Clinician Information 2018-2019

ALL-DISTRICT CHOIR CLINICIAN

Dr. David Rayl

Dr. David Rayl is professor of music, director of choral programs, and associate dean for graduate studies and research at the Michigan State University College of Music. Under his baton the University Chorale has appeared at the national convention of the American Choral Directors Association (2007), the Central Division convention of ACDA (2006), and the national meeting of the College Music Society (2002). He has also prepared the Chorale for five sets of performances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Prior to joining MSU in 2002, he held the same position at the University of Missouri-Columbia for 12 years. He conducted the University Singers and Choral Union and taught in the undergraduate and graduate conducting programs. Under his direction, the University Singers sang at the national convention of the American Choral Directors Association (1995), at the 27th annual Florilège Vocale in Tours, France, (1998), and at Maggio Musicale in Florence, Italy, (2000).

Rayl has appeared as guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator throughout the United States. He has led all-state choirs in Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Mississippi. He has presented or conducted workshops at the national conferences of MENC, NATS, and MTNA, the North Central Division Convention of ACDA, and the Iowa, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Wisconsin Choral Directors Associations.

His international engagements include the Classical Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria; the V Festival di Musica Antica in Urbino, Italy; the VII Festival Internaçional de Música de Camera do Pará, in Belem, Brazil; the II Festival de Corais in Brasilia, Brazil; the Painel Unicanto de Regencia Coral in Londrina, Brazil; and the Classical Music Festival in Montreal and Quebec City, Canada.

Several of Rayl's articles and reviews have appeared in the Choral Journal, The Journal of the Conductors' Guild, and Fontes Artes Musicae. His editions of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Nine Settings of the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary were published by A-R Editions of Madison, Wisconsin.

Rayl has also taught at Marymount College in Salina, Kansas, and St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. He is the former music director of the Chamber Singers of Iowa City (1985-1990) and the Quad City Mozart Festival (1987-97). He received particular notice for his performances of the choral, operatic, and orchestral repertoire of the 18th century, especially the works of Bach and Mozart.

In 1993, Rayl received the Provost's Outstanding Junior Faculty award, recognizing teaching excellence among young faculty members at the University of Missouri-Columbia. In April 1996, he was named one of 10 recipients of the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. In 2009 he was one of the first recipients of the MSU College of Music’s Dortha J. and John D. Withrow Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Rayl holds a B.M. in voice from Illinois Wesleyan University; a M.M. from the University of Oklahoma; and a DMA in choral conducting from the University of Iowa.

WOMEN'S HONOR CHOIR CLINICIAN

Dr. David Thye

David R. Thye is a passionate conductor, educator, lecturer, and clinician. While inspiring excellence through discipline and musical integrity, Dr. Thye consistently delivers cutting-edge “live” performances with sincerity, focus, and enthusiasm.

Dr. Thye is the Robert L. Burton Chair of graduate conducting at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and music director and conductor of the Master Chorale (the principal chorus of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra). In addition to his work with Southwestern, Thye is principal associate conductor with MidAmerica Productions in NYC. Prior to his present posts, he was director of choral activities at Arizona Christian University in Phoenix, the University of Montana in Missoula, and the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota.

Having received his B.A. degree in music education and voice from the University of Sioux Falls, Thye began his teaching career as a public school choral director. He earned both M.M. and D.M.A. degrees in conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. He has studied with such noted teachers as Eph Ehly, Weston Noble, Margaret Hillis, Don Moses, Glenn Block, Ron Nelson, Rod Walker and many others.

Under Thye’s baton, various high school, collegiate and professional choral organizations have been selected to perform in Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York City and other premier concert halls and venues across the nation. Dr. Thye continues to be active as a conductor of music festivals. In recognition of his outstanding success, the University of Sioux Falls presented him with its Alumni Pacesetter Award.

With over 35 years of leadership experience in music, Thye has conducted and managed numerous music and drama organizations, from elementary-age to professional-based ensembles—encompassing such varied genres as jazz, symphonic works, musical theatre, opera and oratorio. At ease with conducting instrumentalists or vocalists, orchestras or choirs, he thrives at combining musical forces in performance and has conducted most of the major choral works in the repertory.

As an advocate for outstanding sacred music, Dr. Thye has been a significant force for musical excellence in the church. He has been director of music and worship in several churches with weekly attendance ranging up to 5,000 people. These churches include First Baptist Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, First Mennonite Brethren Church in Wichita, Kansas, and Grace Community Church in Tempe, Arizona. Thye presently serves as the worship arts pastor at First Baptist Church in Justin, Texas.

MEN'S HONOR CHOIR CLINICIAN

Dr. Anthony Maglione

Conductor/Composer Dr. Anthony Maglione earned his Bachelor of Music degree at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, his Master of Music Degree at East Carolina University, and his Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Under his direction, the Concert Choir was Runner Up (2nd place) for the 2015 American Prize in Choral Performance, College/University Division. In addition to his responsibilities at William Jewell College, he serves as Director of the Greater Kansas City AGO Schola Cantorum, Conductor Emeritus of the Freelance Ensemble Artists of NJ, a symphony orchestra based in Central New Jersey, and recently was appointed the Michael and Ginger Frost “Artist-in-Residence” at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Kansas City.

An active composer, Dr. Maglione’s choral works are growing in popularity and are published on GIA’s “Evoking Sound” choral series. In the last several years his music has appeared at state and national-level conventions, on TV, in video games, and has been recorded on Gothic Records and Centaur Records. In 2014 and 2015, he was honored as a Semi-Finalist and Finalist (respectively) for the American Prize in Composition – Professional Choral Division, and was recently awarded the 2016-2017 William Jewell College Spencer Family Sabbatical, a year-long fully funded sabbatical in order to compose two new large-scale works for choir, soloists and chamber orchestra. Dr. Maglione has also been commissioned by the American Guild of Organists for a new work to premiere at the AGO National Conference to be held in Kansas City in 2018.

Dr. Maglione has made numerous guest conducting/clinician appearances and has prepared ensembles for such esteemed conductors as James Conlon, James Jordan, David Newman, Donald Neuen, and Alex Treger. Ensembles under his leadership have performed nationally and internationally at renowned concert venues including Disney Hall in Los Angeles and Carnegie Hall in New York City.

9th & 10th GRADE HONOR CHOIR CLINICIAN

Daniel Gutierrez

Daniel Gutierrez is the vocal music director at Reed Academy, in the Springfield, Missouri Public School District. Daniel is an active conductor, clinician and presenter throughout the country. Daniel has been named as the KSPR 10 Springfield "Hometown Hero", Springfield Public Schools 2017 "Teacher of the Year," and Southwest Missouri's 2017 "Teacher of the Year," a 2017 quarterfinalist for the GRAMMY National Music Educator Award, the 2017 Springfield Rotary Award for outstanding community service, the 2017 honoree for Springfield Business Journal's "40 Under 40," and the recipient of the 2017 Missouri Choral Director's Association "Podium Award."

Daniel's choral groups have won numerous choral festivals, received numerous invitations to perform at the Missouri Music Educator's Association Inservice/Workshop, the American Choral Directors-Southwest Division Conference, and the American Choral Director's Association National Conference. Daniel is scheduled to be an All-State choir conductor in Florida, Colorado, Virginia, South Carolina, and Minnesota in the next year.