator, most recently
in Korea, Thailand, Poland, the Philippines, China, Hungary, Austria, Spain, and the United States.
Dr. Hatteberg was named a University of Louisville Faculty Scholar in 2002, the Kentucky Music
Educators Association (KMEA) College/University Teacher of the Year in 2004, and was selected
for the International Who’s Who in Choral Music in 2007. He received the 2008 KCDA Robert A.
Baar Award for choral excellence from the Kentucky Choral Directors Association, and the
University of Dubuque awarded him the Alumni Professional Career Achievement Award in 2008.
He received the University of Louisville Distinguished Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship,
Research, and Creative Activity in the Performing Arts in 2010 and 2015.
Choirs under his direction at the University of Louisville have been featured at numerous
international festivals, symposia, and competitions, including Cardinal Singers performances at
the 2018 Zadar International Choir Competition (Croatia), the Xi’an International Choral Festival
in 2017 (China), the 13th China International Chorus Festival in 2016 (Beijing, China), the Taipei
International Choral Festival in 2015 and 2010 (Taiwan), the Singapore International Choral
Festival in 2015, the Cuba/United States Choral Symposium in 2012 (Havana, Cuba), the Beijing
Interna- tional Choral Festival in 2010, and the 7th World Symposium on Choral Music in 2005
(Kyoto, Japan). The Collegiate Chorale and Cardinal Singers have performed at several national
and regional American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) conventions in the United States,
most recently at the National Convention in Minneapolis in March 2017.
Degrees and Certifications
University of Iowa
University of Dubuque
University of Iowa