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The American choral conductor and music educator, Alex Underwood, obtained his Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and Voice Performance from Sterling College (Kansas); his Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College, where he studied with Joe Miller and James Jordan (2012-2014); and his Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Music and Music Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studies with Andrew Megill (2014-2018; all-but-dissertation - ABD).
Alex Underwood taught vocal music at Ruppenthal Middle School and Russell High School (2008-2012). He served at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the conductor of the University Women's Chorus. He is the recipient of the 2011 Young Director Award from the Kansas Choral Directors Association and the 2010 Horizon Award for first-year teachers from the Kansas Department of Education. He founded the Ad Astra Music Festival Russell, Kansas in 2014 and continues to serve as the Artistic Director. He also works as a freelance musician in Denver, Colorado, where I accompany the Harmony Chorale and is the Director of Music at Highlands Lutheran Church at 40th and Irving. He currently lives in Champaign, Illinois. |
