By: Zenab Saeed ~Guest Writer~ Dr. Richard Schnipke has taken over as the director for Xavier’s concert choir. Dr. Schnipke, who was initially hired as the director of music education, is in his second year at Xavier and is now the Director of Choral Activities. In addition to directing Concert Choir, Schnipke directs both the men’s and women’s choruses. Xavier’s concert choir is a chorus group comprised of 40 to 55 students or, “as many students who can fit on a bus for touring,” Dr. Tom Merrill, the Head of the Department of Music and Theatre, said. The audition process … Continue reading Schnipke takes over