Artistic Director - Dr. William Dederer
Dr. Dederer’s resume includes a 50+ year career in music. He served as a Professor of Music for 13 years at the State University of New York in Fredonia before becoming
Dean, and later Vice President for Academic Affairs, at The Boston Conservatory for 16 years, followed by serving as the Dean of the Conservatory of Music at Capital University in Columbus, OH.
He was awarded his Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Performance and Master of Music in Music Education degrees from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education degree (Magna Cum Laude) from the State University of New York in Fredonia.
Dr. Dederer has directed choirs for more than 20 years in New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Arizona, and has performed as a choral musician under the direction of Robert Shaw, Lukas Foss, Julius Hereford, Harriet Simons, Alan Lannom, and William Seymour. In addition, Dr. Dederer has appeared in solo and ensemble performances on trumpet with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Chicago Ballet, Buffalo Philharmonic, Erie (PA) Philharmonic, Nashua (NH) Symphony, Granite State Ballet, D'Oyly Carte Company, Genesee (NY) Symphony, Toledo Concert Band, Mid-Hudson Concert Band, Verde Valley Sinfonietta, and numerous other organizations. He has adjudicated numerous solo and ensemble festivals in New York, Texas, and throughout New England.
He was named "National Outstanding Administrator of 2004" by the Organization of American Kodaly Educators, and is listed in Who's Who volumes: International Music, America, Entertainment, American Education, and Most Admired Men & Women of the Year 1995.
Accompanist - Frank Sanders
Frank Sanders is a pianist, saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer from Southwest Florida. He began his studies at age 12 (self-taught) and is majoring in music education at Florida Gulf Coast University, with an instrumental focus on piano and saxophone performance. Sanders currently performs with numerous groups, including the Naples-bound jazz band Dopo Ore, the North Port Symphony Orchestra, and the Charlotte Chorale.
