Lawrence Doebler

Lawrence Doebler is a professor of music at Ithaca College where he serves as director of choral activities. Currently in his 27th year at the College, his duties include conducting the Choir, Madrigal Singers, and Choral Union and teaching conducting (both undergraduate courses and graduate majors), choral techniques, and choral literature. In 1979 Professor Doebler established the Ithaca College Choral Festival and Contest, an endeavor that has commissioned over 25 new choral works, spawned several thousand entries in the choral composition contest, and provided a forum for excellent high school choirs to perform over 120 compositions.

Doebler has received awards for research and teaching excellence from the University of Wisconsin and Ithaca College and has appeared throughout the eastern and midwestern United States as a clinician and guest conductor. As an editor of "no barline" Renaissance music, Doebler's editions are published by the Lorenz Company in the Roger Dean catalogue. In addition to his academic appointments, he has served as director of music at churches in Cleveland, St. Louis, Madison, and Ithaca. Currently, he is the music director for the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble, a professional chamber choir.

Early training in keyboard, strings, voice, and brass led to degrees in conducting from Oberlin Conservatory and Washington University in St. Louis. Doebler began his professional career in 1969 at Smith College. From 1971 through 1978 he taught and conducted at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.