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Director:
Prof. Joshua R. Jacobson

369 Ryder Hall
617-373-3635
j.jacobson@neu.edu

Joshua R. Jacobson holds a Bachelors degree in Music from Harvard College, a Masters in Choral Conducting from the New England Conservatory, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Jacobson is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Northeastern University, where he served nine years as Music Department Chairman.

He is also the founder and director of the Zamir Chorale of Boston, a world-renowned ensemble, specializing in Hebrew music. He has conducted workshops on choral music for various groups, including the American Choral Directors Association, and has guest conducted a number of ensembles, including the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Bulgarian National Symphony and Chorus, the New England Conservatory Orchestra and the Boston Lyric Opera Company. He has also written articles on various aspects of choral music, and compositions and arrangements which have been published and performed throughout the world.

Accompanist:
Edwin Swanborn
EDWIN SWANBORN, Accompanist, studied with Dr. Anthony Newman at the Juilliard School of Music in New York, and has participated in master classes with Gustav Leonhardt and Anton Heiller. Mr. Swanborn is Music Director of the historic First Parish Church in Duxbury, Massachusetts. He is also the Artistic Director of the Candlelight Concert Series of Duxbury, a nationally recognized chamber music series. Founder-Director of the Boston Baroque Chamber Players and harpsichordist of the Atlanta Virtuosi, solo and chamber music engagements have taken him to all corners of the United States as well as to Mexico, Canada, and Europe. Mr. Swanborn has made several compact disc recordings, which have been enthusiastically received by critics and audiences alike.
Vocal Coach:
Martha Peabody
Martha Peabody has an MA and teaches courses in Voice, Sound, Health, Music and Relaxation, American vocal music, and Toning (Sound Healing) at Northeastern University. She is also the past Massachusetts Governor of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
Section Leaders:

Soprano

Melody Rabe

Music, 2013

Alto

Emily Audley

Graphic Design, 2010

Tenor

Andy Celella

Health Sciences, 2011

Bass

John Garlid

Music, 2014

Officers:
Fall, 2009

President

Brenda Ann Gale
Music, 2010

VP/Personnel Manager

Shams Ahmed
Finance, 2013

Treasurer

Sally Jenkins
Engineering, 2011

Equipment Manager

Kameron Kirk
Engineering, 2013

Officers:
Spring, 2010

President

TBA

VP/Personnel Manager

Melissa Sinclair
Psychology, 2010

Treasurer

Kelsey Schapitl
Business, 2012

Equipment Manager

Andy Celella
Health Sciences, 2011

Officers:
Fall, 2010

President

Kameron Kirk
Engineering, 2013

VP/Personnel Manager

Corey Holland
Graphic Design , 2011

Treasurer

Sherry Lee
Economics, 2012

Equipment Manager

Melody Rabe

Music, 2013

   
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