Leonard Cottrell

Leonard Reade Cottrell Conductor & Tenor

B.Mus.  Choral  Music  Education  

Northwestern  University  (513)  600-­‐2794  

lenniecottrell@gmail.com  www.lenniecottrell.com  

PROFESSIONAL WORK Founder, Executive Director, and Tenor Constellation Men’s Ensemble 2013-Present

2014 Individual Artist Grant recipient from Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

In-School Conductor Chicago Children’s Choir Aug. 2013-Present Assistant Conductor Winnetka Congregational Church Sept. 2015 - Present Tenor Atonement Schola, Church of the Atonement Oct. 2014-Sept. 2015 Tenor Music of the Baroque Dec. 2013-2015

Tenor Soloist Haydn - Missa St. Nicholai Dec. 2014 with the Chicago Chamber Orchestra

Tenor Soloist Mozart - Coronation Mass Dec. 2014 Tenor Section Leader, Winnetka Congregational Church Jan. 2013-Sept. 2014

MUSICAL LEADERSHIP, Other Conductor Senior Recital at Northwestern University 2013 Lead Orchestrator The Waa-Mu Show 2013

Music Director, Arranger Freshman Fifteen 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

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 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS and CERTIFICATIONS Illinois State Board of Education K-12 Music teaching certificate The American Choral Director’s Association (ADCA) member. National Association for Music Education (NAfME) member. 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

Leonard Cottrell

WORKSHOPS Kettering National A Cappella Festival – Workshop leader 2015

“How To Make A Bad Song Good” Arranging pop instrumentals into engaging vocals.

University of Toronto Conducting Workshop 2014 Master classes by Tim Sharp and Hillary Apfelstadt Conducting master class with the Manhattan Chorale, Chicago, Illinois 2014 Artistic Director Craig Arnold

Sarteano Chamber Choir Conducting Workshop, Sarteano, Italy 2013 Master classes led by Simon Carrington and Brian O’Connell ARRANGEMENTS (Selections) Two-Part Treble Choir and Piano I Feel Better by Gotye Lean On Me by Bill Withers 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 a cappella 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 language Italian, French, German, and Latin diction Cooking and baking enthusiast