Thress, Dr. Tyler

Title: Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities

Department: Arts and Humanities

Office: Bede 253

Phone: 605-668-1539

Email: tyler.thress@mountmarty.edu

EDUCATION

B.A., Music, Ohio University

B.A., Anthropology, Ohio University

M.M., Voice, North Park University

Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Arts, Ohio University

COURSES TAUGHT

Music Appreciation

Chamber Choir

Applied Voice

Choral Conducting

Music Theory

Music History

BIOGRAPHY

A lifelong church musician, Dr. Thress' academic interest in sacred music as a graduate student at North Park University in Chicago. Since 2018, he has been a frequent attendee at Gregorian Chant workshops hosted by St. Meinrad Archabbey, a Benedictine community in southern Indiana. He has also attended various workshops hosted by Orthodox Christian organizations, and regularly sings and conducts in a wide variety of liturgical settings.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Liturgical Chant
• Sacred Music
• Holy Minimalism
• Holistic Choral Pedagogy