(in progress) M.P.A., Public Administration, West Chester University Studies in Opera Performance, Music Theory, and Diction, North Carolina School of Graduate Certificate, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Old Dominionī.A., Individualized Integrative Studies in Dramaturgy, minor in Criminal Justice, M.A., Applied Linguistics, Old Dominion University Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute, Evolutionary Phonology and Sociocultural Questions regarding RAMS - Accommodate? Email Higher Education, Old Dominion University RAMS - Accommodate: Faculty Questions, General Questions Review University-wide initiatives Faculty Consultation OEA Oversight and Operations DeVenney is Contributing Editor forĬhoral music for the new Grove Dictionary of American Music, second edition.Initial Meetings and Accommodations Review Accommodations Appeals Documentation Music) and his three-volume textbook series Conducting Choirs has recently been published (Roger Dean). Rhodes Music) his critical edition of John Knowles Paine's Mass in D, an important nineteenth-century American masterwork, will soon be issued (Serenissima His many arrangements of American folk songs and originalĬhoral works appear frequently on concerts (some published by Roger Dean and Yelton The Choral Journal called him "one of the most industrious scholars on the current scene," while MLA Notes labeled his contributions to the study of American choral music "an impressive achievement."įor fifteen years he was General Editor of the Research Memorandum Series published by Chorus America. Historical survey of this important repertory, as well as books on opera, musical In addition to a five-volumeĪnnotated bibliographic guide to American choral music, he has also written the first Music through his fourteen books and dozens of articles. DeVenney has made substantive contributions to scholarship in American choral Otterbein College, the University of Arizona, and Virginia Tech.ĭr. He founded and for seven seasons served as music director of VocalBaroque,Ī professional chamber choir in Columbus, Ohio. The Society pursued a much expanded repertory and greatly increased its educational Over a decade, he was music director of the Reading Choral Society, a highly regardedĬommunity chorus and one of America's oldest musical ensembles. He is professor of music at West Chester University, where he directs the select ConcertĬhoir and the Men's Chorus and guides the graduate program in choral studies. Of Wisconsin-Madison, and he University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. DeVenney holds degrees in conducting from Iowa State University, the University Music Alumnus award from Iowa State University, and has several times been named Outstandingĭr. He received the 2003ĭean's Award for Artistic Excellence from West Chester University and the 2006 Distinguished With professional ensembles, conducting the Reading Symphony Orchestra, the PhiladelphiaĬlassical Symphony, the Brandywine Ballet, and several others. University ensembles, and have appeared at state and regional conferences of the OhioĬhoral Directors Association and the College Music Society. His choirsĪppear commercially on the Albany label as well as on several private CDs with his Maggio, Jennifer Higdon, Emma Lou Diemer, Marvin Hamlisch, and Robert Page. Premiered numerous new choral works by noteworthy composers such as David Conte, Robert Works with orchestra and two dozen operas and musicals, and he has commissioned and His conducting repertory includes over one hundred major choral Severin in Paris, and was invited to close the prestigious Viareggio, Italy Choralįestival in 2004. The WCU Concert Choir has sung to sold-out audiences in venues like HisĬhoirs have toured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, receiving acclaimįor their carefully prepared and musically exciting performances from audiences andĬritics alike. DeVenney has established a wide reputation as a conductor and scholar. Is student-centered, where the student must take charge of his or her own development,Ĭontributing equally to the greater musical whole. Nuance, each choral group sings a wide variety of music of every style and epoch,Īppropriate to its ability level, to reach this goal. Through an intensive rehearsal process, discussion andĪnalysis of the works we perform, and diligent attention to every musical detail and The mission of our choral ensembles at West Chester is to render the best performance Love and enthusiasm for this art to their own students. Understand music and its emotional powers, and who will then learn to transmit their To build the strongest performers possible. The School of Music, while catering to the needs of tomorrow's music educators, seeks B.M., Iowa State University of Science and Technology.326, Swope Music D.M.A., University of Cincinnati
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