EDUCATION | |
Doctor of Musical Arts (literature and performance of choral music), University of Colorado, 2003 | |
Master of Music (performance), University of Northern Iowa, 1996 | |
Master of Music (conducting), University of Northern Iowa, 1995 | |
Bachelor of Music Education (voice), Wartburg College, 1993 magna cum laude | |
CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE | |
2019 - present | Artistic Director, Seattle Bach Choir |
2015 - 2017 | Choir Director, Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Kailua Kona, Hawai‘i |
2012 - 2014 | Director of Choral Activites, Minnesota State University Moorhead |
2000 - 2010 | Director of Choral Activities, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan. |
2000 - 2010 | Music Director, Bethany College Oratorio Society, Lindsborg, Kan. |
2003 - 2010 | Music Director / Conductor, Bethany College (Kan.) Musical / Opera Prods. |
2004 - 2008 | Chancel Choir Director, Bethany Lutheran Church, Lindsborg, Kan. |
1998 - 2000 | Conductor, Women’s Chorus, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. |
1998 - 2000 | Chancel Choir Director, First United Methodist Church, Longmont, Colo. |
1996 - 1997 | Founder / Musical Director, Clear Lake (Ia.) Area Kantorei |
1996 | Music Director, Clear Lake (Ia.) High School Musical Production |
1995 - 1997 | Vocal Music Director, Clear Lake (Ia.) Junior High School |
PERFORMING EXPERIENCE | |
PROFESSIONAL CHORAL | |
2010 - 2012, 2017 - 2019 | Member, The Rose Ensemble, St. Paul, Minn. |
2010 - 2012 | Section Leader, Minnesota Chorale, Minneapolis, Minn. |
2010 - present | Freelance Baritone |
2010 | Member, Oregon Bach Festival Supplemental Chorus, Eugene, Ore. |
ROLES PERFORMED | |
leading roles in Assassins (Sondheim), Don Giovanni, Cosí fan tutte, Savitri | |
supporting roles in Jesus Christ Superstar, La Bohème, Lucia di Lammermoor, The Magic Flute, including appearances with the Quad-City (Ia./Ill.) Mozart Festival and the Sioux City (Ia.) Symphony Orchestra | |
CONCERT SOLOS PERFORMED | |
appearances with: Bach Tage at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minn.; the Bethany Oratorio Society; Bethany College-Lindsborg Community Symphony Orchestra; the College of St. Benedict-University of St. John Symphony; the University of Colorado Singers; the Waterloo-Cedar Falls (Ia.) Metropolitan Chorale; the University of Northern Iowa Singers, Concert Chorale and Chamber Singers; the Wartburg Choir (world premiere of Allaway’s “Wake Up, Ollie Brown!”) | |
RECITALS | |
recitals at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Andrew College (Ga.), Bethany College (Kan.), the University of Colorado at Boulder, United Methodist Church (Clear Lake, Ia.), the University of Northern Iowa, Wartburg College (Ia.) | |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE | |
2015 - 2017 | Private Voice Instructor, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i |
2012 - 2014 | Assistant Professor of Music, Minnesota State University Moorhead |
2010 - 2012 | Private Voice Instructor, Rosemount (Minn.) HS; Eastview HS, Apple Valley, Minn. |
2000 - 2010 | Associate Professor of Music, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan. |
1998 - 2000 | Graduate Part-time Instructor, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. |
1995 - 1997 | Vocal Music Director, Clear Lake (Ia.) Junior High School |
1995 - 2008 | Private Voice Instructor, Lindsborg, Kan.; Longmont, Colo.; Clear Lake, Ia. |
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE | |
2011 - 2012 | Ensemble Representative, Bd. of Directors, The Rose Ensemble, St. Paul, Minn. |
2009 - 2010 | Member, Pearson Professorship Committee, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan. |
2007 - 2008 | Member, Faculty Senate, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan. |
2004 - 2006 | Member, Education Policies Committee, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan. |
2003 - 2006 | Member, Religious Life Committee, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan. |
2002 - 2004 | Chair, Department of Music, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan. |
2002 - 2007 | Member, Inst. Faculty Review Committees, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan. |
2001 - 2006 | Member, Search Committees, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan. |
2000 - 2003 | Member, Student Life Committee, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan. |
RELATED EMPLOYMENT AND SERVICE HISTORY | |
2010 - present | Freelance Music Typesetter |
2006 | Member, Worship Committee, Central States Synod (ELCA) Assembly |
1999 - 2000 | Archival Assistant, American Music Research Center, Boulder, Colo. |
1993 - 1995 | Graduate Assistant, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Ia. |
CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES | |
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH | |
numerous national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association | |
numerous Southwestern and North Central Division conventions of the American Choral Directors Association | |
numerous summer conventions of the Kansas and Iowa Choral Directors Associations | |
numerous Kansas Music Educators Association In-Service Workshops | |
The Music, Life and Times of Heinrich Schütz, Luther Seminary (2010) | |
Association of Lutheran Church Musicians Biennial Worship Conference (2007) | |
Vocation of a Lutheran College Conference (2004) | |
Tallis Scholars / Oakham International Summer School (2003) | |
Sixth World Symposium on Choral Music (2002) | |
CONFERENCE PERFORMANCES | |
2014 | MSUM Concert Choir and Percussion Ensemble, NDMEA Conference |
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS | |
2014 | 'Singing in Translation' Interest Session, NC-ACDA Conference |
2004 | Choral Music Reading Session, KCDA Summer Convention |
2002 | Choral Music Reading Session, KCDA Summer Convention |
GUEST CONDUCTING | |
2017 | Early Music Hawai‘i Chamber Choir, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i |
2016 | Hilo Community Chorus, Hilo, Hawai‘i |
2015 | Hilo Community Chorus, Hilo, Hawai‘i |
2008 | Women's Honor Choir, SC District KMEA |
2000 - 2010 | various league vocal festivals and honor choirs in Kansas |
ADJUDICATING / CLINICS | |
2007 | choral clinic and voice masterclass, Andrew College |
2003 - 2014 | various high school clinics in Kansas, Colorado, Minnesota |
2003 - 2010 | KSHSAA regional and state solo/ensemble and large group festivals |
2003 - 2010 | various league-level vocal contests in Kansas |
HONORS | |
2009 | Woodward Grant, Bethany College |
2009 | Burmeister Grant, Bethany College |
2009 | Woodward Grant, Bethany College |
2008 - 2009 | Sabbatical Leave, Bethany College |
2007 | Woodward Grant, Bethany College |
2003 | Burmeister Grant, Bethany College |
2002 - 2010 | Elmer F. Pierson Distinguished Professorship of Music, Bethany College |
2002 | ELCA Colleges and Universities Administrative Study Grant |
2000 | Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grant Award, University of Colorado |
1998 - 2000 | Graduate Part-time Instructorship, University of Colorado |
1998 - 1999 | Warner Imig Choral Conducting Scholarship, University of Colorado |
1997 - 1998 | Lynn Whitten Fellowship in Graduate Choral Conducting, U. of Colorado |
1995 | Inducted, Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society |
1993 - 1995 | Graduate Assistantship, University of Northern Iowa |
1993 - 1995 | Graduate Tuition Scholarship, University of Northern Iowa |
1994 | 1st Place, Iowa State NATS Competition, Graduate Men's Division |
1993 | 3rd Place, Regional NATS Competition, Graduate Men's Division |