Jonathan Babcock

Jonathan Babcock, D.M.A.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CHORAL ACTIVITIES
School of Music
College of Fine Arts and Communication
512.245.4553
jonathan.babcock@txstate.edu

Areas of Interest: Choral Conducting, Choral Pedagogy, Choral Repertoire, Vocal Technique

Dr. Jonathan Babcock is in demand as a conductor, educator and clinician throughout the United States. He has been privileged to work with such artists as Tucker Award Winner Stephanie Blythe, Carol Meyer, Matthew Garrett, Anton Belov and Tony Award winner Victoria Clark, in such esteemed venues as Carnegie Hall, New York City; The Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing, China, St. George’s Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa and Lincoln Cathedral, England. He has lead performances at American Choral Directors Association, Texas Music Educators Association and New York State School Music Association conventions. Working as an advocate for contemporary choral music, he has overseen the commissioning of new works by composers such as Paul Moravec, David Del Tredici, Russell Riepe and Stephen Paulus.

Dr. Babcock is an associate professor at Texas State University where he conducts the Texas State University Singers and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in choral conducting, literature and pedagogy. Prior to coming to Texas State, Dr. Babcock served on the faculty of the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.

Recent performances include a fully staged production of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana; a concert tour of Great Britain including a three day residency at Lincoln Cathedral; a concert tour of South Africa; and an interactive, multimedia concert celebrating the music of the Republic of Georgia. In 2011 Babcock traveled to the Republic of Georgia on a Research Enhancement Grant to study their vast musical history and learn the traditions of this ancient musical culture. In addition to performing, Babcock has contributed several articles to the American Choral Journal on Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana; as well as the last interview with the late Maestro Richard Westenburg.

Babcock received his Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music degrees from The Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam where he studied conducting with the late Brock McElheran and voice with Patricia Misslin; and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Hartt School, University of Hartford where he studied conducting with Paul E. Oakley and Edward Bolkovac.