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 Frank
Albinder is music director of the Washington Men's Camerata the Woodley Ensemble
and the Virginia Glee Club, the 138-year-old men’s chorus at the University of
Virginia. Frank came to Washington, DC from the internationally renowned male
vocal ensemble Chanticleer, where he served as singer, Associate Conductor and
acting Director. During his 11-year tenure with Chanticleer, Frank performed in
all 50 states and in 20 foreign countries. He appears on 19 of the ensemble’s
recordings, including Wondrous Love, which was recorded under his direction, and
the Grammy® Award-winning Colors of Love, for which he designed the
concept.Other performance credits include the Boston Camerata, the Robert Shaw
Festival Singers, the Washington Bach Consort, and the Concord Ensemble.
Frank holds a B.A. in Vocal Performance from Pomona College and two M.M. degrees
(Choral Conducting and Vocal Performance) from the New England Conservatory of
Music in Boston. Between 1984 and 1988, Frank was Director of Choral Activities
at Davidson College in North Carolina. In addition to serving as the National
Chair of Repertoire and Standards for Male Choirs for the American Choral
Directors Association, he is also President of Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses,
DC representative of the National Collegiate Choral Organization and
Vice-President of ChoralNet.org, the Internet's principal portal for information
and resources relating to the choral field. He sings as part of the professional
music staff at St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, the Church of the
Presidents.
While at Pomona, Frank was heavily involved in musical activities, including the
Concert Choir, the Glee Club, the Blue and White Quartet, the Four College
Choir, and the Collegium Musicum. He was also classical music director at KSPC,
manager of the Coop Store and co-editor of the Metate. Since graduating in 1980,
Frank has remained active in the Alumni Association, serving as Alumni Chapter
Chair in Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC. He was recently selected as
President-elect of the Alumni Association.
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