




About
Elaine Hagenberg
Elaine Hagenberg’s music “soars with eloquence and ingenuity” (ACDA Choral Journal). Known for her captivating melodies, lush harmonic landscapes, and evocative piano and orchestral accompaniments, her compositions are performed worldwide and frequently featured at American Choral Directors Association conferences, All-State festivals, and distinguished venues including Carnegie Hall, the Vatican, and the Église Saint-Sulpice in Paris, with performances spanning the Americas, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa.
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Discover Elaine's award-winning compositions, featuring timeless texts and soaring melodies that define her signature new-romantic style.


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Illuminare for SATB chorus and orchestra takes us through a season of beauty and goodness that has been disrupted by darkness and confusion.
But as Light gradually returns, hope is restored, illuminating our future and guiding us in peace.

June 19-24, 2026 —
PARIS, FRANCE
This extraordinary event will feature a spectacular Gala Concert in one of Paris’s historic cathedrals, Église Saint-Sulpice. I will be joined by esteemed conductors to lead a festival choir and orchestra in an evening of breathtaking music, including some of my original compositions.


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“The scent of a rose on a silken wing
and a song its sigh...”
- Harriet Prescott Spofford





















