Frank Albinder
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Frank Scott Albinder is an internationally acclaimed conductor of male choral music. A former director of Chanticleer
, Albinder currently conducts the Washington Men's Camerata
, the Woodley Ensemble, and the Virginia Glee Club
, and is president of Intercollegiate Men's Choruses, Inc., a national association of men's choruses. Albinder designed the concept and chose the repertoire for Chanticleer's Grammy Award
winning album Colors of Love. Albinder holds degrees in conducting and vocal performance. Perhaps his best known work is the vocal solo of Loch Lomond
, featured on the Chanticleer album Wondrous Love. He is the immediate past president of the Alumni Association of Pomona College in Claremont, California. Albinder lives and works primarily in the District of Columbia.
Chanticleer (ensemble)
Based in San Francisco, California, Chanticleer is a full-time classical vocal ensemble in the United States. Over the last three decades, it has developed a major reputation for its interpretations of Renaissance music, but it also performs a wide repertoire of jazz, gospel, and other venturesome...
, Albinder currently conducts the Washington Men's Camerata
Washington Men's Camerata
The is America's preeminent large men's chorus. It was founded in 1984 to perform, promote and preserve the rich legacy of men's choral music. Since 1999, Frank Albinder - who previously served as the Associate Director of Chanticleer - has been the Camerata's Music Director...
, the Woodley Ensemble, and the 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...
, and is president of Intercollegiate Men's Choruses, Inc., a national association of men's choruses. Albinder designed the concept and chose the repertoire for Chanticleer's Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
winning album Colors of Love. Albinder holds degrees in conducting and vocal performance. Perhaps his best known work is the vocal solo of Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish...
, featured on the Chanticleer album Wondrous Love. He is the immediate past president of the Alumni Association of Pomona College in Claremont, California. Albinder lives and works primarily in the District of Columbia.
Positions held
- American Choral Directors Association; past National Repertoire and Standards Chair for Male Choirs
- President of Intercollegiate Men's Choruses, Inc.
- Boston Camerata; Vocalist
- Chanticleer; Associate Conductor, Acting Director, Vocalist
- ChoralNet; Vice President
- The Church of the Presidents; Vocalist, Music Staff
- Concord Ensemble; Vocalist
- Davidson College; Director of Choral Activities
- Robert Shaw Festival Singers; Vocalist
- Virginia Glee Club at the University of Virginia; Conductor (2003 - )
- Washington Bach Consort; Vocalist
- Washington Men's Camerata; Music Director (1999 - )
- Woodley Ensemble; Music Director
- National Board Member, National Collegiate Choral Organization