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My Background

I served as Northwestern University's Director of Choral Organizations and Professor of Conducting from 1977 to 2012. Previously, I served as Director of Choral Activities at Michigan State University (1970 to 1977), and at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI (1964-1970). I have held visiting professorships at the University of Texas (Austin) and the University South Africa (Pretoria), and church music positions for most of my life. I remain active as a conductor,  clinician, composer, lecturer and adjudicator.  I am a life member of the American Choral Directors Association and an active member of Chorus America.

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Education

  • Wayne State University, Detroit MI

  • Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY

  • Michigan State University, East Lansing. MI​

Other Career Highlights

  • Director of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus for the 2016-17 season

  • Guest conductor of the Carolina Coast Festival Chorus and Orchestra’s Spring Festival performances of the Faure “Requiem” and Sacred Music of 20th and 21st century American composers (Jun 2016).

  • Guest conductor of the Wayne State University Choral Union and Symphony Orchestra (Detroit, MI) performance of the Brahams “Ein deutches Requiem” (Nov. 2016)

Awards and Honors

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  • Classical Roots honoree for musical composition, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (2019)

  • Alumni Arts Achievement Award in Music, Wayne State University

  • Lifetime achievement award, National Assocation of Negro Musicians (2019)

  • Northwestern University School of Music Faculty Exemplar Teaching Award (2000-2001) 

  • Northwestern University Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award (2001-2002)

  • Three-year member of the Choral Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts, and twice as the Panel's co-chair

  •  Biographical entries:

    • Who's Who Among Black Americans

    • Men of Achievement (London)

    • The History Makers Collection,  Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

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