2011 Men's Honor Choir - Peter Bagley, Conductor

Peter Bagley, Professor Emeritus of Music and Special Assistant to the Dean of the School of Fine Arts at The University of Connecticut, received his B.S. in Music Education at the Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam, and his D.M. in Choral Conducting under Julius Herford at Indiana University. He taught public school music in Greenwich, Connecticut, and prior to his appointment as Director of Choral Activities at UConn, was Professor of Music at the State University of New York, College at New Paltz.

Dr. Bagley is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association, and was honored in October, 1990 by the Connecticut chapter as "... the Connecticut Choral Educator of the Year ". He was an active member of the Boards of Chorus America and the Hall Johnson Institute, and his professional achievements are recognized in Who's Who in the East, and Who's Who Among Black Americans. In April, 2006 he received the University of Connecticut, School of Fine Arts Lifetime Achievement Award, and in the following year he returned to his alma mater at the Crane School of Music, SUNY, Potsdam to receive the Helen M. Hosmer Excellence in Teaching Award. In the spring of 2009, he appeared on a panel with five esteemed conductors entitled, “Legends in the American Choral Tradition” at the national ACDA convention, Oklahoma City, OK. He will return to the national ACDA convention in Chicago, IL to conduct the 2011 Men’s Honor Choir.