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Tammy (Woodward) Coapman '80 and Jack Coapman '81 share their choir memories for Dr. Fred Thayer's retirement brunch on October 21, 2012 at Lycoming College. For more on the Lycoming College Choir, visit http://www.lycochoir.com.

Dr. Fred Thayer served as the director of the Lycoming College Choir from 1976 to 2013. Following is his most recent biography in the choir's annual program.

As professor of music and director of choral activities at Lycoming College, Fred Thayer conducted three choirs: Lycoming College Choir (115 members), Chamber Choir (28 members), and Tour Choir (40 members). He was the recipient of Lycoming College's Logan Richmond Professorship.

Thayer's graduate degrees are in composition with a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Cornell University, where he studied with Karel Husa and Robert Palmer. In 2013, as a member of ASCAP, he received his 27th annual ASCAP PLUS award. His compositions include two operas, three works for orchestra, two works for band, and more than 75 choral works.

Having a long association with the professional ensemble the Gregg Smith Singers, Thayer served as their associate director at the summertime Adirondack Festival of American Music in Saranac Lake, NY for 23 years. The GSS and the Adirondack Chamber Orchestra jointly commissioned him to write 10 works since 1982.