H. Michael Dryver
Resume and Portfolio
Minister of Music, Music Educator,
Conductor, Composer
(402) 813-4563
Skills:
Piano and Voice Instruction, Choral/Orchestral Conducting,
Music Technology, Notation and scoring
Personal Composer, Encore, Finale, Sibelius
Pro-tools Recording, Garage Band, Sonar
Cake Walk Sequencing Software
Fruity Loops/FL Studio
Credentials
Bachelors of Music Education in Voice, Piano and Religion
Masters of Music Education in Choral Conducting/Orchestral-Choral Works
Nebraska Educator’s Teaching Certificate K-12 Vocal Music
National Baptist Ordained Licensed Minister
Education:
Bachelors of Music Education, Dana College, Blair, Nebraska
Masters of Music Education, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Nebraska
Interdenominational Theological Seminary, Atlanta, Georgia
Omaha Technical College, Omaha, Nebraska
Accomplishments:
- Minister of Music New Hope Baptist Church, Denver, Colorado
- Minister of Music St. John AME Church, Omaha, Nebraska
- Minister of Music Pilgrim Baptist Church, Omaha, Nebraska
- Choral Music Director, Omaha North High School Music Department
- Director of Music Ministries, St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Omaha
- Minister of Music Emanuel Baptist Church, San Jose, California
- International Composition Instructor, National Gospel Music of America
Unique Experiences: (1970 to 2012 over thirty years)
First Witherspoon Hall Choral Concert Season at Joslyn Museum with Omaha Black Madrigal Singers Community Ensemble 1972
First Orpheum Theater Production of African American Original Three Act Musical “Rooftop Monopoly” full 100 voice cast and Orchestra 1975
First Orpheum Theater Performance of Voices of Omaha/Handel’s Messiah with 400 Voice Chorus, Multiple Soloist and Orchestra 1986 - 1991
First Holland Performing Arts of “Millennium Celebration Mass” with Iowa
Western 80 Voice Concert Choir and Omaha Symphony 2008
Teaching:
Omaha Public School District (Full Service Urban School District)
Assignments: Omaha Conestoga Elementary School, Vocal Music Omaha Technical Junior High, Vocal Music
Omaha Technical High, Vocal Music
Omaha North High School, Vocal Music
Omaha Nathan Hale Middle School, Vocal Music
Omaha School of Music (Executive/Artistic Director) Voice, Piano
Sacred Heart K-8 Elementary Catholic School
Community College of Denver, Concert Choir, Music Theory, Piano
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Piano, Theory, Voice
Solomon Girls Club, Omaha, Music Director
National Gospel Music Workshop of America, Music Composition, Jazz
Conducting Experience:
1967 Mentotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors
1968 - 1970 Handel’s Messiah/Karlsruhe, Germany with
Metropolitan Opera Intern Soloist
1970 - 1971 Omaha Black Madrigal Singers
- Renaissance Festival Concerts
- Amahal and the Night Visitors
- Burt Bacharach Concerts
1971 - 1976 Assistant Conductor for Colorado State Chorale, Denver
1984 Thurston Frazier Chorale/Randall Thompson/Alleluia with
Mormon Tabernacle Chorale, Temple Square Salt Lake City
1985 – 1991Voices of Omaha/Handel’s Messiah at Orpheum Theater
with Omaha Symphony Orchestra
1996 – 2004 St. Andrew’s United Methodist/Handel’s Messiah Concerts
Traditional and Contemporary Renditions with Orchestra
2008 Iowa Western Concert Choir/Holland Performance of
Millennium Celebration Mass with Arla Clausen, Director
Members of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra
Awards and Recognitions
1985 Thurston Frazier Chorale Creativity Award for “Psalm100”
National Gospel Music Workshop of America, Madison
Square Garden, New York
2003 Dr. Robert L. Simmons Dean’s Award for Outstanding
Faculty Member National Gospel Music Workshop of
America, Cincinnati, Ohio
2008 Vatican Performance of “Millennium Mass” an original work
Pope Benedictine’s Communion with Winan’s Concert Choir
2011 Thurston G. Frazier Memorial Chorale Creativity Award for;
“Jes Come from de Fountain,” National Gospel Music
Workshop of America, Tampa, Florida
Michael Dryver’s Original Composition Portfolio
SATB/Choral Works:
CD/Track 2/Psalm 100/SSATB/Contemporary Anthem
Performed by Omaha Central High School Accapella Choir. Psalm 100 winner of 1986 GMWA Outstanding Creativity Award and performed in Madison Square Gardens, New York, NY August 14 1986. Psalm 100 is published the Hal Leonard Music Company.
Dana College CD/Track 7/Jericho/SSATB/Contemporary Spiritual
Presented by Dana College Concert Choir under the direction of Richard Palmer. Jericho is published by the Hal Leonard Music Company, Bluemound Road, Wisconsin.
CD/Track 5/Nothing is Impossible/Mixed/Contemporary
Gospel/For Children’s Choir
Here presented by Mariah Houston, former voice student demonstrates a solo rendition of the work. Nothing Is Impossible is published by World Music Library Music Company, Franklin Park, Illinois.
No CD/Jes’ Come From de Fountain/SSATB/Spiritual
Fountain won Outstanding Creativity Award from Thurston G. Frazier Chorale 2011 August 17th presentation. Jes’ Come from de Fountain is published by Hinshaw Music Company, Chappell Hills, North Carolina.
Extended Works:
Track 7/Sanctus
Millennium Celebration Mass for Choral/Orchestra Work
Presented by the St. Andrew’s United Methodist Concert Chorale with
Jeffrey Penn/Baritone, James Vair/Soprano and Dr. Keith Hampton, Organist May 1, 2008, Sanctus from this work was performed in Rome, Italy at St. Peter’s Basilica for Pope Benedictine’s Thursday Communion Service. In Omaha, the Celebration Mass was performed with the Iowa Concert Choir and Omaha Symphony members at The Holland Performing Arts, October 24, 2010.
Tracks 1 – 4/Storm . Nocturne . De Nuptial Militaire . Frost
Autumn Sweet New age contemporary and neo-classical
Smooth Jazz Works
Track 11/Done Deal
Breezin’ TGIF Has eleven semi-orchestrated, smooth-jazz, originals.
