CdM Vocal Music

Andrew Ball, Director of Choral Music

 

Andrew holds a MM in Choral Conducting from CSU Fullerton, and a BA in music and a Teaching Credential from the University of California, Irvine. During his education, Andrew has had the privilege to study with notable conductors such as Professor Joseph Huszti, Dr. Stephen Tucker at UCI, Professor Christopher Gravis, Dr. Robert Istad and Dr. Chris Peterson. Andrew Ball is currently based at Corona del Mar High School, where he is the Director of Vocal Music and conductor of seven different vocal ensembles, including the Corona del Mar High School Madrigal Singers, with whom he has performed in France, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. 

    In addition to his time teaching, Andrew enjoys performing with the Men in Blaque vocal ensemble with whom he has participated in festivals and competitions in multiple countries including China, South Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom. He made his international debut as a conductor at the Bratislava Youth Festival in the summer of 2014, and has gone on to conduct performances at such notable venues as La Madeline and Notre Dame in Paris, France, Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, and the Arch-Duke’s Hall of Mirrors in Olomouc in the Czech Republic. He is regularly asked to present lectures at University of California, Irvine and Vanguard University, where he discusses music education at the primary and secondary levels.

    When not singing or conducting, Andrew enjoys geocaching, ultimate frisbee, and super hero movies. He fancies himself a bit of an eccentric, and Maurice, his puppet, agrees.