DALE BARTLETT, Conductor

Dale Bartlett joined the Michigan State University School of Music faculty in 1969. He is currently Professor Emeritus, having retired in 1996. Professor Bartlett earned his Bachelor and Master degrees from Michigan State University in 1955 and 1956, and his Ph.D. degree in Music Education from the University of Kansas in 1969. His professional career includes seven years of public school music in Michigan, six years as instructor of French Horn at the University of Kansas, and twenty-seven years at MSU teaching such courses as music psychology, conducting, acoustics, measurement, and research. His research focus has been in music and medicine, physiological response to music, and music perception and memory. During his tenure at MSU, he served the School of Music as Assistant and Associate Director for 13 years. Although his professional performance career has included primarily French horn, he has been involved in choral music as conductor of church choirs since 1955, having served as music director at The University Lutheran Church in East Lansing during the years 1972-1982, and conducted the MSU Collegiate Choir for two years, 1978-1980. He joined the Arts Chorale of East Lansing as conductor in 1983.

JUDY KABODIAN, Accompanist

Judy Kabodian received her Bachelor’s Degree in organ performance from M.S.U. in 1982. She is currently the organist at Peoples Church in East Lansing and has been a church organist for over 30 years. Judy also serves as the accompanist for the MSU Chorale, the Greater Lansing Arts Chorale, the MSU Children’s Choir and the East Lansing High School choirs. She continues to be in demand as a concert and recital accompanist at MSU and in the Greater Lansing area.