Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs

PSMA - Our Conductors

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Marjorie K. Herman, D.M. received her Doctor of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Indiana University, Bloomington and has taught at the university and community levels for many years. Currently an associate professor of music at Mercer County Community College and conductor of the College Chorus, Dr. Herman has been a guest conductor of the Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs and the Lawrenceville Community Orchestra.
Please visit Hopewell Valley's Chorus website for a full biography.

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Lois Laverty is retired from teaching voice and diction at her Alma Mater, Westminster Choir College, for 31 years. In addition she was Director of Music at All Saints' Church in Princeton for 19 years, while singing in concert, opera and recital. She has been active in Musical Amateurs for many years, serving variously as orchestra member, soloist, program chair and conductor. 2010 will count as the twentieth time she has led the annual Gilbert and Sullivan session.

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Korean-born conductor Sun Min Lee is an assistant professor of choral conducting and the director of the Chapel Choir since 2004 at Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Ms. Lee has conducted the Schola Cantorum and the Symphonic Choir, and teaches both undergraduate and graduate conducting courses at Westminster.
Please visit Westminster Choir College's website for a full biography.

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Scott McCoy is Professor of Voice and Pedagogy, Director of the Presser Music Center Voice Laboratory, and Director of Graduate Studies at Westminster College of the Arts at Rider University. His multimedia voice science and pedagogy textbook, Your Voice: An Inside View (2004) is used extensively by colleges and universities throughout the nation and abroad. He is President of NATS, a member of the American Academy of Teachers of Singing, and a founding faculty member in the New York Singing Teachers Association.
Please visit his website for more information.

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Vincent Metallo has distinguished himself in recent years as an eagerly sought after conductor, singer and music educator. In his first year as Director of the Princeton High School Choral Department, Mr. Metallo has held the positions of Chair of the Performing Arts at the Princeton Day School, Artistic Director of the American Boychoir and Assistant Professor of Music at Westminster Choir College, DePauw University, Wellesley College and Lehigh University.
Please visit the choir's website to view his full biography.

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Frances Fowler Slade, founder and Music Director of Princeton Pro Musica, has earned a reputation for achieving high musical standards and presenting adventuresome programming. Her audiences enjoy the great choral-orchestral masterworks of the past and new works by American composers as well as purely orchestral compositions. She has made substantial contributions to music education, presenting many concerts in schools over the years and involving young people in regular concerts, both on stage and in the audience.
Please visit Princeton Pro Musica's website to view her full biography.

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Noel Werner has served as the Director of Music at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton since 2006 after 11 years at Central Presbyterian Church in Summit, NJ. He is a past dean of the Metro Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and holds a Colleague Certificate from that organization. In addition to his work as a church musician, Mr. Werner has conducted community children's choirs, presented workshops on congregational song for denominational groups and at Westminster Choir College, and continues to concertize as an organist througout New Jersey. Mr. Werner holds degrees from Westminster Choir Gollege, Indiana University School of Music (Bloomington), and Christian Theological Seminary (Indianapolis). You can find out more about Nassau Church's many areas of ministry, including music, by visiting our website: nassauchurch.org.

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Last updated 08/19/2009

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