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Alec Schumacker is Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music at Hawai‘i Pacific University where he conducts the International Vocal Ensemble and the International Chorale. He presently serves as the Vice President of the Hawai‘i Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. He completed his DMA in Choral Conducting at the University of Miami, where he studied with Joshua Habermann and Karen Kennedy. His master’s degree in Choral Conducting is also from the University of Miami. He graduated cum laude with honors in music from Williams College.
An award-winning composer and arranger, Alec’s choral music is published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Alliance Music Publications, earthsongs, and World Projects. His works have been performed around the country by all-state choruses and prestigious ensembles such as the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, the New World Symphony, the University of Delaware Chorale, the Frost Chorale, the Voices of Aloha, and even at the NFL’s Pro Bowl in 2016.
An active educator and sought-after presenter, Alec delivered lectures at the 2020 Western Division ACDA conference in Salt Lake City, the 2019 International Kodály Symposium in Malaysia, 2018 and 2016 Asia Kodály Symposia in Taiwan, the 2017 National ACDA conference in Minneapolis, and various others. His written work on incorporating popular music in the choral curriculum was recently published by GIA in the textbook Becoming Musical.
An award-winning composer and arranger, Alec’s choral music is published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Alliance Music Publications, earthsongs, and World Projects. His works have been performed around the country by all-state choruses and prestigious ensembles such as the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, the New World Symphony, the University of Delaware Chorale, the Frost Chorale, the Voices of Aloha, and even at the NFL’s Pro Bowl in 2016.
An active educator and sought-after presenter, Alec delivered lectures at the 2020 Western Division ACDA conference in Salt Lake City, the 2019 International Kodály Symposium in Malaysia, 2018 and 2016 Asia Kodály Symposia in Taiwan, the 2017 National ACDA conference in Minneapolis, and various others. His written work on incorporating popular music in the choral curriculum was recently published by GIA in the textbook Becoming Musical.
Reviews
““The Finale [of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony], that symphony within a symphony, shined with the presence of roughly 200 members of the combined forces of the Master Chorale of South Florida, Alec Schumacker, director, and the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, James K. Bass, director. While the balance between orchestra and chorus was perfect throughout the movement, the same thing cannot be said about the four soloists as they sang together…The massive choir maintained a well-shaped sound throughout, and got the most bravo shouts in the four curtain calls at the end.â€
- Fernando Landeros, Miami Artburst, March 18, 2013
"...the Master Chorale produced a rich, well-balanced tone and sang with engagement and enthusiasm..."
- South Florida Classical Review, April 20, 2013
- Fernando Landeros, Miami Artburst, March 18, 2013
"...the Master Chorale produced a rich, well-balanced tone and sang with engagement and enthusiasm..."
- South Florida Classical Review, April 20, 2013
