Connecticut Master Chorale

Chorale Highlights

Joseph Jacovino, Jr.
Accompanist

Joseph Jacovino, Jr. at the White House Steinway Piano

Joseph J. Jacovino, Jr. graduated from the Hartt College of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and from the Manhattan School of Music with a Master's Degree in Music Education. He retired in 2014 as the Music Director at Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, where he directed the concert band, jazz band, guitar ensemble, handbell choir, piano keyboard class, and taught music theory for 35 years.

Since 2000, Mr. Jacovino has been the organist/cantor/choir director at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, where he has conducted numerous concerts involving the St. Rose Festival Chorus and Orchestra. In 2005 the choir traveled to Italy performing concerts in Rome, Florence, and at the Vatican.

In addition to his 25 seasons as the Connecticut Master Chorale's extraordinarily talented accompanist, he is currently the accompanist for the choirs at the Waterbury Arts Magnet School, and the staff pianist for the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra. This is also his 20th year as the Music Director of the Waterbury Chorale. He also directs the Heritage Singers, at Heritage Village in Southbury.

Mr. Jacovino has composed/arranged several vocal/choral pieces, including "Mass of Gratitude" (St Rose Church) "Christmas at the Palace" (a tribute to the Waterbury Palace Theater), "Enshrined in the Grace of God", (dedicated to Waterbury's Shrine of St. Anne), "And A Happy New Year........with a Dash of Salsa", "Magnificat" (soprano solo and organ), and "Something Beautiful for God", (based upon a prayer by Mother Teresa of Calcutta).

Mr. Jacovino has been an active piano soloist, having appeared with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, Naugatuck Valley Community College Orchestra, the Connecticut Master Chorale and Orchestra, and the St. Rose Festival Chorus and Orchestra. He has appeared in recital on numerous occasions as a classical organist and pianist. Joe currently lives in Middlebury with his wife Roberta. His daughter Sara is a professional trombonist/pianist/composer/arranger, living in New York City.