Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, KS
Neal E. Allsup is currently in his 34th year as the Director of Choral Activities at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas, where he directs the Concert Chorale and two Vocal Jazz Ensembles. Mr. Allsup teaches and has taught courses in conducting, music history, music appreciation, private voice, is a student advisor, and is a faculty mentor in the Honors Program.
Mr. Allsup received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa and earned his Master of Music degree in Conducting from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Before arriving at Hutchinson Community College, Allsup taught K-12 vocal music in Iowa, directed the Concert Chorale, Women’s Chorus, and Collegium Musicum at Kansas State University, and was director of the Officers’ Chorus at Fort Riley, Kansas (U.S. Army).
Neal and his wife, Joni, live in Hutchinson, Kansas. Their daughter, Kristin, is married and is a Kindergarten teacher in Newton, Kansas. Son, Andrew, is a Doctoral Teaching Fellow in Rhetoric at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Grandchildren, Charlie and Jethro are the JOY of their lives! They also have an American Shepherd named Dizzy.
“My greatest JOY in life is being a father to two incredible ‘kids’ …. and being called ‘grandpappy’…”
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Friends University Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Saturday, January 6, 2024
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST