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Mr. Louis Shafer
Louis Shafer
Mr. Shafer grew up in the Rochester area and earned dual Bachelor of Music Degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance as well as his Master's degree in Music Education from the Fredonia School of Music. While living in New York City, Mr. Shafer was the tenor section leader and assistant conductor of the Grammy Award-winning Gregg Smith Singers, with whom he performed, recorded and toured internationally. As a choir member and conductor, Mr. Shafer has been lucky enough to share the stage with Dave Brubeck, Bobby Millitello, The Swingle Singers, The Platters, St. Luke's Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Harmonia Chamber Singers, Vocalis and more. He has been a tenor soloist at St. Patrick's Cathedral, St. John's in the Village and Park Avenue Presbyterian church, New York City as well as St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo. Locally he has performed with The Lake Effect, Erie County Wind Ensemble, Amherst Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus, New York Swing Exchange, Buffalo's Curtain Up, O'Connell and Company and others.
Mr. Shafer is currently in his 23rd year of teaching and his 6th year as Choral Director at Frontier High School. He has guest conducted throughout New York and the northeast at All-County and Area-All State festivals with choirs from grades 4-12 as well as collegiate ensembles. An avid composer and arranger, Mr. Shafer's creations have been performed and recorded by area choirs, vocal jazz ensembles and cappella groups, notably, Buffalo's own, The Lake Effect. He is a member of ECMEA, NYSSMA, ACDA and MENC.
http://http://www.greggsmithsingers.com/
http://http://www.davebrubeck.com/
http://http://www.oslmusic.org/
http://http://www.saintpatrickscathedral.org/
http://http://www.brickchurch.org/RelId/606377/ISvars/default/Home.htm
http://https://www.buffalodiocese.org/st.-joseph-cathedral
http://vocalischamberchoir.org
http://https://www.facebook.com/ErieCountyWindEnsemble
http://http://amherstsymphony.com/
