Bradley Ellingboe
Bradley Ellingboe (born April 16, 1958) is an American composer, conductor, and bass-baritone singer. Biography Born in Lakeville, Minnesota, Ellingboe is a 1980 graduate of Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he received a degree in Music Theory and Composition, studying with Kenneth and Carolyn Jennings. He then attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, graduating with degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting, where he studied with Jan DeGaetani and was a classmate of Renee Fleming and Gene Scheer. He has done additional study at the University of Oslo, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Vatican. From 1985 to 2015 he was on the faculty of the University of New Mexico, where he was Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities. He also, at various times, served as Coordinator of Vocal Studies and Chair of the Department of Music, and held the honorary title of Regents Lecturer. Ellingboe is well known as a composer and arranger of choral music, with over 160 pieces in print. His "Requiem" for chorus and orchestra has been heard in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and in Prague, Bratislava, and Budapest. "Star Song" for chorus, tenor solo and orchestra was