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Dr. Mike Hibbett, Director
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Dr. Hibbett, a native of Kansas, has maintained a dedicated career in music education, church music, and performance for nearly 25 years. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education degree from Seattle Pacific University and earned a Master of Music Education degree from Wichita State University where he studied with René Clausen (director of the Concordia Choir from Moorhead, Minnesota). In 1989 he received his Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, studying with Dr. Eph Ehly.
Dr. Hibbett was the Assistant Conductor of the Kansas City Symphony Chorus from 1987-1988 and has taught choral music at the college level for five years. He has been conducting college, church, and community choirs for the past 25 years. Dr. Hibbett and his wife, Terri, have two daughters. He is the owner of a piano tuning business in the Wenatchee area and has taught music part-time at Wenatchee Valley College. This is his tenth season as conductor of the Columbia Chorale.
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Ron Lodge, Accompanist & Composer
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Dr. Hibbett, a native of Kansas, has maintained a dedicated career in music education, church music, and performance for nearly 25 years. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education degree from Seattle Pacific University and earned a Master of Music Education degree from Wichita State University where he studied with René Clausen (director of the Concordia Choir from Moorhead, Minnesota). In 1989 he received his Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, studying with Dr. Eph Ehly.
Dr. Hibbett was the Assistant Conductor of the Kansas City Symphony Chorus from 1987-1988 and has taught choral music at the college level for five years. He has been conducting college, church, and community choirs for the past 25 years. Dr. Hibbett and his wife, Terri, have two daughters. He is the owner of a piano tuning business in the Wenatchee area and has taught music part-time at Wenatchee Valley College. This is his tenth season as conductor of the Columbia Chorale.
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Wenatchee Columbia Chorale • Dr. Mike Hibbett, Choral Director
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