Donald Nally

Who is Donald Nally?

Donald Nally is an American conductor, opera chorus master, and professor of conducting at Northwestern University, specializing in chamber choirs and new music. He currently conducts two professional chamber choirs: The Crossing in Philadelphia, and the Chicago Bach Choir, the vocal ensemble of the Chicago Bach Project.

Nally has collaborated on opera and concert music with many of the world’s conductors and directors, including Carlo Rizzi, Richard Hickox, Vladimir Jurowski, Sir Charles Mackerras, Markus Stenz, Gian Carlo Menotti, David Pountney, Richard Jones, Carlos Saura, John Caird, Giulio Chazalettes, Robert Spano, Andrew Davis, Bruno Bartoletti, John Nelson, Peter Sellars, Elijah Moshinsky, David McVicar, Neil Armfield, Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, and Francesca Zambello.

He has conducted the Latvian State Choir, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Musica Pacifica, Coro Vico Alto of Siena, the Siena International Choral Festival, Chicago Choral Artists, and The Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia.