Dr. Andrew Crow has served on the faculty at Ball State University since 2009. As Director of Choral Activities, he leads the Ball State Statesmen, Concert Choir, and the Chamber Choir. He also teaches conducting and choral literature and supervises the choral conducting program for students pursuing graduate degrees. In addition to teaching, Crow is also Artistic Director for Muncie’s Masterworks Chorale and Director of Music Ministries for High Street United Methodist Church.
A graduate of the University of Minnesota, he earned the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting, including studies with choral, orchestral, and wind ensembles. Following studies at Temple University, he taught at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. As an undergraduate at The Ohio State University, Crow toured widely with the renowned Men's Glee Club under the direction of James Gallagher and performed frequently with Robert Shaw, seminal influences for a life in choral music.
Since the summer of 2011, Dr. Crow has led an intergenerational choir for a project called Musica in Situ that annually tours to perform choral music in historic and interesting architectural spaces. Singers have ranged in age from 16 to 86! Some unusual concert venues include a space observatory, a library, and county courthouses in addition to numerous beautiful houses for worship.
Dr. Crow is also an experienced singer, orchestral conductor, and piano technician. As a singer, he performed regularly with Apollo’s Fire, Cleveland’s professional baroque ensemble during his tenure there. In December 2012, Crow made his debut conducting the Muncie Symphony Orchestra for their holiday pops concert. He is passionate about male-voice ensembles and his writing and research interests include the intersection of music with other disciplines. The Crow family includes a patient wife and four children, frequently found biking or hiking around Muncie.
A graduate of the University of Minnesota, he earned the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting, including studies with choral, orchestral, and wind ensembles. Following studies at Temple University, he taught at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. As an undergraduate at The Ohio State University, Crow toured widely with the renowned Men's Glee Club under the direction of James Gallagher and performed frequently with Robert Shaw, seminal influences for a life in choral music.
Since the summer of 2011, Dr. Crow has led an intergenerational choir for a project called Musica in Situ that annually tours to perform choral music in historic and interesting architectural spaces. Singers have ranged in age from 16 to 86! Some unusual concert venues include a space observatory, a library, and county courthouses in addition to numerous beautiful houses for worship.
Dr. Crow is also an experienced singer, orchestral conductor, and piano technician. As a singer, he performed regularly with Apollo’s Fire, Cleveland’s professional baroque ensemble during his tenure there. In December 2012, Crow made his debut conducting the Muncie Symphony Orchestra for their holiday pops concert. He is passionate about male-voice ensembles and his writing and research interests include the intersection of music with other disciplines. The Crow family includes a patient wife and four children, frequently found biking or hiking around Muncie.