--Ted's Bio--Tripod--

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Theodore (Ted) Jander. I am happily married to Connie, the most beautiful, fun and supportive woman in the world. We have two beautiful children, Ellie and Evan.

I have been composing and arranging for a little over eleven years. The majority of my musical output has been sacred choral music. However, over the past few years I have been focusing more on writing for other instruments, particularly the piano. I also dabble in the world of electronic/mixed music. While completing my Bachelors in Music Education at the University of MO-St. Louis, I studied composition with Dr. Claude Baker, Professor of Music and Composition Department Chair at Indiana University and former Composer-in-Residence with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. I was selected to study counterpoint and composition at the European American Musical Alliance program in Paris, France, during the month of July 2005. My teachers included Dr. Philip Lasser, counterpoint; Michel Merlet and Narcis Bonet, composition. In May 2006 I completed my Master of Arts degree with an emphasis in Choral Studies and Composition at Webster University. My composition teachers at Webster included Professor Robert Chamberlin and Professor Kim Portnoy, with whom I continue to study. Several of my compositions have been premiered by collegiate and high school ensembles, the Greenleaf Singers, and my church choir.

In the spring of 2003, I completed three years of teaching choral music at Bishop DuBourg High School in St. Louis. I joined the Greenleaf Singers (a St. Louis-based Early Music Vocal Ensemble) for its 26th season in August of 2001. For the 28th season, I took on the role as Greenleaf’s Artistic Director, a position I continue to enjoy. I taught part-time at Gateway Academy in Chesterfield, MO, from October 2005 through May 2009. I am now the Adult Choir Director at my home church, Immanuel Lutheran, in Olivette, MO, where I also cantor and compose. Among these many activities, my most important role is that of a stay-at-home dad.

I also have a great interest in music history, specifically the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Links are provided to many of my favorite Medieval, Renaissance and music sites. Be sure to check out the cool pictures, links to clipart sites from which I have used pictures as backgrounds for this site, and more. You can also find me on the following websites: American Music Center Artists Directory, Society of Composers, Inc., ThatNewMusicWebsite.com and ACIDplanet.