Paul Krasnovsky
Paul Krasnovsky is in his twenty-ninth year as a faculty member at the University of Indianapolis, where he serves as Director of Choral Activities and conducts the University Concert Choir, the student chamber ensemble Schola, Women's Chorus and the University Choral Union. In addition, he created and led Mon Choeur, the University's critically acclaimed resident, professional vocal chamber ensemble, which went on to make a Washington, D.C. debut at the Kennedy Center in March of 2000. A performance by Mon Choeur was hailed by the Indianapolis Star as one of the top five classical music concerts of the year 2000 in Indianapolis.
In April and May of 2005 Dr. Krasnovsky was invited to teach at Mar Elias University in Israel and also give a masterclass in conducting to the students of the Levinsky Teachers College in Tel Aviv. At the University of Indianapolis he has conducted productions of opera including Mozart's Così fan tutte, Puccini's La bohème, Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan, and a production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra. He is a guest conductor and clinician for a variety of instrumental and vocal groups and has appeared with the Ronen Chamber Ensemble (of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis), the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, the Bloomington Early Music Festival, and the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir.
In February of 2007 Dr. Krasnovsky led a complete performance of Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale with the Ronen Chamber Ensemble and IVCI Gold Medalist Judith Ingolfsson drawing critical praise for the “incisive precision” of his conducting. Ensembles under his direction have toured internationally appearing in China, England, Scotland, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Greece. Dr. Krasnovsky's ensembles have also appeared in performances for state and regional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association and with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra. He has served as President of the Indiana Choral Directors Association and holds the degree of Doctor of Music in choral conducting from the Indiana University School of Music, an M.A. in musicology from Queens College of the City University of New York, and a B.M. in choral conducting from the Mannes College of Music in New York.