Gregg Cannady, Chorus Master
Gregg Cannady’s experience in choral music ranges from an elementary music teacher and many years as a high school choir director to working in North Carolina as Director of Choral Activities and Applied Voice at Mount Olive College. He received his B.A. in Music Education from Colorado State University, his M.A. in Music Education from the University of Wyoming and his D.M.A. in Choral Conducting and Literature from the University of Colorado.
After writing his master’s thesis on how to perform a Bach cantata with a high school choir Gregg Cannady applied his research to performing J.S. Bach’s cantatas with high school choirs from Wyoming, Colorado and Oregon. His desire to learn more about Johann Sebastian Bach’s music lead him to the Oregon Bach Festival where he attended the conducting classes for several summers under the direction of Helmuth Rilling.
Gregg currently enjoys teaching at a new school, the STEM Magnet Lab School, developing a unique curriculum which includes guitars, keyboards, dance, technology, African drumming, and world music.
As one who has sung with and prepared youth choirs for the Boulder Bach Festival Gregg is thankful for the opportunity to work with the outstanding choral singers and all who bring Johann Sebastian Bach’s music to Colorado.
