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Alec Schumacker is the Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa where he conducts the Chamber Singers and Concert Choir. He presently serves as the Associate Conductor of the O‘ahu Choral Society and 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 Alliance Music Publications, earthsongs, E.C. Schirmer Music, Hinshaw Music, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, 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 2025 Malaysia Choral Eisteddfod, the 2023 and 2019 International Kodály Symposia in Los Angeles and Malaysia, the 2020 Western Division ACDA conference in Salt Lake City, the 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 Alliance Music Publications, earthsongs, E.C. Schirmer Music, Hinshaw Music, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, 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 2025 Malaysia Choral Eisteddfod, the 2023 and 2019 International Kodály Symposia in Los Angeles and Malaysia, the 2020 Western Division ACDA conference in Salt Lake City, the 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...the balance between orchestra and chorus was perfect throughout the movement. The massive choir maintained a well-shaped sound throughout, and got the most bravo shouts in the four curtain calls at the end."
- 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
