Thomas J. Hart's Vitae

THOMAS J. HART
Curriculum Vitae

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EDUCATION:
1983-1989
Doctor of Musical Arts, Choral Conducting, Michigan State University.
Final Paper and Performance: "Stravinsky's Mass: A Renaissance Perspective" 9/1/89

1981-1983
Master of Music, Choral Conducting, Michigan State University, 6/5/83

1974-1978
Bachelor of Arts, Majors in Music Theory/History and Political Science, Olivet College, Michigan. 5/12/78

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1986-present Director of Choirs and Professor of Music, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA

Responsibilities include leadership of the choral/vocal program, conducting a 60-voice Concert Choir, select Chamber Singers, recruitment, supervision of vocal student teachers, and lecturing on secondary choral methods. Additional outreach activities include organization of biannual choir tour, recording projects, working with area high school choirs, clinics, and an invitational choir festival linking rural and urban choirs.

Teaching responsibilities have included Conducting I and II (Choral Conducting), Music History I and III, interdisciplinary Humanities courses, 50-voice Chapel Choir, and topics courses in music. I have developed two new courses for the general education program: Music for the Theatre (Musicals, Opera, Ballet, and Film Score) and Music and Worship in the Western Church. Committee assignments have included Promotion and Tenure Committee, Graduate Council, Concert-Lecture Series, eleven faculty search committees, a Presidential Task Force on outreach, and served as facilitator for the Arts, Humanities and Sciences Task Force.

1996-2001 Chairperson of the Fine Arts Division/Music Department Coordinator, Graceland University, Lamoni, IA

Responsible for academic programs in departments of art, music and theatre; curriculum enhancement, faculty development, coordination of recruitment efforts, planning and budgetary processes. Chaired Design Task Force for the Helene Center for the Visual Arts.

2000-2001 Interim Director of Bay View Music Festival

Responsible for staffing, program coordination, scheduling, and recruitment for this eight-week summer festival. Focus on graduate and post-graduate studies in chamber music and opera. Programmed nine Sunday Vesper Concerts, eight Wednesday Festival Concerts, Crouse Visiting Artists - Bach Aria Group, Boston Brass, and Mr. George Shirley.

1985-1989 Choral Department Chair

1990-2000 Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lake, Michigan

Responsible for development and implementation of the vocal program. Conductor of massed choir (250 high school students from Michigan, Illinois and Indiana) and orchestra. Responsible for hiring eight voice instructors, two accompanists, and a choral director. Conducted faculty vocal ensemble for Michigan Public Radio.

1983-1986 Graduate Assistant in Choral Conducting, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Conductor of MSU Women's Glee Club (‘83-'84)
Conductor of MSU Collegiate Choir (Spring, 1983)
Assistant Conductor MSU Chorale and State Singers
Conductor of MSU Chamber Choir (Spring, 1985)
Supervisor for master's candidate conducting recital (Spring, '85)
Coordinated outreach projects in the choral area including two Invitational Choral Festivals and Choral Leadership Workshop Conducting Scholarship Recipient.

1983-1986 Director of Choirs, First Presbyterian Church, Lansing, Michigan

Responsible for coordination and scheduling of large, multi-choir program, direction of Chancel Choir, programming of handbell choir, conducting combined ensembles, performance of two major works per year, direction of other chamber groups.

1979-1982 Assistant to the Chairman, Olivet College Performing Arts Department, Olivet, Michigan

Responsible for operation of performing arts facilities, supervision of student staff of 40, all performing arts outreach programs, recruitment of new music students, development and maintenance of good relationships with high school music programs, and liaison with college offices for admissions, publicity, and development. Musical responsibilities included preparation of chorus for annual opera production, vocal coaching for musical theatre, and assisting choral ensembles.

CONDUCTING AND CLINICS:
2001- present Bay View Music Festival Summer Chorus, Conductor. Included a performance of the Beethoven Choral Fantasy, Anthony P. Padilla, piano, Mozart Solemn Vespers with Chamber Orchestra.

November, 2000 South Central Honor Choir, Director, Des Moines, Iowa

November, 1998 Iowa Choral Directors Collegiate Honor Choir Coordinator
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Fall, 1997 Co-coordinator of the Iowa Music Educators Collegiate Honor Choir.

Summer, 1995 Bay View Music Festival Summer Chorus, Conductor.
Included a performance of the Fauré Requiem with the Bay View Chamber Orchestra.

July, 1993 Guest Conductor, Bay View Music Festival Chorus, Bay View, MI

November, 1992 Landes Jugendchor, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Guest Conductor, Concert of American Choral Music, Copland's In the Beginning, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, and selected works by Ives. Hamburg, Germany. Broadcast of DDR 3.

October, 1990 Conference Honors Choir. Pride of Iowa Conference Festival for 100 selected high school students.

High School
April, 2003 Adjudicator, Missouri District Music Festival, Blue Springs, MO
April, 2002 Adjudicator, Missouri State Music Festival Finals, Columbia, MO
April, 2002 Adjudicator, Missouri District Music Festival, Blue Springs, MO
March, 2001 Clinic with the Bishop Heelan High School Chorale, Memphis, TN

1993-1998 Rehearsal/clinics include choirs from: Leon High School, Park Hill High School, Truman High School, Lamoni High School, Jackson High School, Hoover High School, Murray High School.

January, 1994 Musical Arts Institute. Worked with voice students and the choir from a private music school, Independence, Missouri.

March, 1993 West Conference Choral Festival. Critiqued six choirs on festival music and conducted massed choirs in selected compositions. Kearney, Missouri.

RECORDINGS AND BROADCASTS:
March, 2002 Graceland University commission, "The Path of the Disciple," by Ben Allaway.
Orginal work for Graceland Orchestra and Chorus premiered at World Conference, 2002.
Recording to be released Fall 2003

Michigan Public Radio
August, 2000 Vivaldi, Beatus Vir,
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Faculty Orchestra and High School Chorus

August, 1999 Vivaldi, Lauda Jerusalem and Fauré, Requiem,
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Faculty Orchestra and High School Chorus

August, 1998 Beethoven, Mass in C, Opus 86,
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Faculty Orchestra and Festival Chorus

August, 1997 Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms, Bernstein, Chichester Psalms,
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Faculty Orchestra and High School Chorus

August, 1996 Orff, Carmina Burana,
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Faculty Orchestra and High School Chorus.

August, 1995 Duruflé, Requiem,
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp International Orchestra and High School Chorus.

August, 1994 Mendelssohn, Elijah,
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp International Orchestra and High School Chorus.

North German Radio
November, 1992 Copland, In the Beginning, Bernstein Chichester Psalms, selected works by Ives.
Landes Jugendchor, Schleswig-Holstein. NDR 3, Hamburg, Germany.

Iowa Public Radio
Fall, 1989 Chorus Master, Brahms, Requiem,
Graceland College Choirs and Orchestra on "University Concert Hour."

Herald House
September, 1995 Commemorative Album: 100 years at Graceland.
Centennial recording by Graceland College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers.

Fall, 1992 Christmas at Graceland College, Cassette tape.
Recorded live on campus of Graceland College, Herald House Publishing, R.B.W., Inc., engineers.

Spring, 1990 The Hymns of Roy Cheville.
Twenty-three hymns by former professor. R.B.W., Inc., engineers.

MUSICAL THEATRE AT GRACELAND UNIVERSITY:
2002 Music Advisor 1940's Radio Hour
1994 Music Director Into the Woods
1993 Music Director Baby
1991 Music Director Spokesong
1990 Music Director Working
1989 Music Advisor The Fantasticks
1988 Music Director Hello Dolly
1987 Music Director Quilters
1986 Music Director Guys and Dolls

OPERA WORKSHOP:
1993 Directed scenes from various operas and a concert performance of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.

1991 Staged and musically directed winter-term course culminating in performances of three one-act operas: A Hand of Bridge (Barber), Little Red Riding Hood (Barab), Old Maid and the Thief (Menotti).

1990 Three-week winter term study culminating in performance of staged scenes from contemporary operatic repertoire.

MISCELLANEOUS:
March - April, 2002 Consultant, St. Olaf College Choir, Recording Session of "The Celestial Country," by Charles Ives

Summer, 2002 Advisor to the Director, Bay View Music Festival

1998-1999 Repertoire and Standards Chair, Collegiate Choirs Iowa Choral Directors Association

1997-1998 Coordinator for Iowa Collegiate Honor Choir

1989-1993 Adjudicator for various district and regional music contests.

1989-1993 Narrator for voice recitals uniting poetry and art song. An Evening of Light Verse, How Does Your Garden Grow? Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, All I Need to Know (Lessons From Childhood), All About Love, Schubertiad. Martha J. Hart, mezzo-soprano, Robert Lien, Anthony Patterson, pianists.

Spring, 1988 Evaluation team for North Central Accreditation Association.
Served as primary evaluator of Keokuk High School music program.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Choral Directors Association
Iowa Choral Directors Association
Repertoire and Standards Chair for Collegiate Choirs
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Omicron Delta Kappa
Music Educators National Conference
Former member ACDA Central Division Committee on
Student Chapters

VOCAL PERFORMANCE:

Studies with Thomas Jenrette, James Russey (Olivet College) and Ethel J. Armeling (3 years) at Michigan State University.
Soloist, Requiem, Mozart
Soloist, Rejoice in the Lamb, Britten
Soloist, Messiah, Handel
Chorus, Cinncinati Conservatory of Music Chamber Choir, performed in auditioned ensemble, Dale Warland, Conductor.
Chorus, Missa Solemnis, Beethoven, Robert Shaw Institute, performance at Carnegie Hall, New York, January, 1992.
Chorus, Robert Shaw Institute, Souillac, France, Summer, 1988.

PERSONAL:
Married to Martha J. Hart, September 1, 1979
One son, Christopher James, born October 16, 1989