Bruce Chamberlain
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Bruce Chamberlain, director of choral activities at the University of Arizona School of Music and Dance, brings to this position more than 20 years of collegiate and professional experience. He has been recognized nationally as one of a group of gifted American conductors who is equally at home in the orchestral and choral repertoire. Chamberlain has appeared as a guest conductor with the symphony orchestras of St. Petersburg (Russia), San Antonio, and Jackson (Tennessee); the Imperial Symphony Orchestra (Florida); the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia; the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic; the Czech Virtuosi Orchestra (Brno); the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra; and the Festival Orchestra of Iowa.
Chamberlain won the National Conducting Competition sponsored by the Association of Professional Vocal Ensembles in 1987, and in 1990 he was selected from an international field of conductors as the only American to conduct on the final concert of the prestigious 21st Annual Oregon Bach Festival. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in May 1995, conducting a world premiere with the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, and has accepted invitations to conduct festival touring groups in England and Europe. An active member of ACDA, Chamberlain has held numerous elected and appointed positions, including state president of Iowa and the North Central Division Youth and Student Activities R&S Chair. In addition, he has appeared as conductor, clinician, presenter, and panel member at both national and regional ACDA conventions.