We will hold our third annual alumni reception during the NYSSMA Winter Conference on Friday, December 6, at 8:30 PM. The reception will be in the Riverside Lounge at the Radisson Rochester Riverside Hotel. All Setnor alumni, from all class years and majors, are invited to join us in order to catch up with what is happening at Setnor, reconnect with friends, and network with our impressive group of alumni. You won't want to miss it, so please mark your calendar now and join us on December 6!

Thomas Lerew MM '13 (Choral Conducting) is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting at the University of Arizona where he serves as associate conductor of the University Singers.  Tom studied choral conducting at Setnor and served as the assistant conductor of the Syracuse University Singers and Hendricks Chapel Choir in addition to duties with the choral area.  Tom was awarded the Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Music Education with a concentration in piano from Houghton College in 2008, and prior to his time at Syracuse, taught music in public high schools in New York and Pennsylvania.  Tom valued the close interactions with faculty members that his Setnor experience provided.  He said "there was a clear drive for artistic excellence among the conducting faculty" and that "their careful mentoring meant a lot to me."