Background
Ohrt, Joseph Glen was born on May 19, 1965 in Woodstock, Illinois, United States.
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Joseph Glen Ohrt, music educator. Achievements include first to Creating a new paradigm for high school choral performance, Performances at Carnegie Hall, the White House, National Cathedral, John F. Kennedy Center, St. John the Divine, Notre Dame Cathdedral, television. Recipient Outstanding Music Educator award, Fiesta-val, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002.
Education
Bachelor of Music, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, 1983—1987. Master of Music, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, 1993—1995. D Musical Arts, University South Carolina, 2002.
Diploma artist and teacher, Choral Music Experience Institute, 1993. Teaching Certified, Kodaly Musical Training Institute, 1989.
Career
Director choral activities Central Bucks H.S.-West, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, since 1987. Founder, artistic director American Youth and Children's Choirs, since 1999. Adjunct faculty University South Carolina, Columbia, 1999—2000.
Founder, artistic director Young Singers of Pa,, Doylestown, 1990—1999. Commissioning and conducting over 100 new compositions, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Chair repertoire and Studies.com. for male choirs American Choral Directors Association Pennsylvania, State College, Alabama, 1998—2000, chair repertoire and standards committee for high school choral music, 1996—1998. Member of Music Educators National Conference, American Choral Directors Association.
Interests
Connections
1 child Elijah River.
