Dr. Richard Schnipke serves as Associate Professor of Music Performance/Choral Activities at Bowling Green State University.  His duties at BGSU include conducting the Collegiate Chorale and Men’s Chorus, as well as teaching graduate courses in choral repertoire and graduate and undergraduate conducting.  Previously, Dr. Schnipke held faculty positions at Xavier University and The Ohio State University and spent 15 years as a public-school choral director.  He holds degrees from Bowling Green State University and The Ohio State University and has done additional graduate studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.  

Choirs under Schnipke’s direction have performed at national and regional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association and have made numerous appearances at the Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference and the Ohio Choral Directors Association Summer Conference.  Schnipke’s choirs have also sung for the American Musicological Society and for several national seminars of the IMC: The Tenor-Bass Choral Consoritum.  Dr. Schnipke also regularly prepares professional choruses for the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and frequently presents at state, regional, and national conference on the incorporation of Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the choral rehearsal.

Schnipke performs regularly as a professional chorister and has served as tenor section leader for Cincinnati’s Vocal Arts Ensemble (Grammy Award winner, Craig Hella Johnson, music director).  He is a Past-President of the Ohio Choral Directors Association, has served on the National Board of the National Collegiate Choral Organization, and is currently on the board of IMC: The Tenor-Bass Choral Consortium

CJ Capen is musical coordinator and accompanist in the BGSU Department of Theatre & Film.

He has been staff accompanist & vocal coach for Chicago Summer Opera, Elon University, Interlochen Center for the Arts, and American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. He has served as keyboard artist for Georgetown Chorale, Vienna Chorale Society, and the semi-professional choir, Voce Chamber Singers from 2013-2023. He toured China with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra flutist Lauren Sileo in 2014, has given chamber music lecture recitals for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in 2010, 2012, and 2014, and has given benefit concerts in recent years to include: St Veronica's Patriot Day Concert, Reston Drop-In Center, Cornerstone, Maryknoll Society, S.O.M.E's 40th Anniversary Celebration, All Saints Church, as well as the St Thomas More Cathedral Recital Series.

He is also conductor, recently conducting Steamboat Opera's production of "Frida", guest conducting the Arlington Diocese Choral Festival, guest conductor for Reston Chorale's Messiah Sing-Along, and he has been music director for Paul VI High School musical productions from 2018-2022. He served as Director of Music at St John Neumann Church in Reston VA from 2008-2023, one of the largest churches in the Diocese of Arlington, where he conducted the Festival Choir & Orchestra as well as oversaw the other six ensembles. The St John Neumann Choir completed a recording project in 2019, “Rejoice! Sounds of the Season!", and the choir has toured France, Austria, Germany, and Czech Republic.

He is a member of NAfME, ACDA, NPM, DC’s Friday Morning Music Club, and remains active as educator, conductor, recitalist, accompanist, and vocal coach.

Tenor 1 
Nate Black ‘27, Construction Management, Bethel HS 
Christian Chang ‘28, Music Education, Nordonia HS 
Arsen Cherubini ‘28, Bachelor of Science, Olentangy Orange HS 
*Austin Cochrun ‘26, Communications, Dover HS 
Malcolm DeSouza ‘26, Music Education, Bellefontaine HS 
Joel Domino ‘28, Bachelor of Musical Arts, Rutherford B. Hayes HS 
Seth Foth ‘27, Undecided, Archbold HS 
Dylan Gheen ‘25, Music Education, Elmwood HS 
Ben Haines ‘28, Undecided, John Hersey HS 
Matt Henry ‘28, Forensic Investigation, Berea Midpark HS 
Dylan Hohlfelder ‘26, Biochemistry, Gibsonburg HS 
Tyler Huntington ‘28, Music Education, Plainfield North HS, Illinois  
Corban Hutchins ‘26, Music Education, Princeton HS 
Kayne Kaiser ‘28, Film Production, St. Mary’s Memorial HS 
Ian Keller ‘25, Music Education & Musical Theater, Pickerington North HS 
Nathaniel Knox ‘27, Environmental Policy, Hamilton HS 
Cipher McAlpine ‘28, Music Education, Newark HS 
Andrew Norbuta ‘28, Aviation, Olentangy HS 
Mike Perry ‘25, Music Education, Anderson HS 
Micah Roth ‘26, Accounting, Hoover HS 
Andrew Vo ‘27, Music Education, Grove City HS 

Tenor 2 
*Cooper Adams ‘26, Supply Chain Management, Van Wert HS 
Caden Anderson ‘26, Applied Health Science, Arlington HS 
Kyle Atkins ‘27, Sports Management, Centerville HS 
Kyle Biers ‘28, Music Education, Port Clinton HS 
Noah Burke ‘28, Statistics, Green HS 
*Dominic Carlozzi ‘26, Music Education, Solon HS 
Cody Carr ‘26, AYA ISS, Sidney HS 
Josiah Ellinger ‘25, Finance, Lakewood Hs 
Alejo Goenaga ‘25, MM Choral Conducting, Undergraduate: Wake Forest University, North Carolina 
Todd Graber ‘82, BGSU SAGE Program
Jake Grafitti ‘27, Music Education, Perrysburg HS 
Logan Gutierrez ‘26, MM Vocal Performance, Undergraduate: Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida 
Liam Hannah ’28, Forensics, Norwalk HS 
Gavric Herring ‘28, Music Education, Olentangy Berlin HS 
Nicholas Jones ‘28, Neuroscience, Northwood HS 
Bruin Kennedy ‘26, Musical Theater, Sandusky HS 
Russell Klosterman ‘25, Exercise Science, Coldwater HS 
Charlie Ligus ‘26, Music Education, Normandy HS 
Ronan McGrath ‘28, Pathway/Music Education, Bishop Watterson HS 
Zackary Murray ‘28, Music Education, Montpelier HS 
Jacob Ramirez ‘28, Undecided, Dublin Jerome HS  
Mason Smith ‘27, Music Education, Liberty-Benton HS 
Aaron Stephenson ‘27, Language Arts Education, Loudonville HS 
*Anthony Stout ‘27, Music Education, Oak Harbor HS 
Jesse Wilson ‘27, English, Beavercreek HS 
James Wolfram ‘28, Undecided, Central Catholic HS 

Baritone 
Gabriel Cozzetto ‘28, Vocal Performance, Frankel Jewish Academy, Michigan 
Landon Fickiesen ‘27, Supply Chain Management, Findlay HS 
Gray Garza ‘26. Graphic Design, Hicksville HS 
Nicolas Golini ‘27, Ecology, Sylvania Southview HS 
Nickolas Hammond ‘28, Aviation Management, Findlay HS 
Adam Harrison ‘28, Architecture, Madison Chirstian HS 
Aidan Johnston ‘28, Music Education, Watkins Memorial HS 
Jacob Labbe ‘25, Forensic Drug Analysis, Copley HS 
Alec Lee ‘26, Music Education, Oak Hills HS 
Kaleb LuceWireman ‘26, Computer Science, Upper Scioto Valley HS 
Mac McDaniel ‘27, Visual Communications Tech, St. John’s Jesuit 
Holden McDonald ‘25, Geology, Grove City HS 
TJ Miller ‘28, Math Education, Anthony Wayne HS 
James Moore ‘28, Piano Performance, Homeschool, Michigan 
Huy Nguyen ‘26, Media Production, Lee Academy, Maine  
Colton Ogg ‘27, Music Education & Music Composition, Mohawk HS 
Patrick Osinski ‘25, Geology, Sylvania Northview HS 
Jackson Peterson ‘28, Biology, Anthony Wayne HS 
Evan Rardon ‘28, Marketing, Grove City HS 
Aaron Roos ‘26, MM Choral Conducting, Undergraduate: BGSU
Austin Small ‘28, Mechanical Engineering, Anthony Wayne HS 
Ryan Spiess ‘28, Music Education, Bryan HS 
Matthew Steele ‘25, Music Education, Granville HS 
Nathan Stewart ‘28, Undecided, Perrysburg HS 
Gabriel Switzer ‘25, Bachelor of Musical Arts, Piqua HS 
Ben Tittl ‘27, Musical Theater & Music Composition, St. Johns Jesuit HS
Issac Washington ‘25, Vocal Performance, Stivers School for the Arts 
Thomas Williamson ‘25, Media Production, Elida HS 
Joshua Wolin ‘26, Film Production, Bloom-Carroll HS 

Bass 
Harry Bare ‘83 BGSU SAGE Program
Max Barrett ‘28, Business, Van Buren HS 
*Sean Barry ‘25, Film Production, Bartlett HS, Illinois 
Randy Baughman ‘81, BGSU SAGE Program
*Apollo Bernath ‘27, Music Education, Sylvania Northview HS 
Luca Caretto ‘26, BMA, Shaker Heights HS 
Kameron Christy ‘28, Business, William Mason HS 
Galen Coffman ‘29, Music Composition & Music Education, Shawnee Mission South HS, Kansas 
Jaylen Donald ‘25, Digital Arts, Lima Senior HS 
Evan Felske ‘27, Bachelor of Musical Arts, Emmanuel Christian HS 
Benjamin Gardner ‘28, Aviation, La Salle HS 
Chandler Giesswein ‘25, Hospitality, Ottawa-Glandorf HS 
Dylan Haywood ‘26, Political Science, Copley HS 
John Humphrey ‘27, Environmental Science, Mount Vernon HS 
Evan King ‘26, Science Education, Watkins Memorial HS 
Samuel Lee ‘26, Finance, Otsego HS 
Gabriel Lancianese ‘28, Biology, Manchester HS 
Cole Nemeth ‘25, Nursing, Bowling Green HS 
*Kyle Schmidt ‘26, Psychology, Theodore Roosevelt HS 
Alex Smith ‘25, Bachelor of Musical Arts, Marquette Senior HS, Michigan 
Ethan Stitt ‘28, Undecided, Bloom-Carroll HS 
Jack Summanen ‘27, Psychology, Bishop Watterson HS 
Weston Urtel ‘28, Marine Biology, South Lyon HS, Michigan 
Ethan Vandeneynde ‘27, Music Ed, Perrysburg HS 
Alex Wood ‘28, Criminal Justice, Johnstown HS 

*Chorus Officers

The BGSU Men’s Chorus is an auditioned ensemble open to all tenor and bass students, faculty and staff at Bowling Green State University. Established in 1971, the chorus’ motto and reputation as “America’s Finest Singing Machine” is well deserved, emanating decades of musical excellence. The ensemble encompasses students from many university departments.  And, over half are non-music majors, representing all seven colleges at the university.  

The chorus organizes and presents two tours each academic year. Fall finds the singers traveling to locations in Ohio and Michigan, performing at high schools during the day and various concert venues in the evenings. The spring tour ventures to different locations each year. Past trips have taken the group to destinations including Colorado, Florida, New York City, Washington D.C., and Toronto. These off-campus pursuits provide opportunities to perform for diverse audiences, serve as musical ambassadors for BGSU, see different parts of the country, and bond and create lasting friendships with fellow chorus members.  

Along with producing numerous CDs, the BGSU Men’s Chorus has performed at a number of regional and national ACDA conferences, the North Coast Conference of NAfME, as well as numerous OMEA state conferences and IMC national seminars. In 2023, the group was honored to perform at the ACDA National Conference in Cinncinati, the OMEA Professional Development Conference in Columbus and the IMC National Seminar in Albion, MI. This year, the group is looking forward to a performance at the 2025 OMEA Professional Development Conference in Cleveland, a shared concert with The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan’s Men’s Glee Clubs in Columbus, celebrating the OSU group’s 150th anniversary, and a joint concert with the Rutgers Glee Club as part of the BGSU MC’s NYC Spring Tour.  With the support of the College of Musical Arts, the group also frequently commissions new works for the BGSU Choral Series. Recent commissioned composers include Stacy Gibbs, Dave Brubeck, Tim Takach, Zebulon Highben, Michael Cox, and Steven Sametz.