Joseph Amante y Zapata, DMA
Director of Choral Activities, CCRI
Phone.....825-2409
Office......3166
Campus...Knight
Email.....  amante@ccri.edu

CCRI choirs 2002-2009

Family, tractor, etc.

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Dr. Joseph J. Amante y Zapata holds a B.A. in Church Music from Point Loma Nazarene University, an M.M. in Choral Conducting from New England Conservatory of Music, and a D.M.A. in Choral Music from the University of Southern California.  He has studied with John Glenn Paton, Joseph Flummerfelt, Lorna Cooke deVaron, Rodney Eichenberger, Gustav Meier, the late Daniel Pinkham and the late Leonard Bernstein at Seranak, Tanglewood Music Center.

Originally from California, Mr. Amante directed several church music programs and community choirs in San Diego and Los Angeles, one choir appearing on the CBS show 48 Hours.  He taught high school and elementary school music in Los Angeles, and served as music director for a popular 100+ member chorus known in Hollywood circles.  After moving to the east coast, Mr. Amante served as assistant conductor for the Harvard Musical Association Orchestra (Cambridge) and guest conductor for Saxa Versantia (Boston). 

From 1995-2001, Mr. Amante directed a parish choir and several community choirs in Massachusetts—The Westford Chorus, The Towne Singers, a group he founded, and The Merrimack Valley Chorale, which was honored to be invited to perform for a crowd of over 7,000 during the Lowell All-America City of Lights festival in 1999.  He re-joined Westford Chorus to perform the bass solo for a CD recording of Mozart's Requiem.

Mr. Amante resides in (South Kingstown) Rhode Island where he is assistant professor of music and Director of Choral Activities at Community College of Rhode Island.  Since coming to CCRI, his choirs have performed Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Handel’s Messiah, Fauré’s Requiem, Duruflé’s Requiem, Mozart’s c-minor Mass (twice), Corigliano’s Fern Hill, Rutter’s Magnificat, Ellington’s Sacred Concerts, and was awarded a plaque at a music festival in Montreal, Canada. Mr. Amante has been listed in Who's Who in American Education since 2007.  He directs the community choir West Bay Chorale and his hobbies include the viola, antique tractors and, of course, his two young children.

Joseph Amante y Zapata  CCRI, 400 East Avenue, rm. 3166, Warwick  RI  02886-1807  401.825.2409
amante@ccri.edu

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Old Stuff...

2007 ACDA National Convention pics

2005 summer recording pics

2005 Choir pics

December 11-12, 2004, Mozart Mass in c-minor with Westford Chorus

October 16, 2004, Higher Education Day

April 23-26, 2004, CCRI tour to Canada and choral international festival

October 1, 2003, URI Diversity Week lecture

September 21, 2003, Vivaldi's Gloria

2002&2003 Beethoven 9^th at MENC