Background
Koepke, Allen Henry was born on April 20, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry Emil and Dorothy Laura Frieda (Theel) Koepke.
Koepke, Allen Henry was born on April 20, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry Emil and Dorothy Laura Frieda (Theel) Koepke.
Bachelor, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1960. Master of Arts, University Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, 1967.
Director choral activities Clear Lake Community Schools, Clear Lake, Iowa, 1960—1967, Jefferson High School, Cedar Rapids, 1967—1980, Kirkwood Community College, 1980—1996. Choir director Springfield Lutheran Church, Decorah, 1957—1958, Calmar Lutheran Church, 1958—1960, First Congregational Church, Clear Lake, 1960—1967, St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, 1967—1972, Trinity Methodist Church, 1972—1983, All Saints Catholic Church, 1983—1985, St. John's Christ Episcopal Church, 1985—1997, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, since 1998. Musical and tour director The Young Americans, Los Angeles, 1969.
Member artistic committee Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, since 1998. Board director Heuer Publications, Iowa.
Initiator Show Choir, Iowa, 1968, Collegiate Jazz Choir, 1983. Musical director Cedar Rapids Follies, 1979—1983, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People production Kismet, Cedar Rapids, 1982. Member of American Choral Directors Association, Iowa Choral Directors Association (Robert M. McCowen Memorial award 1997).
Married Sherril Lynn Head, June 8, 1986. Children: Scott, Amy Koepke Hanisch, Ann, Stephenstepchildren: Amy Reedy Davis, Chad Reedy, Ryan Reedy.