Madison, WI -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/11/2012 -- Scott Tucker has been named as the new artistic director of the Choral Arts Society, Tucker will succeed Norman Scribner, 76, who is retiring at the end of the year 46 years after he founded the chorus. After Scribner announced his intention to retire back in August 2010 the Society began their search for a successor which ended up turning into a demanding international search that drew close to 80 applicants. Each of the four finalists this season came in to work with the 170 member amateur chorus and chair of the board Barbara Rossotti was impressed with Tucker as soon as she witnessed his first rehearsal, stating that Mr. Tucker's rapport with our singers was evidenced by their immediate and inspired response to this direction.

Although Scott Tucker is a relatively unknown name in Washington the musician, conductor, teacher and composer arrives from Cornell University where has been the Choral Director since 1995. During a 17 year tenure at Cornell he commissioned more than 30 works and premiered works by composers such as Augusta Read, Carol Barnett, David Conte, Ernani Aguiar, and Bernard Rands. Tucker also has a vast experience of preparing large scale symphonic works.

Scott Tucker, 55, is retiring from his tenure at Cornell University in order to take the position of Artistic Director and at the Choral Arts Society and after news of his appointment came out Tucker stated that he was craving a new adventure and a new challenge. Tucker went on to add that conducting is educational no matter who you are working with, even in the professional world. While at Cornell University Scott Tucker directed the Men's Glee Club and the Women's Chorus as well as overseeing the activities of the Cornell Chorale, Chamber Singers and Sage Chapel Union. Scott Tucker also has experience in world music, having took a sabbatical year in South Africa learning traditional African music written from a local musician. Before his time at Cornell, Scott Tucker was an assistant conductor at Harvard University.