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 Dr. Steven Thomas, Music Director    
 

 

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    ABOUT MUSIC DIRECTOR,
                    Dr. Steven Thomas

Dr. Steven Thomas was announced as the new music director of the Robert Dale Chorale starting with the 2004-2005 season. Dr. Thomas succeeded Robert Dale Herrema, who retired after 26 years as founder and music director of the group that bears his name.
 

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Dr. Thomas is the Director of Choral Activities at Wilkes University, where he conducts the Wilkes University Chorus and Wilkes University Chamber Singers and serves as vocal coach for the musical theater productions. He also teaches courses in choral music education, conducting, and music history, and is the coordinator of the university’s NUArts: New and Unusual Arts series.

A native of Kansas City, Missouri, he holds a B.A. degree in music from Harvard University and a D.M.A. degree in choral conducting from Yale University. Dr. Thomas has prepared choruses for performances with a wide variety of artists and ensembles, including Dave Brubeck, Kenny Rogers, the Boston Camerata, the Hartford Symphony, and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. Before coming to Wilkes, Dr. Thomas taught at the University of Bridgeport, directed the Harmonia Choral Society in Cheshire, Connecticut, and was music director of the Greater New Haven Community Chorus. Dr. Thomas has spent five summers teaching 20th century choral music to gifted high school students at the Governor’s School of North Carolina, and has guest conducted the choirs at the Performing Arts Institute of Wyoming Seminary in Kingston. He also sings with the Lyric Consort, an eight-member a cappella ensemble based in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Dr. Thomas' appointment to the position of music director was the result of a detailed hiring process.  Many applications were submitted to the RDC Board of Directors. Candidates were then interviewed by the board and transition committee.  Each candidate also acted as guest conductor for the Chorale during the spring of 2004.  Finally, a decision was reached by the Board with the input of both the transition team and Chorale members. Thanks are due to the RDC Board and transition team, who labored with such love and dedication to ensure that the legacy of excellence, for which the Chorale has come to stand, will continue. 
 

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