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2008 Conductors |
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 Ronald Buckles, Conductor |
Ronald Buckles is in his 10th year of teaching at Chippewa Falls High School, where he directs 4 curricular choirs, a competitive show choir, the madrigal ensemble, and vocal jazz. Prior to his tenure at Chippewa Falls, he taught for 8 years in the Augusta School District. Mr. Buckles received his Bachelor of Music Education Degrees in Vocal and Instrumental Music from Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He later received a Master of Music in Vocal Performance and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting, both from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. The most important part of Ron’s life is his family. Extended family members are in South Dakota where he and his wife Bonnie grew up. Bonnie teaches Learning Disabilities at Lake Holcombe and they have two children, Deidre – 11 and Christian – 7. |
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Alan J. Rieck, Assistant Professor of Music, conducts the Women’s Concert Chorale, Symphonic Choir, Women’s Chorus, and teaches courses in music education. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Rieck served as Assistant Director of Choral Studies and professor of music education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona where he taught courses in conducting, current issues in music education, and music education teaching methods; and conducted the Men’s Chorale and Women’s Chorale. While in Flagstaff he also served as assistant director of the Master Chorale of Flagstaff, was the founding director of the Children’s Chorale of Flagstaff, and during the 2000-2001 school year served as the NAU Director of Choral Studies. |
 Alan Rieck |
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Prior to moving to Arizona, Dr. Rieck taught and conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, conducted the top performing groups of the Madison Children’s Choir, and served as chorus master for the Madison Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Dr. Rieck taught for six years in the public schools in West Allis, Wisconsin and is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association and Music Educators National Conference. He holds a B.M. degree in Music Education, M.M. degree in Music Education, and Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, all from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
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 Gary Schwartzhoff |
Gary R. Schwartzhoff, Professor of Music, is Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where he conducts the Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, The Singing Statesmen, Women's Chorus and teaches conducting. Schwartzhoff received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Central College in Pella, Iowa and a Master of Music Degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa. A recipient of the Helen Kemper Doctoral Fellowship Award, he received a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Conducting at the
University of Missouri in Kansas City. |
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Dr. Schwartzhoff has been active throughout his professional career in the American Choral Directors Association where he served as President of North Central Division of ACDA from 1992-94. Schwartzhoff has presented choirs at the state, divisional and national levels of ACDA including performances at the 1984, 1996, 1998 and 2000 ACDA Divisional Conventions and at the 1997 and 2003 ACDA National Convention. Schwartzhoff is the artistic director and conductor for the Master Singers, a community chamber ensemble with membership from throughout the Greater Chippewa Valley. He serves as Director of Music at the First Congregational Church in Eau Claire, where he conducts the Chancel Choir. Schwartzhoff has served as guest conductor and adjudicator for numerous choral festivals throughout the Midwest and Canada. |
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