Frank Albinder, Music Director

Frank Albinder came to Washington, DC in 1999 to become music director of the Washington Men's Camerata. In 2000, he became Music Director of the Woodley Ensemble, a professional chamber choir also based in Washington. He has been the conductor of the Virginia Glee Club, the 139-year-old men’s chorus at the University of Virginia, since 2003. Frank came to Washington from the internationally renowned male vocal ensemble Chanticleer, where he most recently served as the group’s Associate Conductor in addition to singing with the ensemble. During his 11-year tenure with Chanticleer, Frank performed in all 50 states and in 20 foreign countries. He appears on 20 of the ensemble’s recordings, including Wondrous Love, which was recorded under his direction, and the Grammy® Award-winning Colors of Love, for which he designed the concept. Other performance credits include the Boston Camerata, the Robert Shaw Festival Singers, the Washington Bach Consort, and the Concord Ensemble. He holds a B.A. in Vocal Performance from Pomona College in Claremont, California, and two M.M. degrees (Choral Conducting and Vocal Performance) from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Between 1984 and 1988, Frank was Director of Choral Activities at Davidson College in North Carolina. In addition to serving as the National Chair of Repertoire and Standards for Male Choruses for the American Choral Director's Association, he is also president of Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses, a board member of the National Collegiate Choral Organization and vice-president of ChoralNet.org, the Internet's principal portal for information and resources relating to the choral field. He sings as part of the professional music staff at St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, the Church of the Presidents.

Mark Vogel, Accompanist

Mark Vogel received his Bachelor's Degree in piano performance from the University of Iowa studying with Rene Lecuona, and his Master’s Degree from Manhattan School of Music studying with the late Ruth Laredo. In addition to his role with WMC, he is Director of Music at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax in Oakton, Virginia. He has also worked with the Washington Ballet Orchestra, Woodley Ensemble, Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington and St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church. Other credits include music director positions with Hawaii Opera Theater Studio and Army Community Theater in Honolulu.

Administration of the WMC

• Frank Albinder, Music Director
• Mark Vogel, Accompanist
• Bob McKinless, Librarian

Board of Directors

• Keith Davis, President
• Ned Goldberg, Vice President
• Rob Hennings, Secretary
• Kuo-Wei Wang, Treasurer
• Frank Albinder ex officio
• Brad Spencer, Counsel, ex officio
• John Terry

Advisory Board

• Phyllis Bryn-Julson
• Richard Dirksen
• Tom Hall
• Rosa Lamoreaux
• John Liepold
• Mark Ohnmacht
• Samuel Audiway Peal
• David Petrou
• Malcolm Rowat
• Norman Scribner
• Donald Sutherland

Members

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