David F. J. Tees, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy
251A Clippinger,
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
Office - 357A Clippinger: 740-593-1694
Lab - 367, 355 & 352 Clippinger: 740-593-1725
Fax: 740-593-0433
E-mail: tees@ohio.edu
Musical Ensembles
- Ohio University Choral Union (Member: 2001-present) Musical Directors: Peter Jarjisian (to 2014) and now Paul Mayhew - 100 member choir composed of Ohio University students faculty and staff as well as members of the Athens community.
- Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia (Member: 1997-present) Musical Director (at that time): Alan Harler - 120 member auditioned amateur choir which at the time often sang with the Philadelphia Orchestra
- University of Pennsylvania Choir (Member: 2000) Musical Director: Bill Parberry - 40 member auditioned amateur choir at the University of Pennsylvania
- Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia (Member: 1996-1997) Musical Director (at that time): Sean Deibler - 120 member high caliber auditioned amateur choir which at the time often sang with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
- First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia (Member: 1996-1997) Musical Director (at that time): Joseph Jackson - 20 member mostly professional choir performing concerts and service music for the church (I was one of the few amateurs).
- Sage Chapel Choir of Cornell University (Member: Spring and Summer, 1996) Musical Director (at the time): Bill Cowdery - 80 voice unauditioned amateur choir performing concerts and service music at non-denominational chapel on the Cornell University campus.
- MSO (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) Choir (Member: 1989-1995) - 150 member professional and amateur chorus that performs with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for large choral works.
- St. Lawrence Choir (Member: 1991-1995) Musical Director (at that time): Iwan Edwards - 100 member high calibre auditioned amateur choir.
- Cantare (Member: 1990-1993)
Musical Director (at that time): Mary-Jane Puiu
- 50 member youth choir of the St. Lawrence choir. - McGill Choral Society (Member: 1988-1994; Librarian 1990-2) Musical Director: Mary-Jane Puiu - 200 member non-auditioned McGill university club performing large choral works
- Chamber Group of McGill Choral Society (Member: 1989-1993) Musical Directors: Suzanne Byrnes (1990-1992); Marci Alegant (1992-1993); Erica Phare (1993-1994) - 30 member auditioned group drawn from McGill Choral Society
- McGill Savoy Society (Member: 1983-1988) - Musical theatre group performing Gilbert & Sullivan operettas
Selected Repertoire
| Date | Choir | Works Performed |
| Apr. 2017 | Ohio University Choral Union | Broadway medleys |
| Nov. 2016 | Ohio University Choral Union | Mozart (Requiem) |
| Apr. 2016 | Ohio University Choral Union | Vaughan Williams (Dona Nobis Pacem) |
| Nov. 2015 | Ohio University Choral Union | Orff (Carmina Burana) |
| Dec. 2012 | Ohio University Choral Union | Vivaldi (Gloria) |
| May 2012 | Ohio University Choral Union | J.S. Bach (Mass in B minor) |
| May 2010 | Ohio University Choral Union | Mozart (The Magic Flute) Borodin (Polovtsian Dances) |
| Nov. 2009 | Ohio University Choral Union | Schubert (Mass in G major) |
| Mar. 2009 | Ohio University Choral Union | Mozart (Coronation Mass) Beethoven (Elegy) |
| May 2008 | Ohio University Choral Union | Bernstein (Chichester Psalms) Randall Thompson (The Testament of Freedom) |
| Mar. 2008 | Ohio University Choral Union | Mozart (Te Deum) Vaughan Williams (Five Mystical Songs) |
| Nov. 2007 | Ohio University Choral Union | Ramirez (Misa Criolla) |
| May 2007 | Ohio University Choral Union | Vaughan Williams (Dona Nobis Pacem) |
| Feb. 2007 | Ohio University Choral Union | Gallus Zeiler (Magnificat in B-flat) |
| Oct. 2006 | Ohio University Choral Union | Rutter (Gloria) Z. Randall Stroope (Dies Irae) |
| May 2006 | Ohio University Choral Union | Mozart (Requiem) |
| Mar. 2006 | Ohio University Choral Union | Antonio Caldara (Stabat Mater) Randall Thompson (The Paper Reeds by the Brooks) |
| Nov. 2005 | Ohio University Choral Union | Vivaldi (Gloria) |
| May 2005 | Ohio University Choral Union | Orff (Carmina Burana) |
| Mar. 2005 | Ohio University Choral Union | Mozart (Vesperae solennes de confessore) |
| Oct. 2004 | Ohio University Choral Union | Pergolesi (Magnificat) |
| Mar. 2004 | Ohio University Choral Union | Faure (Requiem) |
| Nov. 2003 | Ohio University Choral Union | Mozart (Coronation Mass) Various (Carols) |
| May 2003 | Ohio University Choral Union | Stravinski (Symphony of Psalms) |
| Mar. 2003 | Ohio University Choral Union | F. J. Haydn (Te Deum) Various (Carols) |
| Nov. 2002 | Ohio University Choral Union | Bach (Cantata 80--Ein Feste Burg) Various (Carols) |
| May 2002 | Ohio University Choral Union | F. J. Haydn (Nelson Mass) Various (Carols) |
| Feb. 2002 | Ohio University Choral Union | Michael Haydn (Timete Dominum) Various (Carols) |
| Dec. 2001 | First Pres Athens choir | Britten (Ceremony of Carols) Various (Carols) |
| Nov 2001 | Ohio University Choral Union | Vierne (Solemn Mass) Various (Carols) |
| Dec. 2000 | Mendelssohn Club | Honegger (Christmas Cantata) Various (Carols) |
| Dec. 2000 | Penn Choir | Handel (Messiah) |
| Oct. 2000 | Mendelssohn Club | Walton (Belshazzar's Feast) Vaughan Williams (Dona Nobis Pacem) |
| Aug. 2000 | Mendelssohn Club (with Philadelphia Orchestra in Saratoga Springs) |
Orff (Carmina Burana) |
| July, 2000 | Mendelssohn Club (with Philadelphia Orchestra) |
Prokofiev (Alexander Nevsky) Borodin (Polovtsian Dances) |
| Mar. 2000 | Mendelssohn Club | Mozart (Requiem) |
| Oct. 1999 | Mendelssohn Club | Beethoven (Mass in C) Merryman (Jonah) |
| July 1999 | Mendelssohn Club (with Phildelphia Orchestra in Philadelphia and Saratoga Springs, NY) | Orff (Carmina Burana) Bernstein (Chichester Psalms) Beethoven (Ninth Symphony) |
| Apr. 1999 | Temple University Chorus | Mozart (Requiem) |
| Apr. 1999 | First Presbyterian Church | Liszt (Mass) |
| Mar. 1999 | Mendelssohn Club | Verdi (Requiem) |
| Dec. 1998 | Mendelssohn Club (with Phildelphia Orchestra) | Poulenc (Gloria) Various (Carols) |
| Oct. 1998 | Mendelssohn Club | Handel (Israel in Egypt) |
| July 1998 | Mendelssohn Club (with Phildelphia Orchestra) | Beethoven (Ninth Symphony) Dvorak (Te Deum) |
| Apr. 1998 | Mendelssohn Club | Beethoven (Songs) Primosch (Fire Memory/River Memory--Premiere) Haydn (Paukenmesse) |
| Apr. 1998 | First Presbyterian Church | Byrd (Mass for Five Voices) |
| Dec. 1997 | Mendelssohn Club | Pinkham (Christmas Cantata) Various (Carols) |
| Nov. 1997 | Mendelssohn Club | Schoenberg (A Survivor of Warsaw) |
| Oct. 1997 | Mendelssohn Club | Durufle (Requiem and QuatreMotets) |
| June 1997 | Mendelssohn Club | Poulenc (Gloria) Honneger (King David) |
| May. 1997 | Choral Arts Society | Rands (Requiescant--Premiere) Borodin (Polovetsian Dances) Sibelius (Finlandia) Rachmaninoff (The Bells, in english) |
| Apr. 1997 | Choral Arts Society | Biebl (Ave Maria) Bardos (Song of the Hare) Vajda (Missa Brevis) Penderecki (Agnus Dei) Bernstein (Chichester Psalms) |
| Mar. 1997 | First Presbyterian Church | Bach (Cantata 22) |
| Mar. 1997 | Choral Arts Society (Philadelphia Orchestra--Temirkanov) |
Prokofiev (Alexander Nevsky with film) |
| Dec. 1996 | Choral Arts Society | Liszt (Mass) Various (Christmas motets) |
| Dec. 1996 | Choral Arts Society (Philadelphia Orchestra--Biava) |
Handel (Messiah) |
| Aug. 1996 | Sage Chapel Choir | Schubert (Mass in G) |
| May. 1996 | Sage Chapel Choir | Mozart (Requiem) |
| Apr. 1996 | Cornell Chorale | Faure (Requiem) Britten (Rejoice in the Lamb) |
| Oct. 1995 | MSO Choir | Berlioz (L’Enfance du Christ -- recording) |
| June 1995 | St. Lawrence Choir | Verdi (Stabat Mater) Raminsh (Magnificat) |
| May 1995 | MSO Choir | Martinu (Field Mass) Schoenberg (A survivor of Warsaw) Martin (In terra pax) |
| April 1995 | St. Lawrence Choir | Faure (Requiem) |
| March 1995 | MSO Choir | Honegger (Jeanne d’Arc au Bucher) |
| Dec. 1994 | MSO Choir (Edwards) | Handel (Messiah) |
| Dec. 1994 | St. Lawrence Choir | Christmas works by Gorecki, Victoria |
| Oct. 1994 | MSO Choir | Berlioz (Damnation de Faust --
recording) winner of Juno Award, Best Choral or Vocal Performance, 1997 |
| May 1994 | MSO Choir | Mahler (Symphony no. 2) |
| April 1994 | St. Lawrence Choir | Bruckner (Mass in F minor) Raminsh (Gloria) |
| April 1994 | McGill Choral Soc. | Orff (Carmina Burana), various |
| Feb. 1994 | St. Lawrence Choir | Raminsh (Stabat Mater), various |
| Jul/Aug 1993 | MSO Choir | Saint-Saens (Sampson et Dalila) |
| May 1993 | MSO Choir | Bruckner (Te Deum) Beethoven (Symphony no. 9) |
| April 1993 | MSO Choir | Berlioz (Requiem) |
| April 1993 | St. Lawrence Choir | Dvorak (Requiem) |
| April 1993 | Cantare | Monteverdi (Magnificat a 6 voci) Scarlatti (Messa di Santa Cecilia) |
| Mar. 1993 | Cantare | Vivaldi (Gloria) |
| Mar. 1993 | McGill Choral Soc. | Ramirez (Missa Criolla), various |
| Dec. 1992 | MSO Choir (Shaw) | Beethoven (Missa Solemnis) |
| Nov. 1992 | McGill Choral Soc. | Haydn (Lord Nelson Mass), various |
| Oct. 1992 | MSO Choir | Tremblay (Avec - premiere) |
| Aug. 1992 | MSO Choir | Ravel (Daphnis et Chloe) |
| July 1992 | MSO Choir | Beethoven (Symphony no. 9) |
| May 1992 | MSO Choir | Berlioz (Te Deum) |
| April 1992 | MSO Choir (Claus Peter Flor) |
Brahms (Requiem) |
| April 1992 | St. Lawrence Choir | Dvorak (Stabat Mater) |
| April 1992 | McGill Choral Soc. | Vivaldi (Gloria) |
| Feb. 1992 | McGill Music Faculty | Vivaldi (Gloria) |
| Dec. 1991 | St. Lawrence Choir | Various (a capella Renaisance & 20th century) |
| Dec. 1991 | McGill Choral Soc. | Britten (Ceremony of Carols), various |
| July 1991 | MSO Choir | Stravinski (Symphony of Psalms) Orff (Carmina Burana) |
| May 1991 | MSO Choir | Janacek (Glagolitic Mass - recording) Rachmaninoff (The Bells) |
| April 1991 | Cantare | Mercure (Cantate pour un joie), various |
| Mar. 1991 | McGill Choral Soc. | Luboff (African Mass), various |
| Dec. 1990 | Cantare | Mozart (Dixit Dominus & Magnificat, K193) Mozart (Missa brevis in F) Pachelbel (Magnificat in G) Bach (Cantata "Aus der tiefe") |
| Dec. 1990 | McGill Choral Soc. | Rutter (Gloria), various |
| April 1990 | Cantare | Vivaldi (Gloria and Credo) Haydn (Missa Sancta Joannis de Deo) |
| Mar. 1990 | McGill Choral Soc. | Rutter (Requiem), various |
| Feb. 1990 | >Cantare | Mozart (Requiem) |
| Dec. 1989 | McGill Choral Soc. | Schubert (Mass in G), various |
| Nov. 1989 | Cantare | Daunais (Figure de Danse), various |
| July 1989 | MSO Choir | Verdi (Requiem) |
| June 1989 | MSO Choir | Beethoven (Symphony no. 9) |
| May 1989 | MSO Choir | Berlioz (Damnation de Faust) |
| Mar. 1989 | McGill Choral Soc. | Faure (Requiem), various |
| Dec. 1988 | McGill Choral Soc. | Handel (Messiah - selections), various |
| Feb. 1988 | McGill Savoy Soc. | Gilbert & Sullivan (The Gondoliers) |
| Dec. 1987 | McGill Savoy Soc. | Charpentier (Messe de Minuit pour Noel) |
| April 1987 | Montreal Chamber Orch | Schubert (Mass in G) |
| Feb. 1987 | McGill Savoy Soc. | Gilbert & Sullivan (Patience) |
| Feb. 1986 | McGill Savoy Soc. | Gilbert & Sullivan (Iolanthe) |
| Feb. 1985 | McGill Savoy Soc. | Gilbert & Sullivan (Ruddigore) |
| Feb. 1984 | McGill Savoy Soc. | Gilbert & Sullivan (The Pirates of Penzance) |