José

Calvar

José “Peppie” Calvar, D.M.A. is Professor, Chair of Applied Music and Performance, and Director of Choral Activities at the Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University where he directs the Hendricks Chapel Choir and serves as Artistic Director of Holidays at Hendricks. Calvar also teaches conducting, choral literature and choral arranging. He has received the Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award from the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts. Calvar also serves on the Honors Core Faculty, and he has previously served on the Graduate Faculty Council, and on the University Senate. He also serves as Director of Music for SU’s Catholic Campus Ministry. Prior to arriving at Syracuse, Calvar taught high school and middle school chorus and AP Music Theory at Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, NC. An active conductor, clinician and adjudicator, Calvar has enjoyed residencies at the Federal University of Paraíba in Brazil, the University of Guanajuato in Mexico, and at the National University of Costa Rica, and at the International Conference for Organ and Choir in Accra, Ghana, and at several universities in Guatemala as part of the International Conductors Exchange Program (ICEP) through the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). In addition, Dr. Calvar has presented at the University of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa, and he recently performed at Carnegie Hall. Calvar is also an accomplished composer. Many of his compositions are published by Colla Voce publications. Calvar holds degrees from East Carolina University, Georgia State University, and the University of South Carolina