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Classicsonline Home » Artists » » Keene, Dennis
Dennis Keene is Artistic Director and conductor of the Voices of Ascension Chorus and Orchestra. Known internationally through his many concerts and recordings with Voices of Ascension, his regular guest appearances as conductor and clinician, and his work as Artistic Director of the Dennis Keene Choral Festival, he has emerged as one of leading choral conductors in the world today, “the younger leader most widely touted to pick up the mantle of Robert Shaw,” according to The New York Times. Recognized early as an exceptional organist, Dennis Keene began musical studies and performing in his native Los Angeles. He moved to New York City to study at the Juilliard School, where he earned the BM, MM, and DMA degrees and the coveted Gaston Dethier Organ Prize as a student of Vernon de Tar. He also studied privately in Paris with Marie-Madeleine Duruflé, André Marchal and André Isoir. Dennis Keene was active as a recitalist until his interest in conducting led him to concentrate on that discipline. He subsequently studied conducting at the Pierre Monteux School for Orchestral Conductors, with Charles Bruck in Paris, and with John Nelson at the Juilliard School. His passion for the finest in professional choral music can be traced to his early work as organist with Gregg Smith, Roger Wagner and Margaret Hillis. In addition to his work with Voices of Ascension and the Dennis Keene Choral Festival, he continues as Organist and Choirmaster of Church of the Ascension in New York City. He served for many years on the