Black Panther: King T'Challa - Disney Cruise Line
This self tape audition was requested in connection to a recent Shanghai Disneyland/Hong Kong Disneyland Audition.
This is an online submission tape for Disney Live Entertainment. Purely for educational purposes and self improvement.
American flutist Dennis Rendleman toured internationally from 2022–2024 with Broadway International Group as a musician for the global launch of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Performing on flute, piccolo, and clarinet, he appeared in 216 performances across Singapore, Malaysia, Mainland China, and Hong Kong.
Dennis Rendleman competed in the 2023 Los Angeles Conducting Competition, conducting an excerpt from the first movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. This performance highlighted his dynamic leadership, interpretive vision, and engagement with one of the symphonic repertoire’s most iconic works.
Dennis Rendleman competed in the 2023 Los Angeles Conducting Competition, conducting an excerpt from the first movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. This performance highlighted his dynamic leadership, interpretive vision, and engagement with one of the symphonic repertoire’s most iconic works.
This is a post audition brush-up taping of the combo from a dancer callback with Disney Live Entertainment. Purely for educational purposes and self improvement.
During the NYU 2022 Summer Musical Theatre Intensive, Dennis Rendleman conducted “Moments in the Woods” from Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. He led the NYU Musical Theatre Lab Orchestra in a performance featuring vocalist Rachel Policar under the mentorship of Professor Ted Sperling.
Dennis Rendleman performed J.S. Bach’s Organ Sonata in G Major, BWV 525 (Movement I: Allegro) for Sandra Miller, faculty member in the Historical Performance program at the Juilliard School of Music, in 2022.
Dennis Rendleman performed J.S. Bach’s Organ Sonata in G Major, BWV 525 (Movement II: Adagio) for Sandra Miller, faculty member in the Historical Performance program at the Juilliard School of Music, in 2022.
Dennis was featured as a flutist in the acoustic music video for “Ambition for Cash” by rapper Key Glock, which has garnered nearly 3 million views on YouTube.
Official Acoustic Live Video by Key Glock - Ambition For Cash © 2022 Paper Route EMPIRE
Eunoia, written by composer Alexa LeTourneau for five C flutes, was performed by the Mannes Flute Ensemble in April 2022.
A New Orchestral Renaissance: An Analysis of 20th and 21st Century American Music History is Episode 2 of the “Imagine” Podcast, written and produced by Dennis Rendleman.
While attending the Mannes School of Music, Dennis Rendleman presented a virtual flute lecture and demonstration on Cécile Chaminade’s Concertino, Op. 107 for flute and piano, exploring its stylistic elements, technical demands, and expressive character.
As part of their studies with IU Musical Theatre, Caroline Santiago and Dennis Rendleman danced a short lyrical jazz piece choreographed by DeeJay Gray, highlighting a blend between controlled technique and the classic quality of soft-shoe dance.
As part of the Mannes School of Music’s virtual chamber music series, Dennis Rendleman (flute) collaborated with harpist Juri Saito in a performance of Astor Piazzolla’s Histoire du Tango - Café 1930.
The Mannes Sounds Festival, founded in 1999 by Pavlina Dokovska, showcases performances by emerging artists from across the Mannes community. This program featured Anna Bon’s Flute Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 1, performed by flutist Dennis Rendleman with pianist Tamana Tanaka.
The Mannes Sounds Festival, founded in 1999 by Pavlina Dokovska, showcases performances by emerging artists from across the Mannes community. This program featured Kaija Saariaho’s “Changing Lights,” performed by soprano Jessica Graves with Dennis Rendleman on flute.
The “Imagine” Podcast, created by Dennis Rendleman as a final project for M402 at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, explores how John Lennon challenged government censorship and used his music as a powerful voice for the public.
Matters In The End is a short film presented at the 2020 IU Double Exposure short film festival, structured in four movements—The Hermit, Nine of Swords, The High Priestess, and Death—each drawing from tarot imagery to explore introspection, anxiety, transformation, and release. Directed by Evan O’Neil, the film features an original score by Daniel Whitworth, with sound design by Grace Leckey and Jozef Caldwell, and mixing by Jozef Caldwell.
Dennis Rendleman conducted the Pendleton High School Wind Ensemble (Pendleton, IN) in their 2019 Winter Concert, leading a performance of Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride that highlighted the ensemble’s energy, precision, and festive spirit.
As part of his edTPA project at Pendleton Middle School, Dennis Rendleman led a lesson focused on dynamics, guiding students in developing expressive contrast, balance, and intentional musical shaping.
As part of his edTPA project at Pendleton Middle School, Dennis Rendleman led a lesson focused on dynamics, guiding students in developing expressive contrast, balance, and intentional musical shaping.
The Indiana University African American Chorale Ensemble performed “Even Me” by William Bradbury (arr. Michael Reed), featuring flute by Dennis Rendleman.
Dennis Rendleman performed Paul Arma’s Suite paysanne hongroise, based on musical themes by Béla Bartók, as part of his 2019 junior recital at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, highlighting the work’s vibrant folk character and rhythmic vitality.
Dennis Rendleman performed Claude Debussy’s Syrinx for solo flute as part of his junior recital while studying at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. This performance highlighted the work’s expressive freedom, tonal nuance, and dramatic use of space, showcasing Debussy’s iconic contribution to the solo flute repertoire.
Written as a musical love letter, this work by composer Liam Ramsey-White traces the arc of an intimate relationship through intertwining themes that represent two individuals and their shared connection. As the melodies converge, fragment, and ultimately separate, the music reflects longing, conflict, and transformation, concluding with a quiet sense of memory and reflection on what once was.
Moon Halo, by composer Liam Ramsey-White, reflects the emotional journey of a residence hall community subjected to repeated late-night fire alarms over ten days, moving from anger and unrest to exhaustion and quiet resignation. Amid sleep deprivation and uncertainty, a moon halo becomes a moment of unexpected beauty and coping, symbolizing how people search for meaning and peace when faced with circumstances beyond their control.
“Invocation”, by composer Sam Ritter, is a choral-orchestral work inspired by Siegfried Sassoon’s 1918 poem of the same name and written in dialogue with Telemann’s setting of Psalm 71. The piece traces a spiritual journey of yearning, wonder, and acceptance, using recurring musical motives and shifting textures to reflect the human desire to move beyond earthly beauty toward divine grace, ultimately settling into a quiet state of reflection and stillness.
Dennis Rendleman (flute) and Chihiro Gordon (piano) performed Jules Demersseman’s Sixième Solo de Concert in 2018 at IES Abroad in Vienna, Austria. The performance marked Rendleman’s final solo appearance during a six-week summer music program in Europe, celebrating an unforgettable summer of music-making abroad.
In the Indiana University Opera & Ballet Theater’s 2018 production of West Side Story, Shayleen Norat appeared as Maria, with Dennis Rendleman portraying Chino. The production brought Bernstein’s iconic score and timeless story to life, with Rendleman’s performance contributing to the dramatic tension and emotional depth of the work’s central conflict.
