Bruce Tammen is a conductor and artistic director

Artistic director

An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...

. Tammen holds degrees from Luther College

Luther College

Luther College is the name of several educational institutions:*Luther College , in Decorah; a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America...

, Northwestern University

Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....

, and the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

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 and has taught voice and directed choirs at Luther College, the University of Chicago, and the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

. Tammen studied extensively in France with Dalton Baldwin

Dalton Baldwin

Dalton Baldwin is an American collaborative pianist. He has made over 100 recordings and has won numerous prizes working with Elly Ameling and Gérard Souzay.-External links:*...

 and Gerard Souzay

Gérard Souzay

Gérard Souzay was a French baritone singer, regarded as one of the very finest interpreters of mélodie in the generation after Charles Panzéra and Pierre Bernac.-Background and education:...

, and for several years studied with Max van Egmond

Max van Egmond

Max van Egmond is a Dutch bass and baritone singer. He has focused on oratorio and Lied and is known for singing works of Johann Sebastian Bach.- Professional career :...

 at Oberlin

Oberlin

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's Baroque Performance Institute. He has performed several seasons under Helmuth Rilling

Helmuth Rilling

Helmuth Rilling is an internationally known German choral conductor, founder of the Gächinger Kantorei , the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart , the Oregon Bach Festival , the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart and other Bach Academies worldwide, and the "Festival Ensemble Stuttgart"...

 at the Oregon Bach Festival

Oregon Bach Festival

The Oregon Bach Festival is an annual celebration of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and his musical legacy, held in Eugene, Oregon, United States, in late June and early July. The artistic director is German organist and conductor Helmuth Rilling and the Executive Director is John Evans,...

, and with the Robert Shaw Choral Institute, in Souillac

Souillac

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, France. Tammen is baritone

Baritone

Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...

 soloist on the Telarc/Shaw compact discs Appear and Inspire and Liebeslieder Waltzes.

Positions held

• Chicago Chorale
  Chicago Chorale
  -Background:Chicago Chorale, a 60-voice ensemble of volunteer singers, performs repertoire from the sixteenth century to the present day.-Performances:November 1 and 2, 2008. Chicago Chorale performed J.S...
  
  ; Conductor
• Virginia Glee Club
  Virginia Glee Club
  The Virginia Glee Club is a critically acclaimed men's chorus based at the University of Virginia. It performs both traditional and contemporary vocal works, typically in TTBB arrangements. Founded in 1871, the Glee Club is the University's oldest musical organization and one of the oldest all-male...
  
  ; Conductor (1996–2001)
• Oregon Bach Festival
  Oregon Bach Festival
  The Oregon Bach Festival is an annual celebration of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and his musical legacy, held in Eugene, Oregon, United States, in late June and early July. The artistic director is German organist and conductor Helmuth Rilling and the Executive Director is John Evans,...
  
  ; Vocalist
• Chicago Men's A Cappella; Conductor