Bruce Tammen Explained

Bruce Tammen (born 14 June 1950) is an American conductor, choir director, and singer.

Education and career

Tammen holds degrees from Luther College, Northwestern University, and the University of Chicago and has taught voice and directed choirs at Luther College, the University of Chicago and area, and the University of Virginia. Tammen studied extensively in France with Dalton Baldwin and Gerard Souzay, and for several years studied with Max van Egmond at Oberlin's Baroque Performance Institute. He has performed several seasons under Helmuth Rilling at the Oregon Bach Festival, and with the Robert Shaw Choral Institute, in Souillac, France. Tammen is baritone soloist on the Telarc/Shaw compact discs Appear and Inspire[1] and Liebeslieder Waltzes. The Chicago Chorale, conducted by Tammen, received the top performance of the year by the Chicago Classical Review with a performance of Rodion Shchedrin's "The Sealed Angel.[2]

Bruce Tammen is married to Esther Menn. They have three sons; Joseph, Elijah, and Daniel Tammen, as well as a daughter Kaia Tammen. He is the uncle of William Carl Geisz and Joseph Kelly Geisz the son of John Geisz.

Positions held

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artist Information for Appear and Inspire. 2008-10-24. 2011-06-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608180315/http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Name/Bruce-Tammen/Performer/34787-2. dead.
  2. Web site: The Top 10 Performances of 2012. 2012-12-26.
  3. Web site: About the Chicago Chorale. 2008-10-24. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080724171205/http://www.chicagochorale.org/about.html. 2008-07-24.
  4. Web site: Cenerstage Chicago Who's Who Profile. 2008-10-24. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/19990208234503/http://centerstage.net/music/whoswho/BruceTammen.html. 1999-02-08.
  5. Web site: Blood, Bach, and Bruce from The University of Chicago News. 2008-10-24.
  6. Web site: Tour de France Virginia Glee Club. 2008-10-24. 2010-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20100615105938/http://www.student.virginia.edu/~glee/merchandise/recordings.php?cd=tourdefrance. dead.
  7. Web site: Chicago Men's A Cappella. Chicago Men's A Cappella. 30 June 2016. 18 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160618230023/http://www.cmacsings.com/who-we-are/our-conductor/. dead.

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