Vittoria Ensemble

06/19/2026

Meet Our Artistic Director, David McNeil:
Since 2019, David McNeil has led the Vittoria Ensemble in performances across Denver, including concerts at St. Dominic’s Church, Holy Ghost Church, and the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. He also serves on the faculty of the Colorado Christian University School of Music as Director of Choral Studies and at Rockland Community Church as Choir Director. He is an active clinician across Colorado and the United States. McNeil came to Denver in 2018 from doctoral studies in choral conducting at the Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music where he worked with the Yale Glee Club as Assistant Director and with the

Yale Camerata as Principal Assistant Conductor.

An experienced vocalist, McNeil sang in the Yale Schola Cantorum under David Hill and Masaaki Suzuki, performing at New York’s Lincoln Center, across the Northeast, and internationally. McNeil has prepared choruses for Marin Alsop, Marguerite Brooks, Jeffrey Douma, Arthur Fagen, and William Boughton. He lives in Wheat Ridge with his family.

04/22/2026

Back in March a small group from our Ensemble got to share some lenten music at at Good Shepherd Church!

03/31/2026

Get to know one of our long-time members, Howard, in his own words:
"I was one of the first singers to join Vittoria Ensemble when it was founded back in 2011. There were barely half a dozen of us--and no conductor--at the time, rehearsing in one of our living rooms. I have sung bass with the group most of the time since. My first exposure to singing early music came in my college days. I have been singing early and other types of music ever since. I appreciate that while Vittoria began as an early music ensemble it has expanded its repertoire to enbrace many other periods and styles including, on occasion, modern music. It is a great pleasure to rehearse and perform with so many excellent singers and conductors in a friendly but rigorous setting.



Over the years I have sung with a number of local choirs including Singers Master Chorale, Musicians of St. Clair, Holy Ghost Church professional choir, Second Avenue Singers and the Acapella Gold quintet. For a couple of years I was president of the Colorado Chamber Orchestra. I have a doctorate in music theory and composition. From time to time a variety of organizations have performed compositions of mine. Included are a few performances over the years by Vittoria Ensemble."

02/11/2026

Get to know out harpsichordist, Zerek Dodson, in his own words: "Early music--of the Baroque, Renaissance, and earlier--has always held a special place for me. When I was little, my favorite composer was Vivaldi (not common for a piano student!) and some of the most lasting musical memories of my childhood include encountering the works of Josquin and Bach's Matthäus-Passion. As an undergraduate, I was fortunate enough to play harpsichord in the university's early music ensemble, where I first learned to realize a continuo line. However, after moving to Colorado to pursue my DMA in Collaborative Piano back in 2019 (immediately before the pandemic!) I had fewer opportunities to play or sing early music.

That's why it has been such a joy to work with Vittoria. I was very pleased when Vittoria's previous harpsichordist and my friend Jerimiah Otto recommended me to replace him in fall 2024. David McNeil (who I managed to surprise in my interview by recognizing the Fenaroli partimento I was asked to sightread) has been wonderful to work with. I really feel this position draws wonderfully on my long engagement with early music and continuo playing as well as my more recent experience as a choral pianist. The high quality of the ensemble, feeling of community, and being able to make connections and contacts within the Denver music world has been a true asset."

12/06/2025