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  Blaine Shover, founder and director of the Concord Chamber Singers, has been on the faculty of Shippensburg University since 1971 where, in addition to classroom duties, he conducts the touring concert choir and the Madrigal Singers. He also serves as Musical Director for the Music Theater. After undergraduate work at Penn State, he was an apprentice to Elaine Brown of the Singing City Choir in Philadelphia; he later earned a Master of Music degree from Temple University and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Illinois. In June 1985, Dr. Shover was named the Artistic Director of the Shippensburg Summer Music Festival where he has also appeared as conductor since 1984. During the academic year, Shippensburg's resident composer program has afforded him the opportunity to work with and prepare choruses for Copland, Persichetti, Hovahness and Pinkham. Dr. Shover has also appeared extensively as guest conductor and clinician in various choral and orchestral festivals.