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EDUCATION:
1988 Sabbatical study in Germany
1980
Sabbatical study in England
1974-75 Participating Conductor, Oregon
Bach Festival with Helmuth Rilling
1971 DMA-Church Music with Highest Honors;
University of Southern California; Dissertation: "A Study and Performance of 'Mass' and 'Cantata' by Igor Stravinsky"
1967 MM-Church Music with Highest Honors; University of Southern California; Thesis:
"A Study and Performance of Mozart's Missae Brevis, K.220"
1966 BA-Music Education; University of California,
Los Angeles
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
1992-2007
Chairman, Professor, Department of Choral Music, University of Southern California; conductor,
USC Chamber Choir 2011 Guest Conductor, Pennsylvania Collegiate Honor Choir
2010 Guest Conductor, Formosa Singers, Taipei, Taiwan
2008 Guest
Conductor, Pilgrim Mission Choir, Daegu, Korea
2008 Guest Conductor, Bucheon City Chorus, Korea 2007 Featured Lecturer/Clinician, Choral Seminar, Daegu,Korea 2006 Chorusmaster, LA Master Chorale for
Mainly Mozart, San Diego, David Atherton, conductor, Mozart: Requiem and Coronation Mass
2004 Founding
Member, National Collegiate Choral Organization
2004 Chorusmaster, LA Master Chorale for Pasadena Symphony, Jorge
Mester, conductor, Handel: Messiah
2004 Chorusmaster, Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (USC), Berlioz, Tristia
2002 Participant,
International Choral Competition, Tours, France [see “Honors”]
2001 Guest Conductor, Bucheon City Chorus,
Bucheon, Korea
2001 Chorusmaster, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Helmuth Rilling, conductor (USC), Bach: St. Matthew Passion
1999 Participant, International Choral Competition, Varna, Bulgaria [see "Honors"]
1999 Chorusmaster, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling, conductor (USC), Haydn: Die Schöpfung
1998 Chorusmaster, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling, conductor
(USC), Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (1-3)
1998 Clinician, Masterclass for
Korean Choral Conductors, Seoul
1996 Chorusmaster, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling, conductor (USC),
Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
1995 Guest Conductor, National Chorus
of Korea
1994 Guest Conductor, Karlovy Vary Symphony, Czech Republic
1991 Performances with Radio-Television
Orchestra of Luxembourg (CCC) in Rheingau and Ottobeuren Festivals (Germany)
1988 Guest Lecturer, Hochschule für Musik, München
1985-1995 Founder/Conductor, California Choral Company (CCC),
a professional chamber chorus
1972-present Frequent Clinician/Adjudicator/Guest Conductor: Honor Choirs, Festivals,
Workshops, Masterclasses in the US, Europe and Asia
1972-1992 Professor of Choral Music, Director of Choral Studies,
University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
1970-72 Assistant Professor, Director of Choral Activities, Northern
Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan; Founder, Marquette Choral Society
HONORS: Recipient of an Honorary Life Membership in the National Collegiate Choral Organization
"For His Vital and Crucial Role in the Establishment of NCCO, and for His Performances, Contributions, and Distinguished
Career as Teacher and Conductor," 2011
Recipient of the Thornton School’s
highest honor, The Ramo Music Faculty Award, 2007 (USC)
Recipient of first annual Dean’s Award
for Excellence in Teaching, 2003 (USC)
Prizewinner, International Choral Competition,
Tours, France: First Prize, Mixed Ensemble; First Prize, Free Category; Best Renaissance
Performance; Grand Prize, City of Tours, 2002
Prizewinner, International Choral Competition, Varna, Bulgaria: First
Prize, Mixed Chorus; Best Conductor Prize; Grand Prize, 1999
Distinguished
Faculty Award, Commencement Speaker (UOP), 1991
ACDA National Convention Appearances (CCC, USC), 1991, 1997, 2001,
2005
Prizewinner, International Choral Competition, Austria, 1983
ACDA Divisional Convention Appearances (NMU, CCC, UOP, USC) 1972, 1978, 1990, 1994,
1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
Mortar Board Faculty Recognition Award (UOP),
1979, (USC), 2006
MM and DMA awarded Summa cum Laude, 1968, 1971
PUBLICATION: Chorus Confidential: Decoding the Secrets of the Choral Art; Pavane Press,
2003
Rehearsal: Profane Commandments for the Sacred Process,
Tactus,
Fall, 1987; reprints, 1988-2004
Charles Hirt: A Matter of Style, Tactus,
Fall, 1998
Monteverdi: Lagrime dell' Amato all' sepulchro dell' Amata
Alliance Music (performing edition) 1998
Madrigal,
compact disc, USC Chamber Choir, 1998
Broadside, The Choral Journal, December,
1997
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