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Mark W. Plummer

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Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Director of the University Chorale

Office Location: Dunham Hall, Room 225
Telephone: 630-844-5152
Fax: 630-844-7830
Email Address: mplummer@aurora.edu

I’m very excited to be a part of Aurora University!  In my role as Assistant Dean, I look forward to working in close collaboration with the outstanding AU faculty.  As Director of the University Chorale, I hope to build on an already successful program and help our student musicians realize their full potential.  

Education
D.A. Music (Choral Conducting and Opera Direction) - University of Northern Colorado
M.M. Music (Voice Performance) Roosevelt University
B.M.E. - Music Education - South Dakota State University

Areas of Specialization
Conducting
Jazz
20^th Century American Music

Courses Taught
University Chorale

Highlights of Publications, Honors and Professional Contributions
Journal Article - Essential Jazz Recordings, Soundings: The Official Publication of the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association, Volume XXXV, No. 1
Clinician and Conductor in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming
Playing jazz bass with Tom "Bones" Malone from the Blues Brothers Band and legendary saxophonist and Ray Charles sideman, David Newman.  

Other Interests
Playing, singing, and listening to jazz
Family Time
The Cubs and the Packers