Biography
Dr. Scott Rieker, Director of Choral Activities and Choral Music Education at Frostburg State University, conducts the Chamber Singers, University Chorale, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and Troubadours tenor/bass choir, teaches conducting, coursework in music education, and supervises student-teachers. Rieker received his doctorate in Choral Music from the University of Southern California (USC) with specializations in Music Teaching and Learning, Vocology, and Composition. Prior to earning a master’s degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Rieker taught music in the Des Moines (Iowa) Public Schools for eight years at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. His compositions are performed by choirs around the world and published with Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Rieker studied composition with Drs. Morten Lauridsen and Veronika Krausas, among others. Rieker serves as Choirmaster at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish and is engaged in groundbreaking research on the implementation of strategic risk-taking in the choral ensemble.
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