Bass Clef Choir
Grades: 9-12
Dates: January 10-11, 2025 (Registration 11:30am on Friday; Concert is at 4:40pm on Saturday)
Locations: Paper Valley Hotel & Lawrence University (Appleton)
Coordinator: Mitchell Al-Ubaidi bassclefallstate@wischoral.org
Nominations: WCDA will form a select state choir of approximately 100 outstanding high school bass clef voices, grades 9-12, to present an exceptional program of tenor-bass choral literature. Each director may submit up to 8 singers. Students should be ranked 1-8, 1 being the highest ranking.
Cost: $195
Guest Conductor: Richard Schnipke
Dr. Richard Schnipke serves as Associate Professor of Music Performance and Director Choral Activities at Bowling Green State University. His duties at BGSU include conducting the Collegiate Chorale and University Men’s Chorus, as well as teaching graduate courses in choral repertoire and graduate and undergraduate conducting. Previously, Dr. Schnipke held faculty positions at Xavier University and The Ohio State University and spent 15 years as a public-school choral director. He holds degrees from Bowling Green State University and The Ohio State University, and has done additional graduate studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Under Dr. Schnipke’s direction, The Bowling Green State University Men’s Chorus performed at both the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 2023 National Conference and their 2022 Midwestern Regional Conference. His choirs also regularly perform at professional meetings of the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) and the Ohio Choral Directors Association (OCDA), as well as National Seminars of IMC: The Tenor-Bass Choral Consortium. Dr. Schnipke also frequently presents at state, regional, and national conferences on the incorporation of Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the choral rehearsal.
As a vocalist, Schnipke performs regularly as a professional chorister and has served as tenor section leader for Cincinnati’s Vocal Arts Ensemble (Grammy Award winner, Craig Hella Johnson, music director). Dr. Schnipke is also a Past-President of the Ohio Choral Directors Association, has served on the national board for National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), and currently serves on the board for IMC: The Tenor-Bass Choral Consortium.
2025 Repertoire: Coming soon…
Dates: January 10-11, 2025 (Registration 11:30am on Friday; Concert is at 4:40pm on Saturday)
Locations: Paper Valley Hotel & Lawrence University (Appleton)
Coordinator: Mitchell Al-Ubaidi bassclefallstate@wischoral.org
Nominations: WCDA will form a select state choir of approximately 100 outstanding high school bass clef voices, grades 9-12, to present an exceptional program of tenor-bass choral literature. Each director may submit up to 8 singers. Students should be ranked 1-8, 1 being the highest ranking.
Cost: $195
Guest Conductor: Richard Schnipke
Dr. Richard Schnipke serves as Associate Professor of Music Performance and Director Choral Activities at Bowling Green State University. His duties at BGSU include conducting the Collegiate Chorale and University Men’s Chorus, as well as teaching graduate courses in choral repertoire and graduate and undergraduate conducting. Previously, Dr. Schnipke held faculty positions at Xavier University and The Ohio State University and spent 15 years as a public-school choral director. He holds degrees from Bowling Green State University and The Ohio State University, and has done additional graduate studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Under Dr. Schnipke’s direction, The Bowling Green State University Men’s Chorus performed at both the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 2023 National Conference and their 2022 Midwestern Regional Conference. His choirs also regularly perform at professional meetings of the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) and the Ohio Choral Directors Association (OCDA), as well as National Seminars of IMC: The Tenor-Bass Choral Consortium. Dr. Schnipke also frequently presents at state, regional, and national conferences on the incorporation of Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the choral rehearsal.
As a vocalist, Schnipke performs regularly as a professional chorister and has served as tenor section leader for Cincinnati’s Vocal Arts Ensemble (Grammy Award winner, Craig Hella Johnson, music director). Dr. Schnipke is also a Past-President of the Ohio Choral Directors Association, has served on the national board for National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), and currently serves on the board for IMC: The Tenor-Bass Choral Consortium.
2025 Repertoire: Coming soon…