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Dr. James K. Bass
Music and Artistic Director

James K. Bass, D.M.A.
Music and Artistic Director

We are pleased to welcome James K. Bass as our Music and Artistic Director.  Dr. Bass also serves as the Director of Choral Activities at the University of South Florida School of Music. 

Dr. Bass comes to us from the Western Michigan University where he conducted the University Chorale, Collegiate Singers, and Grand Chorus and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in choral conducting, philosophy, and literature.  Dr. Bass received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Miami-Florida, where he was a doctoral fellow, and Master of Music and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of South Florida.

Dr. Bass' conducting experience includes a variety of choral and orchestral ensembles including chamber choirs, women's choruses, mixed-voice choirs, symphony orchestras, string orchestras and string chamber ensembles.  He has conducted choirs at the University of Central Florida and University of Miami-Florida, as well as being our assistant conductor for a time.  He has served as Director of Choral and Orchestral Activities at Howard W. Blake High School for the Performing Arts in Tampa and conductor of the Tampa Bay Youth Orchestra.  He has prepared choirs for Sir Colin Davis, Sir David Willcocks, Jahja Ling, Michael Tilson Thomas and Robert Shaw.

Dr. Bass is a bass soloist and chorus master for Seraphic Fire, the Miami-based professional choir and he recently appeared with the New World Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas as bass soloist.  He is currently on the Executive Board of the American Choral Directors Association Central Division serving as College Repertoire and Standards chairperson.

Check out John Fleming's article in the St. Pete Times published Wednesday, May 12, 2010:
Master Chorale appoints new artistic director