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Michael, a native of Detroit, has been the Minister of Music at North Raleigh UMC since April 1998. An honors graduate from the College of Charleston (SC), Michael holds B.A. degrees in music theory/composition and journalism. He holds a summa cum laude Master of Church Music degree from Concordia University Wisconsin in both choral and handbell music. His eclectic tastes and whirlwind of energy and enthusiasm have brought much new and challenging music to NRUMC. He has composed four musical plays (two of which premiered in Charleston's Sottile Theatre), as well as original sacred choral, orchestral, and handbell compositions. His setting of the Latin Requiem text was premiered at NRUMC on April 8, 2001 with full orchestra and choir. In the past year, Michael has been commissioned for several new pieces and conducted throughout the country. He won the 2006 Soundprint Productions Composition Contest for his original jazz handbell piece, Celerity, and also won the Bells of the Sound "Three Ring Circus" Composition Contest for Bumping Noses. He conducted The East Texas Handbell ensemble in ringing one of his compositions, Carnivale, at the 2007 AGEHR National Seminar in Dallas. An active member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR), and the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and the Worship Arts (FUMMWA), he also serves as the editor for the AGEHR Area III newsletter, The Bell-O-Gram. In his admittedly limited spare time, Michael enjoys weightlifting, yoga, and gourmet cooking, and serves as the Bass Section Leader for the North Carolina Master Chorale. Michael Glasgow |
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