 Vijay Singh is an active performer, composer, teacher, conductor, and clinician residing in Ellensburg, Washington where he is Associate Professor of Music at Central Washington University. He has been rapidly gaining international attention for his eclectic musical compositions, performances, workshops, and conducting appearances. Vijay’s teaching experiences have included work at public secondary schools, community college, and university levels. He currently teaches voice, music business, choral arranging, jazz pedagogy, directs the University Chorale and award winning CWU Vocal Jazz 1, and oversees the vocal jazz program (3 jazz choirs). Vijay’s student ensembles at CWU have been honored as some of the finest in the nation with invitations to perform at prestigious IAJE, MENC, and ACDA conventions. As a composer, Vijay writes for all levels in both the classical choral and jazz idioms. His compositions (over 110 currently in print) are widely available from a number of publishers and he often writes on commission for some of North America’s finest ensembles.
Vijay is currently the National Repertoire and Standards Chair for Jazz Choirs in the American Choral Director’s Association and in demand as a guest conductor of All-State and Honors choirs. He has conducted All-State choirs in over a dozen states and has the distinction of conducting both All-State Concert Choirs and Jazz Choirs within the same year. Vijay has served as adjudicator/jurist at international festivals in Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States. The recent recipient of a seventh ASCAP Composer’s Award, Vijay is also a member of ACDA, MENC, IAJE, ASCAP, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
 Betsy Cook Weber obtained her Bachelor of Music degree from North Texas State University, a Master of Music degree from Westminster Choir College (Princeton, N.J.), and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in conducting from the University of Houston. In addition, she has engaged in postgraduate study as a Music Fellow at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
At the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music, Dr. Weber directs the University Chorus and, from time to time, teaches various courses in conducting, choral literature, and rehearsal techniques.
She served for seven years as Assistant, and later Associate, Director of the Houston Symphony Chorus. Her duties with the Houston Symphony Chorus included assisting in the preparation of large choral-orchestral works for conductors such as Christoph Eschenbach, Robert Shaw, Robert Page, Peter Schrier, and Nicholas McKeegan among many others. She is highly sought-after and active as a conductor, clinician, lecturer, and adjudicator.
Before coming to the University of Houston, Dr. Weber taught public school vocal music (K-12). While there, she helped design various curricula, and her choirs received numerous awards and prizes. She was one of the founding directors of the all district Spring Branch Boys Choir and also directed the Spring Branch Girls Choir.
Dr. Weber’s research activities include the editing of choral/instrumental works of the 18th century composer, Michael Haydn. Publications include Litanie della Madonna (1782), “Regina coeli,” “Kyrie,” and “Dixit Dominus.” Dr. Weber is a member of the American Choral Directors’ Association, the Texas Choral Directors’ Association, the Texas Music Educators’ Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda.
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Schedule
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Pre-Registration Deadline is July 5, 2008!
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College & Director's Chorus
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Location
The summer workship will take place at
Bethany Lutheran Church
4500 E. Hampden Ave.
Englewood, CO
From I-25, head WEST on Hampden. The church will be on the South side of the street. (See map below)
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