Background
Thompson, Clyde Douglas was born on June 29, 1947 in Tyler, Minnesota, United States. Son of Clifton Theodore and Ruth Elizabeth (Rosvold) Thompson.
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Clyde Douglas Thompson
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Bachelor, Macalester College, St. Paul, 1969; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1981; Master of Music, Eastman School Music, Rochester, New York, 1984; DMA in Choral Conducting, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1993.
Career
Teacher music, Breck Pre. School, Minneapolis, 1969-1970;
private instructor brass instruments, Schmitt Music Company, Minneapolis, 1973-1983;
choir director, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Minnetonka, Minnesota, 1973-1976;
minister music, St. Luke Presbyterian Church, Wayzata, Minnesota, 1976-1983;
free-lance composer,, Minneapolis, 1976-1982;
assistant professor music, director The West Virginians,, Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, West Virginia, 1984-1990;
instructor music, director choirs, Triton College, River Grove, Illinois, 1992-1995;
assistant professor music, director choirs, Control Oregon Community College, Bend, since 1995. Music director Canon Choir of Brass, Minneapolis, 1979-1982.
Guest conductor, clinician four-county wide high school choral festivals in West Virginia, 1987-1989;founder, director Annual Alderson-Broaddus Invitational Show Choir Festival, since 1988.
