A choral conductor and nationally-known composer, Dr. David Dickau holds advanced degrees in choral music from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He teaches choral music and composition at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He has also led community and church choirs. David composes numerous commissioned pieces each year. His compositions are widely performed throughout the United States and are published by numerous publishers. Recent major commissions have included "Dresden Canticles," which was premiered in Leipzig, Dresden, and Prague in 1998 and "View from the Air," composed for the Anne Morrow and Charles H. Lindbergh Foundation in commemoration of Charles Lindbergh's historic transatlantic flight.
Since 1991, David has served as Director of Choral Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he conducts the Concert Choir and teaches conducting and composition. He has led the MSU Concert Choir on several regional and international concert tours. David recently served as president of the ACDA of Minnesota and is currently in his eighth season as Music Director of Magnum Chorum, the St. Olaf College alumni choir based in St. Paul, Minnesota. This ensemble has appeared in ACDA regional and national conventions under his direction. They have also been featured on National Public Radio in the nationally syndicated program The First Art. Dr. Dickau also has appeared throughout the country as a clinician and guest conductor.
