J. L. KREGER,DD(honoris ca:
CLASS OF 1963
Clear Lake High SchoolClass of 1963
Clear lake, SD
Lynnhaven Junior High SchoolClass of 1982
Virginia beach, VA
Clear Lake High SchoolClass of 1972
Clear lake, SD
University of South Dakota - Fine ArtsClass of 1968
Vermillion, SD
J. L.'s Story
Life
When I graduated from the University of SD, I moved to Doland, SD to be the music director for the elementary, middle and high school. After 1 1/2 years, I moved to Newfolden, MN to teach high school band but was drafted and I moved to Virginia Beach, working at the Armed Forces School of Music for three years. My wife, Jennifer, and I went to graduate school at USD and moved back to Virginia Beach. We divorced in 1978.
After living in Virginia Beach, VA for 22 years, I moved to Maui to manage their Symphony. Following a 2 year stint in Maui, my son, Matt, and I moved to Florida where I managed the Tallahassee Symphony for three years, then the Flagstaff Symphony in Flagstaff, AZ. He stayed in Florida.
Now I reside in Southwest Florida (since 1999) where I was the Director of Music at Faith Lutheran Church in Lehigh Acres, with two handbell choirs, a praise choir, praise band and a large traditional choir until December 2013. I am now the organist/choir director at St. Peter Lutheran Church at Ft. Myers Beach, FL. Here, I was an elected member of the Lehigh Acres Community Council, having served as Chairman of the Board; Past President of the local Kiwanis Club and President of the Board of Directors ...Expand for more
for Camille Gardens, Inc. Condo Assn. where I live. For three years I was the Operations Director, Librarian and Stage Manager for the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Fort Myers. Also, I was Treasurer for Lehigh First, a PAC.
Matt lives in Jacksonville, FL, and we see each other about three times a year. He works as a wine distributor. He now works at a private poker club and makes more money than he knows what to do with, and is very busy.
In 1999, I received an Honorary Doctorate in Divinity. Currently, I am the Conductor Laureate of THE LEHIGH SINGERS (the only active not-for-profit arts ensemble in Lehigh). My home phone is 239 560 7111 in Lehigh Acres, Florida (near Ft. Myers). Stop by and/or call when you visit very sunny and warm Southwest Florida. Where 80 degrees feels both cold and warm depending on the humidity level and the breeze speed. During my past 15 years I have also composed two short symphonic mov'ts for ballet, a trumpet solo with orchestra, a flute solo for orchestra and flute, a violin/viola solo with strings and a string quartet which was performed back in September by the principal string players from the Southwest Symphony Orchestra. I try to stay busy.
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