Academics > Majors and Areas of Study > Church Music and Performing Arts > Faculty > Michael Bray

Office: Livingston Hall 220

Address:
   Thiel College
   75 College Ave.
   Greenville, PA 16125

Phone: 724-589-2149

FAX: 724-589-2010

E-Mail: mbray@thiel.edu

Dr. Michael R. Bray joined Thiel College in 1996 as the Director of Choral Activities and became the sixth conductor in the history of the choir. In addition to overseeing the work of the Thiel Choir and the Thiel College Chamber Singers and the Thiel College Handbell Ringers, his classroom responsibilities include private instruction in voice, music theory, music history, and conducting.

Dr. Bray has held teaching positions in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Minnesota and Colorado, and church positions in Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania. A native of South Dakota, Bray holds a B.A. in Music Education from the University of Northern Colorado, and a M.M. and D.M.A. in Choral Conducting from the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he studied with Maurice Skones and Kenneth Jennings, prominent Lutheran choral conductors.

Professional Memberships:
     American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
     National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
     Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (ALCM)

Courses Taught:
     Introduction to Music
     Music History
     Music Appreciation
     Theory II
     Conducting
     Private Voice
     Thiel Choir
     Thiel College Chamber Singers
     Thiel College Handbell Ringers