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Raymond Sprague, Professor Emeritus of Music

Office Location: Sloan Music Center 107
Office Hours: By Appointment
Phone: 704-894-2591
Email: rasprague@davidson.edu

B.A., Music, Williams College
M.M.,
Music Theory and Composition, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
D.M.A., Choral Literature and Performance, University of Colorado, Boulder

Courses Taught:
MUS 10, Concert Choir
MUS 13, Chorale
MUS 110, Exploring Music
MUS 121, Introduction to Music in Western Civilization
MUS 221, Bach and Handel
MUS 221, Haydn and Mozart
MUS 230, Choral Literature
MUS 231, Concerto
MUS 325, History of Western Music to 1800
MUS 401, Senior Seminar: The Legacy of Beethoven


Dr. Sprague came to Davidson from the University of New Orleans where he was the Virginia Koch Professor of Music, Associate Chair of the Music Department, and Director of Choral Activities. Previous appointments also have included music instructor at the Albuquerque Academy in New Mexico, Director of Choral Activities at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, and Director of Music at Saint Charles Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans. Dr. Sprague was also the founder of the Louisiana Vocal Arts Chorale, and served as its Artistic Director for seven years.

A member of the College Music Society, he is also a life member of the American Choral Directors Association and is a past president of the Louisiana Chapter of that organization. He remains active as an adjudicator, clinician, and editor of music for the treble choir. Dr. Sprague retired in Spring 2012.

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