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==Life==
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Secretary Michael is a St. Louis peace activist with a large catalog of compositions [http://www.machinistsunion.org/works.html].
Secretary Michael (the old pen-name of Michael Laschober) is a St. Louis peace activist with a large catalog of choral compositions that have been put into the public domain and are free to download [https://www.acapellapeace.org/]
 
Among his major works:
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] - a heavily downloaded collection of 144 secular hymns in 2 versions: "full SATB choir" or "Solo";
"''Choral Dialectics''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/choral_dialectics.html] (a series of rational arguments, battled-out chorally),
*"''Choral Dialectics''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/choral_dialectics.html] - each "Dialectic" is a rational argument, battled-out chorally in 4 short movements;
"''Joe Puma - Wild Choir Music''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/jo_puma.html] (secular shape-note hymns),
*"''Little Machines''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/little_machines.html] - a collection of 28 very short mechanical works for unaccompanied mixed chorus;
"''Twimfina''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/twimfina.html] (a large musical for singers and piano),
*"''Joe Puma - Wild Choir Music''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/jo_puma.html] - a collection of 36 secular shape-note hymns;
"''Aren't We the Lucky Ones''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/arent_we_lucky.html] (the story about a commune of science students on which the "Twimfina" musical is based).
*"''Candelescence''" [https://www.acapellapeace.org/candelescence] - an operetta about a young woman who sets out to be a teacher in a conflict zone (for choirs, soloists, and piano)
*"''Aren't We the Lucky Ones''" [http://www.machinistsunion.org/arent_we_lucky.html] - a story about a commune of science students who find a way to thrive despite an awareness of determinism; it's a background story to the opera "Candelescence";


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 creator of "Junkyard School" (a popular assortment of afterschool programs), a choir director (Oakland Children's Chorus, St. Louis Peace Choir), a maker of weather charts (Metropolitan Weather Charts), a facilitator of science activities (St. Louis Nature Students) [http://www.stlns.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 Michael is a volunteer leader of Botany Walks for St. Louis teachers [http://www.stlns.org], 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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Latest revision as of 20:19, 24 September 2023

Life

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Biography

Secretary Michael (the old pen-name of Michael Laschober) is a St. Louis peace activist with a large catalog of choral compositions that have been put into the public domain and are free to download [1]

Among his major works:

  • "Secular Hymnal" [2] - a heavily downloaded collection of 144 secular hymns in 2 versions: "full SATB choir" or "Solo";
  • "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] - an operetta about a young woman who sets out to be a teacher in a conflict zone (for choirs, soloists, and piano)
  • "Aren't We the Lucky Ones" [7] - a story about a commune of science students who find a way to thrive despite an awareness of determinism; it's a background story to the opera "Candelescence";

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 creator of "Junkyard School" (a popular assortment of afterschool programs), a choir director (Oakland Children's Chorus, St. Louis Peace Choir), a maker of weather charts (Metropolitan Weather Charts), a facilitator of science activities (St. Louis Nature Students) [8] and a longtime St. Louis concert piano tuner/technician (Academy Piano Service).

Today Michael is a volunteer leader of Botany Walks for St. Louis teachers [9], 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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