Dr. Sean Linfors, Artistic Director
Dr. Sean Linfors is an Associate Professor of Music Education and the Interim Director of Choral Activities at Ithaca College, where he directs ensembles and has taught choral conducting, choral literature, and choral methods. As an honor choir clinician and guest conductor, he features music of many under-represented composers. Linfors enjoys collaborating with his many colleagues and local artists in creating meaningful music.
He received his undergraduate degree in trumpet performance from University of Richmond and graduate degrees in choral conducting and choral music education from Florida State University, studying with André Thomas. Prior to graduate study, Dr. Linfors taught public school in Florida and Virginia. In 2013, he was the Guest Conductor and Clinician for the East African Choral Festival in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2016 he was a semi-finalist for The American Prize, as a conductor and as director of the Tallahassee Community Chorus.
In 2019, Dr. Linfors was named the Artistic Director of the Syracuse Chorale in Syracuse, New York, and in 2020, he was named to the same position by the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble in Ithaca. These two groups have a combined 100 years of community choral singing. Ensembles under Linfors’ direction have toured Canada, Italy, and the United States. They’ve been featured at National ACDA Conference and regional conferences. In 2023, the Ithaca College Choir was named a semi-finalist for The American Prize in Choral Singing (large collegiate programs). Dr. Linfors is an active commissioner of new choral works for college and community ensembles. Recent performances have included Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us, Margaret Bonds’ Credo and The Ballad of the Brown King, and Carol Barnett’s Bluegrass Mass: The World Beloved.
He received his undergraduate degree in trumpet performance from University of Richmond and graduate degrees in choral conducting and choral music education from Florida State University, studying with André Thomas. Prior to graduate study, Dr. Linfors taught public school in Florida and Virginia. In 2013, he was the Guest Conductor and Clinician for the East African Choral Festival in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2016 he was a semi-finalist for The American Prize, as a conductor and as director of the Tallahassee Community Chorus.
In 2019, Dr. Linfors was named the Artistic Director of the Syracuse Chorale in Syracuse, New York, and in 2020, he was named to the same position by the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble in Ithaca. These two groups have a combined 100 years of community choral singing. Ensembles under Linfors’ direction have toured Canada, Italy, and the United States. They’ve been featured at National ACDA Conference and regional conferences. In 2023, the Ithaca College Choir was named a semi-finalist for The American Prize in Choral Singing (large collegiate programs). Dr. Linfors is an active commissioner of new choral works for college and community ensembles. Recent performances have included Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us, Margaret Bonds’ Credo and The Ballad of the Brown King, and Carol Barnett’s Bluegrass Mass: The World Beloved.
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