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About the Director
Nate Hettinger Nate Hettinger is a conductor, educator, and administrator serving as Executive Director of The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay and Visiting Director of Choirs at Florida Southern College. Guided by a belief that music is a unifying, lifelong art form, his work focuses on connecting people across generations and communities. Before moving to Florida, Hettinger served on the faculty at Morningside University in Sioux City, Iowa, where he conducted choral and instrumental ensembles, as well as opera productions. He then led the Mississippi Chorus in major choral-orchestral performances as Artistic Director. He holds degrees from Morningside University and the University of Southern Mississippi. |
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About the Accompanist
Tom Ingui Tom Ingui serves as Organist at First Presbyterian Church of Lakeland, Florida and is a collaborative artist with Southeastern University and the Bach Festival of Central Florida and also serves as Dean of the Tampa AGO Chapter. He holds a master of music degree in organ performance from Yale University studying with Thomas Murray and a bachelor of music degree from Stetson University where he studied organ with Dr. Boyd Jones and piano with Dr. Michael Rickman. His most recent concert appearances include The University of Tampa, St. Andrew's Episcopal of Tampa, Stetson University, Bethesda-By-The Sea in Palm Beach, and Trinity Episcopal Church Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a finalist in the Taylor national organ competition and recently placed third at the St. Maurice International organ competition in Switzerland. |