Choral Resumé
David W. Brewer
david.w.brewer.music@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Northwest Missouri State University - Maryville, MO Bachelor of Arts in Music
GPA: 3.45 - President's Honor Roll May 2015
Music GPA. 3.87 - Scholarship Award for excellence in Music Theory-Composition
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK Master of Music in Choral Conducting
GPA: 3.74 May 2018
CHORAL LEADERSHIP
Nacogdoches ISD - Choir Director 2024-present
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Director of High School Choirs
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Invited Performances: Stephen F. Austin State University (Fall 2024), Nacogdoches Rotary Club (Winter 2024), First Baptist Church of Nacogdoches (Spring 2025)
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Choral Music Programmer and Librarian
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Music Department Scheduling
Regents Academy of Nacogdoches, TX - Director of Choirs 2021-2024
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Director of Choirs (Grades PreK through 12th Grade, Auditioned SATB Chamber Choir)
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Director of Orchestra/Strings Ensemble, 2021-2022
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General Music Teacher (Grades PreK-12; including Music History and Theory)
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School Fine Arts Coordinator for TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools)
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TAPPS Large Ensemble Competition; Superior Rating, 2024
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James Brewer Memorial Choral Competition; 1st in Division, 2024
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Author of School “Cantabile Book” for morning and afternoon music worship
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Choral Music Programmer and Librarian
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Regents Music Department Scheduling
Missouri Western State University - Adjunct Faculty of Choral Studies 2019-2020
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Co-Director of Concert Chorale
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Director of Chamber Singers, Fall 2020
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Assistant Choral Director to Dr. Hepworth
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Advertisement and media for MWSU Concerts (including creating posters for each concert and choir recordings)
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Courses Taught: Advanced Choral Conducting, Choral Literature, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers
Oklahoma State University - Choral Conducting Graduate Assistant 2016-2018
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Statesmen Men's Choir Conductor, 2016-2018
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Assistant Choral Director to Dr. Stroope
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Conductor Graduate Choir (2018)
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Tour Manager for OSU Concert Chorale
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Marketing and media for the OSU Choral department (including creating and uploading videos for YouTube)
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OSU Choral Department Scheduling
CHURCH LEADERSHIP
Redeemer Lutheran in Nacogdoches, TX - Director of Music 2022-present
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Director of Church Choir
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Founded first choral group since 2010
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Choral Music Programmer and Librarian
Christ Episcopal Church of St. Joseph, Mo - Director of Music 2019-2021
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Director and Recruiter of Chamber Singers
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Choral Music Programmer and Librarian
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Creator of "Music through Worship" Concert Series
CLINICIAN EXPERIENCE
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MEC Conference Choir, 2023
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Douglas County High School (Zoom Meeting), 2020
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KCI Conference Choir, 2020
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Stillwater High School, 2019
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First Christian Church of Maryville, MO, 2019
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Douglas County High School, 2019
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Missouri Western State University, 2018
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Platte County High School, 2017
FREELANCE COMPOSER
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Friends of the Vox Emerging Composers Honorable Mention, 2024 (Loving Soul - SSA Version)
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Missouri Choral Directors Association Opus Award Winner for composition excellence, 2020 (Welcome Home)
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MCDA All-District Composition Commission, Fall 2019
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Chouteau Singers Recording Choir
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Published Composer - Alliance Music Publications, Colla Voce LLC, Shawnee Press Inc., Hymnworks
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Self-Published - dwbrewermusic.com
STATE INVOLVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
National Association for Music Educators
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Vice President, Treasurer of Northwest Missouri State Chapter (2010-2015)
Phi Mu Alpha - Alumni
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President, Music Director of Northwest Missouri State Chapter (2012-2015)
Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor Scout
REFERENCES
Dr. Z. Randall Stroope
Retired Director of Choral Activities at Oklahoma State University
Dr. Tod Fish
Artistic Director of the Stone Fort Chorale
Dr. John Quant
Latin Teacher at Great Lakes Academy of Farmington, Minnesota