Alexander Simpson
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- School: Bellarmine University
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- Department: Music
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Location:
2001 Newburg Rd
Louisville, KY - 40205 - Dates at Bellarmine University: December 2007 - October 2019
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Would take again: No
For Credit: Yes
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Mandatory
Awful
Professor Simpson was very unorganized. He will not get back to us if we ask a question. He is not concerned about our time in our other classes. There's a lot of work in his class that is more than our major subjects.
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Would take again: Yes
For Credit: Yes
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Good
Professor Simpson's class is fun. He does give pop quizzes. The difficulty level is pretty fair.
Biography
Bellarmine University - Music
Alexander T. Simpson Jr., Associate Professor, directs the Bellarmine
Handbell ensemble, teaches Music Literature and teaches courses in the
IDC and Veritas Programs. Dr. Simpson received his undergraduate degree
from Dartmouth College, his M.M. from Converse College, and his Ph.D.
from the University of Kentucky. Simpson has accompanied for the
Kentucky Opera, the Charleston Opera Company, the Spartanburg Opera, the
Converse College Opera Workshop, and the University of Louisville Opera
Theatre.
Dr. Simpson has taught on the Music Faculty of the Kentucky
Governor’s School for the Arts for 26 years, serving as Choral Director
and Vocal Division Chairperson. He is the founder and Artistic Director
of the Black Classical Artists of Louisville, an ensemble specializing
in compositions by African-American composers. This group has performed
throughout the Kentuckiana region as well as at the Piccolo Spoleto
Festival in Charleston South Carolina, boasting members who have who
have performed with the Louisville Orchestra, the Cincinnati Orchestra,
the Indianapolis Symphony, the San Francisco Opera, the Lyric Opera of
Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera.
Both a founding member and president of the Kentuckiana Branch of the
National Association of Negro Musicians, Dr. Simpson serves as advisor
for the Bellarmine Black Student Union (BSU) and coordinates the annual
‘Traditional Negro Spiritual’ Voice Competition as well as many other
Black History Month commemorations.
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2005
Bellarmine University
Kentuckiana Branch of the National Association of Negro Musicians
Louisville
KY
As Special Events Coordinator for the Kentuckiana Branch of the National Association of Negro Musicians (KANM)
my primary duty is to produce our annual Black History Month ‘Traditional Negro Spiritual’ Voice Competition as well as additional concerts throughout the year!\n\nKANM’s signature event
our Black History Month ‘Traditional Negro Spiritual’ Voice Competition is in its 8th year and is jointly sponsored in conjunction with The Black Classical Artists of Louisville (BCAL).\n\nAdditional
invaluable support is provided by the Bellarmine University Black Student Union
the Bellarmine University Office of Identity and Inclusion and the Bellarmine University Department of Music.\n\nFor more information on our competition’s 2017 events (Collegiate Division – Sunday
February 12th; High School Division
Saturday
February 18th) contact me at atsimpson@bellarmine.edu.
Special Event Coordinator
Kentuckiana Branch of the National Association of Negro Musicians
1987
Simpson Jr.
Black Classical Artists of Louisville
Bellarmine University
Associate Professor of Music
Louisville
KY
Formed in 1987
the vocalists
instrumentalists
and dancers who comprise the Black Classical Artists of Louisville (BCAL) fill a tremendous void in the Kentuckiana region
performing the otherwise too-often-neglected
classical compositions of African-American composers. \n\nArtists on the roster of the Black Classical Artists of Louisville have performed with the Kentucky Opera
the Louisville Orchestra
the Opera of Central Kentucky
the Kentucky Symphony
the Cincinnati Opera
the Chicago Lyric Opera
the San Francisco Opera
the Metropolitan Opera and additional opera companies and orchestras throughout the United States and Europe. \n\nThe ensemble has been responsible for a host of local
state-wide
and regional premieres and has also begun a commissioning process to showcase the talents of contemporary African-American composers as well as composers (of all ethnic backgrounds) who arrange the repertory known as “Traditional Negro Spirituals.” \n\nThe Black Classical Artists of Louisville
under the artistic direction of Dr. Alexander T. Simpson Jr.
have become particularly renowned in the Kentuckiana region for its “Why Just In February?” Concert Series which showcases the works of African-American composers throughout the year . . . and not ‘just’ in Black History Month!\n\nArtists of all ethnicities and nationalistic backgrounds who support the performance of the music of classical
African-American composers are welcome on the BCAL performance roster.\n\nThe Black Classical Artists of Louisville heartily support the magnificent goals of and work of the National Association of Negro Musicians
Inc. (NANM) and the Kentuckiana Branch of the National Association of Negro Musicians (KANM)!
Artistic Director
Black Classical Artists of Louisville
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Musicology
University of Kentucky - School of Music
Dartmouth College
Bachelor’s Degree
Music
Converse College
Master’s Degree
