Townsend Losey
Conductor | Composer | Vocalist
REDONDO BEACH,CA
Summary
Specializes in choral music with experience as Director of Music Ministries and Artistic Director. Possesses a zeal for technical ensemble development and authentic artistic expression through idiomatic writing and sensitivity to style and tone. Excellent programming skills with a creative flair for producing fluid transitions and collaborative elements.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Director of Worship Ministries
Ascension Lutheran Church
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
09.2020 - Current
- Worship planning for weekly traditional and contemporary services in collaboration with lead pastor
- Conduct handbell choir and singing choir
- Cantor, hymn leader, and worship leader for weekly services
- Contract, manage and direct team of paid band musicians
- Recruit, train, and direct team of worship vocalists
- Programming and production for Christmas, Holy Week, and Easter
Artistic Director & Founder
Ensoma Creative
Pasadena, CA
06.2014 - 07.2020
- Elite choral ensemble that pursues a vision of collegiality, musical excellence and service
- Performing literature from medieval to contemporary classical styles, as well as original compositions and arrangements of its own members
- Seeks out creative opportunities to work with other composers and performers, and offers itself as a resource to assist with recording sessions, concerts, and other collaborative endeavors
- Producing remote projects during COVID-19 pandemic in collaboration with visual artists, songwriters, and composers
Assistant Conductor
Los Angeles Chamber Choir
Los Angeles, CA
08.2018 - 07.2019
- Conducted G.F. Handel's Dixit Dominus for Spring 2019 concert
- Prepared chorus for 59th Annual L.A County Holiday Celebration televised performance
- Group Leader for west coast premiere of David Lang's Crowd Out for LA Philharmonic's centennial celebration
Composer, Conductor & Vocalist
Freelance
Los Angeles, CA
01.2014 - Current
- Presenter of contest-winning composition "Hosanna (Psalm 118)" at California Choral Directors Association's 2019 ECCO conference
- Conducted recording sessions at Capitol Records, Hollywood and Bridge Studio, Glendale
- Premiered 14 original compositions and arrangements in concert between 2014-2019
Interim Choir Director
First Baptist Church of Pasadena
Pasadena, CA
09.2018 - 01.2019
- Worship planning in collaboration with Lead Pastor and organist
- Select repertoire for weekly, holiday, and special services
- Lead choir rehearsals, teaching music and developing vocal technique
Director of Music Ministries
La Verne Heights Presbyterian Church
La Verne, CA
07.2014 - 07.2018
- Worship planning in collaboration with Lead Pastor
- Select and rehearse all hymns, praise songs, and choir anthems for mixed worship services
- Lead and instruct band and choir in contemporary and traditional worship styles
- Coordinate guest musicians for weekly services, special services, and events
- Plan music program annual budget
- Program, contract, and conduct annual Holy Week concerts with choir and professional orchestra
Education
Master of Music - Choral Music
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 08.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Music - Composition
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA 09.2009 - 12.2017
Representative List of Works Conducted
- Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 — G. F. Handel — LA Chamber Choir & Ensoma Creative, 2019
- Mass in G minor (exerpts) — Vaughan Williams — Ensoma Creative, 2018
- Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (exerpts) — W. A. Mozart — Ensoma Creative, 2018
- Requiem, Op. 9 — Duruflé — Ensoma Creative & La Verne Heights Choir, 2017
- Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 — Fauré — Ensoma Creative & La Verne Heights Choir, 2016
Timeline
Director of Worship Ministries
Ascension Lutheran Church
09.2020 - Current
Master of Music - Choral Music
University of Southern California
08.2020 - Current
Interim Choir Director
First Baptist Church of Pasadena
09.2018 - 01.2019
Assistant Conductor
Los Angeles Chamber Choir
08.2018 - 07.2019
Director of Music Ministries
La Verne Heights Presbyterian Church
07.2014 - 07.2018
Artistic Director & Founder
Ensoma Creative
06.2014 - 07.2020
Composer, Conductor & Vocalist
Freelance
01.2014 - Current
Bachelor of Music - Composition
Azusa Pacific University
09.2009 - 12.2017
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