Richard Nance has been a member of the music faculty at Pacific Lutheran University since 1992, where he directs the University Chorale, University Singers and Choral Union, and teaches music education courses. He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M) and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Arizona State University. Dr. Nance has studied conducting with Hugh Sanders, Douglas McEwen and David Stocker, and studied composition with Joseph Nelson and Randall Shinn. He is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association, for which he has served as the state president for Washington and as the Choral Review Editor for the Choral Journal. Three choirs under his direction have appeared at ACDA regional conventions, and another at the ACDA national convention. Dr. Nance also serves as director of music at St. Mary's Episcopal Church of Lakewood, Washington, and is active as a clinician and adjudicator. Prior to coming to Washington, he taught for seven years at Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas. Dr. Nance has written a number of compositions for the choirs of Pacific Lutheran University, Arizona State University, high school choirs and church choirs. His works are published by Walton Music and Hinshaw Music, and are performed widely throughout the United States. He was selected by the American Choral Directors Association to write the Raymond W. Brock memorial composition for 2002 (Psalm 36, published by Walton Music) and was also commissioned by the Washington Music Educators Association to compose a piece for the 2002 All-State Choir.