Ralph Frederick Stannard has been artistic director of the Plano Civic Chorus since 1999. He has also been director of music at The First Presbyterian Church of Richardson since 1998. Mr. Stannard has held similar positions at Bethel Temple in Oak Cliff, St. Stephen’s Presbyterian in Irving, and Munger Place United Methodist Church in Dallas. He also served as baritone soloist at Highland Park Presbyterian in Dallas. Mr. Stannard has sung with the Dallas Opera Chorus, the Denton Bach Society, and the Deep Ellum Opera Theatre.

For thirteen years Mr. Stannard has served as conductor of special performances for the Dallas Symphony Chorus conducting the chorus for weddings, corporate parties, and official functions benefiting Dallas Symphony Association. In addition to his duties at First Presbyterian Church, Mr. Stannard is baritone soloist and assistant conductor at Temple Emanu-El in Dallas. In the summer of 2000, Mr. Stannard conducted the Temple choir on a successful European tour of Amsterdam, Paris, and London. Mr. Stannard received his BM degree from the University of Austin in music theory and composition and a MME from the University of North Texas in instrumental education. Mr. Stannard has studied instrumental conducting with Robert Winslow and Kate Tamarkin, and choral conducting with Henry Gibbons, Frank McKinley, and David R. Davidson.

Feel free to contact Mr. Stannard if you would like to obtain more information about the chorus and its programs.