Biography
Sean Ivory serves as the conductor of the Calvin Alumni Choir and the Calvin Oratorio Society. Since 1992, Mr. Ivory has been the vocal music instructor at Forest Hills Central High School. He is also a collaborative pianist with the Grand Rapids Youth Chorus. He has held positions at St. Cecilia Music Society and the North American Choral Company.
Mr. Ivory attended Northwestern University, Calvin College, and Michigan State University. His choirs have performed at both state and regional conventions for the American Choral Directors Association, and have toured Ireland, the Netherlands, Finland, Estonia, Ghana, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Trinidad and Iowa.
Mr. Ivory has an active career as a composer. Collaborative works with long-time writing partner Paul Caldwell have been popular with choirs for many years. As a solo composer, Mr. Ivory has written music for the Sarasota Young Voices, the Grand Rapids Symphony, the Grand Rapids Chamber Choir, and the Michigan Choral Commission Consortium, among others. He has written several works for the Calvin Alumni Choir through its commissioning arm, the Laudate Society. His most recent compositions are published by Walton Music, Hinshaw, and earthsongs.
Education
- M.M., Choral Conducting, Michigan State University, 2004
- B.A., Music, Calvin College, 1992
