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Our Directors |
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Leon Griesbach
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Mr. Griesbach, the Director of the Concert Choir, has a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance from Catholic University of America. He is also an alumnus of the Boy Singers of Maine Concert Choir and Lower Octave Choir. His experiences with BSM through his formative years fostered a deep love of music and laid a strong foundation of fundamental musical and performance concepts that to this day continue to enrich his life. |
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He currently serves as Director of Music and Organist at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. In this capacity he conducts the Cathedral Choir, the Cathedral Schola Cantorum and Magnificat Children’s Choir and composes choral works for these ensembles. In addition, he serves as the consultant for Sacred Music for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
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Mr. Griesbach maintains an active performing schedule, appearing as a vocal soloist throughout Washington, DC, Maryland and Maine, performing the works of G. F. Händel, Heinrich Schütz, J. S. Bach, Gabriel Fauré, R. Vaughan Williams and Carl Orff. He has studied with Jaye Churchill, Bruce Fithian and Russell Penney.
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As an organist, he has performed in a series of organ recitals in Washington, DC, and throughout Maine and has studied with Christopher Uhlein, Dr. Robert Grogan and Dr. Edward Moore. |
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As a conductor, Mr. Griesbach is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association and has conducted instrumental and choral ensembles in Maine and Washington, DC, where he was Assistant Conductor of the Catholic University of America Chorus in 2008. Mr. Griesbach has studied conducting and choral method extensively with Dr. Leo Nestor, Ms. Giselle Becker and Mr. David Searl. |
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Richard Dustin |
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Richard Dustin, Director of the Lower Octave Choir, holds a master’s degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Maine at Orono. His bachelor’s degree in education was earned at the University of Michigan, where he majored in mathematics and minored in instrumental music. His principal area of concentration turned to choral work in his graduate studies in Maine. While Mr. Dustin has directed high school choirs for over fifteen years, he remains active in both choral and instrumental music. |
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Since 1997, he has directed the choral and the instrumental music programs at Yarmouth High School. Both programs have grown and thrived under his leadership. In his work with the Yarmouth choral program, he has directed the school’s main chorus as well as an auditioned chamber choir and has worked with students in small groups arranging and performing a cappella pieces. The choral program at Yarmouth has consistently placed students in District and All-State Chorus Festivals and in the All-Eastern Chorus Festival as well.
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Mr. Dustin has been honored to have been selected to serve as guest conductor for Maine’s District 3 Junior High Honors Chorus Festival. He is active in the Maine Music Educators Association, helping to host festivals and manage honors ensembles. In addition to his membership in MMEA, he is also a member of the American Choral Directors Association. |
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In addition to his work in educational programs, Mr. Dustin serves as choral director, pianist and organist for the Second Baptist Church of Bowdoinham. He has also performed a number of times as piano accompanist for Maine’s All-State Chorus Festival. |
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Dr. Michele Kaschub
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Michele Kaschub, the Director of the Lyric Choir, is an Associate Professor of Music and the Coordinator of Music Teacher Education and Graduate Studies for the University of Southern Maine School of Music. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in music education, philosophy, research, composition and curriculum, as well as general and elementary/intermediate choral methods.
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She has recently coauthored Minds on Music: Composition for Creative and Critical Thinking (2009) with Janice Smith. Her many other writings have appeared in music and arts journals in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK. |
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An active presenter, Dr. Kaschub has offered sessions for national and eastern division meetings of the National Association for Music Education, the Center for Applied Research in Music Understanding, the New Directions in Music Education Conferences on the Teaching of Music Composition and Improvisation, the Society for Music Teacher Education and the Symposium for Research in Music Education. |
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In addition to conducting elementary and middle school honors choirs throughout the northeast, Dr. Kaschub has twice served as the interim director of the Southern Maine Children’s Choir. |
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