ANTHONY MAGLIONE

Conductor/Composer/Producer Anthony J. Maglione is the Director of Choral Studies at the University of Houston, Director of the Houston Symphony Chorus, Artistic Director of Choral Guild Kansas City, and conductor of the professional choir Cardinalis. He is a graduate of Westminster Choir College of Rider University, East Carolina University, and the University of California, Los Angeles.

Prior to his tenure in Houston, Maglione was Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at William Jewell College, where he held the Robert H. McKee Chair of Music. Under his direction, William Jewell College choral ensembles performed at regional and national conferences, were twice named Runner-Up (2nd Place) for the American Prize in Choral Performance, College/University Division, and released two commercial recordings on Centaur and Albany Records. From 2015 to 2025, he was Director of Music and Choirmaster at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Kansas City. In addition to his responsibilities in Kansas City, he served on the summer faculty of Westminster Choir College from 2008 to 2024.

An active composer, Maglione’s choral works are growing in popularity and are published in James Jordan’s “Evoking Sound” choral series through GIA Publications, as well as “The Amanda Quist Signature Choral Series” on Gentry Publications. His music has appeared at state-, regional-, and national-level conventions, on TV, in video games, and has been recorded on Albany Records, Centaur Records, GIA Choral Works, and Gothic Records. In 2016, he was awarded the William Jewell College Spencer Family Sabbatical, a year-long, fully funded sabbatical to compose a large-scale cantata, “The Wedding of Solomon,” which premiered at the 2018 American Guild of Organists National Convention. The Miami University Men’s Glee Club premiered Maglione’s “On Life” at the 2019 National ACDA Conference. In early 2020, Verdigris Ensemble premiered his extended dramatic work “Dust Bowl” as part of the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s Elevator Project in Dallas, Texas. “Dust Bowl” was recently revised and performed again at the Wyly Theatre in Dallas through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and several other organizations. Maglione served as Composer-in-Residence with Te Deum, a professional choir based in Kansas City, from 2023 to 2025.

As a producer, Maglione lends his ears to recording projects around the country and recently received national attention through his production work with Sam Brukhman and Verdigris Ensemble on “Betty’s Notebook” by composer Nicholas Reeves. This groundbreaking programmable art music is the first of its kind and the first to be sold using blockchain technology.

As a tenor, Maglione has appeared with Artefact Ensemble, Kansas City Baroque Consortium, Kantorei KC, The Same Stream, The St. Tikhon Choir, Sunflower Baroque, Spire Chamber Ensemble, and made his debut with Portland-based Capella Romana in the 2021 to 2022 season.

A sought-after clinician and frequent guest conductor, Maglione regularly teaches workshops and has conducted All-State and honor choirs in California, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.