A Short Biography for Dean M. Estabrook
Dean M. Estabrook received his B.M. degree from the University of Arizona in 1964 and his M.A. in Music Theory and Composition from California State University at San Jose in 1966. He did post-graduate study at Occidental College, as well as the California State Universities at Fullerton, Sacramento, San Jose, and Chico. Mr. Estabrook has conducted workshops and directed honor choirs as well as having adjudicated CMEA and ACDA festivals throughout Northern and Central California. He has served on the State Board of both ACDA (Area Representative) and CMEA (State Choral Representative). His articles have been published in the National ACDA’s, Choral Journal, CMEA News, California ACDA’s Cantate, and the NFIMNA Journal and is a is a member of A.S.C.A.P. His choral compositions and arrangements are presently being published by Sound Music Publications in Washington State (www.smpjazz.com), and his Handbell compositions are published by From The Top Music, located in New Mexico. (http://www.fromthetopmusic.com/) BTW, if you wish to peruse (listen to) my published handbell pieces, on another site, they are available at Jeffers Handbell World at: (http://www.handbellworld.com/) Click on Music Type in: Estabrook, Dean In 1995, CMEA honored him as “Outstanding Music Educator for Northern California.” He taught choral music, music theory, and instrumental music in Yuba City for thirty-one years, before retiring in 1997. After ten years, he retired from directing a fifty-five voice adult choir for St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Yuba City. He lives with his wife, Christy, who is a music educator in the Yuba City Unified School District. His daughter, Adrian, teaches three choral ensembles and two Music Appreciation classes at Ramona Middle School in San Dimas/LaVerne, CA. Her three choirs total abourt 180 singers. She has recently completed the second of three summer Graduate curricula at CSULA, in Choral Conducting. She sings with the Adult Choir, and directs Bell Choir and Children's Choir at Pasadena Presbyterian (where Howard Swan had such a pervasive influence for so many years). Dean is now actively involved in composition and arranging for various ensembles. He often aids his wife and daughter by arranging pieces for their ensembles. He has recently received a performance of Autumnal Escapade, an overture for the opening concert of the Yuba Sutter Symphony, and his Four Songs of the American West will be performed by the Yuba College Concert Band on March 4th of this year at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Yuba City. In addtion, his arrangement of a J.S. Bach Chorale from Cantata #11 (Nun lieget alles unter dir) for Handbells, Organ, and Choir will be performed this coming Easter at Pasadena Presbyterian. An adaptation of the same piece for Brass and Organ will be done this Spring in Yuba City. These and other works can be heard via MP3 files by clicking on "My Compositions" (upper right). I'll attempt to keep this site updated.
Thanks for visiting, Dean
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