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DALE WARLAND<br />
<strong>Dale</strong> <strong>Warland</strong> occupies a preeminent<br />
place in this nation's choral life. A<br />
distinguished conductor. sought-after<br />
clinician and lecturer. and frequentlyperformed<br />
composer/arranger. <strong>Dale</strong><br />
<strong>Warland</strong> and his choirs have made a<br />
significant contribution to choral music<br />
both at home and abroad through<br />
concerts. tours. broadcasts. recordings<br />
and professional affiliations.<br />
Dr. <strong>Warland</strong> is the founder and<br />
director of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Dale</strong> <strong>Warland</strong> <strong>Singers</strong>.<br />
an ensemble he has brought to national<br />
and international acclaim. He has<br />
toured abroad with the <strong>Singers</strong> in<br />
Sweden. Norway. and Germany. In the<br />
United States, he frequently appears<br />
with his <strong>Singers</strong> on American and<br />
National Public Radio. including the<br />
"St. Paul Sunday Morning" program<br />
and "A Prairie <strong>Home</strong> Companion<br />
Show." Dr. <strong>Warland</strong> has produced<br />
eleven recordings with <strong>The</strong> <strong>Dale</strong><br />
<strong>Warland</strong> <strong>Singers</strong>. including the first<br />
digital recording of choral music in this<br />
country.<br />
Dr. <strong>Warland</strong> is also music director of<br />
the Rapid City Festival Chamber<br />
<strong>Singers</strong>, and is a leading force in college<br />
choral music. havtng held the position<br />
of professor of music at Macalester<br />
College from 1967 to 1986. In addition,<br />
he is in demand as a guest conductor.<br />
clinician. and lecturer. Among his<br />
many conducting honors are performances<br />
with the Swedish Radio Choir<br />
(Stockholm), the Danish Radio Choir<br />
(Copenhagen). the Houston Concert<br />
Chorale. and many All-State Choral<br />
Festivals throughout the United States<br />
and Canada.<br />
A graduate of St. Olaf College. <strong>Dale</strong><br />
<strong>Warland</strong> holds a master's degree from<br />
the University of Minnesota and a<br />
doctor of musical arts degree from the<br />
University of Southern California. Other<br />
academic honors include a Tanglewood<br />
scholarship. a Ford Foundation grant<br />
which enabled him to study choral<br />
music in England, Sweden, and<br />
Norway. and a Bush Foundation grant<br />
to research English choral literature. Dr.<br />
<strong>Warland</strong> is a member of the American<br />
Society of Composers. Authors. and<br />
Publishers (ASCAP) and is former cochair<br />
of the National Endowment for<br />
the Arts Choral and Recording Panels.<br />
He is currently a director of the Association<br />
of Professional Vocal Ensembles<br />
(APVE) and a life member of the American<br />
Choral Directors Association<br />
(ACDA).<br />
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