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Harvard Pro Musica Leadership Information :

Mark Bennett, PhD:

 

Dr. Bennett received his Bachelor of Arts in Music at California State University in Stanislaus in 1978, and went on to earn his Masters in Music, German, and History, the next year, also at Cal State. He spent a year on a Rotary Foundation Fellowship in Vocal and Choral Studies at the Hochschule de Künste, in Berlin, and completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Music at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has conducted choruses in Arkansas, Wisconsin and California, including the 115-member Fresno Community Chorus. He has taught at California State University, Fresno; Arkansas Tech University; Alverno Women's College in Milwaukee; and has been an active choral-vocal clinician and adjudicator. He is currently returning from a brief sabbatical from music teaching and performance, and Harvard Pro Musica is very fortunate to have him.

"My interest in music," he says, "comes from a very passionate, very visceral, and yet, very intellectual reaction to the music. Once I hear it and once I study it, I'm compelled to communicate what I feel about it with others."

To contact Mark about voice lessons call him at 617.217.1601 or email sternstag@hotmail.com. He is currently teaching in Harvard MA on Tuesdays. Lessons are $40 per half hour.

Susan Minor:

Ms. Minor has worked with the Harvard Pro Musica under the direction of F. John Adams and Mark Bennett. Ms. Minor received her undergraduate degree from Syracuse University, a M. Ed. from Boston University, and an M.M. in piano performance from the New England Conservatory. Ms. Minor has been the accompanist for the New England Conservatory Chorus, the New England Conservatory Youth Chorale, the Handel & Haydn Society Youth Chorus, Concord Chorus, and the Concord Madrigals. She is also active as a pianist and music director for community theaters, including the Concord Players.

Ms. Minor teaches music at the Nashoba Brooks School in Concord,where she teaches music, conducts six choruses and an instrumental ensemble. She maintains a piano studio in Acton. To contact Susan about piano lessons call 978.263.0336.