Personal Information
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First Name
Jason
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Last Name
Bishop
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Gender
Male
Location
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Country
United States
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State
New Jersey
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City
West Orange
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Website
www.djasonbishop.net
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About Me
Dr. D. Jason Bishop is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral & Vocal Studies at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. Dr. Bishop served as the Artistic Director of The Greater South Jersey Chorus from July 2014 to December 2015, and from 2007 to 2012 he was the Music Director of the Erie Philharmonic Chorus and Director of Choral Activities at Penn State Erie. In 2008, he changed the choral landscape of northwestern Pennsylvania by founding its first and only community youth and children’s chorus, the Young People’s Chorus of Erie, of which he served as Artistic Director until July 2012. He was selected as one of seven conductors nationwide to be a Conducting Fellow in the American Choral Directors Association’s International Conductor Exchange Program, which took him to South Korea for a two-week conducting residency in July 2016.
Described by the Erie Times News as “energetic, vital, and innovative,” Dr. Bishop is an active guest conductor and clinician, having conducted numerous honor choirs, festivals, and workshops throughout the United States. He was named “Outstanding Young Conductor of the Year” by the American Choral Directors Association of Pennsylvania, of which he served as President-Elect from July 2011-June 2012. For the past three years he has been among the guest conductors of the National Chorale’s Annual Messiah Sing-In at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, and he made his Carnegie Hall debut in May 2010 conducting Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass with Distinguished Concerts International New York. In 2012, Dr. Bishop conducted the Young People’s Chorus of Erie in competition at the World Choir Games in Cincinnati, for which they won two gold medals and one silver medal.
A native of Burns, Tennessee, Dr. Bishop earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from the University of Oklahoma, where he studied with Dennis Shrock. His dissertation, entitled Omnes Compleant: A Conductor’s Resource Guide to the Office of Compline, provides an overview of the historical evolution of Compline, along with complete source material for the traditional Compline liturgy with original Latin translations, chant transcriptions, a catalog of Compline-themed repertoire, and several polyphonic motets edited for study and performance. He received his Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Boston University, where he studied with Ann Howard Jones, and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and Classical Languages from Rhodes College in Memphis, where he studied conducting with the late Tony Lee Garner, graduated Phi Beta Kappa with distinction, was voted into the Rhodes College Hall of Fame, and received the Rhodes College Kinney Leadership Award for outstanding service to his community.
Dr. Bishop previously served on the faculty of Lesley University and on the administration of the Longy School of Music, both in Cambridge, MA; and as Director of Music at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church in Norman, OK from 2004-2007. He has performed as a countertenor soloist in chamber ensemble concerts and vocal recitals, and had the honor of singing for two seasons with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, a professional vocal ensemble in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His numerous arrangements of Schubert and Schumann Lieder have been performed by men’s, women’s, and mixed choirs, with selections published by Colla Voce Music, and in Henry Leck’s Creating Artistry Series with Hal Leonard Corporation. He has served the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) in a number of capacities, most recently as the Eastern Division R&R Chair for Youth & Student Activities.
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The Drew University Choral Union is a choral ensemble of approximately 80 voices focusing primarily on the masterworks of choral repertoire. Open to students, faculty, staff, and community members, the Choral Union performs 3-4 concerts per year with the ... moreThe Drew University Choral Union is a choral ensemble of approximately 80 voices focusing primarily on the masterworks of choral repertoire. Open to students, faculty, staff, and community members, the Choral Union performs 3-4 concerts per year with the Drew University Festival Orchestra in the Concert Hall of the Dorothy Young Center for Arts.
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The Drew University Chorale is Drew’s advanced choral ensemble. Usually consisting of 20 to 24 members, the Chorale focuses primarily on chamber choir repertoire and tackles a wide variety of styles, languages, and techniques. Chorale membership is reserv... moreThe Drew University Chorale is Drew’s advanced choral ensemble. Usually consisting of 20 to 24 members, the Chorale focuses primarily on chamber choir repertoire and tackles a wide variety of styles, languages, and techniques. Chorale membership is reserved for students who demonstrate some level of music-reading ability, experience singing in advanced choral ensembles, and/or the potential to thrive in a small, advanced chamber choir environment. During the audition process, careful attention is given to maintaining artistic balance among the sections of the chorus. In addition to performances throughout the academic year, students in Chorale are expected to remain on campus for an additional week after the conclusion of each spring semester to perform in Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies and participate in end-of-year touring activities. less
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Jason Bishop added a new choir
The Drew University Chorale is Drew’s advanced choral ensemble. Usually consisting of 20 to 24 members, the Chorale focuses primarily on chamber choir repertoire and tackles a wide variety of styles, languages, and techniques. Chorale membership is reserv... moreThe Drew University Chorale is Drew’s advanced choral ensemble. Usually consisting of 20 to 24 members, the Chorale focuses primarily on chamber choir repertoire and tackles a wide variety of styles, languages, and techniques. Chorale membership is reserved for students who demonstrate some level of music-reading ability, experience singing in advanced choral ensembles, and/or the potential to thrive in a small, advanced chamber choir environment. During the audition process, careful attention is given to maintaining artistic balance among the sections of the chorus. In addition to performances throughout the academic year, students in Chorale are expected to remain on campus for an additional week after the conclusion of each spring semester to perform in Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies and participate in end-of-year touring activities. less
July 1, 2013
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Jason Bishop added a new choir
The Drew University Choral Union is a choral ensemble of approximately 80 voices focusing primarily on the masterworks of choral repertoire. Open to students, faculty, staff, and community members, the Choral Union performs 3-4 concerts per year with the ... moreThe Drew University Choral Union is a choral ensemble of approximately 80 voices focusing primarily on the masterworks of choral repertoire. Open to students, faculty, staff, and community members, the Choral Union performs 3-4 concerts per year with the Drew University Festival Orchestra in the Concert Hall of the Dorothy Young Center for Arts.
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