clinicians and conductors

dr. scott Tuomi - clinician

Session: Songs in their Hearts: selecting solo contest literature for young vocalists dr. Tuomi has performed internationally to critical acclaim as a tenor soloist in recitals, opera, and oratorio, and is in great demand as a vocal and choral clinician and adjudicator. an established and highly respected vocal pedagogue, he is widely recognized as one of the finest vocal teachers in the Northwest. He has also appeared as guest conductor throughout the Pacific Northwest and toured internationally conducting the Pacific university chamber singers. He currently serves as collegiate Repertoire and standards chair for the a merican choral directors association for the state of oregon. He has recorded numerous works, most recently as tenor soloist with the Portland symphonic choir in Rachmaninoff’s Vespers due for release this spring.

steve Zielke - clinician

All-State Choir Conductor

Session: Lifestyles of the Musically Rich and Famous: Seven Resourceful Practices of the Successful Choral Director and the Students Who Sing For Them steven m. Zielke, director of choral studies at oregon state university, directs the osu chamber choir and teaches choral conducting and choral music pedagogy. He earned his doctoral and master’s degrees in choral conducting from The Florida state university where he studied with a ndre Thomas and Rodney Eichenberger, and held the prestigious clayton Krehbiel Fellowship, funded through the generous efforts of the late Robert shaw.

Prior to his graduate work, Zielke received a B m E from Friends university (Wichita, Ks) and taught middle and high school choral music in the Kansas public schools. Following his graduate work, Zielke was the associate director of choirs at the university of arizona where he conducted the symphonic choir and worked as a colleague with the late dr. maurice skones.

Zielke is a frequent clinician and guest conductor, and has recently worked in o regon, Washington, Idaho, california, Nebraska, missouri, Nevada, and Kansas. He also guest conducted the academic orchestra of the university of stuttgart and the university of Tübingen chamber singers in Tübingen, germany. choirs under his direction have appeared at state, regional, and national conference, as well as the Festival of Light in Bulgaria, and the Prague musica Ecumenica concert series, Zielke is also the current past-president of the oregon music Educators association, and is a contributing editor to Walton music.

Zielke is also the founder and music director of the corvallis Repertory singers, a semi-professional ensemble devoted to exemplary performances of the finest in choral literature and serves as the director of music at the First congregational united church of christ in corvallis. despite an exhilarating schedule, he enjoys playing with his children, watching college football, and gardening with his wife Nicola.