Clyde Thompson - Director Emeritus
Clyde Thompson (b. 1947), founder and director of the Central Oregon Mastersingers through 2017, has pursued a multi-faceted career as a teacher, performer, director and composer. For eighteen years he served on music faculties of colleges in West Virginia, Illinois and Oregon. Thompson holds degrees in composition and choral directing from the University of Minnesota, Eastman School of Music and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Thompson served for nine years as Director of the Cascade Chorale until his retirement from Central Oregon Community College in 2004. Since then, he has performed with or led numerous other music organizations in Central Oregon.
Several of Thompson’s compositions and arrangements for choruses and instrumental ensembles have been published by Mark Foster Music Company, Roger Dean Music Company, Editions Viento, and Santa Barbara Music Publishing. His music has received performances throughout the United States and also in Europe and South America.
Clyde Thompson (b. 1947), founder and director of the Central Oregon Mastersingers through 2017, has pursued a multi-faceted career as a teacher, performer, director and composer. For eighteen years he served on music faculties of colleges in West Virginia, Illinois and Oregon. Thompson holds degrees in composition and choral directing from the University of Minnesota, Eastman School of Music and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Thompson served for nine years as Director of the Cascade Chorale until his retirement from Central Oregon Community College in 2004. Since then, he has performed with or led numerous other music organizations in Central Oregon.
Several of Thompson’s compositions and arrangements for choruses and instrumental ensembles have been published by Mark Foster Music Company, Roger Dean Music Company, Editions Viento, and Santa Barbara Music Publishing. His music has received performances throughout the United States and also in Europe and South America.