Gary came to the Magic Valley Chorale as a member in 2021, becoming the director in fall 2022.
He has directed a wide variety of choirs, including church choirs of every description imaginable, large community choruses, high school choirs, etc. He initiated two a cappella choirs that specialized in 16th and 20th century choral works. He also plays the piano, organ, and guitar and teaches private voice, guitar, piano, and bass lessons. Gary’s education in music: two undergraduate degrees in music from the U of Washington and a Master’s in conducting from the U of Denver Lamont School of Music. Besides music, Gary’s interests include gardening,
woodworking, cooking, traveling, being with family, hiking, and reading.
Gary: “I am thrilled to participate in the arts community in the Magic Valley and consider it a high honor to make beautiful music with the Chorale. I absolutely love living in south central
Idaho with my wife (Carolyn) and near our son and his family. I truly can’t think of a place on the planet I’d rather live.”