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2009 Festivals : 2009 Midwest Men's Chorus Festival


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	Music Celebrations Presents 2009 Midwest Men's Chorus Festival & Clinic Dayton, Ohio February 27 - 28, 2009 Artistic Director & and Choral Clinician Dr. William Skoog Vocal Coach & Choral Clinician Timothy C. Takach
with festival performances at Dayton's Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center alongside the renowned Bowling Green State University Men's Chorus

Dr. William Skoog is Director of Choral Activities at Bowling Green State University, director of the internationally acclaimed University Men's Chorus and prestigious Collegiate Chorale, and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting and literature. Choral ensembles under his direction have distinguished themselves with performances at the Indiana Choral Directors Association, Ohio Music Education Association Conferences, Ohio Choral Directors Association Summer Conference and at special events honoring William F. Buckley Jr. and Generals Colin Powell and Norman Schwartzkopf

He is sought after as a choral/vocal adjudicator, clinician and guest conductor. He has conducted the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra (Indiana), Indiana Opera North, the Arvada Center Theatre Company, the Golden Youth Symphony and the Elkhart and Longmont symphonies and choruses. He was also the founding conductor of the Littleton Chamber Orchestra in Colorado.

Timothy Takach
Timothy C. Takach has received a number of commissions from various choral organizations, including the St. Olaf Choir, CANTUS, the Bowling Green State University Men's Chorus, The Singers: Minnesota Choral Artists, the Appleton North High School Varsity Men's Chorus, and the Western Michigan University Chorale. His compositions have been heard on NPR and have been recorded by various groups in North America. Takach graduated with honors from St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN in 2000 with a BA in Music Theory/Composition and a BA in Studio Art. He is the principal bass singer and composer/arranger for CANTUS, a professional chamber men's ensemble, and offers invaluable insights into male singing at any level.

The Bowling Green State University Men's Chorus is an internationally renowned chorus of male voices under the direction of Dr. William Skoog. It was founded in 1923 with a membership of 12, and has today grown into an active, 120-member male chorus. Dr. Skoog has been directing this talented group since 2001.

The City of Dayton, Ohio plays host to significant industrial, aerospace, technological, and engineering research activity and is known for the many technical innovations and inventions developed there. The city was the home of the Wright brothers, poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, and entrepreneur John H. Patterson. Also, the Dayton Accords, a peace agreement between the parties to the hostilities of the conflict in Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia, was negotiated at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton.

The 2,300-seat Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center represents yet another jewel in the crown of our nation's Performing Arts Centers. The Schuster Center is a world-class facility for the best in local, national and international performing artists. The Dayton Opera and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra call the Schuster Center home, and it also showcases the latest Broadway blockbusters. Additionally, a variety of local performing arts treasures, such as the Dayton Ballet, will also make use of the facilities.