Joshua Glassman: Penn Glee Club Director |
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September 1, 2015, Volume 62, No. 03 |
The University of Pennsylvania Glee Club, Penn’s oldest student performing arts group and treasured University tradition lasting 153 years, welcomes its new director, Joshua Glassman.
Following the resignation of Erik Nordgren, who served as Glee Club Director for 15 years, Platt Student Performing Arts House and the Penn Glee Club announced Mr. Glassman as the newest addition to their staff. Mr. Glassman will assume his responsibilities as Glee Club Director effective fall 2015, including but not limited to campus and community engagement, artistic leadership, performance preparation and conducting.
Mr. Glassman comes to the Glee Club with a master of music from Peabody Conservatory (2015), bachelor of music with teacher certification from the University of Michigan (2012) and eight years’ teaching and conducting experience. Most recently, he held the position of director of choirs for Point Counterpoint Summer Camp in Leicester, Vermont.
“Platt House staff collaborated with Glee Club student and alumni leadership for this national search. I was very impressed with the sincerity and dedication of Glee Club members—current and graduated—as they balanced the responsibilities of such a high-profile hiring process with their school work, extracurricular responsibilities, work, family needs and so on,” shared Platt House Director Laurie McCall. “This collaboration revealed a wealth of passion and thoughtfulness that resulted in the selection of an accomplished and well-suited Glee Club Director. We have very high expectations for Josh and the Glee Club under his leadership.”
“The Penn Glee Club is excited to usher in a new era under the direction of Mr. Josh Glassman. His passion for all-male choral singing, as well as his reverence for the Club’s traditions, promise to make his tenure a special one,” said Glee Club President Daniel Carsello, C’16.
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