Kathy Saltzman Romey - The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

April 12, 2025

Singers in Accord, in collaboration with Kantorei, South Metro Chorale, and the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra presented this unforgettable musical and multimedia experience created by renowned local composer, Jocelyn Hagen, under the masterful direction of Kathy Saltzman Romey.

Utilizing the latest in video syncing technology, Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks are brought to life through his words and drawing, created for SATB choir, full orchestra, and video projections.

Kathy Saltzman Romey

Kathy Saltzman Romey

Kathy Saltzman Romey is artistic director of the 200-voice Minnesota Chorale, which serves as the Minnesota Orchestra’s principal choir. Romey is also Professor Emerita of Music and former Director of Choral Activities at the University of Minnesota, where she oversaw the graduate program in choral conducting and conducted choirs for thirty years.

Known for her meticulous training of choirs, Romey has conducted the Chorale in local, national and international forums. She has prepared the Chorale for performances with the Minnesota Orchestra under the baton of Music Directors Osmo Vänskä, Eiji Oue and Edo de Waart, Sommerfest Artistic Directors Andrew Litton, Leonard Slatkin and David Zinman, and acclaimed guest conductors as Roberto Abbado, James Conlon, Nicholas Kraemer, Roger Norrington, Helmuth Rilling, Robert Shaw, Juraj Valčuha and Thomas Wilkins. Romey has conducted the Chorale in national and international forums and in performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and The Metropolitan Symphony.