Shipman's music page

• An appreciation of my many music teachers.
• Baritone, New Mexico Symphonic Chorus. See articles on my participation in this group from the Socorro papers, the Mountain Mail and El Defensor Chieftain.
• New Mexico Symphony Orchestra Chorus stories
• Bass or tenor, Socorro (NM) Concert Chorus and Chamber Chorus.
  • In the spring 2003 musical, Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus, I sang the role of Dr. Falke.
  • In our spring 1998 musical, South Pacific, I played Stewpot. [Review]
  • I played Mr. MacAfee in our spring 1997 musical, Bye Bye Birdie. Kids! I dunno what's wrong with these kids these days!
  • Choral performances with the Chamber Chorus and Concert Chorus going back to 1985. Notable in 2003 was Menotti's The unicorn, the gorgon, and the manticore, an extremely difficult and rarely-performed work.
• In some summers I have lead an informal summer chorus in Socorro.
• Science Olympiad ``Sounds of Music'' event judge
• Former member of the Baroque Choral Guild (now Cantabile Choral Guild), Palo Alto and Berkeley, CA. See an article on their new conductor, who has taken over from Bob Geary since I left this marvelous group.
• Other axes: trumpet, alto horn, baritone, piano, and Chapman Stick Touchboard (also known as "The Stick"). For more information on the Stick, see the official Chapman Stick page.
• Interests: All styles and periods, especially rock, classical, popular, madrigals, blues, jazz, Bluegrass, Celtic, folk...you get the picture.

Last updated: 2012/08/12 18:47:33
URL: http://www.nmt.edu/~shipman/music/homepage.html