It is my pleasure to introduce 2016 ICEP Conducting Fellows, Dr. Timothy Westerhaus, Director of Choral Activities at Gonzaga University, and Dr. Kee-Tae Kong, Conductor of the Joyel Choir and Joyel Master’s Ensemble. Please help me congratulate these two outstanding representatives of our international exchange program and welcome them to our division conferences this spring.
Dr. Timothy Westerhaus
Dr. Timothy Westerhaus is an active conductor, educator, tenor, and pianist, and he seeks to combine musical scholarship, technical excellence, and expressive artistry in performance. He has conducted collegiate and professional ensembles in the United States and Europe; his teaching activities span from universities to national music organizations; and his solo appearances as tenor and keyboardist encompass music from the Baroque to modern eras. As a conductor, Dr. Westerhaus is the director of choirs and vocal studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. In October 2014, he was appointed music director of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist and directs the St. John’s Music Series. He has served as assistant chorus master of the Oregon Bach Festival, and he conducted a variety of choral ensembles at Boston University from 2005 to 2010. He has founded professional ensembles, including the Boston-based chamber orchestra and choir Bridge Ensemble and the Incendo Music Ensemble, a chamber orchestra in Spokane. He has led tours in Austria, Germany, Colombia, and the United States. Dr. Westerhaus received his bachelors degree from the University of Saint Thomas, and he received his masters and doctoral degrees from Boston University.
Dr. Kee-Tae Kong
Dr. Kee-Tae Kong currently holds positions as the conductor of the Joyel choir and Joyel Master’s Ensemble, the CBS Daegu Joyel Worship Orchestra, the KBS Women’s Chorus, the Daegu Father’s Chorus, the Daegu Teacher’s Chorus and is the General Secretary for the Korea Federation for Choral Music. His past appointments include conductor and music director of the Korean Choir of Greater Kansas City, the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conductor’s Ensemble and the University of Missouri-Kansas City University Ensemble. Dr. Kong received his bachelors degree in Composition and Choral Conducting from Keimyung University, his masters degree in Choral Conducting from University of Missouri-Kansas City, and his DMA in Choral Conducting from Arizona State University. Dr. Kong is the 2016 ICEP Conducting Fellow from South Korea and his residency will be centered in the Southwest Division. For more information regarding his time in the US, please contact the ACDA Southwest Division Liaison, Dr. Jim Davidson at: .
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