Choral Conducting

2020

• Clelyn Chapin, Director of Choral Activities, Arapahoe High School, Centennial, Colorado
• Brennan Michael, Sanctuary Music and Worship Director, Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, Washington
• Xiaosha Lin, Interim Director of Choral Activities, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

2018

• Amy Voorhees, Director of Choral Activities, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
• Shawn Cody Miller, Director of Choral Activities, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
• Jennifer Sengin, Associate Director of Choral Activities, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

2017

• Andrew Minear, Director of Choral Activities, Freedom High School, Orlando, Florida.
• Kyle Zeuch, Director of Choral Activities, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania
• Alyssa Cossey, Assistant Professor of Choral Music and Music Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

2016

• Meredith Bowen, Director of Choral Activities, Radford University, Radford, Virginia
• Megan Boyd, Associate Director, Young Professionals’ Choral Collective, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Frank Watkins, Director of Choral Activities, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• Brandon Williams, Assistant Professor of Choral Music and Choral Music Education, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Elizabeth Fisher, Faculty, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Alabama; Artistic Director, Steel City Men’s Chorus, Birmingham, Alabama

2015

• Randi Bolding, Director of Choral Activities, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico

2013

• Derrick Fox, Director of Choral Activities, University of Nebraska-Omaha
• Joel Tranquilla, Director of Choral Activities, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia
• Brandon Ulrich, Director of Choirs, Stoney Creek High School, Rochester Hills, Michigan

2012

• Ryan Beeken, Director of Choral Activities, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
• Zebulon Highben, Director of Chapel Music, Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
• Ryan Kelly, Associate Director of Choral Activities, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania
• Gerald Custer, Music Faculty, Wayne State University and free-lance composer and author

2011

• Mark Gary, ABD, Director of Traditional Worship, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Tucson, Arizona

2010

• Simon Lee, Director of Music and Liturgy, Church of the Holy Family, Grand Blanc, Michigan
• Tim McMillin, Director of Development, Des Moines Metro Opera, Indianola, Iowa Artistic Director and Conductor, Des Moines Choral Arts Ensemble, Des Moines, Iowa
• Kelly Miller, Coordinator of Music Education, University of Central Florida, Orlando
• Trent Patterson, Director of Choral Activities, Webster University, Webster Groves, Missouri
• Zach Durlam, Director of Choral Activities, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2009

• Clint Desmond, Director of Choral Activities, Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, South Dakota

2008

• Scott Hochstetler, Associate Professor of Music, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana
• David Howard, Associate Director of Choral Activities, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
• Mark Webb, Director of Choral Activities, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

2007

• Brent Wells, Associate Professor of Conducting and Ensembles, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
• Trey Jacobs, ABD, Director of Choirs, Nashville School of the Arts, Nashville, Tennessee
• Jonathan Palant, Director of Choral Activities, University of Texas-Dallas Director, Dallas Street Choir and Credo Community Choir

2005

• Joe Bentley, Professor of Music, Rochester College, Rochester, Michigan
• Andrew Crane, Associate Professor of Choral Conducting, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
• Sarah Graham, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho
• Sean Vogt, Director of Choral Activities, Clayton State University, Morrow, Georgia
• Jeff Buettner, Director of Choral Activities, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
• Jason Thoms, Director of Choral Activities, Bismarck State Collee, Bismarck, North Dakota.
• Joel Navarro, Professor of Choral Music, Singapore Bible College, Singapore

2003

• Paul Hondorp, Director of Choral Activities, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
• Todd Prickett, Director of Music, University Christian Church, Ft. Worth, Texas

2020

• Coty Raven Morris, Director of Choirs, Crosby High School, Crosby, Texas
• Kylie Sin Tung Ng, music faculty, St. Paul’s Co-Educational College Primary School, Hong Kong
• Kelsi Edelen, Director of Vocal Music, Spencer County High School, Taylorsville, Kentucky
• Jacob Moore, Director of Vocal Music, Hudson High School, Hudson, Ohio

2019

• Alison Geesey-Lagan, Director of Vocal Music, Hatboro-Horsham High School, Horsham, Pennsylvania
• David Baxter, Associate Vocal Music Director, Pleasant Valley High School, Pleasant Valley, Iowa
• Matthew Carlson, Director of Choirs, Bermudian Springs High School, York Springs, Pennsylvania

2018

• McKenna Stenson, DMA student, choral conducting, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
• Jess Edelbrock, Associate Conductor, Tucson Girls Choir, Tucson, Arizona
• Lydia Stout, common pulse, director, Chicago, Illinois Assistant Director, Youth Choral Theater of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Children’s Music Director, Glenview Community Church, Glenview, Illinois
• Chelsea Berner, Choral Director, Ridge Point High School, Fort Bend Independent School District, Texas
• David Mann, Director of Choirs, Stonewall Jackson High School, Manassas, Virginia; Music Director, Voce Chamber Singers, Reston, Virginia

2017

• Zachary Coles, Director of Choirs, Monarch High School, Boulder Valley School District, Colorado
• Brett Epperson, PhD student, choral music education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
• Tom Hales, Director of Choral Activities, Sioux City East High School, Sioux City, Iowa
• Jeff Knutson, Head Choral Director, Waukee High School, Waukee, Iowa
• Connor Koppin, DMA student, choral conducting, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
• Benjamin Murray, Director of Choirs, Fox Chapel Area High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Nate Raabe, Vocal Music Instructor, Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson, Minnesota
• Sarah Price, Director of Choirs, Saline High School, Saline, Michigan

2016

• Holly Lewis Pemberton, Director of Choirs, Worthington Kilbourne High School, Worthington City Schools, Columbus, Ohio
• Kristopher Schave, General Music Teacher, Riverdale Elementary School, Orlando, Florida Director of Music, St. Ann Catholic Church, Haines City, Florida
• Matthew Callaghan, Director of Choirs, Haslett High School, Hastings, Michigan
• Melissa Elser, Choral Director, The Vanguard School, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Robert Williams, Vocal Music Faculty, Liberty High School, North Liberty, Iowa
• Henry Windham, Choral Director, Patricia E. Paetow High School, Katy ISD, Texas
• Bryce Thompson, Director of Choirs, Columbia International University, Columbia, South Carolina

2015

• J. Christine Le, Director of Choirs, Olympia High School, Orlando, Florida
• Scott Emelander, Director of Choirs, Shelby High School, Shelby, Michigan
• Kim Evans-Carson, Director of Choirs, Truman High School, Independence Missouri
• Kathryn Mosiman, Associate Director of Vocal Music, Waukee High School, Waukee, Iowa
• Brigitte Smith, Vocal Music Director, Goodnight High School, San Marcos, Texas

2014

• Tamara Grove Williams, Director of Choirs, Traverse City Central High School, Traverse City, Michigan
• Hae Won Jang, Music Staff, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, East Lansing, Michigan
• Wai Leung William Chung, Assistant to Artistic Director, Hong Kong Treble Choirs’ Association Instructor, Hong Kong Treble Choir

2013

• Barbara Lamont, Director of Choral Activities, Southeastern Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
• Dwight Jilek, Director of Choral Activities, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota Artistic Director, Magnum Chorum, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Kyle Zeuch, Director of Choral Activities, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania
• Christopher Nickelson-Mann, Director of Choirs, Stoughton High School, Stoughton, Massachusetts
• Ryan Person, Director of Choral Activities, Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa
• Christy Elsea, Vocal Music Instructor, Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri
• Melissa Arnold, PhD student, music education, Indiana University; music education faculty, Ball State University

2012

• Megan Boyd, Associate Director, Young Professionals’ Choral Collective, Cincinnati,
• Maggie Blair Owens, Choral Director, Jefferson County (Kentucky) Public Schools
• Jeff Faux, Director of Sacred Arts, First Presbyterian Church, Bonita Springs, Florida
• Ben Henri, Director of Choirs, Grosse Pointe North High School, Grosse Pointe, Michigan
• Garth Starr, Director of Choirs Lapeer East High School Conductor, Lapeer County Concert Choir, Lapeer, Michigan
• Eric Rubinstein, Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education, Queens College (CUNY), New York, New York

2011

• Daniel Singer, Music Director, The University School, Cleveland, Ohio, Director of Youth Choruses and Assistant Director of Symphony Chorus, Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
• Meghan Vollbach Eldred-Woolsey, Director of Choirs, DeWitt High School, DeWitt, Michigan
• John Bragle, Director of Choirs, Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, Michigan
• Courtney Rowley, Director of Choirs, Ballard High School, Seattle, Washington
• Roxanne Bruner, Director of Choirs, Shrine High School, Royal Oak, Michigan

2010

• Andrew Kreckmann, Director of Choral Activities, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, California
• Tom FitzStephens, Faculty, Performing Arts Conservatory of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia PhD student, music education, Georgia State University
• Jeremy Nabors, Vocal Music Director, Durham (North Carolina) School of the Arts
• Ted Brimeyer, Director of Choirs, Urbandale High School, Des Moines, Iowa
• Sarah Stockton, Director of Vocal Music, Walled Lake Western High School, Commerce Charter Township, Michigan
• Wes Stoner, DMA student, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
• Marcia Wieland, Choral Director, Roaring Fork High School, Carbondale, Colorado

2009

• Kristin Zaryski, Director of Choirs, Ithaca High School, Ithaca, New York
• Ryan Beeken, Director of Choral Activities, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
• Michael Hanawalt, Director of Graduate Choral Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
• Elizabeth Hogan McFarland, Assistant Professor of Music Education, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
• Kristina MacMullen, Associate Professor of Choral Studies, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
• Matt Olson, Director of Choral Activities, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota; Founding Artistic Director, Oratory
• Rob Stow, Director of Choirs, Elk Rapids High School, Elk Rapids, Michigan

2008

• Aaron Bouwman, Vocal Music Teacher, Hudsonville (Michigan) Schools
• Nichole Brenna, Director of Choirs, Orono High School, Long Lake, Minnesota
• Christopher Thompson, Director of Choirs, Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins, Colorado
• Michael Wheaton, Director of Music Ministry, Portage United Church of Christ, Portage, Michigan
• Katie Wolfe Tiefel, Choir Director, Emanuel Lutheran School, New London, Wisconsin

2007

• Phillip Johnson Director of Choirs, Brighton High School, Brighton, Michigan
• Marci Major, Associate Professor of Music Education, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania
• Karen Salvador, Associate Professor of Music Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

2006

• Patrick Baker, Fine Arts Program Coordinator, Joliet Public Schools, Joliet, Illinois
• Jennifer Tompa Burkemper, Director of Choirs, Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Illinois
• Meredith Bowen, Director of Choral Activities, Radford University, Radford, Virginia
• Julie Olson, Music Teacher Specialist and Music Festival Manager, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Annapolis, Maryland

2005

• David Carew, Director of Vocal Music, Southwestern Michigan College, Dowagiac, Michigan
• John Richardson, Assistant Vocal Music Director, Angleton High School, Angleton, Texas

2004

• Tae Min Han, Director of Music Ministry, Central Reformed Church, Grand Rapids
• Jessica Allen, Music Director, First Congregational Church, Middlebury, Vermont
• Christopher Redfearn, Director of Choral Activities, Valley City State University, Valley City, North Dakota

Sarah Graham Gwyneth Walker’s Songs for Women’s Voices

Jason Thoms Tempo Relationships and Editing in Sixteenth-Century Polyphony: A Study and Compilation of Existing Research

Andrew Crane French and Latin Choruses in The Lark by Leonard Bernstein

Sean Vogt The Choral Music of Geoffrey Bush (1920-1998)

Jeff Buettner Gypsy Vocal Music of Ukraine

Joel Navarro A Style Study on Selected Choral Works of Ramon Pagayon Santos

Janice Dudley Marriage of Text and Tune in Alice Parker’s Sweet Manna

Jonathan Palant Unifying a Nation: Male Singing Societies and Part Songs in Nineteenth-Century Germany with New Musical Editions

Scott Hochstetler “The Pity of War:” A Study of Vaughan Williams’s Federalist Dona Nobis Pacem and Britten’s Pacifist War Requiem

Brent Wells The Choral Folksong Settings of Percy Grainger

David Howard Patron of the Choral Art: Walter Hussey’s Commission of Choral Works In the Twentieth Century

Clint Desmond Matthias Werrecore’s La Bataglia Taliana. Transcription and Conductor’s Resource

Tim McMillin The A Cappella Choral Ensemble Tradition in America and Its Influence upon the Choral Canon of the 20th Century: An Examination of the Influence of Selected Scores Commissioned by the New Choral Music Program (Choral Ventures) and the Dale Warland Singers

Simon Lee Achieving Quality in Musical Worship in the Catholic Church

Zach Durlam Echoes of Handel in the Choral-Orchestral Psalm Settings of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Trent Patterson Charlene Archibeque: An Iconic Figure in American Choral Music

Kelly Miller David Brunner’s Music for Women’s Choirs

Zebulon Highben World War II and Its Impact on Sacred Choral Music: The Lives and Works of Hugo Distler, Jean Berger, and Heinz Werner Zimmermann

Ryan Kelly Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch and His Mass for Sixteen Voices with Performance Edition

Ryan Beeken Alberto Grau: Expressing Globalism

Gerald Custer Metric Flexibility In the Performance of Renaissance Choral Music.

Fox, Derrick “Lord, Give Me Just a Little More Time”: Examining the Seven-shape Note Gospel Singing of African-American Communities in Northwestern Alabama

Tranquilla, Joel Canadian Choral-Orchestral Works from the Last Thirty Years

Ulrich, Brandon Five Magnificat Settings of Padre Martini

Bolding, Randi Forming Interpersonal Relationships with At-Risk Students: Case Study of a High School Choral Conductor-Teacher

Watkins, Frank “I Too Sing America”: The Choral Works of Florence B. Price

Bowen, Meredith Sacred Music from the Convents of Seventeenth-Century Italy: Restoration Practices for Contemporary Women’s Choruses

Williams, Brandon And They Lynched Him On A Tree: A Critical Analysis

Boyd, Megan A Curated Guide to the Study, Rehearsal, and Performance of Choral Music by Libby Larsen

Fisher, Elizabeth Baldassare Galuppi’s Laudate Pueri in G Major: A Historical Analysis and Performing Edition

Minear, Andrew Graduate Choral Literature Curricula and Pedagogy

Zeuch, Kyle Antonin Dvorak’s Cantata, The American Flag, Op. 102: Performance Solutions in a Modern Context

Cossey, Alyssa Britten as Interpreter: Twentieth-Century Influences on Twenty-First-Century Performance Practice

Voorhees-Hall, Amy The Choral Rehearsal Methodology of Dr. Brad Holmes

Miller, S. Cody Johann Albrechtsberger’s “Missa Solennis Pro Coronatione Francisis II” with Performance Edition

Sengin, Jennifer Choral Music from Zimbabwe: Repertoire and Resource Guide for Published Choral Music

Chapin, Clelyn Choral Classroom Management: A Case Study

Michaels, Brennan The Inherent Dichotomy of Good and Evil: An Analysis of Francis Poulenc’s Choral Cycle “Figure Humaine”

Lin, Xiaosha A Conductor’s Guide to Handel’s “Birthday Ode for Queen Anne, HWV 74”