Joseph flummerfelt biography

Joseph Flummerfelt (1937-2019) was born in Vincennes, Indiana on February 23rd, 1937.

Joseph flummerfelt biography

He was born to John Ross Flummerfelt, a funeral director, and Mavorette Flummerfelt, a piano teacher. Early on in his life, Flummerfelt listened to his mother play organ at the Family Baptist Church and learned to pick up hymns by ear as the start to his music career.

His first dream to conduct came when his family brought home a record player with a free copy of Handel's "Messiah." Flummerfelt graduated from DePauw University in 1958 where he received a Bachelor of Music and studied organ and church music.

Flummerfelt also received his master's degree in Choral Conducting from the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music in 1962. He went on to become the Instructor of Choral Music at the University of Illinois from 1963-1964. After his departure from Illinois, he became the Director of Choral Activiti