Patrick O'Shea

 Patrick O'Shea

Patrick O'Shea

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Biography

Saint Mary's University - Music

Conductor, Composer, University Educator
Higher Education
Patrick
O'Shea
Winona, Minnesota
Direct the auditioned Concert Choir and select Chamber Singers, including national and international tours with the Chamber Singers. Teach voice lessons, conducting, music history, vocal pedagogy, vocal literature, and various special topics courses. Music Department Chair 2004-2007, and 2015 to present.


Experience

  • Stephen F. Austin State University

    Visiting Asst. Professor of Music

    Directed the large mixed Choral Union, taught choral music methods and supervised student teachers in the choral/vocal area.

  • Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

    Professor of Music

    Director of Choirs, Coordinator of Vocal Study. Teaches classes in Music History, Vocal Literature and Vocal Pedagogy, in addition to occasional special topics courses in music history.

  • International Society for Philosophical Enquiry

    President

    An international society that encourages the creative contributions and advancement of those who score at or above the 99.9th %ile on a test of cognitive ability. ISPE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Other positions within the society prior to the presidency included Vice President and Editor of the journal TELICOM.

  • Minnesota Beethoven Festival

    Festival Chorale Manager

    Manage all logistics and administrative needs of the Festival Chorale under the direction of Dale Warland. Perform as a member of the Festival Chorale.

  • American College of Heraldry

    Board of Governors

    The Board of Governors serves as an advisory body for the Executive Director of the American College of Heraldry, a non-profit corporation founded in 1972. The American College of Heraldry educates the general public about heraldic practice and history, assists individuals in designing coats of arms that conform to historic norms and conventions, and registers coats of arms borne in the United States of America. The United States has no official heraldic authority for individuals. Heraldic practice in the US military and government branches is regulated by the the Pentagon's Institute of Heraldry.

Education

  • Arizona State University

    D.M.A.

    Choral Music
    Graduate Assistant: ASU Choral Union (1992-94), Choral Department Secretary (1992-94)

  • The Catholic University of Eastern Africa

    Graduate Study

    African Studies
    Graduate residential course through the Maryknoll Institute of African Studies at Tangaza College, Nairobi, operated under the accreditation of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    M.Mus.

    Choral Music

Positions

  • American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

    Member

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  • American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

    Member

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  • American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

    Member

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  • American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

    Member

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  • American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

    Member

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  • American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

    Member

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CHOIR

2.5(3)

CHOIRCLAS

4.5(1)

online

ID 160

3.5(1)

online

M 100

3(2)

MANY

4.8(2)

MUSICMISC

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