3922 N Ashland Ave Apartment 3
Chicago, Illinois 60613
Leonard Cottrell
Leonard Reade Cottrell Conductor & Tenor
B.Mus. Choral Music Education
Northwestern University (513) 600-‐2794
[email protected] www.lenniecottrell.com
PROFESSIONAL WORK In-School Conductor, Chicago Children’s Choir Aug. 2013-Present Tenor, Atonement Schola, Church of the Atonement Oct. 2014-Present Tenor Section Leader, Winnetka Congregational Church Jan. 2013-Sept. 2014 Tenor, Music of the Baroque, Dir. Paul Agnew Dec. 2013 MUSICAL LEADERSHIP Founding Artistic Director, Constellation Men’s Ensemble 2013-Present Conductor, Senior Recital at Northwestern University 2013 Lead Orchestrator, The Waa-Mu Show 2013
Music Director, Freshman Fifteen Male A Cappella 2011-2012 Director, Dulwich College Beijing Middle School Choir 2011 Music Director, It’s Only Life – A Musical Review 2010 Assistant Music Director, Northwestern Community Jazz Ensemble 2010
NON-PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLES Constellation Men’s Ensemble 2013-Present Tenor; Chicago, Illinois
Bienen Contemporary / Early Ensemble 2013 Northwestern University, Dir. Dr. Donald Nally University Chorale 2009-2012 Northwestern University, Dir. Dr. Robert A. Harris Freshman Fifteen 2008-2012
Male A Cappella PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS The American Choral Director’s Association (ADCA) National Association for Music Education (NAfME) WORKSHOPS Conducting master class with the Manhattan Chorale 2014 Artistic Director Craig Arnold
Sarteano Chamber Choir Conducting Workshop, Sarteano, Italy 2013 Master classes led by Simon Carrington and Brian O’Connell
3922 N Ashland Ave Apartment 3
Chicago, Illinois 60613
Leonard Cottrell
INSTRUCTORS – Northwestern University Dr. Donald Nally Conducting, 2013 Dr. Robert A. Harris Conducting, 2012 Kurt Hanson Vocal Performance, 2012-2013 Theresa Branccacio Vocal Performance, 2010-2012 ARRANGEMENTS (Selections) Male pop a cappella
L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole Blackbird by The Beatles Thinkin’ Bout Somethin’ by Hanson Bailámos by Enrique Iglesias SSA Choir Sto Mi E Milo - Macedonian folk song Wind Septet
sam was a man – Vincent Persichetti INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE Drum Set and Percussion, A Christmas Carol Dulwich College Beijing, 2011 Timpani and Percussion, A Night at the Movies Northwestern University, 2011 volunteer orchestra ADDITIONAL SKILLS Drum Set and Percussion Vocal Percussion Finale Notation Software Apple Garageband Conversational Spanish Italian, French, and German diction