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Secretary Michael (the old penname of Michael Laschober) is a St. Louis peace activist with a large catalog of compositions that have been put into the public domain and are free to download [1]. Among his major works: "Secular Hymnal" [2] (SATB and Solo versions, each containing 144 secular hymns), "Choral Dialectics" [3] (each dialectic is a rational argument, battled-out chorally in 4 short movements), "Little Machines" [4] (a collection of 28 very short mechanical works for unaccompanied mixed chorus), "Joe Puma - Wild Choir Music" [5] (a collection of 36 secular shape-note hymns), "Candelescence" [6] (a "free peace opera" for singers and piano), "Aren't We the Lucky Ones" [7] (The story about a commune of science students in which the young child "Twimfina" first appears. Her name is an acronym for "The World Is My Family, I'm Not Afraid". Later, as a young adult, she appears as the central figure in the opera "Candesescence").

BIO: A graduate of the UMKC Conservatory of Music, Secretary Michael has been an elementary school teacher (teaching Science and Music in both public and private schools), a private piano teacher, the founder of "Junkyard School" (a popular collection of afterschool programs), a choir director (Oakland Children's Chorus, St. Louis Peace Choir), a maker of weather charts (Metropolitan Weather Charts), a botany facilitator (St. Louis Nature Study Society) [8] and a longtime St. Louis concert piano tuner/technician (Academy Piano Service).

Today Secretary Michael is a volunteer leader of Botany Walks for St. Louis teachers [9], an advocate for secular choirs, a volunteer counselor on Discord's "Determinists Support Group" for those troubled by determinism, and a composer of choral works that celebrate peace and egalitarianism [10].

See also: Secretary Michael's editor page.

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 '''Biography'''
-Secretary Michael is a St. Louis peace activist with a large catalog of compositions that have been put into the public domain and are free to download [http://www.machinistsunion.org/works.html].
+Secretary Michael (the old penname of Michael Laschober) is a St. Louis peace activist with a large catalog of compositions that have been put into the public domain and are free to download [http://www.machinistsunion.org/works.html].
 Among his major works:
-"''Secular Hymnal''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/secular_hymnal.html] (SATB and Solo Editions, each containing 144 secular hymns),
+"''Secular Hymnal''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/secular_hymnal.html] (SATB and Solo versions, each containing 144 secular hymns),
 "''Choral Dialectics''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/choral_dialectics.html] (each dialectic is a rational argument, battled-out chorally in 4 short movements),
 "''Little Machines''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/little_machines.html] (a collection of 28 very short mechanical works for unaccompanied mixed chorus),
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 "''Aren't We the Lucky Ones''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/arent_we_lucky.html] (The story about a commune of science students in which the young child "Twimfina" first appears. Her name is an acronym for "The World Is My Family, I'm Not Afraid". Later, as a young adult, she appears as the central figure in the opera "Candesescence").
-BIO: A graduate of the UMKC Conservatory of Music, Secretary Michael has been an elementary school teacher (teaching Science and Music in both public and private schools), a private piano teacher, and the founder of "Junkyard School" (where he created and led youth classes such as: Zappo Electricity Club [adventures in building electric circuits], Totally Lost Hiking Club [botanical hikes], Termites [woodworking class], Junkpickers [taking apart old appliances], Flying Figbars [paper airplane making]). He also served as choir director (for the City of Oakland California), a maker of weather charts (Metropolitan Weather Charts), writer of the Genocide Slide [http://www.machinistsunion.org/genocide_slide.html] and a longtime St. Louis concert piano tuner/technician (Academy Piano Service).
+BIO: A graduate of the UMKC Conservatory of Music, Secretary Michael has been an elementary school teacher (teaching Science and Music in both public and private schools), a private piano teacher, the founder of "Junkyard School" (a popular collection of afterschool programs), a choir director (Oakland Children's Chorus, St. Louis Peace Choir), a maker of weather charts (Metropolitan Weather Charts), a botany facilitator (St. Louis Nature Study Society) [http://www.stlnss.org] and a longtime St. Louis concert piano tuner/technician (Academy Piano Service).
-Today Secretary Michael leads the St. Louis Peace Choir [http://www.machinistsunion.org/peace_choir.html]. As a lifelong advocate for keeping public choirs secular [http://www.machinistsunion.org/secular_choirs.html] and free from nationalism, he continues to create choral works that celebrate peace and egalitarianism.
+Today Secretary Michael is a volunteer leader of Botany Walks for St. Louis teachers [http://www.stlnss.org], an advocate for secular choirs, a volunteer counselor on Discord's "Determinists Support Group" for those troubled by determinism, and a composer of choral works that celebrate peace and egalitarianism [http://www.acapellapeace.org].
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