Dr. Curt Scheib
Shadyside Choral Society
Dr. Curt Scheib is the conductor of the Shadyside Choral Society as well as bass soloist with the Shadyside Chancel Choir. Dr. Scheib is Professor of Music and Chair of the Division of Visual and Performing Arts at Seton Hill University. In demand as a solo artist, he has appeared with many regional orchestras, opera companies and choral societies throughout the country. Among his recent appearances were as bass soloist in Haydn's Creation with the San Francisco City Chorus and as bass soloist in the Bach B Minor Mass with the South Bend Chamber Singers. Recent projects include the world premiere recording of Norman Dello Joio's Songs of Abelard with the Keystone Winds and a recently released recording of the works of David Diamond. Dr. Scheib holds degrees in Music Education and Organ from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Music in Voice and an Artist Diploma in Opera from the University of Cincinnati, and the Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice from West Virginia University. He also studied at the Accademia Vocale di Lucca and was twice a fellow at the Bach Aria Festival and Institute. His teachers have included Peter Lightfoot, Richard Hughes, Lorenzo Malfatti and John Dietz.