ANDREW
LARSON—conductor, tenor
Dr. Andrew
Larson (B.M. - Utah State University, M.M. - Brigham Young University, D.M.A. -
University of Illinois) is on the choral and vocal faculty at Stetson
University in DeLand, Florida. He
conducts the Stetson Chorale, the Stetson Men, and teaches choral conducting,
choral arranging, and choral methods. He has studied with conductors,
composers, and scholars such as Will Kesling, Ronald Staheli, Mack Wilberg,
Fred Stoltzfus, and Chester Alwes. He has written for the Choral Journal, and
is in frequent demand as a clinician, lecturer, and adjudicator for both commercial and academic venues in
the Southeastern region.
Larson will also join the faculty at the New
York State Summer School of the Arts for summer 2007.
In Utah, he
conducted the Madrigal Singers at Logan High School, the BYU Women's chorus,
and the Wasatch Chorale. He is a published composer/arranger, his compositions
being performed by the Vancouver Symphony and Chorus, the Chicago Children's
Chorus, the Utah Valley Choral Society, USU Chamber Singers, the Utah Chamber
Orchestra on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, the Stetson Singers, the Stetson
Chorale, and numerous other ensembles.
He most recently
studied voice with Barrington Coleman and Arden Hopkin. Other
teachers
have included Cynthia Dewey and Marta Johns. He has appeared in solo recital
and as a soloist with choruses, including the University of Illinois Chorale
and Musica Reservata. He has sung the roles of Neville Craven in "The
Secret Garden", Ivan Stepanovich in the Russian Opera "The Music
Shop", and various musical theater roles.
He has taught private
voice for the USU extension program, at Parkland College in Illinois, and at
Stetson University.
Dr. Larson is
active in his church and community, including work with the Boy Scouts of
America and church youth groups in Central Florida. Dr. Larson resides in
DeLand with his wife and three children.
The Stetson Chorale
Fifty
talented young ladies comprise the Stetson Chorale. This auditioned choir rehearses 4 days per week. The Stetson
Chorale performs music from all stylistic periods, including extended works for
WomenÕs Chorus. The participantsÕ majors range from Vocal Performance to Marine
Biology to Business to Political Science and everything in between. The Chorale enjoys a strong sense of
community and friendship, though during rehearsals, hard work and musical focus
prevail. Dr. Larson conducts the
Stetson Chorale, and all rehearsals are open-door for any who wish to
visit. The choir meets Monday and
Wednesday from 12:00 PM to 1:05PM and Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00PM to
2:10PM.
The Stetson Men
In
its first year the Stetson Men performed across Central Florida and received
many invitations for the coming year.
The Men rehearse Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 to 12:50. Like all of the choral ensembles at
Stetson, the Men come from a variety of backgrounds and have bright futures in
any number of career paths, including music. They perform academic choral music from all stylistic
periods, but also enjoy Broadway tunes, barbershop quartets, humorous songs,
sea shanties, cowboy songs, and many other styles. Recent concert repertoire has included works by Frank Ferko,
Vijay Singh, Rollo Dilworth, Mack Wilberg, and Handel, in addition to segments
from Man of La Mancha and music from the Russian a cappella tradition. Their conductor is Dr. Larson and anyone
is invited to sit in rehearsals.
Please contact Dr. Larson if you are interested in joining. The brief audition is painless!
Contact
information:
Andrew
Larson
421
N. Woodland Blvd, Unit 8399
DeLand,
FL 32723
386-822-8971
fax
386-822-8948