Dr. Jeffrey S. Gemmell returned to the Tell School of Music, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, in 2013. He conducts three ensembles (University Choir, Chorale, and Cantilena Women’s Choir), and also teaches Class Voice and Art of Choral Techniques. He completed a Research Leave from the College of Music at University of Colorado, Boulder, in 2014, editing 32 anthems of early American Moravian pastor/composer, Johannes Herbst, composed while he lived in Lititz, PA from 1791-1811. This research resulted in the publication of Lititz Anthems I (December 2018, Steglein Publishing, Ann Arbor, MI) as a volume in Musical Treasures from Moravian Archives. Lititz Anthems II is in progress and due to be published soon.
Dr. Gemmell joined the faculty at University of Colorado (CU) Boulder in 2009 and served as Associate Director of Choral Studies, where he conducted University Choir and taught Graduate Choral Symposium, Conducting, and Advanced Conducting. Guest conducting, masterclass, and workshop appearances focus on his research interests: vocal-choral pedagogy, kinesthetic rehearsal techniques, historic performance practice, and music editing. Dr. Gemmell was previously the Director of Choral Activities and Vocal Music at Millersville University of Pennsylvania (2006-09) and California State University-Chico (1999-2006). Other college-level choral-music education positions include Ithaca College (1997-99), Cornell University (Spring 1999), and Metropolitan University of Denver (1995-97).
Dr. Gemmell began his teaching career at St. Paul’s School for Boys in Brooklandville, MD (1984-87) and taught at Centennial High School in Howard County, MD (1993-97). He holds degrees from CU-Boulder (D.M.A. in the Literature and Performance of Choral Music), Northwestern University (M.M. in Music Education; Artist’s Certificate in Voice) and Towson University (B.S. in Music Education).
Dr. Gemmell is the Director of Music Ministries (Organist and Choir Director) at the Lititz Moravian Congregation in Lititz, Pennsylvania, and proudly sits on two boards: the Board of Trustees of the Moravian Music Foundation for the American Choral Directors Association, Pennsylvania Chapter (Low Voice R & R Chair).
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